George Watson Show 57-01-12 Comic DJ Show with Baron Siggy Plattermacher WBBM-CBS Chicago

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: George Watson Show 57-01-12 Comic DJ Show with Baron Siggy Plattermacher WBBM-CBS Chicago
Date: December 27, 2025
Host: George Watson
Special Guest: Baron Sigmund (“Siggy”) Pluttermacher, DJ from Vienna

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Episode Theme & Purpose

This episode takes listeners back to the golden era of radio with a comic twist. Host George Watson welcomes Baron Siggy Pluttermacher, a characterful and humorous disc jockey from Vienna, as a guest host. The format playfully mashes up international DJ banter, musical performances, and good-natured ribbing — all styled in the energetic tone and wit of late 1950s radio shows.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Introductions and Show Concept

• [00:36] George Watson sets the stage, describing the international DJ spotlight concept:

  “We're going to try each week to bring you the outstanding disc jockey from the various large cities around the world and have them take over the program for us…”
  (George, 00:36)

Baron Siggy Pluttermacher Takes the Mic

• Baron Siggy’s arrival is met with lively banter and a playfully exaggerated “Austrian” accent.
• Comic Exchange:
  • Siggy claims things in Vienna are “trumping” (fun, lively).
  • He and George riff about American vs. Viennese slang:

    “Real cool, man, real cool.”
    (Baron Siggy, 01:37)
    “Yeah, but we say that here too, Ziggy.”
    (George, 01:43)
    “But you’re copycats, that’s all. Copycats.”
    (Baron Siggy, 01:45)

Siggy’s Origin Story

• [01:49] Siggy humorously recounts his rise from “standby tuba player” for “station WO... on the Limburger Network,” boasting a hit song:

  “I was so bad, the station decided to go in for that canned music. And I was canned. But I was taken back in a few days.”
  (Baron Siggy, 01:54)
  “You ain’t Nothing but Ein Dachshund. It’s the rage of Austria now.”
  (Baron Siggy, 02:27)

• The segment is intentionally tongue-in-cheek, gently lampooning radio merit and success.

Transition to the DJ Segment

• [02:52] Siggy is likened to “the Mel Bellairs of Vienna” before being invited to “do his stuff” with playful ceremony.

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Musical Highlights & Comic Color

First Song: “Just in Time”

• [03:02-05:45]
  • The show features a heartfelt performance of “Just in Time.”
  • The song acts as both entertainment and a showcase for Siggy’s “DJ skills.”

Comic Dedication & Satire

• [07:31-07:39] George and Siggy dedicate the next number “to Nikita Khrushchev and Cho Stalin”—satirizing Cold War figures with a wink.

  “We dedicate this to Nikita Khrushchev and Cho Stalin.”
  (George, 07:31)

  • Siggy: “The Mutual Admiration Society.” (07:39)

Second Song: “Mutual Admiration Society”

• [07:51-09:44]
  • Upbeat, comic duet interspersed with Siggy’s and George’s banter.

Vienna’s Top Hit: “Rock Around the Danube”

• [09:59]
  • Siggy announces his pick for Austria’s top hit—his “personal friend Klaus Hammerschmidt’s” band.

  “Here is mein friend, personal Klaus Hammerschmidt…und his Heidelberg Heb Katzmid. Rock around the Danube. Are you ready, cats? Ein, Zwei. Blow.”
  (Baron Siggy & George, 10:03-10:05)

• The song is introduced with exaggerated, mock-German stage commands, riffs, and plenty of playful shouts (“Blow, Rudolph, Blow!” at 10:26).

Comic Reflection

• [12:32] Siggy’s humorous aftermath:

  “That’s the kind of music that gives me a lump in a drought. Like one of those half swallowed Geno schnitzels.”
  (Baron Siggy, 12:32)

• George reacts:

  “Oh, that knocked me out.”
  (George, 12:39)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Banter on DJ slang:

  “But you’re copycats, that’s all. Copycats. That’s what you are.”
  (Baron Siggy, 01:45)

• Fake hit song title:

  “You ain’t Nothing but Ein Dachshund. It’s the rage of Austria now.”
  (Baron Siggy, 02:27)

• On the “Viennese” experience:

  “It was no time at all before I became known as the Mel Bellairs of Vienna.”
  (Baron Siggy, 02:52)

• Dedication to Soviet leaders:

  “We dedicate this to Nikita Khrushchev and Cho Stalin.”
  (George, 07:31)
  “The Mutual Admiration Society.”
  (Baron Siggy, 07:39)

• Mock song intros:

  “Here is mein friend, personal Klaus Hammerschmidt… Rock around the Danube. Are you ready, cats? Ein, Zwei. Blow.”
  (Baron Siggy, 10:03-10:05)
  “That’s the kind of music that gives me a lump in a drought. Like one of those half-swallowed Geno schnitzels.”
  (Baron Siggy, 12:32)

• Comic farewell:

  “Yeah, yeah, George, I come back. I had more fun. So long, George. I'll see you later.”
  (Baron Siggy, 14:19)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:36 — George introduces the show concept and guest.
• 01:30-02:52 — Banter with Baron Siggy, comic “origin story,” and setup for the DJ segment.
• 03:02-05:45 — “Just in Time” musical performance.
• 07:31-09:44 — Dedication and performance of “Mutual Admiration Society.”
• 09:59-12:39 — Introduction and comic performance of “Rock Around the Danube.”
• 12:39-14:39 — Final banter and humorous goodbyes.

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Tone and Style

The episode is fast-paced, gag-filled, and unabashedly retro, evoking the improvisational spirit of classic radio. The interplay between George and Baron Siggy is good-naturedly goofy, filled with puns, affectionate mockery of midcentury pop culture, and a light parody of European music and Cold War politics.

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Summary:
This Harold's Old Time Radio episode delivers a tongue-in-cheek “golden era” radio experience, blending comic DJ parody, song performances, and warm nostalgia. The Baron Siggy character steals the show with his over-the-top accent and musical antics—making it a treat for fans of classic radio humor and lovers of postwar Americana.

Transcript

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[George (Radio Host)]

Well, say good morning. Good morning to you. This is Watson for Klinger Brothers Motors, your Dodge Plymouth dealer on Chicago's north side at 2525 Tuohy Avenue. Well, we have what we think a very interesting guest on this morning's record show. We're going to try each week to bring you the outstanding disc jockey from the various large cities around the world and have them take over the program for us and more or less spin the current top tunes of their own countries. A little later, I'll have important information for you from Klinger Brothers Motors. They're personal friends of mine that I've been dealing with for the past two years. Now, our show. It's a great pleasure for me to introduce to you the top disc jockey of Vienna who's kindly consented to be our guest today, Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Thank you. Thank you, Duncan. Thank you for a nice introduction you gave me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you, George.

[George (Radio Host)]

Well, Ziggy, how are things in Vienna?

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Trumping, George, trumping, as we say in the chair circles. Real cool, man, real cool.

[George (Radio Host)]

Yeah, but we say that here too, Ziggy.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

But you're copycats, that's all. Copycats. That's what you are.

[George (Radio Host)]

Cats.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

What copy?

[George (Radio Host)]

Well, we're cats. All right, Ziggy, but tell us about yourself. How did you become a radio personality?

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Well, I was stand by a tuba player in Vienna at station wo. Yeah, that's on the Limburger Network. And I was so bad, the station decided to go in for that canned music. And I was canned. But I was taken back in a few days.

[George (Radio Host)]

They couldn't do without you, Ziggy.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Yeah, yeah. A song I had written for tuba was just published and it was an overnight sensation. So WOBU took me back to capitalize on my name song. You wrote a song, Ziggy?

[George (Radio Host)]

What was it called?

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

You ain't Nothing but Ein Dachshund. It's the rage of Austria now.

[George (Radio Host)]

Sounds familiar, Ziggy. I think I heard it over here.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Achieve, my friend Winge Liedekrans recorded on the Glockenspiel label there. No, no, no. It was under Glockenspiel. But it's under Schmaltzlebel.

[George (Radio Host)]

So you became disc jockey for wopu and soon you rose to become the top radio personnel.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

That's right, George.

[George (Radio Host)]

That's right.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

It was no time at all before I became known as the Mel Bellairs of Vienna.

[George (Radio Host)]

Oh boy. Let's hear you do your stuff now, Ziggy. There are recordings. Turntable, mic. Go to it. Ladies and gentlemen, Sigmund Platemacher.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Okay, George, thank you again. And here we go. Dhoni Bennett discovers a worn out suspender strap on things just in Thai.

[Singer]

Just in time. I found you just in time. Before you came. My time was running low. I was lost. The losing dice were tossed. My bridges all were crossed. Nowhere to go now you're here. And now I know just where I'm going. No more doubt or fear. I found my way for love came just in time. You found me just in time. And changed my lonely life that lovely day. I was lost. The losing dice were tossed. My bridges all across. Nowhere to go. Now you're here. And now I know just where I'm going. No more doubt or fear. I found my way for love came just in time. You found me just in time. And changed my lonely life that lovely day.

[George (Radio Host)]

Friends Mike and Lee Klinger have been selling Dodgers and Plymouths at 2525 West Tuohy for only a few short years. And yet they've become the talk of the town. How do they do it? What's their secret? Well, take it from a man who just bought his second car from them, it's done. You know what Mike and Lee say? No matter how close a deal we make with you, and we do deal close, what's important is that you have become a valued customer. And we mean to keep you a customer. Prompt attention and the best service facilities guarantees this. I know I'm not the only one sold on those two Klinger boys. Others in the trade are baffled by the way Klinger sells new Dodges and Plymouths at such reasonable prices. And also by their block long operation up at 2525 TUI. I know I can personally tell you about that. That's really an operation. That's service. For the first time, they're stocked full with more General Motors and Ford products than ever before. Good clean cars with years of trouble free driving still in them. Like the 55 old Super 88 two door. Now here's a car equipped with power steering, power brakes. Hydramatic, lots more. 15 $95. Or that 56 Pontiac Catalina hardtop With Hydramatic radio heater. White walls. Look, friends, here's a car less than a year old, and still Klinger says only 2095. Ask for Mike Orly. Klinger. 2525 West Tui Avenue Klinger Dodge Plymouth. They're open all day today and tomorrow. Sunday till six and every weeknight till nine. Now, that's 2525 West Tuohy. That's just a block past Western Avenue. And Touhy is 7200 north in Chicago. Siggy, it's all yours. We're so busy here, George.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Yeah.

[George (Radio Host)]

Now we dedicate this next number. Oh, this is a pip. We dedicate this to Nikita Khrushchev and Cho Stalin.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

The Mutual Admiration society.

[Singer]

We belong to a mutual admiration society My baby and me we belong to a mutual admiration society I think he's.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Handsome and he's smart I think that she's a work of art I say that he's the greatest man and likewise I'm her biggest fan say her kisses are like wine his kiss is just as good as mine and that's the.

[Singer]

Way we pass the time of day My baby and me oh, we belong to a mutual admiration society I say.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Oh, you're the sweetest one I say, no, you're the sweetest one she claims that I'm a natural wit he says it's just the opposite the only fighting that we do Is just who loves.

[Singer]

Who more than who when we go.

On like that from night to dawn My baby and me oh, we belong to new children Admiration society.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Now, I do not exaggerate I think she's nothing short of grave I say that kind of flattery Will get you any place with me the way we carry on it is to just embarrass all our friends and that is how.

[Singer]

We'Ll still be years from now My baby and me oh, we belong to a mutual admiration society My baby and me we belong to a mutual land society My baby and me.

[George (Radio Host)]

That was.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

That cutie JP Morgan and Eddie Arnold made the Mutual Admiration Society.

[George (Radio Host)]

And now. George.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

George. Yeah, what is it, Ziggy? George, Here is the tune which I.

[George (Radio Host)]

Have picked as the top hit of Vienna for this week.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Here is mein friend, personal Klaus Hammerschmidt.

[George (Radio Host)]

Und his Heidelberg Heb Katzmid.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Rock around the Danube. Are you ready, cats? Ein, Zwei. Blow.

[Singer]

Go, Heaven.

[George (Radio Host)]

Go.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Rock. Heinrich.

[Singer]

Roll. Wolfgang. Roll.

[Pertussin Announcer]

Sling.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Rhino.

[Pertussin Announcer]

Sling. Leaf.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Ludwig Leaf. Blow. Rudolph, Blow. Go, gentlemen. Go. Go, go, Mid rock's round o'.

[Pertussin Announcer]

Clock.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Oh, it sounds so neat to understand this beat about the chassis. But then you've got blow the best you can. Oh, that's crazy, man. Forgive us, Johan. Oh, it sounds so dancing. It's pretty, fellows when it's got that big. I hear you talking. What a chance it is. Rock is tragic. Daniel. The Daniel Scott. Oh, dig that crazy river. They could sing till dawn. You're remarkably cool. Yes, we really got you. Cancel this veganism.

[Singer]

Go, go.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Heinrich.

[Singer]

Oh, alert. Rocking and rolling along.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

That's the kind of music that gives me a lump in a drought. Like one of those half swallowed Geno schnitzels.

[George (Radio Host)]

Oh, that knocked me out. Now, gather yourself together there for a moment while I tell everybody that everyone comes to Klinger Dodge and plymouth dealers at 2525 W. Tuya Ave. Because they know Klinger stock's the best. In used cars. No one car is serviced less than another. And no one car outshines another. Because expert car on every automobile makes a Klinger used car a wanted car. For example, here's a 56 Chevrolet 210 with radio heater and many other extras. Only 1695, fully winterized and ready to go. Like every one of their cars. And then there's the Lee Klinger personal car. I saw that the other day. It's the fabulous 56 Dodge Dart two door hardtop with a famous D500 engine. Specifically ordered for Mr. Klinger and specially constructed for the sports car enthusiast. The Dart has speed and design and a world of power. And it was made to sell for well over $4,000. And well worth it. But just take a big chunk out of that price. Almost half. And you drive it away today. So why don't you stop in today at 2525 W. Tui Ave. And take a look at these cars and judge for yourself. Clinger Dodge Plymouth, just west of Western on Tui. And they're open all day Saturday and tomorrow. Sunday till 6, every weeknight till 9. Klinger Motors, 2525 West Tui Avenue. Well, that's it for today, folks. Remember friends, Clinger brothers, your northside Dodge Plymouth dealer. Warm friendship, dependable worry free service and acceptable fine deals are found at 2525 2EM 7200 North. Just a few blocks west of Western M. So we say goodbye now. Oh, Baron Ziggy.

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[George (Radio Host)]

George, thanks for being with us today. And visit us again soon, will you?

[Baron Sigmund Pluttermacher (Disc Jockey)]

Yeah, yeah. George, I come back. I had more fun. So long, George. I'll see you later.

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