Stan Freberg - St. George & The Dragonet, 1953 Capitol record.

[@ricktamblyn986]

My Dad had this record when I was a little kid, I thought I'd never hear this again! What a treat, thanks!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Rick for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@westlock]

When Jack Webb heard that Freberg was going to make a parody of Dragnet, he called up and offered the use of his house musicians. That almost didn't work since the musicians kept laughing during the recording session.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Howard for listening and have an awesome day from Lloyd :)

[@mescko]

You'd never know from Dragnet but Jack had a great sense of humor. This anecdote is recounted in Stan's autobiography 'It Only Hurts When I Laugh'.

[@David-yw2lv]

My twin nephews loved this. Every time they came over they asked me to play it.

[@Zapple7]

"...whattya meeeeaannn.....??!?!?!?!" 🐲

[@Zapple7]

"...whattya meeeeaannn.....??!?!?!?!" 🐲

[@valton47]

RIP Stan Freberg. I grew up loving his great comedy. Born 7 August 1926 and he died on my daughter's birthday, 7 April 2015. So many people probably don't know his name at all but his humour and timing was up there with the very best. This sketch, based on the 1950's series Dragnet, was a wonderful spoof about St George and the Dragonet… listen and be ready to laugh. Definitely worth three minutes of anyone's time. RIP Stan, you were a comedy great!

[@johnstill9490]

+Tony Darbyshire With you, Tony...,

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Of all his comedic brilliance, still nothing tops Stan's 1958 "Green Chri$tma$"!

[@JCJasion]

He was a comedic genius. He also was involved with Bob Clampett and the development of Beany and Cecil

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@JCJasion Never heard of them - must be before my time!

[@barbaras2669]

You're quite right. I never heard of him. I was brought here by watching his droll performance as a police chemict in the film Without Warning. After I looked him up, I just had to try to find his other work.

[@markrocovich2234]

I was June Forays neighbor many years ago in Ca, and thru her i got to meet many of the greatest voices in cartoon voiceover in the 1960's..from Daws butler to bill Conrad, they were all wonderful people and their stories of how the cartoons were arranged are memories i cherish to this day...i am honored to have known this lady and all the others that made us all laugh over 50 years ago....

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Mark for listening and it is awesome you lived by here. I wish they made these types of comical recordings today as that humor style seems to be a thing of the past and rather sad in today's entertainment world.

[@normantrombon]

Mark Rocovich ...she was my hero! There was a Rocky and Bullwinkle retrospective at the old Museum of Broadcasting in New York, and I got her autograph! The only original artwork that I ever bought was a scene cell by Jay Ward, of Boris and Natasha! Autographed in 1988 by Jay Ward himself, who passed away shortly thereafter. Anybody finds these things, let me know!

[@David-yw2lv]

Did you meet Mel Blanc?

[@davidlafleche1142]

When they did The Bullwinkle Show, the writers and actors always tried to make Bill Conrad crack up and they usually did.

[@davidroberts1702]

What a lot of people don't remember is that humor like this didn't stand on its own strength, but rather on the fact that everything back then was straight-up, serious, with an almost humorless delivery. It all had to be heroic. So anything which diverted from that was especially attractive to adults and kids alike. Born in '45, remember this record, and all those radio shows which also presented "whacky" humor, god bless 'em all.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks David for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@nostalgia6578]

Bob and Ray were comedic geniuses at the "dead pan" style of tongue in cheek satire. Although they were before my time, I discovered them via KZbin, knowing Bob's son Chris was on Everybody Loves Raymond. Was wanting to know about the tree that apple 🍎 fell from.

[@davidlafleche1142]

The biggest problem with "Dragnet" was the first four letters. It had to be one of the most boring TV shows of all time.

[@swrennie]

I guarantee the Zucker brothers heard this as kids, too.

[@professorx4946]

Loved hearing this again after so many years, thanks for sharing.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@johnstill9490]

STAN, was one of those "GREATS". I have so many memories of his recordings...A very clever man! I'm so glad he was part of my life!

[@peace-yv4qd]

I was born in 45 and cherish my memories of the radio. It was before we had TV or could afford one. I remember going to neighbors house to watch one of the few televisions in the neighborhood with a room full of adults and kids watching Howdy Doodie.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

And now everyone is watching on their small screen phones and the first TV's had screens not much larger than today's phone screens. Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@Irishdivapf]

I heard this from a friend in the 70’s and we wrote down the skit and did it in a talent show at our sci-fi club. The kid who did the St George had perfect delivery. I was the dragon(wearing purple swim fins and a fake large eye.)female dragon. We had a blast. As I was cleaning out a box from garage I found our handwritten script from 1977 and shared with my friend(the maiden) via FB tonight. She still remembers the lines too. I have been background in few things and have used the 412 more than once. We came in 2nd to a girl who sang the love song from Superman. But we got the laughs

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@brknkybrd]

Man, I heard this on the radio once as a kid. I can't remember the occasion, but the radio station was doing a classic comedy special. They included this and the classic "Who's on first?" routine in the line-up. I had seen the Dan Ackroyd remake of Dragnet, so I had some idea of what it was parodying, and I just loved it!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@whtxombi4955]

My dad used to record these shorts off the radio and we would play them during our trips. Loved this one!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@andreafalkenstein8030]

Still holds up! Loved this as a kid and still love it. I love it so much in fact my favorite statue of all time IS St. George and The Dragon at the UN.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening Andrea and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@valton47]

Stan Freberg was a comedy genius. So many of his sketches stand the test of time. St George and the Dragonet was one of his best. But he had so many!

[@thomasponzio8345]

overacting

[@valton47]

+Thomas Ponzio Unless you were around to see the actual programme 'Dragnet' from the 1950's it's possible to conclude that Stan was 'overacting'. But that's the whole point of this sketch; the acting in Dragnet was pretty dire; Stan's sketch is a 'spoof' and he intended to both overact and send the programme up. He was a true comic genius. Hope that clears the 'overacting' bit up Thomas!!

[@davidlafleche1142]

"Dragnet" was actually a boring show. The TV version was pointless! The actors raced through the dialogue!

[@coryallen6980]

My parents had this on a 45 and my cousins and my little brother and I used to play it in the rec room back in the 70's, we got a kick out of it.

[@burlingtonbill1]

My dad also had it on a 45; one of the very few he owned. He mostly had LP's, and these included Stan's "Child's Garden of Freberg."

[@Mr22thou]

Listening to some OTR Dragnet episodes & thought I'd like to hear this again. Glad I thot of it. Freberg was a unique comedian. Gonna check out some of his old radio shows on KZbin.

[@bernhardwall6876]

I've been a huge fan of cartoons all my life, and it was such a thrill to discover my all-time favourite entertainers -- Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, and June Foray -- in Old-Time Radio 📻.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Bernhard for checking it out and I wish you a great day from Lloyd.

[@Nick-ty9us]

Stan Freberg did very amusing voices for Looney Tunes

[@robertellis4938]

Stan Freberg and Daws Butler. Classic. Especially with June Foray.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Robert for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@andreaburger5903]

I first heard this 30 years ago when my father played it for me. I've used the "412" reference to this day whenever people get overly dramatic. They never know the reference, but they laugh just the same. Thanks for posting this! Now I'll have to go find Dad's original vinyl copy for a walk down memory lane.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

You are welcome. Thanks for listening to this timeless Stan Freberg song.

[@johnstill1451]

Andea...I was in NYC...caught the "412" from PENN STATION to Oceanside, Long Island...1987...GREAT MEMORY!!! :)

[@lori6242]

Thanks a zillion times over for this upload. I was born in 1953, the year this parody was released. When I was in first grade (1959), I found a 45 RPM of this record in my Dad's collection. I remember thinking the words were so funny (had no idea that it was a parody of the show "Dragnet") that I played it enough times I had it memorized. I continued to play the record for years while I mimicked along. After hundreds of plays, sadly, in fifth grade, I accidentally broke the 45. (Never told Dad, of course.) Doing so also broke my heart as I thought I would never hear the words again. (Coincidentally, during my lifetime, I became a huge fan of parodies.) After not hearing this record for 55 years, the 'dragon story,' as I always called it, suddenly came to mind today while watching a movie and is the reason I checked the internet. (The movie character impersonated that familiar Dragnet line, "I want the facts ma'am, just the facts.") I'm now back being 6 years old again and I have not forgotten a single word! What great memories.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Lori for listening and have an awesome day from Lloyd :)

[@TampaDave]

I understand... I had "Little Blue Riding Hood" memorized when I was 8.

[@burlingtonbill1]

I was born in 1952. This was our favorite SF parody, and I had never even SEEN a "Dragnet" show. Freberg's comedy was so well constructed that it worked on many levels simutaneously. I truly wish he had completed his "U.S.A." series.

[@youtuuba]

For about 20 years, another engineer and myself in our company were both fans of this parody. It was amazing how many times the number 412 came up in conversations with other people, in meetings, etc; WE TWO did not introduce the number, it would just come up on its own. One or the other of us would bellow, "A four-twelve....what's a four twelve?", leaving the others in the room speechless and thinking we two were crazy, as we chuckled knowingly in our bellies. And then, as if by divine providence, two different companies who made equipment we used in our business introduced products with model numbers of, or ending with, 412....we could hardly believe our good fortune, and hilarity ensued.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

That is an awesome coincidence!! Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@burlingtonbill1]

When my wife grumbles about something I didn't do "correctly," often I will respond with Stan's classic line, "Rumble Rumble Rumble, Mutiny Mutiny Mutiny." (Classic from "Columbus Discovers America.")

[@michaelboucher6839]

Thanks for posting. My Dad had this and other comedy 78s of the era. I listened to them all the time. The records are gone now but I'm glad I can still listen to them here.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Michael for checking it out and have a great week from Lloyd :)

[@OneManOneCamera]

Last year I was in Hawaii and stopped at a local supermarket to pick-up a few things. The cashier rang up everything and said, "Four twelve, please." I said, "Four twelve, what's a four twelve.... get it..." She got the joke. 😄😄

[@johnstill1451]

For me...love Stan btw...the 4:12 was out of Penn Station to Oceanside LI NY...'87. Nice memory!!! Vacation from Australia, to USA. My daughter lived in Oceanside at that time... :)

[@bookofog]

I picked up the collected Pogo Comic strips Volume 2, which had a foreword written by Stan Freberg. He relates that he and Walt Kelly met each other in Australia while Freberg was performing his comedy routines live, including this record. They wondered if Australians would find this funny since Dragnet hadn't aired in Australia yet. Turns out they did, because Aussies have a great sense of humor. Freberg returned to Australia three years later, and by then, they had been airing Dragnet. He said a reporter for the Melbourne Sun cam running up to him and cried "Mr. Freberg, Mr. Freberg! Some bloke has gone and built a whole television show around your record!"

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

That is awesome to hear and I was not aware of his TV work in Australia. Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

It is amazing how many of these old songs can influence us for the rest of our lives. Thanks for listening to this 78 rpm record...Friends, Lloyd.

[@pjartist9901]

Remember listening to this as a kid. My brother and I had it practically memorized, often reciting it along w the record.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking out this novelty record and it is a cool one to memorize!!

[@r1273m]

I still come and play this now and again, along with Little Blue Riding Hood. Still think they're as funny as ever. BTW I'm 73!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have an awesome day from Lloyd :)

[@johnstill1451]

r1273m...BTW...I'm 82!!!! :) Xx Love Stan's recordings!!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening John and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@jittmet7766]

Love Little Blue Riding Hood!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have an awesome holiday season from Lloyd.

[@AMWAYB]

one of his best comedy recordings.he'll be missed.R.I.P. STAN :(...

[@amyhall-scott9319]

I have an original 45 on vinyl . It was my parents'. One of my prized possessions ❤

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Amy for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@alaskagal4958]

RIP Stan Freberg ... thanks for the laughs.

[@davidgriffiths1391]

my grandson heard the dragnet sound as I've got it as a ring tone & keeps getting me to play it!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Noel and PA for listening and have a great day from Lloyd :)

[@bigbob1699]

This was a perfect skit in the 50s and still is .

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have an awesome holiday season from Lloyd.

[@Zapple7]

Agreed 👍

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

He is great, and I hope to find more by him. Thanks for listening to this Stan Freberg record...Friends, Lloyd.

[@juliemountain1238]

Ahhhhhh... remember listening to this on Annie Nightingale's show on Radio 1 in the 80s. Fabulous stuff. "I understand you were almost devoured by a Ma'am, is that right, Dragon?"

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Julie for checking it out and have an awesome day from Lloyd :)

[@misenplace342]

We had this record when I was a kid. I don't know what happened to it, but I thought of it randomly and took a chance that it might be on her. The internet is amazing, thanks for posting this!

[@Nick-ty9us]

You know, I cannot listen to that theme dragnet, had without laughing and thinking about Stan Freberg

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out Nick and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@JCDealy]

A 4-12! What's a 4-12! We never got tired of this when we were kids.

[@johnstill9490]

+J.C. Dealy (Anthropogenicagent) LOVED Stan F. The '4.12' runs out of Penn St., NY...for Oceanside, LI..! Just Kidding...Stan was a # one# for me...since around 1953...Loved STAN!! So clever...

[@Elisabeth4844]

In our house, it was a regularly quoted cliche! Fun times...

[@isumbras1]

Elisabeth4844 Us too!

[@harryfishback8173]

My two brothers and I played that over and over back in the early 70s

[@harryfishback8173]

That dragons got some anger issues damn lmao

[@patrickryan1515]

Loved these as a kid; great to hear them again. 7/2019

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Have a great week Patrick and thanks for listening from Lloyd :)

[@DalokiMauvais]

Love it!! Even today my brothers and I contact each other on 4-12!!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Marcia for listening and have a great week from Lloyd :)

[@GenoTimlin]

This brings back a lot of memories.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Geno for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@canyouhearmyheart13]

I have been looking for this for years!! Thank you!!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Leia for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@MrGunnagray]

I remember this classic from when I was a kid in the 1950's. Haven't heard it in yonks. He was a funny man. Probably would not be appreciated by the current generation, but us older ones still like him.

[@garmbrister]

One of the all-time greats.

[@jelabarre59]

Have this one still kicking around the house somewhere. Used to play it on a "portable" wind-up Victrola. When I think that we considered it an "old" player over 40 years ago, and now think it's almost twice as old now.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Hang on to that Victrola, they are very collectable and worth preserving for future generations. Thanks for checking out the Stan Freberg track.

[@olivetg1]

My Junior High School band performed this on stage in 1964...memories.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening to this vintage 78 record.

[@lezzman]

It must be some sort of world-wide tradition. My school class in Perth, Australia performed it in grade 7 in 1978!

[@RBJohns]

Wow... I remember this. This recording really scared me as kid back in the late 50s, early 70s. Even now it still causes me some shivers. Thanks for posting!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

You are welcome John and thanks for listening.

[@randyclark3718]

Dab

[@bethcooper1789]

I remember listening to Stan Freberg's "United States of America" The early years.. It taught me about our nations history in a fun way. Never will forget- and can almost recite it verbatim!

[@Lea99Jones]

You discover us? We discover YOU!

[@h20doctor]

My brother and I grew up having this Record, because it was in my dad's collection... It's still funny today..

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@zookeeper2872]

Cool, I just listened to the 78 of this. I got a big stack of really cool 78's at Goodwill a few months ago. And ironically today, I was using a little screwdriver to adjust the pitch on my cheap Sony record player, and I saw the platter speeding up really fast. The light bulb went off and I've got it's set to 78 give her take almost perfect

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

That is an awesome find of 78's when they present themselves at various retail places. Thanks Erik for listening and have a great day from Lloyd :)

[@georgeandrews6454]

I remember Stan doing a live interview on the Dr. Demento Show, on KMET 94.7 FM ( Little Bit of Heaven -- Ninety - Four point Seven ) Los Angeles in the 1970's. Stan mentioned that he used the genuine NBC Orchestra for that authentic sound. HOWEVER this recording was take 29 or so, due to the musicians' continual laughing at the dialogue !!! In addition the his great comedy recordings, Stan was also a top - notch ad man. Rest in Peace, Stan...

[@westlock]

George Andrews Freberg wanted to use the original Dragnet opening theme music. Capitol Records insisted he get the permission of Dragnet star and creator, Jack Webb. Being a Freberg fan, Webb liked the idea, approved the use of the theme and allowed Freberg to use the same orchestra from the Dragnet series. (According to Freberg, when he approached Webb with the idea for the record, the actor said, "I was wondering when you'd get around to me, Freberg.")

[@johnstill9490]

+Howard Glen That is very interesting, thank you...!

[@MMitchellMarmel]

"KMET-Tweedle dee!" ;-)

[@TallinnTadgh]

totally fantastic, i'll be sharing this with people who brilliant comedy.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and Happy New Year 2014.

[@davidsanders6075]

99 years(dead or alive) by Guy Mitchell and St. George the Dragon slayer i played over and over as a kid in the 50's. Still great.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks David for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@laurastephens3433]

I have this on a vinyl album called Comedy Caravan, one of my favorite albums!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking out this great comical track.

[@jackieleeflemmings5886]

Hi, Laura! Glad to see you here. I have not been able to get into Facebook. Sometimes I can get in a 'back door' through G+ & the net. I was so excited when I saw your name! Thank you for your vinyl recording. That's great. I listened to Little Blue Riding Hood, also...too cute & funny. I'd like to check out your own vinyl. I will look it up. Thanks, again. Hope you are having as much fun as your post recording. (:~)

[@mossy2209]

My dad brought me his album, A Child's Garden of Verse. Just brilliant. The Great Pretender, Yellow Rose of Texas, John & Marsha. I would love another copy

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening to this vintage 78 recording...Friends, Lloyd.

[@fuzzyburnette7161]

Perfect& hilarious parody of how they spoke on Dragnet. Just the facts Ma'am.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have an awesome weekend from Lloyd :)

[@postscript67]

Wonderful! Spike Jones also did a Dragnet send-up which is equally funny.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and I might also have the Spike Jones record??

[@Elisabeth4844]

These people were our "household gods" - they made us laugh & we loved them.

[@limestonegoth]

My mother had this on a 45 rpm record when I was a kid. So funny.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@maxorchard7823]

Born in the early 60's. My parent's had the album, Stan Freberg's Child's Garden or something. My brothers and I listened to that album over and over (as kid's do) and knew it line by line even though we didn't know much of the pop culture references at the time. "412, what's a 412", I still say it to this day (or think it) when someone is getting too dramatic.

[@mattsmith9024]

Those reverb chambers under the parking lot of the Capitol building in Hollywood are unmistakable. I've walked through them. I can always recognize anything recorded in Capitol Studios.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

I hope to tour their studios someday. Thanks Matt for checking it out and have an awesome week from Lloyd :)

[@briankehew579]

The Capitol Tower was built and opened in 1956. And this record is from 1953 so it was done at the previous Capitol recording studios on Melrose avenue.

[@brummiejojo]

Memories.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@drphibbs100]

This still very funny and well worth playing for the kids

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Robert for checking it out and it is a timeless classic.

[@coolmovieman1]

a classic my father had this on record i can't remember the name something about comedy classic also on the record was andy griffith "what is was was football", also johnny standley "it's in the book" all classics great stuff!

[@TheDejael]

Featuring Stan Freberg as detective Wednesday, with Daws Butler, June Foray, and Billy May conducting the Capitol Records Orchestra. The music score is based on Walter Schumann's original 1953 score for Jack Webb's DRAGNET TV series.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Dejael for listening and have a Happy New Year 2024 from Lloyd.

[@royandjacqueline1294]

We're enjoying this hilarious recording on The Rock Around the Clock Programme on The Spotlight TV Channel 💞 Absolutely brilliant. Happy Saint Andrew's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🥰🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🕊️🔥✝️

[@kermit3421]

Heard this and bought the "album" when I was 15....50 years ago...

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and I wish you an awesome day from Lloyd.

[@pellefrank]

In Norway there’s a well liked and popular television series called «Brødrene Dal» (English: «The Dal Brothers», or to translate it completely, «The Valley Brothers») made almost 40 years ago. Three series was made; type of seasons. But each season had a new title, and content and plot. More like sequels. Three Norwegian comedians/actors, Trond Kirkvaag, Knut Lystad and Lars Mjøen played three brothers, with their names named after places in Norway. Gaus Dal (named after Gausdal), Roms Dal (Romsdal) and Brumund Dal (Brumundal). The point is: At the end of each episode, something mysterious, scary or strange was about to happen, or happened, the image freezes with a still image, and an creepy fanfare plays, and and a narrator and a narrator says something exciting and funny, and that the viewers have to watch the next episode to see what happens next. The creepy fanfares have it’s origin from here: The first series, «Brødrene Dal og Professor Drøvels Hemmelighet» (1978), the fanfare at 02:10 was used. For the second series, «Brødrene Dal og Spektralsteinene» (1982), the fanfare at 00:53 was used. For the third series, «Brødrene Dal og Legenden om Atlant-is» (1994), both of the fanfares at 00:00 and 00:03 was used. For the fourth series, «Brødrene Dal og Karl XII’s Gamasjer» (2005), a Norwegian orchestra was covering the version at 02:10. Then the song «The Eye of Wendor» plays with the credits. The same song was played for the end credits on all four seasons, but for the last season in 2005, the same as with the fanfare, it was played by a Norwegian orchestra. A fifth series was planned, but scrapped when one of the lead actors, Trond Kirkvaag died of cancer in 2007. To check out more, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8drene_Dal and kzbin.info/aero/PL7l14X0btwAeYQLvkE4KTaHd0myzxdN8W. And please reply to my comment. Er du Norsk, lik kommentaren.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@Titan52berg]

Hilarious stuff! I love Freberg's "Christmas Dragnet" too! The book a guy named 'Grudge' on a 4096325-096704! The 'Grudge' don't believe in 'Santy Clause!' And he likes relish trays with those little carrot sticks.... olives, pickles and green onions..but they're really scallions! You know, don't you? How most people call 'em green onions, but they're really scallions!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd :)

[@juliepalfree15]

oh yes.... every spring when I plant the 'spring onions' my daughter and granddaughter go through the scallion routine!

[@p0hass01]

I too remember this from the 1950s. My parents had the record. I think that "Little Blue Ridinghood" was on the flipside. (You can find that on KZbin as well.) I recently traced my lifelong use of the phrase "sometimes a hunch pays off" to that latter record. Searching for other recordings, I realized that similar stock phrases I use today such as "he boined me already" and "you'll never pin that wrap on me" came from this present recording! Such influences on us in early life persist!

[@TampaDave]

"straight from the dragon's mouth" one after another, what a gas!

[@djdavemick]

Despite the record's unusuality (comedy/parody), this record was such a sensation, it prevented Vaya Con Dios from spending 4 more weeks on top (it was 11 weeks in the end, instead of a would-have-been record of 15 weeks).

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Dave for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@lazernz]

Wow I have an entire album with this and others

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and I wish you an awesome day...From, Lloyd.

[@vingotaq777]

The great days of audio when people didn’t need HD video and used their imagination , the ‘ Goon Show ‘ in the UK was equally brilliant

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Donal for checking it out and have an awesome day from Lloyd :)

[@pintificate]

Freberg voiced a number of TV ads in Australia for powdered milk during the '50's. I remember his voice.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening James and I wish you an awesome day from Lloyd.

[@johnc163v]

I played this on a 78 record way back ...lol As well as Little blue riding hood on the other side of the record CLASSIC yes really classic

[@johnstill9490]

An all time fave of mine...LOVE IT!! Derived from TV series... DRAGNET...[1950's]...so cool, wouldn't go down these days!! Not enough BS!! lol these days, it's all CRAP!!

[@okrajoe]

Great stuff. So funny. That's about the size of it.

[@mniscmoney]

R.I.P. Stan Freberg.

[@paflorek1165]

Thanks, Lloyd....u2..They got me on a 412 once.....maybe twice..............OKAY, I ADMIT IT...THRICE!

[@Crystalpoodleblack]

I heard this on XM radio and didn’t know what it was

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening Kathleen and I wish you an awesome day...From, Lloyd.

[@williamwright9079]

Thanks!

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Thanks William for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

I agree!! Thanks for listening to this Stan Freberg recording...Friends, Lloyd.

[@chestermccoy1843]

St. George and the Dragon helped me earn an A in English at Vashon High in St. Louis back in 1966. I wrote a parody of a parody. As a 16 year old growing un in the ghettos of St. Louis, I thought this was hilarious. PS I faithfully watched both iterations of Jack Webb's Dragnet.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

That is cool to hear. Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@MHK1961]

My dad and I were fans of Freberg, Dragnet, and this parody. Every time we would watch a movie, tv show or whatever that had a scene where someone seemed to be overacting, my dad and I would say to each other "Get him on a 412..." LOL

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

It is comical. Thanks for listening to this 78 rpm record...Friends, Lloyd.

[@bass13mary]

My parents had this record. We know it by. Heart

[@Firebrand55]

Ageless...a phrase I've carried around for 63 years........" who are you?......

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening and I wish you a great holiday season from Lloyd.

[@thegapptoothmenace3586]

Crazy almost every movie uses that rift

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for giving it a listen and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@Timetonut]

The puns. Oh man.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@1960imp]

Still makes me laugh, great fun.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Ian for checking it out and have a great week from Lloyd :)

[@dohvanetworksmith8882]

I loved this as a kid, still funny. Even funnier now that i get the jokes

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

It is an awesome novelty record, and I hope to find more by Stan like this one.

[@Tommy_Wimmer]

This was the first Freberg track I ever heard (2010), and for some reason, my iPhone displays a Freberg album cover everytime I listen to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

[@mossy2209]

They asked Jack Webb if they could do a skit on his police drama, Dragnet, thinking he wouldn't go for it. He did, big style, and even loaned the Dragnet orchestra who habitually fell about laughing in the recording, so they had to put a screen between the actors and musicians

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

I did not know that and it makes for great historical share. Thanks for listening and have a great holiday season from Lloyd.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for checking it out, and have a great New Year in 2013...Friends, Lloyd.

[@corbetcochran5700]

I love it !

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Corbet for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@corbetcochran5700]

@@VinylOldiesJukebox my dad had the album, and I now have a mint copy. When we were kids, we would play it once in a while, laughing throughout. Other songs of note on that album was Shboom Shboom and The Great Pretender. They always bring a smile on my face. I was just thinking about St. George and the Dragonet on the way home from work the other day out of the clear blue and that's when I caught your KZbin feed. Thanks for the post.

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Thanks again Corbet and have a great day.

[@ZAPPABABURUUU]

This is great for a good-humored DM

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks for listening to this vintage comedy record.

[@beverlypollack5887]

+VinylOldiesJukebox thank you for posting! my brother played this constantly and I never thought I'd find this again

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

He is great! Thanks for listening to this 78 rpm recording...Friends, Lloyd.

[@alanxgale]

I have the LP, Child's Garden of Freiburgh, and two best of TSF show.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Alan for listening and have a great day from Lloyd.

[@Estron1956]

RIP, Stan Freberg.

[@tmaddrummer]

Way Too Kool!!!

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Have a great day and thanks for listening from Lloyd :)

[@tonyreynolds6910]

No 1 on the day I was born.

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

Thanks Tony for listening and you do not look that old!! I wish you an awesome day...Friends, Lloyd.

[@paflorek1165]

Hey Krud, the Kings Highway was no strawberry shortcut for me.

[@lilesapi5126]

How was this number 1 on the charts?

[@VinylOldiesJukebox]

I do not know as it could not be categorized as a song? It must have been under a different category in the hit ranking process? Thanks for checking it out and have a great day from Lloyd :)

[@davidlafleche1142]

Why NOT?