Too much novelty for one episode. Join us for more of the same but different.

Here are all of the links again:

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/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

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The Gentlemen dig deep into the dynamic Davies duo.

Some detail provided on the creation of ‘You Really Got Me’.

Kinks Kovers.

Some better known Kinks songs that we just had to play.

And some others that you definitely haven't heard.

Now, get stuck into the playlist!

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/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/

The Gentlemen make the case, for and against, songs that feature banjo, bagpipes, accordion and bongo drums.

The John Denver Scale of Awfulness is introduced.

** This episode may contain traces of Polka **

The wine details:

Rosabrook Bramble Lane 2022 Cabernet Merlot

LINKS:

Apocalypse cartoon:

The Surreal McCoy home page:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/

The cartoon itself:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/THE_SURREAL_McCOY_Four_Musicians_Apocalypse.jpg

The cartoonist is Carol Isaacs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5VdhwO7FI

Banjo gag:

https://9gag.com/gag/aQ3bXg8

Get Smart Condensed on YouTube:

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

https://youtu.be/kCZ_n1XnLb4

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

“29 The Four Instruments of The Apocalypse WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 4th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/

"Our Man in Toyland"

Max and 99 are trapped by KAOS in a department store.

This is a visualisation of the condensed Get Smart episode from episode 12 of our podcast, where we played a game of'Snippets'.

Not everything makes it because sight gags don’t always work in audio only. 😊 We try to include all the good dialogue and the catchphrases.

And remember, It’s Craw, not Craw!

If you are on the mobile Spotify app you can access the full podcast by scrolling down to ‘In this episode’.

No charge, no ads, just two old mates, having a laugh, listening to excellent music, and trying to work out what thewine is in the brown paper bag.

The Gentlemen explore ten lesser known songs by The Kinks.

Off-cuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: St Hallett Barossa Faith Shiraz 2024

LINKS:

The Kinks Celluloid Heroes Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSItDuo8Wss

Jeannie Lewis sings Celluloid Heroes on Norman Gunston :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqkJVtkV9gU

Spotify Playlist: Search Spotify for ‘28 Kinky - Ten Lesser Known Kinks WWAWHTR’

Recorded at The Hen House Osborne Park 7pm Tuesday 26th August 2025 https://thehenhouse.com.au/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/

Robert thought this was appropriate for our Kinks special. Rod was not convinced.

Ten Lesser Known Kinks will be released soon!

A bit of silliness from episode 27.