Retro Original – Page 40 – Retro Radio Podcast

People Are Funny – How to Scare Away Tax Collectors. 531013. (retro314).

By Keith March 27, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

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…

Illuminated taxi cab sign on the roof of a sedan

Amos and Andy – Andy The Body Guard. 520315. (retro313).

By Keith March 23, 2011Amos and Andy, Comedy, Retro Original

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…

Bob Hope – Jack Benny. 491206. (retro312).

By Keith March 20, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Bob Hope - Jack Benny. 491206. (retro312). I know this is a little out of season, a Christmas program, but what caught my eye was that it is a Bob…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Dog License. 400319. (retro311).

By Keith March 13, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Fibber talks to Molly about a car, but is shortly interrupted by the mailman, Gale Gordon. A guy who takes the liberty to filter through the junk mail, and read…

Great Gildersleeve – Summerfield, 1903. ep318, 490309 (retro310)

By Keith March 9, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Though he may be the water commissioner, Gildersleeve has had trouble with Birdie over a leaky water faucet. Finally the drip, and Birdie, has annoyed him long enough, and there's…

Milton Berle – Salute To Broadway. 471014. (retro309).

By Keith March 6, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Milton Berle - Salute To Broadway. 471014. (retro309). Saluting the opening of the New York theater season with a salute to Broadway. Announced by Mr Gallop, Milton Berle comes out…

Eddie Cantor – Benny, Durante, Jolson. 1956. (retro308)

By Keith March 2, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Eddie Cantor - Benny Durante Jolson. 1956 (retro308). Eddie Cantor talks about his friends in show business. He first talks about his early days working with Jimmy Durante back in…

Superman – The Origin of Superman, Four audition Shows. 1939. (retro307). TheOriginOfSuperman4AuditionShows

By Keith February 26, 2011Adventure, Retro Original

Superman - The Origin Of Superman, 4 Audition Shows. 1939 Something a little different. After the comic book became popular, the next step was to create a radio series, and…

Booster rockets at the bottom of an Apollo, Saturn style rocket.

2000 Plus – Space Wreck. 500705. (retro306).

By Keith February 20, 20112000 Plus, Retro Original, Science Fiction

2000 Plus - Space Wreck. 500705. (retro306). The year 2370, and travel by spaceship is no longer the realm of scientists. It is now commonplace for families to take an…

Father Knows Best – Time For A New Car. 500608. (retro305).

By Keith February 16, 2011Comedy, Retro Original

Father Knows Best - Time For A New Car. 500608. (retro305). Outside the Anderson home, dad and Bud give the family car a going over. Although the kids all comment…