Red Skelton – Christmas Shopping. ep50, 421215
The Christmas season is kicking into high gear, but there's still plenty of room to joke about the new rationing, and meatless Tuesdays. Holiday traveling is limited due to fuel…
Universal Newsreel Audio – Christmas Brings Joy To Everyone. 451210
Get a short dose of how the nation celebrated this post-war Christmas. Care packages are sent to troops still overseas, while kiddies go shopping, and take in the seasonal window…
Great Gildersleeve – Thanksgiving Dinner. ep57, 421122
The continued war time propaganda continues as Gildy deals with the need to apply for a ration book that will get him more privileges. Does he actually need it, since…
Red Skelton – Beauty Shop. ep45, 421110
Red complains about a recent appointment to Bob Hope as an indian chief. Also topics of jokes include shaving, rationing, then Harriot wins the fun to hear about Red's car…
Great Gildersleeve – Winning The War (re-creation). ep47, 420913
A modern re-enactent, using new actors, but the original script, including the commercial announcements. Enjoy this presentation of Gildy and his friends... with slight Southern accents. At the breakfast table,…
Command Performance – Bob Hope, Carole Landis. ep90, 431023 (RetroIntro)
Hosted by Bob Hope. He jokes about hunting, rationing, celebrity hunters, even some marksmanship humor from the shooting range. Bob then turns to the topic of football, then introduces Jimmy…
Red Skelton – Hiding. ep41, 421013
Red jokes about his sponsor, and showing him the sights. Ozzie Nelson enters to switch the jokes towards the salvage drives that everyone is doing in these wartime days. He…
Spike Jones – Adolph Menjou. 450701.
At San Diego Naval Hospital. Playlist: Francis Langford, There I Said It Again. Spike talks to Francis about the California sunshine. Spike Jones, By the Sea. Francis Langford, Night and…
Command Performance – Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra. 440603
That perennial favorite of military men everywhere, Bob Hope has a star-studded cast. First, he talks to the troopies about life in the military. Judy Garland sings, Story of the…
Your Hit Parade – First Song – All Or Nothing At All (#7) (AFRS). 431016
Playlist: Frank Sinatra sings, All or Nothing At All. rated: 7 The Hit Paraders sing, Rancho Grande The Hit Paraders sing, You'll Never Know How Much I Love You. rated:…