"Evelyn Woodhead Speed Reading Course" is a parody skit of the numerous speed reading courses available in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s written by Cheech and Chong that first appeared on the 1973 album Los Cochinos. The title refers to the Evelyn Wood course. Introduced by Tommy Chong, the piece begins with the words delivered phonetically by Cheech Marin:
Ever since I took the Evelyn W-Woodhead sped reddin' course, my... reddin' has [Marin carefully sounds out the syllables somewhat incorrectly] im-PRO-v'd 100%, and also... com-PREN-shun has increased won-der-FULL-y. I ricommend the Evelyn Woodhed Sped Reddin' Course to all my frens out there, and you tell 'em that you heard it here first... on Roller Derby
The short spoken word testimonial style skit was an effective parody of commercials that were prevalent on television and radio stations in that era.
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