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<img alt='cover image' title='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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src='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'>
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<ul>
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<li>Drama</li><li>Horror</li><li>Mystery</li>
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<label>The Strange Dr. Weird</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29 episodes</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-1945</span>
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</aside>
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<ol><li class='episode' title='The House Where Death Lived'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00001.mp3'>
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<label>The House Where Death Lived</label>
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<aside>
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<span>14mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-07</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Summoning of Chandor'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00002.mp3'>
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<label>The Summoning of Chandor</label>
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<aside>
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<span>13mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-14</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Journey into the Unknown'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00003.mp3'>
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<label>Journey into the Unknown</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-21</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Death in the Everglades'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00004.mp3'>
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<label>Death in the Everglades</label>
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<aside>
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<span>13mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-28</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Murder Comes Home'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00005.mp3'>
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<label>Murder Comes Home</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-05</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Talked with Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00006.mp3'>
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<label>The Man Who Talked with Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-12</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The White Pearls of Freedom'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00007.mp3'>
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<label>The White Pearls of Freedom</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-19</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Stand-In for Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00008.mp3'>
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<label>Stand-In for Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-26</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Tiger Cat'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00009.mp3'>
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<label>The Tiger Cat</label>
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<aside>
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<span>11mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-02</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Murder Ship'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00010.mp3'>
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<label>Murder Ship</label>
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<aside>
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<span>11mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-09</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Beauty and the Beast'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00011.mp3'>
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<label>Beauty and the Beast</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-16</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Survival of the Fittest'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00012.mp3'>
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<label>Survival of the Fittest</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-23</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Lived Twice'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00013.mp3'>
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<label>The Man Who Lived Twice</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-30</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Dark Wings of Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00014.mp3'>
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<label>The Dark Wings of Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-06</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Secret Room'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00015.mp3'>
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<label>The Secret Room</label>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-13</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Knife of Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00016.mp3'>
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<label>The Knife of Death</label>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-20</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Murder Will Out'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00017.mp3'>
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<label>Murder Will Out</label>
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<aside>
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<span>13mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-27</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Voice of Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00018.mp3'>
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<label>The Voice of Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-06</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Two Faces of Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00019.mp3'>
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<label>The Two Faces of Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-13</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Knew Everything'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00020.mp3'>
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<label>The Man Who Knew Everything</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-20</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='He Woke Up Dead'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00021.mp3'>
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<label>He Woke Up Dead</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-27</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Devil's Caverns'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00022.mp3'>
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<label>The Devil's Caverns</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-03</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='When Killers Meet'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00023.mp3'>
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<label>When Killers Meet</label>
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<aside>
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<span>13mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-10</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Dead Man's Paradise'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00024.mp3'>
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<label>Dead Man's Paradise</label>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-17</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Ghost Ship'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00025.mp3'>
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<label>The Ghost Ship</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-24</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Played Dead'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00026.mp3'>
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<label>The Man Who Played Dead</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-05-01</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Murder, One Million BC'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00027.mp3'>
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<label>Murder, One Million BC</label>
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<aside>
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<span>14mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-05-08</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Picture of a Killer'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/the-strange-dr-weird.jpg'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00028.mp3'>
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<label>Picture of a Killer</label>
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<aside>
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<span>12mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-05-15</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Revenge from the Grave'
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data-series='The Strange Dr. Weird'
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data-file='otr/the-strange-dr-weird/00029.mp3'>
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<label>Revenge from the Grave</label>
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<aside>
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<span>14mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-05-22</span>
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</aside>
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<article><p>
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The Strange Dr. Weird was a horror and mysterious melodrama radio program featuring Maurice Tarplin as the narrator, who also lent his creepy voice to the more famous series, The Mysterious Traveler. With its spooky organ music and macabre themes, the show focused on supernatural tales, bits of gore, and innuendos of dread, all backed by an eerie atmosphere. Tarplin's performance as the titular character was reminiscent of the fine actor Boris Karloff, and Tarplin's famous introduction and closing lines captured the chilling essence of the show, inviting listeners to come in and explore the frightful stories that awaited inside Dr. Weird's house on the other side of the cemetery.</p><p>The Strange Dr. Weird aired on the Mutual radio network from 1944 to 1945, consisting of 29 episodes produced and directed by Jock MacGregor and written by Robert A. Arthur, who also scripted for The Mysterious Traveler. The series was sponsored by Adam Hats and many of the scripts were condensed 15-minute versions of those originally broadcast on The Mysterious Traveler. Maurice Tarplin, known for his killer puns, was inspired from his previous work on The Mysterious Traveler, while Mutual regulars showcased their acting skills in chilling, suspenseful episodes. The series remains an iconic part of the golden age of radio and stands as a testament to the enduring popularity of the horror genre.
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</p><p>Sources:
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<a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Strange_Dr_Weird_Singles' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strange_Dr._Weird' target='_blank'>wikipedia.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/strange-doctor-weird' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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