Retro Old Time Radio

A Halloween episode full of scary things. Charlie has a toothache, and fears a trip to the dentist. Mortimer plans a Halloween party, and Fred Allen is featured as the dentist, and the devil in Charlies crazy dream. Bonus Tracks: Phil Harris. 1950. The Thing.

Here's something different, still comedy in a way, it's the casual commentary of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean as he talks about baseball, sings songs, and answers fan letters. Bonus Tracks: Falstaff. 1945. Poetry Week. Tex Ritter. 1948. The Bowl Weevil Song. Dorothy S

Lum and Abner have split the store, and both are running business the way they like. While Lum maintains the store as usual, Abner barters for anything people can give him. Word comes in from Cedric that a circus has come to town, and looking for a credit lin

Alan Young is facing a financial crunch when his rent is due. To raise the money he decides to enter a radio contest. Though it's for married couples, Alan does his research and tries to crash the quiz show. Bonus Track: Tommy Dorsey. Yes Indeed. PS: for more

Ann Southard is macie, and is in the dumps after catching her playboy boyfriend out with a rival. When Eddie comes back into her life, so does Macie's rival, but misunderstandings almost ruin the whole relationship. Bonus Track: Buddy Clark. 1948. I'll Dance

Art Linkletter polls the audience for tourists to volunteer for the stunts on the show tonight. Audience volunteer, Eric Right gets a tough question but answers it right anyway. Eric is an instructor in aeronautics in Louisianna, and Art talks to him about Income Tax, and the new operation that the IRS has been doing lately to go door to dor to make sure people have paid their tax.   To see how ma...

The cast members all sit around to complain about Andy's latest failed attempt at marriage. No steady job, no prospects, always chasing after several girls at once. Later in the lodge hall, Andy talks with Kingfish about his failed attempt at getting married. Particularly with his relationship with Madam Queen. What ever happened to old Madam Queen anyway? Andy doesn't care much, his main concern...

Fibber talks to Molly about a car, but is shortly interupted by the mailman, Gale Gordon. A guy who takes the liberty to filter through the junk mail, and read over Fibber's shoulder. A letter from city hall says that Fibber needs a new dog license. To ignore the law puts Fibber in position to face a stiff penalty. He is indignant and phones, but gets Mirt the Phone Operator instead. There's a cou...

Though he may be the water commissioner, Gildersleeves has had trouble with Birdie over a leaky water faucet. Finally the drip, and Birdie, has annoyed him long enough, and there's no more hiding from it. Gildy goes poking around the musty, cluttered basement, and gets distracted by some of the old things stored there.   All those distractions wear him out, and he dozes, dreaming of times and fash...

Saluting the opening of the New York theater season with a salute to Broadway. Announced by Mr Gallop, Milton Berle comes out with the snappy one liners. He talks about flops that he has been in. The humiliation of small audiences, being snubbed, and general lack of respect. Milton gets teased about his time with the Ziegfield Follies.   The salute begins in earnest by honoring the backers of the...

I know this is a little out of season, a Christmas program, but what caught my eye was that it is a Bob Hope episode, and it has Jack Benny on it. It's a show that doesn't tell much of a story, although there's a shopping scene, and a run in with Santa. The rest is just a lot of joking around from some truly great comedians.   Bob jokes about his recent visit to Texas, which includes jokes about o...

Eddie Cantor talks about his friends in show business. He first talks about his early days working with Jimmy Durante back in 1923. Eddie tells some secrets, anecdotes, and in general gives honors to Jimmy. He plays a clip of Jimmy with Helen Travo singing, It's Gotta Come from the Heart.   Recently Eddie ad been ill, and in the hospital, and tells how he was visited by Jack Benny. Also reflection...

Something a little different. After the comic book became popular, the next step was to create a radio series, and of course to sell the idea, an audition was needed. In these four auditions that were produced, you'll notice the story line that kicked off the series for real. With some change ups in the actors, and minor script changes, the first two shows became the first appearances of Superman...

The year 2370, and travel by spaceship is no longer the realm of scientists. It is now commonplace for families to take an excursion into space. Today, a space cruise ship, the Golden Star, is to blast off with it's variety of passengers for a luxury cruise on it's maiden voyage. Passengers talk about their expectations and facts about travel into space. They talk about the unique experience of be...

Outside the Anderson home, dad and Bud give the family car a going over. Although the kids all comment that it is becoming old and worn down. Trying to prove its durability, dad accedentally knocks off a fender. After a quick fix with a little bailing wire, the family set out for a picnic. When the car won't start, and drama queen Bettypushes the issue, dad caves in and lets her go with some frien...

Today's episode is a short one, so there's a few added bonus tracks to round things out. Watch the home page for more of Blair, and his adventures on the Royal Mounted Police Force. I'll run the whole series on the dates they actually appeared way back in 1938.   In this first episode, a wealthy Brittish woman has a dream about her son being kidnapped, and an image of where he might be. She goes t...

Connie Brooks talks about her let down over her New Years Eve celebrations. As she remembers, and goes into flashback, she talks with Mrs Davis. Mrs Davis is to visit her absent minded sister, Angela. Connie makes plans to go out with Mr Boynton. Minirva, the cat gets in on the absent minded fun.   The French teacher pops in. He wants to include Connie with the party that he and his wife are plann...

Fibber gets a letter from the Postmaster General. It seems that the government wants a questionaire returned to tell how the mail service is performing in Wistful Vista. Fibber's first responce is to complain, but Molly talks sense to him, and to tell that things are fine.   The Old Timer visits, and he agrees with Molly that the US Postal Service is doing a fine job. He tells about his father, an...

Trivia alert: Normally I put any alerts, or notes at the bottom of the show notes, but I wanted to post this right at the top. The answer will follow at the bottom. In my bonus track, did you notice that both Tony Martin and Phil Harris are featured in this song? Do you know what significance this represents?   Art Linkletter searches the audience for the oldest father with a child under a year of...

Late in the evening and Gracie is trying to put Herman the Duck to bed. He's too excited about Christmas to sleep, so Gracie tells him a bedtime story. It's a story about a wicked witch, Prince George, and Princess Gracie.   As Herman and Gracie begin to doze, thoughts of magic carpets run through her mind. As Gracie dreams, she sings to Herman as they fly on their magic carpet, on their way to th...

  Gracie gets sentimental as she puts up the Christmas tree. Gracie breaks the news that she has recruited George to play Santa Claus at the neighborhood pageant. The pageant director comes by to help convince George to take part.   If George refuses to be Santa, then who will? Gracie wants to ask Charles Lawton to volunteer, and goes to talk his wife into helping her. The two ladies compare notes...