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Understanding 9/11The Strange Dr. Weird
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THE STRANGE DR. WEIRD
The Strange Dr. Weird was a radio program broadcast on Mutual from 1944 to 1945. Sponsored by Adam Hats, the drama is notable in part because it was a sister series to The Mysterious Traveler, both in theme and its narrator, Maurice Tarplin, who was also the creepy voice of the Mysterious Traveler. Many of the scripts were condensed 15 minute versions of scripts originally broadcast on The Mysterious Traveler. To the accompaniment of an organ. Spooky, strange Tarplin introduced each episode:Adam's Hats presents The Strange Dr. Weird. "Good evening. Come in, won't you? Why, what's the matter? You seem a bit nervous."The closing line never changed:"Perhaps you'll drop in on me again soon? I'm always home. Just look for the house on the other side of the cemetery...the house of Dr. Weird!"The 29 episodes were produced and directed by Jock MacGregor and written by Robert A. Arthur, who also scripted for The Mysterious Traveler.
OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: The Strange Dr. Weird Certification Status: OTRR Certified Complete Certification Date: July 1, 2011 Certification Version: Version 1 Number of CDs: 1 From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.
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OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHERS GROUP
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Relax, listen, and enjoy!
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gorgyn
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September 23, 2023
Subject: I remember these.
Subject: I remember these.
It's really hard to explain why these things gave me so much comfort years ago, when I was a lonely early twenty-something with only an MP3 player and a lot of time to kill wandering around on the beach, and trying to get to sleep. These productions helped me shake intrusive thoughts, and entertained me in their charming, odd and often macabre way. These days I listen more because I enjoy it than being at a loose end, I have friends now and I feel better about where I am in life.
But the OTRR group who put these files together did a wonderful thing for me, and I want to let them know. A bit late, maybe. But thank you so much for all your hard work. If you've put together an OTRR collection with a morbid slant, like Nightfall or Dark Fantasy or any of these on archive.org, I listened to it enraptured for hours.
Thank you so much!
But the OTRR group who put these files together did a wonderful thing for me, and I want to let them know. A bit late, maybe. But thank you so much for all your hard work. If you've put together an OTRR collection with a morbid slant, like Nightfall or Dark Fantasy or any of these on archive.org, I listened to it enraptured for hours.
Thank you so much!
Reviewer:
jbeck57143
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April 2, 2014
Subject: Here are a few more mislabelled episodes
Subject: Here are a few more mislabelled episodes
Episode 4 (44-11-28) Death in the Everglades is really Episode 5 Murder Comes Home (44-12-05)
and Episode 5 Murder Comes Home (44-12-05)
is really Death in the Everglades (44-11-28)
Episode 28 Picture of a Killer (45-05-15)
is really Episode 29 Revenge from the Grave (45-05-22)
Picture of a Killer is available at:
https://archive.org/details/TheStrangeDoctorWeird
(They have it dated May 8 though)
and Episode 5 Murder Comes Home (44-12-05)
is really Death in the Everglades (44-11-28)
Episode 28 Picture of a Killer (45-05-15)
is really Episode 29 Revenge from the Grave (45-05-22)
Picture of a Killer is available at:
https://archive.org/details/TheStrangeDoctorWeird
(They have it dated May 8 though)
Reviewer:
dreibel50
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February 27, 2012
Subject: short and sweet horror series
Subject: short and sweet horror series
when you've got one half of the writing team that made The Mysterious Traveler a great listen , and you've got the legendary Maurice Tarplin (The Traveler himself!) having a ghoulish ball as our horror host, you know you're in for a whale of a time with these stories. A number of these stories were cut-down versions of older Traveler and Sealed Book episodes, but even at 15 minutes each they're still enjoyable as a quick listen, and the ensemble cast really do a good job with what they're given. A number of the episodes even give quite a jolt. Summoning Of Chandor, Survival Of The Fittest, The Devil's Cavern and House Where Death Lived are particular standouts. Worth a listen!
Reviewer:
Alonzo Church
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February 22, 2012
Subject: Short but Enjoyable
Subject: Short but Enjoyable
Nothing surprising here -- you've heard these plots before if you listen to any horror OTR. But they are done with enthusiasm, and the 15 minute runtime ensures that you don't have time to get bored.
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