The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.

And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.

Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.

A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. Known for its excellent value, it typically features robust dark fruit flavours (like black cherry and plum), soft tannins, and a medium tofull body. Shares similarities in body, structure, and generous dark fruit flavours with Shiraz!

LINKS:

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the second one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/BAg6mzI0yc8

Figaro On Chicken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZeHHMlkJM

Paranoid Chickens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9T9sV7vkDI&list=PLD4ysfbunw2GlzCIPnhgX68xCFbQS12bt&index=3

Depressing Happy Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM9-hHfbF0

Video of Captain Matchbox live with Your Feet’s Too Big in B&W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWT3aQZjDA

Video of Fats Waller singing the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1eK3x1PBI

Video of Sheb Wooley singing The Purple People Eater on The Ed Sullivan Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI

Explanation of The Wilhelm Scream

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jHam4SbViXQ

Compilation of the scream in movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDpuA90KEY

A wonderful video of Caterina Valente singing ‘One Note Samba’ with Dean Martin on his TV show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuEv942wOZs

Rolf Harris doing Jake the Peg on The Liberace Show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imRaRW4ltOs

Peter Sellers on Parkinson singing ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtJ_LGeTcI

Link to ABC interview with Tom Lehrer

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/tom-lehrer-musical-satirist-and-mathematiciantalks/2988670?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Mister Ten Per Cent with Charlie Drake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ten_Per_Cent

Trailer for the movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5goo4lJifw

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuHAsf6qO0

Ullo John Gotta New Motor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MqMZ6XqMfc

Spike and The Fresh Fruit Song (again!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-IU-NQ8c14

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“30 Has the Novelty Worn Off? WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 25th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

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