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- St._George_and_the_Dragonet abstract ""St. George and the Dragonet" is a short audio satire recorded August 26, 1953 by Stan Freberg for Capitol Records. It was released September 21, 1953 as a 45 rpm single (Capitol F2596), and reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts.Scripted by Freberg and Daws Butler, the spoof combined the tale of "St. George and the Dragon" with the popular 1950s radio-TV series Dragnet. The recording was a #1 hit, selling over one million copies in the first three weeks. The cast featured Freberg, Butler, June Foray and Hy Averback. Freberg used a variation of the line "Just the facts, ma'am," which entered popular lexicography associated with Dragnet despite never being used in the series. Freberg actually said: "We just want to get the facts , sir." The introduction states that the legend that the listener was going to hear was true, and that "Only the needle should be changed to protect the record".In the recording, St George began his story by saying: "This is the Countryside. Mu name is St. George. I am a Knight". This statement is similar to Sgt. Joe Friday's opening statement: "This is the City". St George receives word that the dragon was wanted for "Devouring Maidens out of Season", causing St. George to go out to search for that dragon, and to slay him, calling this case as a homicide. He encounters maiden, Voiced by June Foray in a new York accent, who was "Burned up" by the dragon, as well as a knave, voiced by Dawes Butler, who had been accused of "Stealing Tarts", who gives the description of the dragon. When the Knave asks St George, how he plans to capture the dragon, St George response with the word: "A DRAGONNET", and soon encounters the dragon who gets captured instead of slain. In the end, the dragon is taken into custody, has his fire burned out, and his maid devouring license revoked. and sentenced to a prison term. The narrator concludes by saying that "Devouring maidens out of season is punishable by a term of no less than 50 years, or more than 300 years".Freberg wanted to use the original Dragnet opening theme music by Walter Schumann. Capitol Records insisted he get the permission of Dragnet star and creator, Jack Webb. Being a Freberg fan, Webb liked the idea, approved the use of the theme and allowed Freberg to use the same orchestra from the Dragnet series with Schumann conducting. The recording had to be restarted several times because the trombone players were laughing so hard at the jokes that they were unable to play their instruments. Schumann's music was issued on sheet music with a front cover photograph of Freberg (minus his glasses), a humorous close-up with noir lighting as if it were a still from Dragnet. "St. George and the Dragonet" was issued as a recording through the same channels as the distribution of popular songs, and in 1953 it was #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts. The B side was another Dragnet spoof, "Little Blue Riding Hood," based on the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood", in which he accuses Little Red Riding hood of being involved with the "GOODIES" ring. The introduction stated the color change, as a result of the recent Red Scare. Freberg began his story by saying: "This is the woods".Freberg and Butler would later issue a Christmas-themed Dragnet parody, "Christmas Dragnet" (aka "Yulenet"), concerning a character named Grudge who was picked up by the squad for refusing to believe in Santa Claus. Freberg began his story with the words: "This is the Season".It was later made available in a 1991 CD set, Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (Rhino R2 70743, May 21, 1991); a 1998 CD The Very Best Of Stan Freberg (Collectables COL-CD-2733; reissue of 1990 CD The Capitol Collector's Series); and a 1999 CD set Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998 (Rhino R2 75645, August 3, 1999).".
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- St._George_and_the_Dragonet comment ""St. George and the Dragonet" is a short audio satire recorded August 26, 1953 by Stan Freberg for Capitol Records. It was released September 21, 1953 as a 45 rpm single (Capitol F2596), and reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts.Scripted by Freberg and Daws Butler, the spoof combined the tale of "St. George and the Dragon" with the popular 1950s radio-TV series Dragnet. The recording was a #1 hit, selling over one million copies in the first three weeks.".
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