Mystery of The Lost Ozone

Mystery of The Lost Ozone was the second story arc on Riders Radio Theater. It was followed by Singing Six Guns.

Plot Synopsis
Riders In The Sky once again lose their entire herd when they stampede and fall off of Three Mile Mesa. Needing a herd to bring to market, the Riders go to Hollywood, California and become contestants on the popular game show, Dialin' For Dogies. The Riders win a new herd and an all-expenses paid cruise to Hawaii. While on the cruise ship, the Riders are knocked overboard and become lost at sea. Eventually, they are rescued by Sidemeat, who missed the cruise ship when it left the dock. The four men and the boat are swept up in Hurricane Oprah, and soon find that Oprah has sent them to a tropical island.

Mystery of The Lost Ozone 201
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: Hold That Critter Down
 * Commercial 1: Mammoth Vocational School For Geezer Training
 * Guest Performance 1: Johnny Western sings The Ballad of Paladin
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 1
 * Guest Performance 2: Johnny Western sings Cool Water
 * Joey The Cow-Polka King is replaced with Vic Willis

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 202
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: When Payday Rolls Around
 * Commercial 1: Accordion Repair
 * Song 2: Sidemeat sings Maria
 * Song 3: Biscuit Blues
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 2
 * Song 4: Blue Montana Skies

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 203
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: I'm An Ol' Cowpoke
 * Commercial 1: The Winning Side of Lingo
 * Guest Performance 1: Suzy Bogguss
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 3/Guest Performance 2: Suzy Bogguss
 * Song 2: So Long, Saddle Pals

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 204
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: Chime Bells
 * Commercial 1: A Side of English Poetry
 * Song 2: Bye Bye Blackbird
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 4
 * Song 3: This Ain't The Same Old Range

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 205
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: Trail To San Antonio
 * Commercial 1: Cow-Dependent No More
 * Guest Performance 1: The O'Kanes/Drywall Paul
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 5/Guest Performance 2: The O'Kanes
 * Song 2: So Long, Saddle Pals

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 206
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: Wahoo
 * Commercial 1: Deadwood Darlene's $9.99 Catalog
 * Song 2: West Texas Cowboy
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 6
 * Song 2: I Still Do
 * Song 3: So Long, Saddle Pals

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 207
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: Rhythm Range
 * Commercial 1: Mammoth Miracle Meat Diet
 * Guest Performance 1: Rebecca Holden
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 7
 * Song 2: So Long, Saddle Pals

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 208
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: Tulsa
 * Commercial 1: Vaughn Monroe sings Michael Jackson
 * Guest Performance 1: Trader Doug And The Birds of Paradise
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 8/Guest Performance 2: Trader Doug And The Birds of Paradise
 * Recorded at the Z. Alexander Looby Center in Nashville, TN.

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 209
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: Chasin' The Sun
 * Commercial 1: Slocum's Crime of The Month Club
 * Guest Performance 1: Bill Monroe
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 9/Guest Performance 2: Bill Monroe
 * Recorded at the Z. Alexander Looby Center in Nashville, TN.

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 210
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: For A Cowboy Has To Sing
 * Commercial 1: Toolkit In A Holster Part 3
 * Guest Performance 1: Don Edwards
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 10/Guest Performance 2: Wallace McRae
 * First episode taped at the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 1988.

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 211
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: Nevada
 * Commercial 1: Udder-Fantastic
 * Guest Performance 1: Waddie Mitchell and the Bunkhouse Orchestra
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 11/Guest Performance 2: Waddie Mitchell and the Bunkhouse Orchestra
 * Song 2: So Long, Saddle Pals
 * Woody Paul changed one word of his song Nevada for this episode of RRT. In the original recording featured on the Riders In The Sky album entitled Prairie Serenade, the song mentions "Vegas and Reno", while the radio version featured here says "Vegas and Elko", referring to where the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is held and where this episode was taped.

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 212
Songs & Segments
 * Song 1: Cimarron River
 * Commercial 1: Gene And Tex: Big Hats In Motown
 * Guest Performance 1: Gary McMahon
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 12/Guest Performance 2: Gary McMahon & Cutie The Yodeling Dog
 * Song 2: So Long, Saddle Pals

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Mystery of The Lost Ozone 213
Songs & Segments Notes
 * Song 1: One More Ride
 * Commercial 1: Mammoth Miracle Hot Springs Cow Wash
 * Song 2: Pretty Prairie Princess
 * The Cowboy Way: Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 13
 * Song 3: Little Joe The Wrangler
 * Song 4: So Long, Saddle Pals
 * Last chapter of Mystery of The Lost Ozone.
 * Too Slim mentions Tool Kit In A Holster Part 3 from Mystery of The Lost Ozone Episode 210.

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