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Last Summary Update: 10-21-2026

Wizard of OZ- Cavemen
Airdate: Monday - November 20, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

WOR Show
WOR Rerun

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Yes, yes, my dear . . . When you was a tadpole. . .

Show Description

Shep opens by reading "Evolution" Stories that have influenced us as kids. The cave man period of life. What kid drama was based on a cave man? Wizard of Oz - Shep asks a group of trivia questions about the story. What city? What road? Visiting a museum with Miss Robinette. Looking at the cave man exhibit. A family of cave people. She pointed out that these were our ancestors. Without them we wouldn't even exist.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
17:36	reminds me this is WOR, speaking of facades and bullhorns

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
08:18; 17:44; 22:03	General Tire	3 times
18:26	Lufthansa Airlines
19:32	Gramercy Park Clothes
20:29	WOR Christmas Fund
21:03	Compoz
21:33	Psorex

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
02:00	Unknown Music	'Classical Guitar'

Notes
2 tracks played during 'Evolution'

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
22:52	Charlie
09:21	Jerry Lambert
09:28	John Gallagher

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Echo Chamber

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
24:52	People		Robinette, Miss

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

Date	Title
October 22,1971	Wizard of OZ- Cavemen	Original Airing
November 20, 1972	Wizard of OZ- Cavemen	WOR Rerun

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"Imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're no longer a memory - Does it seem possible to you?
You better believe it's possible, not only possible but certainty." - Jean Shepherd - October 7, 1971