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Freberg was probably best known for his comedy recordings, most of which are considered classics today. Beginning with "John & Marsha" in 1951, Freberg created a seemingly-endless string of hit novelty records, in which he did [[SongParody parody versions]] of popular songs of the day (including "Sh-Boom", "The Yellow Rose of Texas", "[[Music/ElvisPresley Heartbreak Hotel]]", and "[[Music/HarryBelafonte The Banana Boat Song]]") and satirized such figures as Music/LawrenceWelk. His 1951 "St. George and the Dragonet", in which St. George channels Jack Webb's [[Franchise/{{Dragnet}} Joe Friday]] in his attempt to arrest a dragon on a rampage, was a #1 hit and launched Freberg into the public eye. (He would eventually make no less than four ''{{Franchise/Dragnet}}'' parodies, turning it into something of a trademark for his work.) Freberg also created the seminal audio work ''AudioPlay/StanFrebergPresentsTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica'' (1961) about the founding of the USA, and the musical comedy parody/coffee commercial ''AudioPlay/{{Omaha}}'' (1958).
In both his recordings and his subsequent radio shows (1954's ''That's Rich'', [[http://www.otr.net/?p=freb 1957's]] ''Radio/TheStanFrebergShow''), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll music in the wake of the payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from his radio show were often [[ExecutiveMeddling censored by network executives]]. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered [[CommercializedChristmas the overcommercialization of Christmas]], was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. "Los Voraces (The Greedy)" slammed both UsefulNotes/LasVegas' opulence and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.[[note]]The ending, in which two battling casinos ([[PunnyName the El Sodom and the Rancho Gamorrah]]) escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.[[/note]]
Freberg later skewered censorship in "Elderly Man River", which pioneered ahead the comedy of PoliticalOvercorrectness by decades with a censor who forces him to change the lyrics of "Old Man River" until it becomes an unrecognizable mess. "Point of Order" mocked [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism McCarthyism]], leading to an executive asking if he'd ever been "part of any groups the Attorney General wouldn't like", which led in turn to Freberg jokingly replying, "Actually, I've been a member now for many years of--" the executive turns purple "--the Mickey Mouse Fan Club." Despite this, it was still broadcast. One of the ''Dragnet'' parodies, "Little Blue Riding Hood", previously had a veiled reference to [=McCarthyism=] as well: "Only the color has been changed to protect the record." Freberg also had difficulties because he refused to accept sponsorship from tobacco and alcohol companies. The combination of his moral stand on advertisers and a network nervous about his politically-tinged humor eventually forced his second radio show off the air after a mere 15 episodes.
In both his recordings and his subsequent radio shows (1954's ''That's Rich'', [[http://www.otr.net/?p=freb 1957's]] ''Radio/TheStanFrebergShow''), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll music in the wake of the payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from his radio show were often [[ExecutiveMeddling censored by network executives]]. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered [[CommercializedChristmas the overcommercialization of Christmas]], was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. "Los Voraces (The Greedy)" slammed both UsefulNotes/LasVegas' opulence and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.[[note]]The ending, in which two battling casinos ([[PunnyName the El Sodom and the Rancho Gamorrah]]) escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.[[/note]]
Freberg later skewered censorship in "Elderly Man River", which pioneered ahead the comedy of PoliticalOvercorrectness by decades with a censor who forces him to change the lyrics of "Old Man River" until it becomes an unrecognizable mess. "Point of Order" mocked [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism McCarthyism]], leading to an executive asking if he'd ever been "part of any groups the Attorney General wouldn't like", which led in turn to Freberg jokingly replying, "Actually, I've been a member now for many years of--" the executive turns purple "--the Mickey Mouse Fan Club." Despite this, it was still broadcast. One of the ''Dragnet'' parodies, "Little Blue Riding Hood", previously had a veiled reference to [=McCarthyism=] as well: "Only the color has been changed to protect the record." Freberg also had difficulties because he refused to accept sponsorship from tobacco and alcohol companies. The combination of his moral stand on advertisers and a network nervous about his politically-tinged humor eventually forced his second radio show off the air after a mere 15 episodes.
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Freberg was probably best known for his comedy recordings, most of which are considered classics today. Beginning with "John & Marsha" in 1951, Freberg created a seemingly-endless string of hit novelty records, in which he did [[SongParody parody versions]] of popular songs of the day (including "Sh-Boom", "The Yellow Rose of Texas", "[[Music/ElvisPresley Heartbreak Hotel]]", and "[[Music/HarryBelafonte The Banana Boat Song]]") and satirized such figures as Music/LawrenceWelk. His 1951 "St. George and the Dragonet", in which St. George channels Jack Webb's [[Franchise/{{Dragnet}} Joe Friday]] in his attempt to arrest a dragon on a rampage, was a #1 hit and launched Freberg into the public eye. (He would eventually make no less fewer than four ''{{Franchise/Dragnet}}'' parodies, turning it them into something of a trademark for his work.signature bit.) Freberg also created the seminal audio work play ''AudioPlay/StanFrebergPresentsTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica'' (1961) (1961), about the founding of the USA, and the musical comedy parody/coffee commercial ''AudioPlay/{{Omaha}}'' (1958).
In both his recordings and his subsequent radioshows programs (1954's ''That's Rich'', [[http://www.otr.net/?p=freb 1957's]] ''Radio/TheStanFrebergShow''), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll rock and roll music in the wake of the radio payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from on his radio show shows were often [[ExecutiveMeddling censored by network executives]]. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered [[CommercializedChristmas the rampant overcommercialization of Christmas]], was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. "Los Voraces (The Greedy)" slammed both UsefulNotes/LasVegas' opulence and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.[[note]]The ending, in which two battling casinos ([[PunnyName the El Sodom and the Rancho Gamorrah]]) escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.[[/note]]
Freberg later skewered censorship in "Elderly Man River", whichpioneered ahead anticipated the comedy of PoliticalOvercorrectness by decades with a censor who forces him to change the lyrics of "Old Man River" until it becomes an unrecognizable mess. "Point of Order" mocked [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism McCarthyism]], leading to an executive asking if he'd ever been "part of any groups the Attorney General wouldn't like", which led in turn to Freberg jokingly replying, "Actually, I've been a member now for many years of--" the executive turns purple "--the Mickey Mouse Fan Club." Despite this, it was still broadcast. One of the ''Dragnet'' parodies, "Little Blue Riding Hood", previously had a veiled reference to [=McCarthyism=] as well: "Only the color has been changed to protect the record." Freberg also had difficulties because he refused to accept sponsorship from tobacco and alcohol companies. The combination of his moral stand on advertisers and a network nervous about his politically-tinged humor eventually forced his second radio show off the air after a mere 15 episodes.
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In both his recordings and his subsequent radio shows (1954's ''That's Rich'', [[http://www.otr.net/?p=freb 1957's]] ''Radio/TheStanFrebergShow''), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll music in the wake of the payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from his radio show were often [[ExecutiveMeddling censored by network executives]]. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered [[CommercializedChristmas the overcommercialization of Christmas]], was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. "Los Voraces (The Greedy)" slammed both Las Vegas' opulence and the Cold War.[[note]]The ending, in which two battling casinos ([[PunnyName the El Sodom and the Rancho Gamorrah]]) escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.[[/note]]
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In both his recordings and his subsequent radio shows (1954's ''That's Rich'', [[http://www.otr.net/?p=freb 1957's]] ''Radio/TheStanFrebergShow''), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll music in the wake of the payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from his radio show were often [[ExecutiveMeddling censored by network executives]]. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered [[CommercializedChristmas the overcommercialization of Christmas]], was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. "Los Voraces (The Greedy)" slammed both Las Vegas' UsefulNotes/LasVegas' opulence and the Cold War.UsefulNotes/ColdWar.[[note]]The ending, in which two battling casinos ([[PunnyName the El Sodom and the Rancho Gamorrah]]) escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.[[/note]]
