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Burns and Allen – George Goes Rabbit Hunting. 450402

By Keith April 2, 2024Burns and Allen, Comedy

This is an AFRS presentation, so commercials have been replaced with dance music. Get ready to do some ball room dancing in between the comedy. Today we find George and…

A security guard dressed in a dark uniform is reaching for his sidearm, which is holstered on his right hip. He stands in front of a brick wall, with his left hand resting on his belt. His facial expression suggests a state of high alertness and readiness to act in case of any threat or danger.

Boston Blackie – Cover Up For Mary. ep18, 450509

By Keith February 22, 2024Boston Blackie, Detective and Mystery

Mary talks with her old boyfriend. She tries to break up, and he thinks she is jilting him for Boston Blackie. When he tries to get rough, she pulls a…

Abbott and Costello – Jack And The Beanstalk, Rudy Valley. ep74, 450215

By Keith February 15, 2024Abbott and Costello, Comedy2 Comments

The show has a slightly different opening, No commercial, or announcements. But when Lou and Bud come out, they are excited to have Rudy Valley as the night's guest. Lou…

Jubilee (AFRS) Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn. ep121, 450208

By Keith February 8, 2024Jubilee, Music

hosted by Ernie whitman. Playlist: Billy Ebstien plays, Airmail Special. The Gene Kroopa Trio are onboard to play, Dark Eyes. followed by, My Blue Heaven. Sarah Vaughn joins Ernie for…

Assorted law enforcement badges and photographs on a textured background, representing government and police officials.

Molle Mystery Theater (AFRS) A Death Is Caused. 451012

By Keith January 31, 2024Detective and Mystery, Molle Mystery Theater

A pair of smartly dressed women might appear as they would in any city in America, but the two we look in on in this tropical diner discuss the matter…

Jim and Mary and Jordan posing for the camera in 1941. The vintage black and white illustration of a couple sitting in a cozy living room. Fibber is holding a newspaper and Molly is knitting. They are both looking at a small dog that is sitting on a rug between them. The room is decorated with a patterned wallpaper, framed pictures, and a vase with flowers on a table in the background."

Fibber McGee and Molly – Merchant Marines. ep425, 450130

By Keith January 30, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Downtown, the McGee's take in the sights at the hotel, and comment on the sailors, and what their jobs might be. Finding a place to stay is a hardship, but…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Too Much Energy. ep424, 450123

By Keith January 23, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Note: not the right date for this show, but one like it, with a similar script, may have appeared here. This episode is likely from a season a couple years…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Shampoo. ep423, 450116

By Keith January 16, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly2 Comments

Hair is the topic of the day, and we find Fibber in a barber shop, with a heavily accented barber who serves him. Is six bits (75 cents) too much…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Diamond Stick Pin. ep421, 450102

By Keith January 13, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

A topic ripe for argument is aunt Sarah. Is she as sweet and lovable as Molly claims, or as horrible and unspeakable as Fibber says? The door bell finds a…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Mushrooms. ep422, 450109

By Keith January 9, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Trying to do a good deed, and surprise his wife, Fibber brings home a bag of mushrooms he picked himself. Molly suspects the little button mushrooms might be toadstools. What…