The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
"Dr. Floyd" redirects here. For the character from The Space Odyssey series, see Heywood R. Floyd.
The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd is a short audio and video series distributed in the pioneering field of podcasting. Created by Grant Baciocco and Doug Price, it is a family friendly show in the style of old-time radio. The show also draws much inspiration from The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. The show first began in April of 2004 on Dementia Radio but gained it's popularity via podcasting. The show originates from Hood Avenue Studios in Burbank, CA.
Basic Plot: When his Time and Space Travel Device is stolen by the evil mastermind Dr. Steve and his sock-shaped assistant Fidgert...Dr. Floyd, his young protégé Dr. Grant and their faithful robot companion C.H.I.P.S. must do what they can to get it back. Bent on achieving fame and fortune, Dr. Steve plans to race through history stealing historical items and then returning to the future to sell them on eBay. Can Dr. Floyd and his crew thwart the evil machinations of Dr. Steve and Fidgert?
In almost every episode the cast visits a famous historical figure.
The first episode was aired on Dementia Radio on April 4 2004 and began podcasting on November 7, 2004. Each episode is approximately 5 minutes long, though some are longer and some are shorter. The shows have featured guest stars from around the entertainment world playing historical figures. June Foray, Jeffrey Tambor, Don Novello, Frank Conniff, Rick Overton, Kira Soltanovich and Ron Lynch are among the celebrities who have played parts on the show.
The show was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast in the first ever Podcast Awards. It has also been featured on the front page of the iTunes Podcast Directory, in SPIN Magazine and the Tivo Podcast directory.
In 2006, the show won a Parsec Award for excellence in Science Fiction Related Podcasting[1] and brought home a Podcast Peer Award for Best Family Friendly Podcast[2]. The show was also nominated for a Just Plain Folks Music Award for Children's Storytelling[3].
In 2007, the show received another Podcast Peer Award in the Best Fiction Category.[4]
Characters
- Dr. Floyd -"The smartest man in the world with the smallest head this side of the Mississippi" and the hero of the show. His main pet peeve is that Dr. Grant always talks about his small head.
- Dr. Grant - (Grant Baciocco) Dr. Floyd's young protege.
- C.H.I.P.S. - (Moira Quirk) Dr. Floyd and Dr. Grant's Faithful Robot Companion
- Dr. Steve - Evil Mastermind and Dr. Floyd's Arch-Nemesis
- Fidgert - Dr. Steve's "sock-shaped" companion.
Minor characters
- Mr. Narrator - Narrator of the shows, who interacts with the characters at times.
- Flight Attendant Krystee - A Flight Attendant on Dr. Floyd's Time & Space Ship
- Ensign Tim Porary - Red Shirted Expendable Crewman
- Mrs. Doris Floyd - (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) Mother of Dr. Floyd
- Mr. Beardychins - Mrs. Floyd's Pomeranian Puppy
- Dr. Doug - Wayward protege of Dr. Floyd
Historical Figures
- Al Capone - (Ryan Smith) Episodes 105, 106 & 107
- Wilbur Wright - (Chris Waffle) Episodes 109 & 110
- Orville Wright - (Tim Waffle) Episodes 109 & 110
- Molly Pitcher - (Carla Ulbrich) Episodes 201 & 202
- Johann Pachelbel - (Rob Paravonian) Episodes 203 & 204
- David Livingstone - (Grant Baciocco) Episodes 208, 209 & 210
- Henry Morton Stanley - (Doug Price) Episodes 208, 209 & 210
- Cleopatra - (Deven Green) Episodes 211 & 212
- Mark Antony - (Joel Bryant) Episodes 211 & 212
- Meriwether Lewis - (Jeff Smith) Episodes 302 & 303
- William Clark - (Matthew Dunn) Episodes 302 & 303
- P.T. Barnum - (Luke Ski) Episodes 304, 305 & 306
- H.G. Wells - (Rick Overton) Episode 308
- Orson Welles - (Rick Overton) Episode 308
- Annie Oakley - (Kira Soltanovich) Episodes 311 & 312
- Buffalo Bill Cody - (Frank Conniff) Episodes 311 & 312
- Jimmy Hoffa - (Doug Price) Episode 401
- Ted Hustead & Wall Drug - (Grant Baciocco) Episode 403 & 404
- Alva J. Fisher - (Tony Foster) Episode 405
- George Washington - (Jeffrey Tambor) Episodes 407 & 408
- Alexander Hamilton - (Chris Hardwick) Episode 407
- Thomas Jefferson - (Jeremy Aengel) Episode 407
- Henry Knox - (Doug Price) Episode 407
- Edmund Randolph - (Grant Baciocco) Episode 407
- Martha Washington - (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) Episode 408
- Gilbert Stuart - (Mike Hollingsworth) Episode 408
- Benjamin Franklin - (Chuck McCann) Episodes 410 & 411
- Pablo Picasso - (Lance Anderson) Episode 413
- Galileo - (Don Novello) Episodes 414 & 415
- Susan B. Anthony - (June Foray) Episodes 501, 502 & 503
- Francois Barbe-Marbois - (Doug Price) Episode SE001
- James Monroe - (Doug Price) Episode SE001
- Robert R. Livingston - (Grant Baciocco) Episode SE001
Episodes
| Episode Number | Title | Podcast Date | Run time | Historical References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | "Where It All Begins...Again!" | November 7 2004 | 3:56 | None. Series Premiere |
| 102 | "Steve Defeats Floyd!" | November 14 2004 | 4:16 | "Dewey Defeats Truman" newspapers |
| 103 | "Stop The Presses...And Dr. Steve!" | November 21 2004 | 4:16 | "Dewey Defeats Truman" newspapers |
| 104 | "Sweet Home Chicago!" | November 28 2004 | 3:12 | None |
| 105 | "Wiseguys!" | December 5 2004 | 4:30 | Al Capone |
| 106 | "The Sitdown!" | December 12 2004 | 3:41 | Al Capone |
| 107 | "Face Off!" | December 19 2004 | 4:22 | Al Capone |
| 108 | "Obligatory Flashback Episode!" | December 26 2004 | 6:21 | None |
| 108.5 | "Screaming Through Time And Space!" | January 2 2005 | 0:29 | None |
| 109 | "Wind Beneath My Wings!" | January 9 2005 | 4:36 | The Wright Brothers |
| 110 | "The Flying Nuts!" | January 16 2005 | 4:19 | The Wright Brothers |
| 111 | "Goodnight Dr. Floyd!" | January 23 2005 | 4:20 | None |
| 112 | "Kiss My Grits!" | January 30 2005 | 4:50 | None |
| 201 | "The Undrinkable Molly Pitcher!" | April 3 2005 | 3:40 | Molly Pitcher. Season Premiere |
| 202 | "...DYE!" | April 10 2005 | 6:34 | Molly Pitcher. |
| 203 | "Flat Baroque!" | April 17 2005 | 4:05 | Johann Pachelbel |
| 204 | "I'll See You In Hell Pachelbel!" | April 24 2005 | 4:47 | Johann Pachelbel |
| 205 | "Doug's Ghost & The First Of Three Spirits!" | May 1 2005 | 7:17 | A Christmas Carol tribute |
| 206 | "The Second Of Three Spirits!" | May 8 2005 | 8:05 | A Christmas Carol tribute |
| 207 | "The Last Of The Spirits & The End Of It!" | May 15 2005 | 7:12 | A Christmas Carol tribute |
| 208 | "In The Jungle!" | May 22 2005 | 3:47 | David Livingstone & Henry Morton Stanley |
| 209 | "Please Remain Seated!" | May 29 2005 | 4:55 | David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley & Disneyland's Jungle Cruise |
| 210 | "Staying A-Head Of Dr. Steve!" | June 4 2005 | 5:24 | David Livingstone & Henry Morton Stanley |
| 211 | "The Wedding Crashers!" | June 12 2005 | 4:20 | Cleopatra & Mark Antony |
| 212 | "I Do, Dr. Floyd!" | June 19 2005 | 5:30 | Cleopatra & Mark Antony |
| 213 | "The Cliffhanger Episode!" | June 26 2005 | 5:01 | None |
| 301 | "Home Sweet Home!" | August 1 2005 | 6:07 | None |
| 302 | "The Adventures Of Lewis & Clark!" | August 8 2005 | 4:16 | Meriwether Lewis & William Clark |
| 303 | "Call Of The Wild!" | August 14 2005 | 4:49 | Meriwether Lewis & William Clark |
| 304 | "The Greatest Show On Earth!" | August 21 2005 | 5:16 | P.T. Barnum |
| 305 | "Hitting The Bricks!" | August 28 2005 | 5:48 | P.T. Barnum |
| 306 | "Fiji Queasy!" | September 4 2005 | 4:59 | P.T. Barnum |
| 307 | "Accident In Time!" | September 11 2005 | 5:04 | None |
| 308 | "All's Wells That Ends Welles!" | September 18 2005 | 5:51 | H.G. Wells & Orson Welles |
| 309 | "Jump The Shark!" | September 25 2005 | 5:04 | Jumping The Shark |
| 310 | "Jump The Shark! Part II!" | October 2 2005 | 4:36 | Jumping The Shark |
| 311 | "Annie Are You Oakley? Are you Oakley, Annie?!" | October 9 2005 | 6:13 | Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 312 | "Reach For The Sky!" | October 16 2005 | 5:52 | Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 313 | "As The Worm Turns!" | October 23 2005 | 6:31 | None |
| 401 | "Trial By Worms!" | January 14 2006 | 6:43 | Jimmy Hoffa |
| 402 | "To The End!" | January 22 2006 | 8:54 | None |
| 403 | "70 Years To Wall Drug!!" | January 31 2006 | 4:34 | Wall Drug |
| 404 | "Play It Again Sam!!" | February 5 2006 | 6:30 | Wall Drug |
| 405 | "Knock Your Socks Off!" | February 18 2006 | 8:01 | Alva J. Fisher |
| 406 | "Smile & Sing!" | February 26 2006 | 8:10 | None. |
| 407 | "Executive Decision!" | March 4 2006 | 7:12 | George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph |
| 408 | "By The Skin Of Our False Teeth!" | March 12 2006 | 9:54 | George Washington, Martha Washington and Gilbert Stuart |
| 409 | "Always Low IQ's!" | March 19 2006 | 7:48 | None |
| 410 | "Go Fly A Kite!" | April 10 2006 | 10:22 | Benjamin Franklin |
| 411 | "Like A Bolt Out Of The Blue!" | April 17 2006 | 9:22 | Benjamin Franklin |
| 412 | "Of Dogs, Dishes And Diet Coke!" | April 22 2006 | 9:42 | None |
| 413 | "One Order Of Flu To Go Please!!" | May 1 2006 | 9:31 | Pablo Picasso |
| 414 | "House Arrest!" | May 8 2006 | 8:38 | Galileo |
| 415 | "Watching Things Revolve!" | May 15 2006 | 8:25 | Galileo |
| 501 | "Ballot Bandits!" | October 15 2006 | 5:55 | Susan B. Anthony |
| SE001 | "Somewhere In France!" | Never Aired | ? | James Monroe, Francois Barbé-Marbois and Robert R. Livingston |
| SE002 | "Live At The Podcast Expo 2005!" | November 11 2005 | ? | None |
| SE003 | "Twas The Night Before Floyd!" | December 12 2005 | ? | A retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's "Twas The Night Before Christmas" |
| SE004 | "The Gift!" | December 19 2005 | ? | A retelling of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" |
References
- ^ ""Parsec Awards Website". Retrieved 2006-09-24.
- ^ ""Podcast Peer Awards Website". Retrieved 2006-10-01.
- ^ ""Just Plain Folks Awards Website". Retrieved 2006-09-24.
- ^ ""Podcast Peer Awards Website". Retrieved 2007-03-08.