Abbott and Costello – Napoleon And Josephine. 460502.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:36 — 13.5MB) Lou is so determined too star in the new production of the film about Napoleon and Josephine that he comes to the studio dressed as napoleon. Bud and Lou joke as they compare Lou to the great film lover, Charles Boyier. They talk about [...]
Command Performance – Fred Allen. 460421
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:26 — 13.0MB) Fred Allen hosts, and chats with Ken Carpenter about an Elks tooth. Portland Hoffa enters with a word from her family, and her mom who is working for defense contractors. Ginny Simms sings, Come to Baby Do. Ginny talks to Fred about the housing [...]
Jack Benny – Weekend At The Acme Plaza. 460407
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:46 — 12.3MB) Guest is Van Johnson. Confusion opens the show when Don introduces Van Johnson as star of the show, and Mary hasn’t showed up yet. Jack tries to phone Mary, but the telephone operators take the opportunity to gossip about the night’s guest. Mary seems [...]
Abbott and Costello – Alan Ladd Radio Station. 440330
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:58 — 6.6MB) Lou is excited because he learned that he is to inherit a large estate from his uncle. He tells Bud all about his uncle, and what he plans to do with the money. He wants to buy a radio station, and be the head [...]
Jack Benny – I Stand Condemned. 460324
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:36 — 13.1MB) The whole gang is gathered for a rehearsal in Jack’s library. Dennis is taken aback at the formal proceedings in the meeting that seem to have developed during his absence in the Navy. Is the formality of the rehearsal too much for the rest [...]
Jack Benny – Lost Weekend. 460310
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:57 — 13.7MB) When the guest star, Ray Milland, is given top billing in Don’s announcement, Jack takes offense and pouts. Though Mary and Phil joke about the heavy drinking Ray Milland, he is given a warm welcome. Since Ray just won the Oscar, Jack wonders what [...]
Abbott and Costello – Robinson Caruso With Charles Laughton. 440210
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:52 — 6.8MB) Featuring Charles Laughton. Bud and Lou joke around about Valentines Day, and Lu gets confused over abbreviations. I can’t blame him on this one. Announcer, Ken Niles trades one liners with Lou, before his radio wife, Verna Felton shows up. She has written a [...]
Jack Benny – State Fair. 460120
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:55 — 13.3MB) Don recounts Jacks travels and exploits during the war. The honorary mayor of Anaheim, Azuza, and Cucamonga is announced, Jack Benny. The cast tease Jack about his new political office. A telegram comes in from Fred Allen, the judge of the recent contest to [...]
Jack Benny – State Fair Rehearsal. 460113
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:23 — 13.0MB) Rochester, Jack, and Mary drive downtown and talk about the films playing. Might Jack win an Oscar for his work in A Horn Blows at Midnight? Mary talks about Jack’s recent appearance on a radio show that dramatized his life. As Jack and Mary [...]
Jack Benny – She Done Him Right – Mae West Skit. 330301
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:23 — 13.4MB) Write down the reason you like the new 1933 Chevrolet 6 and you could win a free car. OK, you’ll also need a time machine to visit March 1933 to participate. World News traveller, Jack delivers a few top news items to include: beards, [...]

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