6/1/25: On the occasion of Dr. Demento's retirement announcement after 55 years, let's revist "The Dr. Demento Story" from 1991, which features clips from many of the greatest hits in the Land of Dementia! Video version!
11/23/24: 77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sells for $2,800; robot that watched surgery videos performs with skill of human doctor!
9/28/24: NC school warning students about bed bugs in their laptop computers; remembering the Australian couple who found a snake inside their printer, and the man in Germany who returned computers filled with potatoes!
9/21/24: Man in the Netherlands has himself delivered to ex-girlfriend's home to "get back his stuff"; remembering man in China who mailed himself to girlfriend and nearly suffocated!
8/3/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from August 10, 2003, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 21 years ago.) | Woman in Israel swallows fork while trying to retrieve cockroach from her throat; ME couple plans garbage-dump wedding!
7/27/24: Onesie-wearing Ohio man named "Mr. Pancake" caught hiding stolen hamsters in his pants; man in China attempts to smuggle 100 live trouser snakes!
7/6/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from June 30, 2002, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 22 years ago.) | Man in Thailand sets fire to cars because he claims the sound of sirens sends him into a sexual frenzy; woman in Hong Kong tries to sue hairdresser who made her look like Osama bin Laden!
6/8/24: Atari buys Intellivision, ending the longest-running console war in video game history; Mimi is still waiting for her ColecoVision Donkey Kong Jr. cartridge!
5/25/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from February 18, 2001, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 23 years ago.) | Danish stripper tries to write off cost of breast enlargement; Tawny Peaks 69-HH breasts accused of being lethal weapons; strip club attendee sues over injuries caused by Busty Heart's 88-inch breasts slammed into his head and neck!
5/4/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback commemorating the 50th anniversary of streaking, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, featuring bare facts from 2001 and 2019.) | Australian mom streaks in front of 20,000 rugby fans; streaker shuts down SC airport!
4/27/24: Naked man appears in Dublin court after support cat goes missing during traffic stop; remembering MA man who missed court date because he had no pants!
4/6/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from August 3, 2003, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, nearly 21 years ago.) | UK school asks parents for donations of toilet paper; 75-year-old woman in China upsets neighbors by cooking topless on her apartment balcony; rocker Ted Nugent chased out of his home by mold!
2/3/24: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from August 14, 1994, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, nearly 30 years ago.) | Universal Studios spending $65M on Jurassic Park home video promotion; Whimsical Willy's baby bulletin; rescuing Popsicle Phil from Jupiter!
1/13/24: OR bomb squad investigates dog poop bag dispenser that resembles hand grenade; Australian man breaks world record for fastest time to put on 10 pairs of underpants!
12/23/23: Six-foot-tall nutcracker statue stolen by bikers from outside UK restaurant; NY house with world-record 720,000 Christmas lights does not delight neighbors!
12/16/23: CA woman discovers live possum in her artificial Christmas tree; TikToker causes stir over video of her artificial Christmas tree in the bathtub!
10/8/23: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from April 2, 2000, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, which features a compilation of food-related stories from the previous decade.) | First McDonald's opens in India; FL school board candidate has bachelor's degree from Hamburger University; demented Thanksgiving dinner recipe!
8/27/23: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from July 27, 2003, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 20 years ago.) | OH man sues Walmart for $1M over falling dog bowls; world's first underwater post office opens in Vanuatu!
5/28/23: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from September 9, 2001, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, just two days before 9/11.) | Australian mom streaks in front of 20,000 rugby fans; police in Iran threaten to arrest shopkeepers who sell dogs or display naked mannequins and underwear!
3/12/23: CA man sets world record by visiting Disneyland for nearly 3,000 consecutive days; Pentagon warns troops about eating poppy seeds before taking drug tests!
2/26/23: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from January 20, 2002, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 21 years ago.) | IA man drives naked for 15,000 miles; NZ man mows neighbor's lawn in the nude; IN burglar takes shower and flees naked; German man wants to be buried with his collection of porno videos!
2/12/23: Pet fish in Japan goes online and runs up its owner's credit card bill; Black Eyed Peas sue Poopsie Slime Surprise unicorn toy over "My Poops" song!
2/5/23: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from March 11, 2001, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 22 years ago.) | New study finds happiness could be hazardous to your health; MD man smuggles 70 homing pigeons in his pants [story from 1994]; Austrian tourist arrested in Brazil for transporting bird eggs in his underwear!
1/8/23: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload is a flashback to movie-related Deeementia! Instead of the "Demented News," my first movie adventure -- a 1986 "break-in" interview with Howard the Duck -- is remembered!
1/1/23: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload is the Funny 25 countdown for 2022! For the 1989 countdown, I covered the pre-show festivities... and had a few misadventures, myself!
12/25/22: Police in Poland seek man dressed like Christmas tree who slashed tires at meat warehouse; bear attacks inflatable Rudolph holiday decoration in Lake Tahoe yard!
12/11/22: Survey says one in three Americans have never built a snowman; remembering the NFL player who was late for a team meeting because he was building a snowman!
12/4/22: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from November 30, 1997, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 25 years ago.) | CA prisoner suing over missing nutrition facts on bag of chips; new idiot warning labels during "Here's Your Sign" craze; Toyota & Chevrolet teaming up for new car!
11/20/22: Video game VR headset actually kills player if on-screen character dies; scientists preparing official alien contact protocol should E.T. call Earth!
11/6/22: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from November 7, 2004, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 18 years ago.) | MI police arrest Elvis Presley and Jake Blues impersonators after car chase; Romanian villiagers flee after mistaking disco lights for an alien invasion!
10/16/22: Passengers report odd moaning and grunting over American Airlines PA system; FL field reporter uses condom to protect microphone during hurricane coverage!
10/9/22: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from June 25, 2000, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 22 years ago.) | Wedding in Taiwan takes place inside a public bathroom (WARNING: dangerous puns!); airplane drops jars of marmalade, shattering a car's windshield!
10/2/22: Canadian candidate/realtor advises landlords to defecate in tenants' dwellings to assert ownership; trail of slime leads German customs officials to stash of 93 giant snails!
9/4/22: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from September 4, 1994, so here is the *long and rambling* "Demented News" report from that show, 28 years ago this week.) | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons are back on the pop charts; digging up dirt on coroners!
8/28/22: (Note: This week's Dr. Demento Show upload features a flashback to the episode from February 20, 2005, so here is the "Demented News" report from that show, 17 1/2 years ago.) | ME man repeatedly fakes heart attacks to avoid paying his restaurant tab; NY high school student put sheep's brain in salad dressing at the school cafeteria!