Jean Shepherd

Here is a short collection of some Jean Shepherd videos found on YouTube. Audio files can be heard here

Rediscovering Shep

Growing up with Jean Shepherd.

Fred’s Friendly Used Car Lot

The Old Man tells his buddy Gertz about the latest “cream puff” on Friendly Fred’s used car lot in this clip from the third TV film adaptation of writer/narrator Jean Shepherd’s short stories, “The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski”, first telecast in 1984 on PBS-TV. Jean Shepherd is best remembered for the first big-screen adaptation of his short stories in the cult 1983 film “A Christmas Story”, which he also narrated.

Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss

The Parker family stops to browse a roadside collection of “slob art” in this clip from the fourth TV film adaptation of writer/narrator Jean Shepherd’s short stories, “Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss”, first telecast in 1988 on PBS.

Shepherd Pie

Opening monologue from an episode of “Shepherd’s Pie” (1977-1978), which was broadcast on New Jersey Public Television. Basically a video version of the type of opening monologue Shep would have done on his radio show.

In Concert

From a concert in 1972 in Clinton, New Jersey.

Route 22

Made in 1984. It was part of Jean Shepard’s WOR-TV segments. They were also aired on PBS and NJN as part of various features including “Shepard’s Pie”..

Reading The Cremation of Sam McGee

One of the best readings of the Robert Service Poem. This is accompanied by video representations of scenes in the poem.

Phantom of the Open Hearth

Your package has arrived.

A Christmas Story

The way it reallyis.