Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

Riley catches a huge fish and it ends up being on 'whopper' of a tale!   Originally aired on June 4, 1944. This is episode 21 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 iTunes and Google podcasts....

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Humphrey Bogart.     Photo of Humphrey Bogart, 1940.   Originally aired on June 3, 1941. This is episode 115 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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 pod...

Liz volunteers to babysit for the new neighbors.   Originally aired on November 27, 1948. This is episode 20 of My Favorite Husband.    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 iTunes and Google podcasts. Become a sup...

Will Riley be able to pull off dinner for Peg on Mother’s Day?   Originally aired on May 14, 1944. This is episode 18 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 iTunes and Google podcasts. Become...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Hedda Hopper.   Photo of Hedda Hopper.   Originally aired on April 15, 1941. This is episode 108 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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 iTun...

Liz’s matchmaking ends up getting George a date for a teenage dance.   Originally aired on November 20, 1948. This is episode 19 of My Favorite Husband.    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 iTunes and Google po...

Uncle Buckley has been with the Riley’s for only a short time, but he’s managed to convince the crooked mayor to fire the dog catcher. Will the streets be made safe again for canine and human alike, when Riley becomes civic minded?   Originally aired on May 7, 1944. This is episode 17 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Kate Smith.   Photo of Kate Smith.   Originally aired on April 1, 1941. This is episode 106 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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 iTunes an...

George tries to teach Liz to drive.   Originally aired on November 13, 1948. This is episode 18 of My Favorite Husband.    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 iTunes and Google podcasts. Become a supporter of thi...

When Uncle Baxter gets a letter from his brother, Buckley, in NYC, Riley sees an opportunity to send Baxter to his brother. Can he pull it off or will Baxter keep sponging off the Riley’s?   Originally aired on April 30, 1944. This is episode 16 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr .   Plea...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Dizzy Dean.   Photo of Dizzy Dean on Cover of Time, April 15, 1935.   Originally aired on March 11, 1941. This is episode 103 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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 sub...

Special episode celebrating Christmas Day, 2018.   Originally aired on July 24, 1949. This was an episode of The Damon Runyon Theater. Fatso Zimpf gets a job as a society Santa and plays Cupid too.   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 subs...

Katy, the Cugat's maid, has been telling her long-distance romance that she was rich. Can Liz convince Roscoe that she's the maid and Katy is her employer? It all depends on whether or not George finds out.   Originally aired on November 6, 1948. This is episode 17 of My Favorite Husband.    Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/cl...

Riley’s best friend who is off fighting in WWII writes and asks Riley to act as his proxy for his wedding. This is the conclusion of a two-parter.   Originally aired on April 23, 1944. This is episode 15 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 an...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Basil Rathbone.   Picture of Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.    Originally aired on January 28, 1941. This is episode 97 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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...

How can Liz get a new electric dishwasher when George won't buy one? Simple - go on a quiz show and win one.   Originally aired on October 23, 1948. This is episode 15 of My Favorite Husband.    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...

Riley’s best friend, who is off fighting the Nazi’s in WWII, writes and asks Riley to act as his proxy for his wedding.   Originally aired on April 16, 1944. This is episode 14 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 subs...

Rehearsal on 12/10/39 of show to be aired on December 12, 1939. This is episode 51 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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 iTunes and Google podcasts Become a supporter of th...

Liz figures out how to make her money go farther after George makes her return a dress.   Originally aired on October 16, 1948. This is episode 14 of My Favorite Husband.    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 iT...

Baxter is convinced that he can win the award for being the best dressed man at the annual Easter Parade - if only he had the right clothes.    Originally aired on April 9, 1944. This is episode 13 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 fami...

Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan.   Picture of Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable, 1938.   Most popular pin-up girl of the 1940's, Betty Grable, in the iconic photo from Life magazine.    Originally aired on April 11, 1939. This is episode 29 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Faceboo...

George finds out that Liz is in the play and finds a clever way to surprise her.   Originally aired on October 9, 1948. This is episode 13 of My Favorite Husband.    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 iTunes and...

Riley thinks that Uncle Baxter is throwing a party at Riley’s home and at Riley’s expense, but not inviting him. So Riley and his new friend, Waldo, set out to “paint the town red” to show their families just who’s the boss.   Originally aired on April 2, 1944. This is episode 12 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  fac...

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Judy Garland.   Picture of Judy Garland, 1938.    Originally aired on March 7, 1939. This is episode 24 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.   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...

Liz secretly tries out for a role in the Young Matron's League play in an attempt to impress visiting Hollywood director Anatole Brodney.   Originally aired on October 2, 1948. This is episode 11 of My Favorite Husband.    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 fa...