Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe is an EP by The Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theatre is an American comedy troupe consisting of Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Philip Proctor. Their brand of surrealistic humor is best known through their record albums, which acquired a cult following in the late 1960s and early '70s.The troupe began as live radio...

. It was released in 1979 by Rhino Records

Rhino Entertainment

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...

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Detailed track information and commentary

These five short radio episodes chronicle a new adventure of "Nick Danger: Third Eye", a character introduced on side two of the group's 1969 album, How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All

How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All

How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All is the second comedy album recorded by The Firesign Theatre. It was originally released in 1969 by Columbia Records.-Side one:...

. The story involves Nick Danger's attempt to find out what has happened to his missing left shoe. The plot thickens as he quickly discovers that everyone's left shoe is missing. Each episode begins with a traditional old-time radio

Old-time radio

Old-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...

 style introduction by an announcer with an organ in the background and each show also includes a commercial parody (including commercials for "Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues....

's wholesome moleskin cookies" and "Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

 commemorative cheese flags"). Besides Nick Danger himself, some of the other regular Nick Danger characters appear, including Lt. Bradshaw, Nancy, and Rocky Rococo.

Issues and reissues

This album was issued simultaneously on LP and Cassette.

• Rhino RNEP 506
• Rhino RNC 506

Miscellanea

These five episodes were produced as a pilot for a projected daily "Nick Danger" radio series similar to the daily Chicken Man

Chicken Man (radio series)

Chickenman is an American radio series that spoofs comic book heroes. It was created in the mid 1960s by Dick Orkin, who at the time was a production director at WCFL in Chicago, Illinois. Its famous catch-phrase is, "He's everywhere! He's everywhere!"...

 series which aired on WCFL

WMVP

WMVP is the callsign of a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is owned by ABC. Its transmitter is located in Downers Grove. The station broadcasts live sports talk, both locally and nationally. Daily programming consists of talk shows that are both national and local...

 in Chicago in the late 1960s.

External links

• Firesign Theatre. Firesign Theatre. 19 January 2006 .
• Firesign Theatre. Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe. Rhino Records, 1979.
• "FIREZINE: Linques!." Firesign Theatre FAQ. 22 February 2006 .
• Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide
  The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide
  The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide is a 1996 book by Ronald L. Smith. Smith, who has written several books about comedy recordings and comedians, offers 1996 market prices for hundreds of albums ranging in date from 1915-1996. Smith also includes biographical information about the artists...
  
  . Iola: Krause, 1996.

Citations

1. Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide. Iola: Krause, 1996.
2. Carruthers, Sean. "Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe > Overview." Allmusic. 22 February 2006 <>.
3. Firesign Theatre. Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe. Rhino Records, 1979.