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In 1974, Ray Stevens followed his #1 hit, "The Streak", with a parody of Wolfman Jack, who hosted The Midnight Special on NBC-TV from 1973 to 1981, entitled ""Moonlight Special", where the host was named "Sheepdog", who also barked and howled.
Bobby Fuller recorded an instrumental named after Wolfman Jack titled "Wolfman". In the skit "Wolfman" on the Adam Sandler album Shhh...Don't Tell, Blake Clark pretends to be Wolfman Jack. Todd Rundgren has a song entitled "Wolfman Jack" on his 1972 album Something/Anything?.
On 1974, the Guess Who recorded a song entitled "Clap for the Wolfman"
A character by the name of "Wolfbane Jack" appeared on the children's television show The Electric Company. A Wolfman Jack functionary ("Wolfguy Jack") appears as the owner of a 1950s-themed diner in the Simpsons episode "Take My Wife, Sleaze". Jerry Thunder, the radio station DJ from That '70s Show, is based on Wolfman Jack.
Sesame Street released a video compilation of rock songs (most were parodies of actual rock hits modified for preschoolers) hosted by "Jackman Wolf", an anthropomorphic purple wolf who always wore sunglasses.
In March 2003, a memorial was dedicated to the Wolfman in Del Rio. Wolfman Jack was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1999.
Wolfman Jack's widow, Lou Lamb Smith, leased a one- to two-hour syndicated program built from what were thought to be "lost" archives and airchecks of his shows. Beginning on October 31, 2005, a 1960s-themed channel, "The 60s on 6" on XM Satellite Radio, began airing a regular program utilizing airchecks from Wolfman Jack's older syndicated shows. As of December 2007, there are also several terrestrial radio affiliates carrying restored versions of Wolfman Jack's programs. These programs were restored by Douglas Allen Wedge and syndicated between October 2004 and January 2006 by the San Diego-based Astor Broadcast Group. These programs are now syndicated by Lou Lamb Smith through Wolfman Jack Licensing based in Hollywood, Los Angeles and London-based Blue Revolution. 1
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