1939 – Page 7 – Retro Radio Podcast

Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Little Dutch Kindergarten. ep 4. 1939

By Keith April 14, 2023Hillbilly Boys, Music

Playlist: Horace sings, Dutch Kindergarten. Pat reads letters from fans of the sponsor and of the show. Leon and Horrace sing, Coconut Grove. Pat warns folks off of buying inferior…

Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone and Don Wilson posing for a photo in 1938.

Jack Benny – Four Girls in White. ep331, 390409

By Keith April 9, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

The sensation of the Easter Parade, Jack Benny, enters to joke about style, fashion, and Carmichael his Polar bear. The flashy fashions of Rochester and Phil are mentioned, and the…

Jack Benny – April Fool’s Gags. ep330, 390402

By Keith April 2, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Don brings us the man who held the ladder for Clark Gable to elope with Carol Lumbard, Jack Benny. The news of the celebrity wedding is the focus of jokes.…

Red Skelton (Avalon Time) April Fools Day. ep13, 390401

By Keith April 1, 2023Comedy, Red Skelton

The jokes take on a nautical feel, when Red Skelton talks about sailors, ships, and storms. Phil Davis plays, Begin the Beguine. Red talks about his new suit. When the…

Jim Jordan in a Fedora and Marian Jordan wearing a hat in 1937. Standing in front of a microphone, dressed in vintage clothing from the 1930s, likely performing a radio show - the popular duo Fibber McGee and Molly.

Fibber McGee and Molly – Inherited Yacht. ep198, 390328

By Keith March 28, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Uncle Tyconderoga has left word that Fibber is to recieve an inheritance. Hal Peary is the lawyer who is handling the execution of the Will. In the process of things,…

Jack Benny – Guest, Ed Sullivan. ep329, 390326

By Keith March 26, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Introducing that sophisticated humorist... Maxwell Stroud. Huh? It's a joke, based on recent comments from Fred Allen on his show. Jack jokes with Don about Carmichael. Mary tells secrets on…

Red Skelton (Avalon Time) Marco Polo Skelton. ep12, 390325

By Keith March 25, 2023Comedy, Red Skelton1 Comment

Dell King introduces that man who is fit as a fiddle, Red Skelton. Red talks to his back talking Mike about his homely family, and the new spring fashions. Phil…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Thinks He’s Going Bald. ep197, 390321

By Keith March 21, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber goes to a barber shop run by Hal Peary for a haircut, and the usual socialization. Old Timer comes in to join the jokes about Fibber's thinning hair. Even…

Jack Benny – Jack Has A Cold. ep328, 390319

By Keith March 19, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Don tells that Jack is at home with a cold. As he Kenny, and Phil handle the studio audience, we go to visit Rochester and Carmichael the polar bear as…

Red Skelton (Avalon Time) King Arthur Skelton. ep11, 390318

By Keith March 18, 2023Comedy, Red Skelton

Or, The Thousand Dollars. Red pokes fun at Dell King's mustache, then is sassed by his microphone. The jokes turn to politics. Phil Davis plays, Begin the Beguine. Red Foley…