Misunderstandings – Page 3 – Retro Radio Podcast

Illuminated taxi cab sign on the roof of a sedan

Amos and Andy – The Electric Clock Caper. 440505

By Keith May 5, 2024Amos and Andy, Comedy

Receiving an award at the lodge hall, Andy gives a speech, and gets an electric alarm clock. The clock proves to be defective, so Andy goes to the clock company…

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 – Fibber the Director. ep246, 400430

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

Billy Mills plays, Bo Jangles of Harlem. As Molly is busy in the kitchen, a message that could bring great change comes to Fibber. All he has to do is…

Archie Andrews – Christmas Shopping. 471213

By Keith December 13, 2023Archie Andrews, Comedy, Juvenile

Relax, it's time once again for your favorite comic book characters, Archie Andrews and all his gang. It's Saturday afternoon as Fred Andrews enjoys his newspaper in the living room.…

Image of the Jot'em Down Store from the radio program "Lum and Abner", featuring a storefront with various items on display in the window and a group of people gathered outside. Visit the real store: http://lum-n-abner.com/

Lum and Abner – The Farewell Dinner (Retro Extra) 490123

By Keith October 2, 2023Buster Brown, Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

[[[]Lum reads his horoscope, but Abner gets confused at what his sign means. Lum's horoscope claims he'll be lucky in love, so he's eager to go see Miss Rowena. Ben…

Gas station fuel pump nozzle with splash-back guard.

Gasoline Alley – A Kicking Around From Kid Cupid. ep3, 480730

By Keith August 26, 2023Gasoline Alley, Juvenile

The work for the day is done, but a secret is brewing for Skeeter. A surprise party is planned, but his friends have a hard time dragging Skeeter away from…

Lum and Abner – Lum’s Elopement (Retro Extra) 481212

By Keith August 21, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

Today's show notes are from the Jot 'Em Down Journal of December 1998. Lum’s infatuation with ”Miss Rowena” progresses to the point that he is unable to write up a…

Two men dressed in traditional Hawaiian attire, Lum and Abner, are seen mid-dance in the center of a small store. Lum, on the left, is playing a ukulele while Abner on the right is swaying his hips and waving his arms. A small crowd is gathered around them, some clapping and others smiling. The store itself is cluttered with various items, including shelves of canned goods and hanging clothes, giving it a cozy and lived-in feel.

Lum and Abner – Pine Ridge Navy. 471114

By Keith December 12, 2022Comedy, Lum and Abner

The party line is buzzing with requests for Lum to join his newly formed Navy. The problem though is that everybody wants to be an Admiral. The phone call is…

"An apple sitting on a school teacher's desk"

Our Miss Brooks – Tears For Mister Boynton. ep284, 550410

By Keith October 16, 2022Comedy, Our Miss Brooks

After going with Mr Boynton for 6 years now, Connie's patience is running thin. She and Mrs Davis are worried and talk about Minirva the cat, who has been missing.…

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 – Masquerade Party. ep181, 381129

By Keith August 15, 2022Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

There's a Costume party that Fibber is dressed up to attend. He's in a prisoner's outfit, but when his cab has a blow out he's forced to walk the rest…

a vintage photo of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Burns and Allen – Convincing William Boyd To Retire. 490505

By Keith May 5, 2022Burns and Allen, Comedy

Burns and Allen - Convincing William Boyd To Retire. 490505. Featuring Hopalong Cassidy, also called Bill Boyd. George laments about being on television, but Gracie encourages him. George doesn't think…