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Emde Family

On several of his radio shows Shep spoke of the neighbors next door called the Emde family. He spoke of their sons David and Melvin, and the dog Zero. As always, there is a mix in Shep's use of names. Dick was the son's name in 1964, Melvin was the son's name in 1966. Brothers? Not according to Eric Emdee, Melvin's grandson. Melvin was an only child. "Shep apparently referred to my grandfather as "Dick" to poke fun at him and for that reason he also referred to him as "the terror of Cleveland Street." According to Melvin, his dogs name was "Tootsy" and "Zero" was Flick's dog. He and Randy would sit for hours under Shep's window playing "knife" listening to Shep calling people over his ham radio. In a 1969 show he says the family is named Beegee living in the Emde house (aka Emde's Folly) and the Beegee's son is Melvin and dog is Zero. Another example of Shep's knack of rearranging the facts. According to an article in the Hammond Times, (see below), Melvin Emdee did a cornet solo during a concert at the Morton School on May 21, 1943.

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	People		Emde, Melvin

TBS Marathons:

Every Christmas since 1997 the TBS cable network has shown a 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Date	Description
December 24, 1997	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1998	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1999	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2000	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2001	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2002	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2003	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2004	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2005	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2006	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2007	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2008	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2009	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2010	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2011	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2012	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2013	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2014	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2015	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2016	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2017	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2018	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2019	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2020	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2021	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2022	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2023	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2024	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2025	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

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May 20, 1943
Scool concert article

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975