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Don't Touch That Dial · November 2 · 16 min

Badges, Sirens and Theme Songs

Don't Touch That Dial for November 2, 2026: Badges, Sirens and Theme Songs. 10 pieces (songs and theme tunes, vintage commercials and promos): Ray Anthony - Dragnet Theme, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Perry Mason and more, with Ricky Voltage. In this episode: 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you 1:13 Ray Anthony - Dragnet Theme 3:56 Chesterfield Cigarettes (commercial, 1951) 5:14 Perry Mason (theme) — Perry Mason is an American legal drama that aired on CBS from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966, featuring Raymond Burr as a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer. The character originally came from detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner, and many episodes of the series were based on stories written by Gardner. 7:15 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato 7:23 Perry Mason (commercial) 7:44 Honey West (TV promo) 7:56 Police Woman (TV theme) 9:26 Police Woman promo (1982) 9:45 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato 9:54 Hawaii 5-0 (theme) — "Hawaii Five-O Theme" is an instrumental composed by Morton Stevens for the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O, which aired from 1968 to 1980, and is widely regarded as one of the best television themes ever made. The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1968 that reached the top five of the singles charts in the United States and Canada, becoming one of the band's biggest hits. 11:42 Matlock Promo (1986) 12:03 Mike Post - Hill Street Blues Theme 15:14 Ricky Voltage signs off Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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Don't Touch That Dial for November 2, 2026: Badges, Sirens and Theme Songs. 10 pieces (songs and theme tunes, vintage commercials and promos): Ray Anthony - Dragnet Theme, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Perry Mason and more, with Ricky Voltage.

In this episode:

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:13 Ray Anthony - Dragnet Theme
  3. 3:56 Chesterfield Cigarettes (commercial, 1951)
  4. 5:14 Perry Mason (theme) — Perry Mason is an American legal drama that aired on CBS from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966, featuring Raymond Burr as a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer. The character originally came from detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner, and many episodes of the series were based on stories written by Gardner.
  5. 7:15 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  6. 7:23 Perry Mason (commercial)
  7. 7:44 Honey West (TV promo)
  8. 7:56 Police Woman (TV theme)
  9. 9:26 Police Woman promo (1982)
  10. 9:45 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  11. 9:54 Hawaii 5-0 (theme) — "Hawaii Five-O Theme" is an instrumental composed by Morton Stevens for the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O, which aired from 1968 to 1980, and is widely regarded as one of the best television themes ever made. The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1968 that reached the top five of the singles charts in the United States and Canada, becoming one of the band's biggest hits.
  12. 11:42 Matlock Promo (1986)
  13. 12:03 Mike Post - Hill Street Blues Theme
  14. 15:14 Ricky Voltage signs off

Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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