Jean Shepherd - Tarzan, Cheeseburger of the Future, & Shep the Scientist 1976/04/07

A salute to the Japanese. A store has an animatronic greeter for a store. And... on a sheet of toilet paper, it has English and Japanese words so one can learn English while on the throne.
Starts at: 2:00
Jean hums "The Japanese Sandman"
Starts at: 4:59
While at the bank, Jean is reminded that cameras are always rolling.
Starts at: 5:57
Washington Irving created "The Headless Horseman" and there was a stamp recently issued for this. Jean predicts a Tarzan stamp will be coming soon...
Starts at: 8:24
As a kid, Jean and his friends worked on his Tarzan yell. Shep reads us an excerpt from Tarzan where he bests a Lion and has him for lunch!
Story Starts at: 9:20
Shep did a performance at MIT and tells us about hanging out with the engineers and nerds. Jean saw a cheeseburger of the future. We then hear about kids who got into science and kids who didn't get into science.
Starts at: 14:30
Jean was a science kit and he was the first one to burn a hole in the rug from a Gilbert chemistry kit.
Story Starts at: 18:00
The average man has the same scientific knowledge as a man in the 16th century (at least according to Jean). The average man is not smart and is always scared.
Starts at: 20:35
A man invented a machine that can lift the planet. Not only that it's got the most torque and will take the longest to complete a full revolution.
Starts at: 26:42
[Audio is public domain, Photo © by Roy Schatt]