Some holiday cheer this week with Stan Freberg's epic Christmas Dragnet! Stan Freberg is a comedy renaissance man -- a superb writer, a great voice actor, and a comedically fearless satirist. After building his reputation voicing cartoons, Stan talked Capitol records into issuing satirical singles. He started with song parodies, then turned his eye to the then-new medium of television. After scoring a hit with a Dragnet parody (St. George and the Dragonet), Stan quickly worked up a Christmas version and it has become a classic, earning a spot on Dr. Demento's list of the all-time best Christmas comedy records. As always, find extra cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows.
 
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Here's the whole cut -- and you don't even have to flip it over for side two. Happy Holidays! https://youtu.be/oUdFLyNCeI4
Stan played the lead in Christmas Dragnet but the rest of the wonderful character voices including Grudge and the elf, were the creation of voice acting legend Daws Butler. Here is a short fan-made video that samples his amazing array of voices. https://youtu.be/ssDu2SjfObo
Here's the original Dragnet parody that captivated radio listeners and that became the springboard for Christmas Dragnet. As usual, Stan plays Detective Wednesday, and voice acting MVP Daws Butler plays just about everything else. https://youtu.be/oUdFLyNCeI4