Story Behind The Song – The Sound Of A Great Amen. ep7, 310625
Just before the 20th century, when Gilbert and Sullivan were at the top of their fame, Arthur Sullivan was approached b y a delegation to offer him work as principal…
Great Gildersleeve – Flashback: Plays Cyrano, Meets Eve. ep213, 460602
In his office, Gildersleeve and Bessie discuss that he has been Water Commissioner for 4 years now. How did it come about? He recounts how one of his other options…
Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323
Jack Benny has trouble with his cast, and wants to just bend them over his knee. Anniversaries, toupees, and general rebellion over their parts in the hillbilly production Jack plans,…
The Big Show – Deborah Kerr, Louis Armstrong, and Others. 501217
A full 90 minutes of fun, with the glamorous, unpredictable, Talulah Bankhead. Crossing the country to broadcast from Los Angles, rather than New York, Talulah calls on Bob Hope to…
Lum and Abner – Cedric Performs In School. 450221
Note: this is clearly a wrong day for this episode, not sure what year it was aired, but the day is probably correct. Enjoyed a brief interruption to the story…
Judy Canova – Two Gun Gertie, A Play. 460615
Judy opens with a song, One More Dream and He's Mine. Cousin Sophie has sent Judy a letter of news from Cactus Junction, and tells about her family who miss…
Halls of Ivy – Professor Barrette’s Play. ep45, 510103
Mid term exams give time for Doc Hall to seclude himself in his office. Can his wife Vickie get him out when an old friend visits? The old sons of…
LUM AND ABNER – A Play About Merchant Marines. 441005
Lum has had trouble containing himself over his win to be back on the school board. Today we find him pitching a play he wrote to promote the Merchant Marine.…
Fred Allen – Les Miserables, orson Welles. 421018.
Sending the show out to the troops, Fred appends a special message to the beginning of the show. Still trying out a few new cast members, Fred jokes with his…
Lum and Abner – Lum’s Inflation Play. 440907
Resting comfortably in the cold, stone walls of the jail, Lum's patience runs thin as he worrks on his book. Meanwhile, Cedric and grandpap are confused over a play that…