Retro OTRDiary 12 Dragnet – Homicide ep4, 490624
Joe Friday is bombarded by matchmaking co-workers, Fred Lindsay and Ben Romero. His voiceover transitions to business. On the homacide scene the victim is Lindsay from auto theft division. The…
My Friend Irma – Piano Lessons For Junior. 470721
Irma decides to better herself and take piano lessons. Unfortunately, Jane had to let the piano go back to the music shop due to lack of any one playing it,…
Superman – Fur Smuggling 5of6. 410721
On their dog sled trip, Clark and Jimmy have stumbled onto a fur smuggling operation. They have the package of furs that was air dropped, and now the smugglers want…
Lone Ranger – Campaign Of Unrest. 381118
Ezra, a homesteader spots cow punchers as they drive their cattle through his wheat field. Before the gunshots get out of hand, a masked man breaks onto the scene. Is…
Mail Call – Victor Borje. 1945 (retro469)
Opens with a tune by the Charioteers, Goucho Serenade. Normally, the show has a variety of acts, but Victor carries the whole show with his unique style of humor and…
Escape – Habit. ep47, 480718
Tired of the Summer heat? Want to get away from it all? You are in a longboat in the raging North Atlantic sea, driven on by a man out for…
Superman – Fur Smuggling 4of6. 410718
Unaware of the bear traps set for them, Jimmy is bothered by his own thoughts of the night before. He's still not entirely clear on Claark's explanations of how they…
Superman – Fur Smuggling 3of6. 410716
Shady characters have intruded into their camp, and in the confusion of the night, Superman has the chance to disarm them. Will Jimmy believe the explanation Clark gives about the…
Dark Fantasy – Funeral Arrangements Completed. ep26, 420515
At a mysterious Inn, a man and his wife could swear they saw a dead man, with a lit cigarette, sitting in the lobby. However, the innkeeper claims nobody was…
Retro OTR Diary 11 Jack Paar Comparrison to Jack Benny.
Looking at the first appearances of both comedians, we see their flair for dry humor, and using topics in the headlines. Easy to do, but often it doesn't hold up…