Dear Friends was a live radio program performed by the Firesign Theatre on KPFK radio in Los Angeles. Twenty-one episodes aired between September 16, 1970 and February 17, 1971. These programs were recorded and later edited into one-hour shows distributed on 12" LPs for national syndication. In January 1972, the group released a Dear Friends double album, a compilation of what they considered to be the best segments from the radio program. The original broadcasts were released in 2010 on the group's Duke of Madness Motors DVD compilation. Another album distilled from the Duke of Madness Motors set, Dope Humor of the Seventies, which also collected material from the Dear Friends radio shows, was released in 2020. Episodes Episode #1 - Live At The Ash Grove Originally aired live on KPFK on November 15, 1970 Tracks - side one Intros P.B. Intros Freddy Earth Vegetables Dr. Memory Animals Tongue Exercises (P.P.) Religious Items Whales Rap On Cartoon Men Dagwood & Jigs Segue > Drunks Arms Letter From Tokyo American Koan Egyptians (P.B.) Skeleton Pirates F.T. Anniversary Joke Contest P.B.'S Close Last Chord Of Music Tracks - side two Shaky Open Music Break (Silhouettes) Applause P.P. Bit Hole Earth Estates Teenie Weenies Animals Vaudeville Act Georgia Island Story Don G. O'vanni Spot (40 Great Unclaimed Melodies) Thanksgiving Piece (The P.A. Encore) Leary-Duck President's Names Rap Thank You Episode #2 - Power Is Trouble and Trouble's Not Funny Originally aired live on KPFK on November 1, 1970 Tracks - side one Satie Opening Animals In Army Glaubner's Disease Dr. Spitz and Dog Commerce Dying Pig Party Lecture Dr. Memory Show Citizen X Reviews Firesign Theatre Album Giant Toad Mark Time Mission Inn Early Farming P.A. - P.B. Coal D.O. Coal Coal Improv Moon Worms Amoeba To Oil P.P. Speech Tracks - side two Duck Winter BBQ Chanters Police Records Leg O Crow "What's So Funny" Jokes Willie Sutton Morning T.V. Guide D.O. Book Report P.B. -P.A. On Book Reports Questions For Kids Presidents Names P.P. Announcement Harmonica Solo More Kids Questions News Items P.A. Reading D.O. Whole Earth Poem Indian Land Power Fanfare Episode #3 - I Could Always Shoot Him With The Camera Originally aired live on KPFK on October 4, 1970 Tracks - side one Equipment Trouble Japanese Miniature T.V.S Surrogate Mothers Hair Drunks President and Committee (Live From The Senate Bar) The Greening Of America Discussion Tracks - side