{"id":2872,"date":"2025-06-27T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2872"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:14:43","slug":"marty-the-elephant-episode-1-elephant-shoes-2008","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2872","title":{"rendered":"Marty the Elephant: Episode 1 &#8211; Elephant Shoes (2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Produced by John Beck<br>Music by John Beck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an animated short that appears in &#8220;The John Beck Show&#8221;. This is episode 1 of 3. All 3 are in &#8220;The John Beck Show&#8221;. I wrote and performed the theme song. 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