Fat Man – Murder At The Peacock. 1950. (retro376).
There's a missing rope of jewels, and the Fat man is on the case. Kitty is thought to have them, and she could be in danger when her former boyfriend,…
Lights Out – Heavenly Jeep. 430504. (retro375).
During World War 2, an officer and his jeep driver race to their post with important messages. We learn that despite their differences in background, education, and place in life,…
bigband Serenade ep11 – Henry Bassey, 1935. (retro374).
A repodcast of a Bigband Serenade episode, produced by Dennis Humphrey back in 2005. I make a few comments before playing the episode in it's entirety as it appeared on…
Abbott and Costello – Up And Down. (retro372).
Bud gives Lou a hard time about his wierd family, the jobs they have, and their general quirky nature. Lou tells about a new invention his uncle Mike created to…
Rochester Show – Two Audition Shows. 500218. (retro371).
A series of pilot shows were made for the Rochester Show. It was proposed to run daily as a 15 minute show. Though there is a sponsor mentioned, it isn't…
Red Skelton – Meeting Strangers. 460212. (retro370).
After the initial joking about the housing shortage, and a song by Anita Ellis, the comedy sketches begin. War Brides, featuring J Newton Numbskull as he goes home to his…
People Are Funny – A Fib, White Lie, And A Whopper. 560221. (retro369).
Host, Art Linkletter plays a guessing game with the audience. A random contestant picked from the studio audience has to guess the age of a woman in the audience. Next,…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Biography For a Luncheon, retro368.
If I had to guess, the date on this one is late in the series. It's a 15 minute show so it is in the mid 1950's. Fibber talks with…
Halls Of Ivy – Reappointment. 500106. (retro367).
The same as the pilot show, but this is a reproduction of that script, with Ronald and Bonita Coleman to kick off the series. Ivy is a typical small college…
Bob Hope – Dorothy Lamour, Peggy Lee. 1938. (retro366).
To open the show, Bob jokes about various TV related topics. TV sets, antennae, programs, and sponsors. The scene changes to spy on Bob at the movie studio, where he…