(November 1970)

New American Library, 1970 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
196
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
New American Library
Brand
Signet [name below logo]
Editing
Albert B. Feldstein
Color
Color covers; black and white interior
Dimensions
4 1/4" w x 7" h
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Mass Market paperback
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

Numbered on spine 451-P4425-060.

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Alfred E. Neuman

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Script
Nick Meglin (foreword)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sing Along With Mad
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Title page, front matter, foreword

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Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

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My Square Lester (Table of Contents: 7)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited); Alan Jay Lerner (original book and lyrics)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
Inks
Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Henry Headman; Pitkin; Lester Doobetter; Marigold Shapiro
Synopsis
Rock impresario Henry Headman bets he can transform incurably square and clean-cut Lester Doobetter into a rock idol. He succeeds with the help of marijuana, and notorious groupie Marigold Shapiro.
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Keywords
Drugs; groupies; marijuana; rock music

Indexer Notes

Inspired by the musical "My Fair Lady."

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A Song Saluting the United States Post Office (Table of Contents: 9)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mailman; lonely mail recipient
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Yesterday." Original lyrics by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

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On-The-Job Love Songs (Table of Contents: 11)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Characters
Cupid; businessman
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[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Businessman's Love Song (Table of Contents: 12)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Businessman; doll
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "For Me and My Gal." Original lyrics by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, and E. Ray Goetz.

[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Dentist's Love Song (Table of Contents: 13)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Characters
Dentist; patient
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Keywords
Dentist

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'." Original lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Waiter's Love Song (Table of Contents: 14)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Waiter; diner
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby." Original lyrics by Dorothy Fields.

[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Optician's Love Song (Table of Contents: 15)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Optician
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy." Original lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Garbageman's Love Song (Table of Contents: 16)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Garbageman; dream girl
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "I'll Be Seeing You." Original lyrics by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain.

[On-The-Job Love Songs] The Doctor's Love Song (Table of Contents: 17)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Surgeon; assistants; patient; girl
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "You're the Top." Original lyrics by Cole Porter.

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A Song to be Sung During a Population Explosion (Table of Contents: 19)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Stork; people
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Keywords
Overpopulation

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered." Original lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

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Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events (Table of Contents: 21)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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?
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[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1651 B.C. Moses Leads His People to the Red Sea (Table of Contents: 22)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Moses; children of Israel
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Keywords
Bible; Red Sea

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Born Free." Original lyrics by Don Black.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is Killed (Table of Contents: 23)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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humor; satire-parody
Characters
Julius Caesar; conspirators
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Keywords
Assassination; Rome

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Good Night, Sweetheart." Original lyrics by Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, and Reg Connelly.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1506 Leonardo da Vinci Does Everything (Table of Contents: 24)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Leonardo da Vinci
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "There's No Business Like Show Business." Original lyrics by Irving Berlin.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh Introduces Tobacco to England (Table of Contents: 25)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Sir Walter Raleigh; angry mob
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Keywords
Tobacco

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Hello, Dolly!" Original lyrics by Jerry Herman.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1805 Napoleon Decides to Conquer Europe (Table of Contents: 26)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Manhattan" ["We'll Have Manhattan"]. Original lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1884 Sigmund Freud Discovers Psychoanalysis (Table of Contents: 27)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Patient; Sigmund Freud
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Keywords
Psychiatrist; psychiatry; psychoanalysis; psychoanalyst

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "(You're Not Sick) You're Just in Love." Original lyrics by Irving Berlin.

[Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1892 Lizzie Borden Knocks Off Her Parents (Table of Contents: 28)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Lizzie Borden
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Keywords
Murder

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Just One of Those Things." Original lyrics by Cole Porter.

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A Song to Sing While You're Wondering Why You Don't Have Anything Left at the End of the Year (Table of Contents: 30)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Taxpayer; George Washington
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Come Back to Me." Original lyrics by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner.

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The Sound of Murder (Table of Contents: 32)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited); Howard Lindsay (original book); Russel Crouse (original book); Oscar Hammerstein II (original lyrics)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
Inks
Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Louie Lasagna; traditional thugs; J. B. Tortoni; new-wave executive criminals; police; judge; attorney; jury
Synopsis
After fifteen years in prison, Louie Lasagna rounds up his gang and resumes his life of heavy-handed crime. The slick business-oriented mob, led by J. B. Tortoni, frames Louie and has him imprisoned again for 99 years, leaving them free to continue their lucrative life of corporate crime.
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Keywords
Organized crime

Indexer Notes

Inspired by the musical "The Sound of Music."

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Songs for Driving Across America By (Table of Contents: 34)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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[Songs for Driving Across America By] The Smog of Los Angeles (Table of Contents: 35)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "The Age of Aquarius." Original lyrics by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot.

[Songs for Driving Across America By] Across the Foul Missouri (Table of Contents: 36)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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humor; satire-parody
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Across the Wide Missouri." Original lyrics traditional.

[Songs for Driving Across America By] At Night (Table of Contents: 37)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Driver
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Tonight." Original lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

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An All-Purpose Song That You Can Construct All By Yourself (Table of Contents: 39)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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[An All-Purpose Song That You Can Construct All By Yourself] All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Hello" Song (Table of Contents: 40)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Songwriter
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Give My Regards to Broadway." Original lyrics by George M. Cohan.

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Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health (Table of Contents: 42)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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[Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] Hello, Young Doctors (Table of Contents: 43)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Elderly doctor
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Hello, Young Lovers." Original lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

[Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] The Transplant Patient's Hymn (Table of Contents: 44)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Patient
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Keywords
Hospital; organ transplant

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Love is Blue." Original lyrics by Pierre Cour.

[Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] The Drug Company Rouser (Table of Contents: 45)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Drug company executive
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Keywords
Drugs

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "[There Are] Smiles." Original lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge.

[Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] Blue Cross (Table of Contents: 46)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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humor; satire-parody
Characters
Patient
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Keywords
Hospital; insurance

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Blue Skies." Original lyrics by Irving Berlin.

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A Song Revealing the Bare Facts of Show Business (Table of Contents: 48)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Actor; actress; spectator; dog
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Keywords
Nudity; theater; theatre

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Anything Goes." Original lyrics by Cole Porter.

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Up-to-Date Christmas Songs (Table of Contents: 50)

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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Characters
Santa Claus
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Section divider

[Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] The Apartment Dweller's Yuletide Lament (Table of Contents: 51)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Doorman; trash man; janitor; superintendent; apartment dweller
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Winter Wonderland." Original lyrics by Robert B. Smith.

[Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] We the Men from Post Office Are (Table of Contents: 52)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mailmen
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "We Three Kings." Original lyrics by John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

[Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] Fill the Bars (Table of Contents: 53)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Drinkers (and drivers)
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Keywords
Alcohol abuse; drunkenness

Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Deck the Halls." Original lyrics traditional.

[Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] Christmas Bills (Table of Contents: 54)

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Script
Frank Jacobs (credited)
Pencils
Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
Letters
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Billpayer; bill collector
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells." Original lyrics by James Lord Pierpont.

[Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] The Christmas of Jackie Onassis (Table of Contents: 55)

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Frank Jacobs (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Al Jaffee (credited)
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Genre
humor; satire-parody
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Indexer Notes

Sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Original lyrics traditional.

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  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["With our songs in your heart (And your cash in our pocket!)"]
  4. 3. ["Sing Along With Mad"]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Contents
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. My Square Lester
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. A Song Saluting the United States Post Office
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. On-The-Job Love Songs
  13. 12. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Businessman's Love Song
  14. 13. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Dentist's Love Song
  15. 14. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Waiter's Love Song
  16. 15. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Optician's Love Song
  17. 16. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Garbageman's Love Song
  18. 17. [On-The-Job Love Songs] The Doctor's Love Song
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. A Song to be Sung During a Population Explosion
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events
  23. 22. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1651 B.C. Moses Leads His People to the Red Sea
  24. 23. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is Killed
  25. 24. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1506 Leonardo da Vinci Does Everything
  26. 25. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh Introduces Tobacco to England
  27. 26. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1805 Napoleon Decides to Conquer Europe
  28. 27. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1884 Sigmund Freud Discovers Psychoanalysis
  29. 28. [Songs Celebrating Great Historical Events] 1892 Lizzie Borden Knocks Off Her Parents
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. A Song to Sing While You're Wondering Why You Don't Have Anything Left at the End of the Year
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
  33. 32. The Sound of Murder
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
  35. 34. Songs for Driving Across America By
  36. 35. [Songs for Driving Across America By] The Smog of Los Angeles
  37. 36. [Songs for Driving Across America By] Across the Foul Missouri
  38. 37. [Songs for Driving Across America By] At Night
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
  40. 39. An All-Purpose Song That You Can Construct All By Yourself
  41. 40. [An All-Purpose Song That You Can Construct All By Yourself] All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself "Hello" Song
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health
  44. 43. [Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] Hello, Young Doctors
  45. 44. [Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] The Transplant Patient's Hymn
  46. 45. [Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] The Drug Company Rouser
  47. 46. [Songs of Doctors, Patients, and Poor Health] Blue Cross
  48. 47. [no title indexed]
  49. 48. A Song Revealing the Bare Facts of Show Business
  50. 49. [no title indexed]
  51. 50. Up-to-Date Christmas Songs
  52. 51. [Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] The Apartment Dweller's Yuletide Lament
  53. 52. [Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] We the Men from Post Office Are
  54. 53. [Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] Fill the Bars
  55. 54. [Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] Christmas Bills
  56. 55. [Up-to-Date Christmas Songs] The Christmas of Jackie Onassis
  57. 56. [no title indexed]
  58. 57. ["To you un-sung heroes out there"]
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