My 83 year old father who has dementia and can't remember what happened yesterday, recalled The Farting Contest. I had to find it and played it for him. Made his day! He laughed and laughed!!
What is so ironic is that laughter can bring us to moments of clarity. It can wipe away tears and take away anger. Most of the time I laugh at myself to keep my sanity....
My sister and i would listen to this with our father, who remembered when it was broadcasted over the radio. We actually played this for him while he was on hospice care before he passed, for one last giggle with him.
Hello everyone. Just wanted to say hi. I've been reading through the comments and I am so happy and honoured with the many stories folks are posting. My dad first played this for me back in the early 70s when I was just a nipper. My brother and I still quote this constantly. Sadly my dad passed away. I had the opportunity to play it for him and we had a great afternoon laughing and reminiscing. Hope this continues to bring laughter and memories to you all. Cheers
My dad actually had a Broadcast Transcription of this (the flip side was a POW interview of German WWII prisoners), unfortunately it was on a glass vase disc that snapped in half I eventually found the 78 of it in a used record store.
When I was in my 20s, back in the late 1970s, my dad was trying to find this. He finally did got it on a cassette. It's long since been lost, and just today it dawned on me that you can find almost anything on RU-vid... and here it is!!! I haven't heard this is 25 years or more.
My dad played this at every party he had when I was growing up. He passed away this weekend and thank you for putting this online.. We played it the night before we buried him. It was great to laugh!
I haven't had time to check in. Just read all of the comments. So happy I was able to bring back happy memories for so many by posting this :) I remember listening to this on the original 78 rpms when I was a kid..... Four fragrant fuzzies in rapid succession..... Hahaha love it
I first heard this on the "Dr. Demento Show" on KMET 94.7 Los Angeles in the 70s. How he was able to play this and get away with it is amazing. I managed to record it on my little cassette recorder. My older brother and I would laugh our butts off (pun intended). Now in our late fifties we still reference this when we see each other!
Same here. My friends and I spent many Friday nights (especially in 1974) listening to Dr. Demento on the "MIGHTY MET" back in the day! (I even had a Pico & Sepulveda t-shirt!) This was definitely one of our favorites!
I used to record Dr D on KMET- the mighty Met with my cassette stole recorder as well! Recorded this, fish heads, the existential Blues, sum things in the bag, moose turf pie, frosty the dope man, my bologna…..I could go on and on!….and I can sing existential blues word for word to this day! Thx for posting!
This is from at least 1946. Fart humor is timeless. I was on the edge of my seat when Windesmear was merely one point behind Boomer. A little disappointing he didn't win but I really hope Boomer went on a grand streak. After all, he did set a record.
One of the funniest records I ever heard. I am 52 and this record came out in either 62 or 63 the year I was born. My dad had this record and used to play it when I was a kid at his home when he and mom split when we went over there on weekends. Thanks for making me smile today.
A real blast from the past!! 💨😂 My brother Jim Rutter turned me onto this original phonograph record back in the 60’s. Still bring tears to my eyes.. 🤣
My cousin shared it with us newlyweds in mid 70’s! We had the record and we taped it! Shared it many times over the years and with our kids! Now time to initiate our granddaughter! Lol thanks for sharing! 🥰
I had this on cassette in the 80's, I ordered it off the back of a Boys' Life magazine. When it arrived, I played it for my dad and he was so excited because he had it as a kid. We need to recognize this recording for its importance to western culture! Seriously, someone should do a documentary on it.
Oh lol, that might explain where my father found it from originally. He used to play this for us when I was little, and I only just now hunted it down myself, and I didn't realise it was originally from 1946 (I didn't recall it clearly enough to remember the clearly older accents. I had a bit of trouble finding it because literally all I could remember was 'just a threep, that's all it was', which apparently wasn't even exactly the quote 😂). So I was wondering why he would have had it, because it doesn't seem like the sort of thing my grandparents would have shared with him; that isn't their sort of humour. But it's very possible he could have gotten it from the same boys life magazine!
My dad had this on a 78. He prized it, played it after he had several cocktails ... and at his parties! He couldn't control his laughter and usually ended up peeing himself. Farting is still hilarious to me to this day!
I first heard this goofy thing when I was in my teens and now, at 66, it's still as goofy as it was then. Mercy, what a work of ----uh---- Fundusbreaking!
I am 46 now. I heard this recording at my grandparents kitchen table with my grandfather and my Dad when I was 7 years old. Timeless classic. I still cry laughing when I hear his Lordshio leave a plotcher....
my parents used to have this on vinyl and would play it when we were kids.... probably why I still find toilet humour so funny! Glad to have found it again.
One of my uncles had this record when I was a child. Since he lived far away, his nieces and nephews heard him talk about it, but never actually heard it. I'm finally hearing it some fifty years after first becoming aware of it.
Seriously, this never gets old, you can listen to and come back to it man months or years later and it's likes listening to it for the first time ever, it's and absolute classic
My father introduced me to this recording when I was about twelve or thirteen. He, in turn, had heard it when he was but a teen himself. We giggled and laughed together and the finale left us both in stitches. Thanks for posting. Brings back some nice memories.
I had this on a yellow 10" Vinyl in either the late 60s or early 70s when I worked for a record store before and after Army service. I never stopped busting my gut listening to it. The Contest has lost non of its charm in the intervening decades. Thanks for sharing!!
My late Papa (maternal grandfather) had copies of this that I didn’t listen to until after he had passed. He was a massive lover of all things tasteless fart jokes. This is one of my all time favorites!
My uncle brought this record to my attention many decades ago. It is still hilarious. I noticed around 84 thumbs downs for this. It has been my experience that people who can not find an ill placed fart humorous are people I would rather not associate with. The descriptive word I find that describes people with no sense of humor concerning the act of farting starts with an A and ends with an E.
my friends Dad played this for us after our High School graduation in 1979. So funny I nearly pissed myself. It was on a cassette that said "Farting Contest - Never erase". This is the standard by which all comedy can be measured.
Super funny record. My brother 25 years ago told me about this record and am glad it still exists. Thanks for posting it to make us all laugh alot. Funny Funny for sure.
on KMET dr. demento played this twice a year. it got so many requests he had to retire it from the weekly top 10 countdown,and gave it its own special event on the show.
Oh the memories. My uncle first played this for me that he recorded from Dr. Demento. It was on a radio station down in Southern California. Great memories back in the "60's.....
In the 90s I bought my younger brother a "Talkboy", (a hand held silver tape recorder you could change your voice) and for some strange reason I got a free tape with this on it ha. Over time it got lost, so thanks for bringing back memories with this 🖒
My son-in-law was in the hospital and he mentioned remembering hearing this as a boy. He doesn't have use of a cell phone so was really surprised to see me pull it up within a few seconds. We listened to it and were in tears. This was about 11 pm, and we were quite noisy as a few people walked by to see what the uproar was about. They didn't ask us to leave or even close the door. I think there is something infectious about hearing people heartily laughing. Thank you so much for putting it on RU-vid. I have waited until after Easter Sunday to forward the link to my brother as I thought it inappropriate for Easter, but we are big on funny fart sounds and jokes and gadgets.
I have a cassette tape of this I recorded off the Dr Demento show back in the mid 70s. I was 1 of many with the words "Pico and Sepulveda" written on my locker. I looked forward to his 4 hour show on Sunday evenings.
I first listened to this as a child. After Marriage I remembered it from my childhood and I wanted the album. I found one at a record store that specialized in old albums. I was so excited. After playing it for friends they all wanted a copy. This was in the 70's. I located only 2 more copies in Ohio and got them for friends. I am so excited to see it here. I still have the album but as we all know we rarely play plastic at this time. So now I can play it for my friends on the computer. It is a winner when having a party and drinking is involved..
This is the cleanest, best recording of the contest ever. Too bad somebody edited out the very, very best parts where the guy can't hold a straight face and starts laughing. He threw his voice for the interviews, he was Windersmere and Boomer himself. Can't help but admire the guy. What an imagination. A genius of a writer, a brilliant actor, and I think the very best straight-man comedian of all time.
Thank you so very very much for this. A childhood_friend's_father gave us each a copy of this. I remember having a cassette tape of it, and would listen being going to sleep. It must of been 1988-1990 for me hearing this. Thank you again. :-)
My parents had this record when was just a youngster. My brother and I were told we could not listen to it. That is when we listened every chance we got.
Hey everyone. Thanks for all of the comments. I have just found the original 78's Thought they had been lost. Doubt they could be played now but still nice to have.
I had a tape of this back in the 60's and it broke like so many other tapes. I never thought I'd hear it again. Thanks to the almighty RU-vid here it is. Always like the ending the best! Funny as hell.
This had to be edited from I believe 3 78 rpm discs. One of my favorite lines was: "Now look here, Cobber... !" The rules of the contest and the various "blasts" are so imaginative! Plus the sendup of British "royalty," calling Windowsmear "Your Majesty," etc.
I first heard this on AM radio in the mid-1960s while driving, and we had to pull over to the side of the road we literally laughing so hard we went blind and couldn't drive!
I was a teenager when my mother sat me down in our kitchen and put the "cassette" in the machine and played this for me. She had recently heard it and thought it hilarious and wanted to share! I think it is from the 50's or 60's! Really kind of bizarre! Thanks Mom!
My dad first told me about this record when I was a little kid. That same day he brings me on a date. I remember saying to him “daddy tell her about the farting contest record” of course my dad was mortified and was shushing me lol
When my first grandson was about four, he passed a REAL stinker. We used euphemisms at the time. I asked him if he had popped a bubble. He turned around, looked me square in the eye, and said, "Paw Paw, we call those FARTS." I think he must have been related to Paul Boomer.
Before Monty Python's flying circus, before Joe Murry's comedy and other Nickelodeon original animated shows, before Amadeus, before The Lion King and before Dances with Wolves and way before Family Guy the world had this.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as a special service feature. we have brought to you direct from the ringside of the Maple Leaf Auditorium a complete blow-by-blow account of the first ever crepitation contest to be held under international auspices. This broadcast replaced 'Midweek Meditations,' usually heard at this time. Your narrator, Sidney S. Brown." To be rejoindered with the classic French-Canadian-accented erratum "This is the Dominion Network of the Canadian Broadcorping Castration," followed by "O Canada" after a short pause to catch listener attention ... and itself followed by the time signal from the National Research Council ("The start of a long stroke following ten seconds' silence will be exactly--") and the hourly news bulletin.
