Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

When Peg’s father comes for a visit, he convinces Riley to demand a raise, with disastrous results. Originally aired on January 5, 1951. This is episode 300 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on ...

Jello Everybody. Today Jack and the gang perform their version of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street." Episode 149 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on October 28, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our...

Henry Aldrich is in deep water with the local library after losing a copy of Huckleberry Finn that he checked out a year ago. Originally aired on November 2, 1952. This is episode 557 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also...

When Peg gets a job waiting tables so she can have some money for Christmas presents, Chester A. Riley thinks he has to prove he’s still a man who can take care of his family. Originally aired on December 15, 1950. This is episode 297 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this p...

Need some groceries? Visit Jack and the gang at the Jack Benny Grocery Store. Episode 148 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on October 21, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker.c...

When Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich come to parent’s day at Henry’s school, they get to see if their son can beat the daughter of some snobby acquaintances and win the spelling bee. Originally aired on October 26, 1952. This is episode 556 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podca...

Chester A. Riley can’t simply be happy that his son, Junior, has started a lawn mowing business. No, Riley has to worm his way in and take control of everything. Originally aired on December 8, 1950. This is episode 296 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with you...

Today Jack Benny begins with a new sponsor, Jello. So, it seems fitting that the sketch Jack and the gang do is about a grocery store. Episode 147 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on October 14, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and fam...

Trying to take advantage of the last few nice days in October, Henry and his dad go camping. Unfortunately, an argument between Henry and his sister, Mary, gets out of control and ruins a lot of things for a lot of people. Originally aired on October 19, 1952. This is episode 555 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  face...

In spite of being a married man with two kids, Riley feels he must choose between dating his new foreman’s daughter or losing his job. Originally aired on December 1, 1950. This is episode 295 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You c...

This is the last Jack Benny episode sponsored by General Tire. So, Jack and the gang throw a party to celebrate a successful season. Episode 146 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on September 28, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and fam...

Henry thinks he is the king of big business as he tries to wheel and deal a flashlight into enough money to buy his mom a $20 tea set for her birthday. Originally aired on October 12, 1952. This is episode 554 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends...

When Babs mistakenly gets arrested, Riley over-reacts and locks her in her room. Originally aired on November 24, 1950. This is episode 294 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker.com , S...

Jack Benny and the gang go back to school with some great impersonations of radio, stage, and movie stars of 1934. There are two partial episodes of Jack Benny combined to make one regular size episode. Episodes 144 and 145 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on September 14 and 21, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook a...

Henry’s mom is never quite satisfied with his haircut, so she makes him go to the barber three times on the same day. In the end, it works out rather well for him. Originally aired on October 5, 1952. This is episode 553 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with y...

Peg tells Junior the story of her first date with Riley. Originally aired on November 17, 1950. This is episode 293 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker.com , Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher...

After doing a comedy sketch on the House of Rawchild, Jack Benny get a request to do a sketch on the House of Benny. Episode 142 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on August 31, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subsc...

When Henry’s girlfriend begins to take interest in football star Bill Turner, Henry tries to sign up for a course on how to bulk up. Originally aired on October 5, 1952. This is episode 552 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can...

When a local store offers a new Hudson automobile for the person that can correctly guess the number of beans in a bowl, Chester A. Riley becomes a bean-counter. Originally aired on November 10, 1950. This is episode 292 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with yo...

Jack Benny and the gang do a sketch based on the movie, "The House of Rothschild." Episode 141 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on August 24, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker.c...

When Henry and Homer do some work for a farmer, they get paid with 12 bushels of corn. Originally aired on September 21, 1952. This is episode 551 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker...

When Riley finds out that Babs' boyfriend is worth one million dollars, he puts them on the fast-track to a wedding. Originally aired on November 3, 1950. This is episode 291 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe...

Jack Benny is heading back to New York by train on the Twentieth Century Limited. Episode 138 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on August 3, 1934. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on  Spreaker.com...

Henry Aldrich needs a tux for the High School formal dace and Homer Brown needs tickets. So naturally, they try to talk each other’s fathers into paying for it all. No information as to when this episode originally aired. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family...

Peg needs a new stove, but her less than honest husband, Chester A. Riley, thinks she can win one by baking a chocolate cake. Originally aired on October 27, 1950. This is episode 290 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also s...