Nick Danger is a fictional character featured in several of the albums produced by the comedy group 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...

: 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:...

(1969), Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe

Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe

Nick Danger: The Case of the Missing Shoe is an EP by The Firesign Theatre. It was released in 1979 by Rhino Records.-Detailed track information and commentary:...

(1979), The Three Faces of Al

The Three Faces of Al

The Three Faces of Al is a 1984 comedy album by the group Firesign Theatre.It features the group members reprising their most popular characters from earlier collaborations, notably hard-boiled detective Nick Danger and his nemesis, Lieutenant Bradshaw....

(1984) and The Bride of Firesign (2001).

Voiced by Phil Austin

Phil Austin

Phil Austin is a comedian and writer. He was born in Denver, Colorado and later grew up in Fresno, California, attending Fresno High School...

, he is a film noir

Film noir

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 style "hard-boiled" detective

Detective

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 who gets into wacky, mysterious adventures, frequently involving mistaken identity, betrayal, and femme fatale

Femme fatale

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s. His arch-nemesis is Police Lt. Bradshaw (voiced by Peter Bergman

Peter Bergman

Peter Bergman is an American soap opera actor best known for his portrayals as Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children, as well as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless.-Biography:...

), and he is also frequently menaced by a slimy little man called Rocky Rococo (voiced by Phil Proctor) who is based on Dashiell Hammett's Joel Cairo from The Maltese Falcon. The love of his life, Betty Jo Bialosky, has numerous aliases, but Nick says "everyone knew her as Nancy

Rocky Raccoon

"Rocky Raccoon" is a song by The Beatles from the double-disc album The Beatles . The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with John Lennon and Donovan in India .-Composition:The song, a folk rock ballad, is titled from the character's name,...

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At the very end of 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:...

, a brief snippet from an imagined crime drama is heard, in which we learn that Nick Danger is a former policeman who became disheartened with the corruption in the force and turned in his badge.

The character also features in the Firesign-produced film Nick Danger in The Case of the Missing Yolk