The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

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The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd is a short audio and video series distributed in the pioneering field of podcasting. Created by Grant Baciocco and Doug Price, it is a family friendly show in the style of old-time radio. The show also draws much inspiration from The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. The show first began in April of 2004 on Dementia Radio but gained it's popularity via podcasting. The show originates from Hood Avenue Studios in Burbank, CA.

Basic Plot: When his Time and Space Travel Device is stolen by the evil mastermind Dr. Steve and his sock-shaped assistant Fidgert...Dr. Floyd, his young protégé Dr. Grant and their faithful robot companion C.H.I.P.S. must do what they can to get it back. Bent on achieving fame and fortune, Dr. Steve plans to race through history stealing historical items and then returning to the future to sell them on eBay. Can Dr. Floyd and his crew thwart the evil machinations of Dr. Steve and Fidgert?

In almost every episode the cast visits a famous historical figure.

The first episode was aired on Dementia Radio on April 4, 2004 and began podcasting on November 7, 2004. Each episode is approximately 5 minutes long, though some are longer and some are shorter. The shows have featured guest stars from around the entertainment world playing historical figures. June Foray, Jeffrey Tambor, Don Novello, Frank Conniff, Rick Overton, Kira Soltanovich and Ron Lynch are among the celebrities who have played parts on the show.

The show was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast in the first ever Podcast Awards. It has also been featured on the front page of the iTunes Podcast Directory, in SPIN Magazine and the Tivo Podcast directory.

In 2006, the show won a Parsec Awards for excellence in Science Fiction Related Podcasting[1] and brough home a Podcast Peer Award for Best Family Friendly Podcast[2]. The show was also nominated for a Just Plain Folks Music Award for Children's Storytelling[3].

Contents

[edit] Characters

  • Dr. Floyd -"The smartest man in the world with the smallest head this side of the Mississippi" and the hero of the show. His main pet peeve is that Dr. Grant always talks about his small head.
  • Dr. Grant - (Grant Baciocco) Dr. Floyd's young protege.
  • C.H.I.P.S. - (Moira Quirk) Dr. Floyd and Dr. Grant's Faithful Robot Companion
  • Dr. Steve - Evil Mastermind and Dr. Floyd's Arch-Nemesis
  • Fidgert - Dr. Steve's "sock-shaped" companion.

[edit] Minor characters

  • Mr. Narrator - Narrator of the shows, who interacts with the characters at times.
  • Flight Attendant Krystee - A Flight Attendant on Dr. Floyd's Time & Space Ship
  • Ensign Tim Porary - Red Shirted Expendable Crewman
  • Mrs. Doris Floyd - (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) Mother of Dr. Floyd
  • Mr. Beardychins - Mrs. Floyd's Pomeranian Puppy
  • Dr. Doug - Wayward protege of Dr. Floyd

[edit] Historical Figures

[edit] Episodes

Episode Number Title Podcast Date Run time Historical References
101 "Where It All Begins...Again!" November 7, 2004 3:56 None. Series Premiere
102 "Steve Defeats Floyd!" November 14, 2004 4:16 "Dewey Defeats Truman" newspapers
103 "Stop The Presses...And Dr. Steve!" November 21, 2004 4:16 "Dewey Defeats Truman" newspapers
104 "Sweet Home Chicago!" November 28, 2004 3:12 None
105 "Wiseguys!" December 5, 2004 4:30 Al Capone
106 "The Sitdown!" December 12, 2004 3:41 Al Capone
107 "Face Off!" December 19, 2004 4:22 Al Capone
108 "Obligatory Flashback Episode!" December 26, 2004 6:21 None
108.5 "Screaming Through Time And Space!" January 2, 2005 0:29 None
109 "Wind Beneath My Wings!" January 9, 2005 4:36 The Wright Brothers
110 "The Flying Nuts!" January 16, 2005 4:19 The Wright Brothers
111 "Goodnight Dr. Floyd!" January 23, 2005 4:20 None
112 "Kiss My Grits!" January 30, 2005 4:50 None
201 "The Undrinkable Molly Pitcher!" April 3, 2005 3:40 Molly Pitcher. Season Premiere
202 "...DYE!" April 10, 2005 6:34 Molly Pitcher.
203 "Flat Baroque!" April 17, 2005 4:05 Johann Pachelbel
204 "I'll See You In Hell Pachelbel!" April 24, 2005 4:47 Johann Pachelbel
205 "Doug's Ghost & The First Of Three Spirits!" May 1, 2005 7:17 A Christmas Carol tribute
206 "The Second Of Three Spirits!" May 8, 2005 8:05 A Christmas Carol tribute
207 "The Last Of The Spirits & The End Of It!" May 15, 2005 7:12 A Christmas Carol tribute
208 "In The Jungle!" May 22, 2005 3:47 David Livingstone & Henry Morton Stanley
209 "Please Remain Seated!" May 29, 2005 4:55 David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley & Disneyland's Jungle Cruise
210 "Staying A-Head Of Dr. Steve!" June 4, 2005 5:24 David Livingstone & Henry Morton Stanley
211 "The Wedding Crashers!" June 12, 2005 4:20 Cleopatra & Mark Antony
212 "I Do, Dr. Floyd!" June 19, 2005 5:30 Cleopatra & Mark Antony
213 "The Cliffhanger Episode!" June 26, 2005 5:01 None
301 "Home Sweet Home!" August 1, 2005 6:07 None
302 "The Adventures Of Lewis & Clark!" August 8, 2005 4:16 Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
303 "Call Of The Wild!" August 14, 2005 4:49 Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
304 "The Greatest Show On Earth!" August 21, 2005 5:16 P.T. Barnum
305 "Hitting The Bricks!" August 28, 2005 5:48 P.T. Barnum
306 "Fiji Queasy!" September 4, 2005 4:59 P.T. Barnum
307 "Accident In Time!" September 11, 2005 5:04 None
308 "All's Wells That Ends Welles!" September 18, 2005 5:51 H.G. Wells & Orson Welles
309 "Jump The Shark!" September 25, 2005 5:04 Jumping The Shark
310 "Jump The Shark! Part II!" October 2, 2005 4:36 Jumping The Shark
311 "Annie Are You Oakley? Are you Oakley, Annie?!" October 9, 2005 6:13 Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill Cody
312 "Reach For The Sky!" October 16, 2005 5:52 Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill Cody
313 "As The Worm Turns!" October 23, 2005 6:31 None
401 "Trial By Worms!" January 14, 2006 6:43 Jimmy Hoffa
402 "To The End!" January 22, 2006 8:54 None
403 "70 Years To Wall Drug!!" January 31, 2006 4:34 Wall Drug
404 "Play It Again Sam!!" February 5, 2006 6:30 Wall Drug
405 "Knock Your Socks Off!" February 18, 2006 8:01 Alva J. Fisher
406 "Smile & Sing!" February 26, 2006 8:10 None.
407 "Executive Decision!" March 4, 2006 7:12 George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph
408 "By The Skin Of Our False Teeth!" March 12, 2006 9:54 George Washington, Martha Washington and Gilbert Stuart
409 "Always Low IQ's!" March 19, 2006 7:48 None
410 "Go Fly A Kite!" April 10, 2006 10:22 Benjamin Franklin
411 "Like A Bolt Out Of The Blue!" April 17, 2006 9:22 Benjamin Franklin
412 "Of Dogs, Dishes And Diet Coke!" April 22, 2006 9:42 None
413 "One Order Of Flu To Go Please!!" May 1, 2006 9:31 Pablo Picasso
414 "House Arrest!" May 8, 2006 8:38 Galileo
415 "Watching Things Revolve!" May 15, 2006 8:25 Galileo
501 "Ballot Bandits!" October 15, 2006 5:55 Susan B. Anthony
SE001 "Somewhere In France!" Never Aired  ? James Monroe, Francois Barbé-Marbois and Robert R. Livingston
SE002 "Live At The Podcast Expo 2005!" November 11, 2005  ? None
SE003 "Twas The Night Before Floyd!" December 12, 2005  ? A retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's "Twas The Night Before Christmas"
SE004 "The Gift!" December 19, 2005  ? A retelling of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Parsec Awards Website. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
  2. ^ "Podcast Peer Awards Website. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  3. ^ "Just Plain Folks Awards Website. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.

[edit] External links

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