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Retro OTRDiary 20 Interview: Donnie Pitchford, Part 3 (retro521)

By Keith March 22, 2016Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

In this installment of my combined interview and glimpse at the 1935 season of Lum and Abner, Donnie Pitchford offers some background on the introduction of bandleader, Opie Cates as…

Great Gildersleeve – Wanting to Marry Leila. ep63, 430103

By Keith January 3, 2016Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Wally, the man at the train depot, greets Judge Hooker who as good news. Leila is expected back in town, but he gets a surprise, and a little let down…

Great Gildersleeve – Appointed Water Commissioner. ep52, 421018

By Keith November 15, 2015Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Heading to the barber shop, we meet Floyd the barber for the first time. Gildy shares about his conflict with the current, corrupt Water Commissioner, Clannahan. Floyd lends a sympathetic…

Superman – The Black Narcissus 3of8. ep358, 421014

By Keith October 14, 2015Adventure, Superman

Today we're filled in on the story thus far... After the previous story wraps up, a knife is thrown at Clark, and a deadly plant, the Black Narcissus is delivered…

Vic and Sade – A Porch Collapses. 390613.

By Keith June 13, 2015Comedy, Vic and Sade

At the small house halfway up the next block, a raging game of rummy is wrapping up. Vic and Sade are sleepy as they hear Rush come home. The teenager…

Jack Benny – Buck Benny Rides Again 361129 (retro494)

By Keith May 1, 2015Comedy, Jack Benny, Retro Original

The Retrobots are in charge, but David seems to have a problem in handling the records to play. v Don and Jack greet each other courteously. Phil is late for…

Our Miss Brooks – Friday the 13th Mixup. 490515 (RV025 retro476)

By Keith November 23, 2014Comedy, Our Miss Brooks, Retro Original

The old Retrobots do a good job at introducing this episode. Connie laughs in the face of Friday the 13th. At least until she rolls us into a flashback, and…

Great Gildersleeve – Pranks at School. ep8, 411019

By Keith November 19, 2014Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Gildy and Judge Hooker cut up over a game of checkers, when Leroy wants to call in sick at school tomorrow. Nobody's falling for it, since the circus is going…

Jack Benny – Cleaning Jack’s Den. ep630, 471116

By Keith November 16, 2014Comedy, Jack Benny

Rochester cleans up the house, and marvels at some of Jack's memorabilia. Interupting Jack from a dose of drama over the party line, Rochester reads the results from his recent…

Jack Benny – Corner Drug Store. ep629, 471109

By Keith November 10, 2014Comedy, Jack Benny

On the bus, Don gets recognition from a couple of the passengers. He goes into flashback where we join Jack, Phil, and Dennis at the corner drugstore. What should they…