Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

A blind date has everyone at their zaniest comedic best. Originally aired on April 7, 1949. This is episode 458 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.com , Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, T...

Peg tells Babs the story of how her father, Chester A. Riley, was willing to move away from his family because they thought baby Babs was allergic to him. Originally aired on March 17, 1950. This is episode 271 of The Life of Riley. 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...

Jack Benny presents his version of Mae West's Classic, "She Done Him Wrong." Jack's skit is entitled, "She Done Him Wrong and We’re Gonna Do Him Right." The sponsor is Chevrolet. Episode 82 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on March 31, 1933. Note: Passable audio Quality. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/cla...

All Mr. Aldrich wanted was to take a trip to Washington D.C. with his family, but Homer Brown keeps popping up. Originally aired on March 3, 1949. This is episode 453 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...

Riley and his landlord get down and dirty in a fight over a leaky roof and rent control. Originally aired on March 10, 1950. This is episode 270 of The Life of Riley. 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, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podca...

Jack Benny presents "Bertha, The Sewing Machine Girl." The sponsor is Canada Dry. Episode 76 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on January 22, 1933. Note: Poor audio Quality. 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 o...

Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich try to make some money by wheeling and dealing in antique chairs. Originally aired on February 17, 1949. This is episode 451 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....

Riley gets scammed by a couple of con artists who fill his head with dreams of television stardom. Originally aired on March 3, 1950. This is episode 269 of The Life of Riley. 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, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Goo...

Jack Benny presents a review of the highlights of 1932. The sponsor is Canada Dry. Episode 70 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on January 1, 1933. 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.co...

Henry’s parents pick a Saturday to try to teach Henry not to procrastinate on doing his homework. But in typical Aldrich fashion, everybody ends up wishing they had simply put it all off for a little longer. Originally aired on February 10, 1949. This is episode 450 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/class...

When Riley tries to take Peg out to an expensive nightclub but only pay drive-in prices, well, just as you’d expect, Riley is in for another revolting development! Originally aired on February 24, 1950. This is episode 268 of The Life of Riley. 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  S...

Jack Benny presents his first radio program. The sponsor is Canada Dry. Episode 1 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on May 5, 1932. 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, iTu...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Jim Backus. Episode 631 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 21, 1955. 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, TuneIn, i...

Henry and Homer try to use the Tom Sawyer method of getting out of shoveling the snow. Only to find that they get conned by the same scheme they were trying to pull. Originally aired on February 3, 1949. This is episode 449 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 wit...

Riley loses his job when he tries to bluff his boss into giving him a raise. Then he really loses it when Peg gets a job to pay the bills! Originally aired on February 17, 1950. This is episode 267 of The Life of Riley. 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, iT...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Debra Paget. Episode 630 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 14, 1955. 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, TuneIn,...

Once again, assumptions and miscommunication rule the day in this Aldrich Family episode where Henry invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, to dinner. Originally aired on January 20, 1949. This is episode 447 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 f...

When Junior falls in love, Chester A Riley gives him advice. Unfortunately for Junior, there are only two kinds of advice that Riley gives, bad and worse! Originally aired on January 27, 1950. This is episode 264 of The Life of Riley. 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.co...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Maureen O'Hara. Episode 629 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 7, 1955. 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, TuneIn...

Wouldn’t you know that Henry Aldrich would be able to take something as mundane as studying for a French exam and turn it into an all out evening of chaos? Originally aired on January 13, 1949. This is episode 446 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 fri...

Chester A. Riley gets engaged to his new neighbor, in spite of the fact he already has a wife and two kids. Originally aired on January 13, 1950. This is episode 262 of The Life of Riley. 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, TuneIn, iHeartRa...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Claire Trevor. Episode 628 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 31, 1955. 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, TuneIn...

It wouldn’t be a holiday for the Aldrich family if they weren’t miscommunicating and misunderstanding one another and making multiple different engagements for the exact same time. Today, it is New Year's Eve that gets blown to smithereens! Originally aired on December 23, 1948. This is episode 443 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on...

Chester A. Riley, Esquire thinks that the charity money Junior is collecting is for his birthday present. Originally aired on January 6, 1950. This is episode 261 of The Life of Riley. 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, TuneIn, iHeartRadio,...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, David Niven. Episode 624 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 3, 1955. 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, TuneIn, iHea...