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Red Skelton – Spring Cleaning. 490429.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:38 — 13.6MB) The scene opens with a flashback to Red’s house as he does Spring cleaning. He talks about the things that are mysteriously found after being lost. Lurene Tuttle is the wisecracking maid who gives back as good as she gets when Red teases her. [...]
Burns and Allen – George Goes Hollywood. 451108
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:52 — 11.4MB) In the previous episode, Gracie had successfully convinced a movie producer that Bill Goodwin is a dull married man, and George is a wolfish leading man type. Does George actually have the charm and charisma needed to be a convincing leading man? Will his [...]
You Bet Your Life – Secret Word, Foot. 500517.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:22 — 13.0MB) First a note: Audio is a little funky, with a background ringing noise. The date also seems to be mislabled, since the sponsor has changed months earlier from Elgin America to DeSoto Plymouth. Getting on with the show… The contestants include: A mail clerk [...]
Command Performance – Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret OBrien. 450308.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:33 — 13.1MB) Frank Sinatra hosts and opens with a song, the Trolley Song. Francis Langford joins Frank, and a discussion of love stuff ensues. Young Elizabeth Taylor enters to add to her autograph book. After the star struck teeny bopper has her fun, Francis Langford sings, [...]
Lum and Abner – Sell Outdated Merchandise. 400327.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:30 — 5.7MB) When word of a motion picture has set up in town, people are now flocking to Pine Ridge to watch the spectacle. Lum and Abner comment on the phenomanon, and recap the deal with renting the store to Squire, and the money that is [...]
Lum and Abner – Why Chickens Come Home To Roost. 400325.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:30 — 6.2MB) Audio has low resolution, and slightly gqarbled. Today Lum and Abner talk about their upcoming film, and their expectation over adoring fans flocking to them. Especially the ladies. They also touch base on their renting the store to Squire for the duration of the [...]
Danny Kaye – The Life Of Danny Kaye. 450113. (retro362).
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:10 — 16.6MB) Includes Eve Arden, and Harry James. Danny tries to overcome a cigarette addiction, then Eve Arden points him to reading fan mail. with jokes aside Harry James an his orchestra perform, I’m Beginning to See the Light. To answer the burning question, “who is [...]
Let’s Pretend – The Elves And The Shoemaker. 420905.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:45 — 13.6MB) After reading a request from a fan letter, the Pretenders get ready to perform it. First a ride in an old fashioned stage coach to get us to storyland. It’s the classic fairy tale of a poor shoe maker and his starving family. when [...]
Hillbilly Boys – First Song, The Bear Creek Hop. ep35, 1939.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:31 — 6.6MB) Playlist Mickey Wickey plays a musical break down, the Bear Creek Hop. Pat plugs the sponsor. Leon sings, Annie Laurie. Pat asks listeners to write in and reads a fan letter. Leon and Horace sing, Charlie Town. (or something that sounds like that.) Horace [...]
Milton Berle – Salute To Literature. 480302. (retro339(,
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:42 — 17.3MB) As Milton Berle salutes literature, it’s only an excuse to fire out as many jokes as he can while putting a plug about his latest book. At least he shows he can take a good joke about himself as we enjoy skits that show [...]
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