Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

Jello again. When Jack gets a call from his sponsor, even though it was unplanned, Buck Benny Rides Again! Episode 246 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 21, 1937. 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...

When Betty invites her well-to-do boyfriend and his parents for dinner, it sets off a redecorating spree that leaves everyone frazzled. Originally aired on January 18, 1951. This is episode 65 of Father Knows Best. 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...

Archie is still promoting his song entitled, “Leave Us Face It, We’re In Love.” Now he has made a symphonic arrangement and tries to get Duffy’s guest, composer, commentator, music critic, and author, Deems Taylor, to get him into ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, of which Deems is the president. Originally aired on January 25, 1944. This is episode 114 of Duffy's T...

Jello again. Jack’s violin is still missing, but he does not let that keep him from enjoying his birthday. Episode 245 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 14, 1937. 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...

As the Andersons listen to the radio, they hear that a local station is giving away free furniture to anyone that lets their furniture movers take all their old stuff. Could it really be that simple? Originally aired on January 11, 1951. This is episode 64 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr...

Archie tries to get Duffy’s guest, opera singer, Lauritz Melchior, to sing the song he wrote. Originally aired on January 18, 1944. This is episode 113 of Duffy's Tavern. 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  Spreake...

Jello again. True to his word, Jack is about to play “The Bee” on his violin when the unthinkable happens! Episode 244 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 7, 1937. 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 t...

After hearing Father rant and rave about the Mayor, Kathy decides to write a letter to his honor letting him know exactly what her Father thinks about him. We are skipping over two episodes of Father Knows Best so that we can air them in a couple of months during Christmas and New Years, as they are holiday themed episodes. Originally aired on January 4, 1951. This is episode 63 of Father Knows Be...

Archie thinks that Fred Allen would be a good master of ceremonies for the annual pig roast at Duffy’s Tavern. After hearing Fred audition, Duffy has some other thoughts. Originally aired on January 4, 1944. This is episode 111 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast wit...

Jello again. The feud between Fred Allen and Jack Benny is heating up. On his radio show, Fred Allen said that Jack can’t play the violin. So, Jack proclaims his intention of playing the Bee next week. Episode 243 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 31, 1937. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/clas...

Father is coming down with something and simply wants to lie in bed and rest. We all know that is not going to happen!!! Originally aired on December 14, 1950. This is episode 60 of Father Knows Best. 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 subscr...

Archie wants Dinah Shore to sing a song he wrote. He also wants to propose to her. Originally aired on December 14, 1943. This is episode 108 of Duffy's Tavern. 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 , Sp...

Jello again. You will never believe it, no Buck Benny today. Instead, Jack practices his violin and the gang meets Phil Harris’s mother and sister. Episode 242 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 24, 1937. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your fri...

Betty has a crush on her French teacher, but things get a bit confusing when Father invites the man to dinner. Originally aired on December 7, 1950. This is episode 59 of Father Knows Best. 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...

Archie tries to talk Duffy into selling Bing Crosby half interest in the Tavern. But even if he can convince Duffy to sell, he has to convince Bing to buy. Originally aired on December 7, 1943. This is episode 107 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podcast with your friends...

Jello again. I know that you know what we’re going to listen to today. That’s right!!! Another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 241 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 17, 1937. 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. Y...

It’s Thanksgiving Day, but all three of the kids have other plans. So, Mother and Father get to spend the holiday alone. Or do they? Originally aired on November 23, 1950. This is episode 57 of Father Knows Best. 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...

Archie has convinced himself that he and Lucille Ball used to be an item. So, he tries to rekindle their romance when she visits Duffy’s Tavern. Originally aired on November 9, 1943. This is episode 103 of Duffy's Tavern. 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...

Jello again. Guess what? Here’s another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 240 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 10, 1937. 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 ,...

All three of the kids want money, so Father tells them to go out and earn it. It might have been cheaper to just give them the money. Originally aired on November 16, 1950. This is episode 56 of Father Knows Best. 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 ca...

Archie thinks the tavern needs a “front man” to keep customers from walking out. So, he tries to convince Charles Coburn, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to take the job. Originally aired on November 2, 1943. This is episode 102 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share this podca...

Jello again. Jack and the gang kick off 1937 with another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 239 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 3, 1937. 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 o...

Jim’s boss is coming in from New York and Jim is under the impression that his boss will want a flame-broiled steak. So, Jim tries to build his own brick BBQ grill in the back yard. Originally aired on November 9, 1950. This is episode 55 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to  host@classiccomedyotr.com . Like us on Facebook at  facebook.com/classiccomedyotr . Please share th...

Archie wants to make a movie of his book. So, he asks Ida Lupino, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to be his leading lady. Originally aired on October 26, 1943. This is episode 101 of Duffy's Tavern. 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...

Jello again. If you’ve been around since last Christmas, you’ll remember that we aired a Jack Benny Show entitled “ An Old-Fashioned Christmas ” on December 25, 2024. We aired it out of sequence because it was more appropriate to air on Christmas Day than in September. In that show, which, if it was aired in order, would fit in this week, the feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris gets resolved....