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===Parodies and satires=== Peter Lorre brought the character of Mr. Moto to many comedy radio programs.<ref>Stephen Youngkin: ''The Lost One''</ref> :*'''''[[Camel Caravan]]''''' Oct. 24, 1938 on [[CBS]]. [[Eddie Cantor]], host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto investigates the disappearance of guest [[Martha Raye]]. :*'''''Royal Gelatin Hour''''' Aug. 10, 1939 on [[NBC]]. [[Rudy Vallée]], host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto in a mystery sketch. :*'''''George Jessel's Celebrity Program''''' Aug. 16, 1939 on [[NBC]]. [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]], host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto in a mystery sketch. :*'''''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''''' Oct. 4, 1939 on [[CBS]]. Ken Murray, host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto in a mystery sketch. :*'''''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''''' Jan. 3, 1943 on [[CBS]]. [[Fred Allen]], host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto in "The Missing Shot or Who Killed Balsam Beamish?" Mr. Moto vs. One Long Pan. :*'''''[[Texaco Star Theater]]''''' June 4, 1944 on [[CBS]]. [[Fred Allen]], host. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto in "More Murder on the Fred Allen Program." :*'''''[[Porky's Movie Mystery]]''''' (1939) Features [[Porky Pig]] as the detective "Mr. Motto."<ref>[https://archive.today/20120719104642/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/313-Porkys_Movie_Mystery.html Big Cartoon Database entry for ''Porky's Movie Mystery'']</ref> The slangy and whimsical song "[[Java Jive]]", a 1940 song by [[Milton Drake]] and [[Ben Oakland]] that was a standard for the [[Ink Spots]], [[Namechecking|namechecks]] the detective in a nonsensical couplet: "I love java, sweet and hot / Whoops Mister Moto, I'm a coffee pot". [[The Bel-Airs]], an early and influential [[surf rock]] band, are best known for their 1961 instrumental hit "Mr. Moto". The character of [[Joe Jitsu (Dick Tracy)|Joe Jitsu]] from ''[[The Dick Tracy Show]]'' was based on Mr. Moto.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
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