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Lum and Abner: “Pine Ridge Oil Boom Over”, first broadcast on January 9, 1935 on NBC, Mutual, CBS, ABC. Old-time radio comedy starring Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards, Norris Goff as Abner Peabody.

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Jack Benny hosts a 1934 episode of his radio show, which opens with banter about infant photographs and baby Leroy. The cast then performs a comic playlet, Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch, in which Mary Livingstone plays Mrs. Wiggs, a widowed mother of six struggling to feed her family as Thanksgiving approaches. Jack Benny takes the role of a wealthy neighbor who offers help, while Mrs. Wiggs is pressed for three dollars owed on her house. Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris and Frank Parker join the cast. The episode closes with guest Mitzi Green performing impressions and a song.

Fibber McGee and Molly: “Toll Bridge Economy”, first broadcast on June 11, 1935 on NBC Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bill Thompson.

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Gildersleeve takes his nephew Leroy to a furniture store to buy a new bed as a surprise for his niece Marjorie, who is away at a Red Cross training school. Store owner Samuel Sledderman shows them several beds, and Gildersleeve becomes absorbed in finding one that suits her room. The shop is run by Sledderman and his employees, and the story proceeds through a series of comic misunderstandings about the purchase. The Great Gildersleeve was a radio comedy series, and this episode was first broadcast on NBC on January 18, 1942, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.<...

The Mel Blanc Show: “Muscle Man Contest”, first broadcast on October 1, 1946. Old-time radio comedy.

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Claudia: “Moving Day”, first broadcast on October 10, 1947. Old-time radio comedy.

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The Harold Peary Show: “Falls for a Chanteuse”, first broadcast on October 11, 1950. Old-time radio comedy.

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Phil Harris learns from Jack Benny that his contract is nearing expiration, and Benny has doubts about keeping him on next season. Harris goes to Benny's home to find out where he stands, and the two men haggle over his pay. Benny offers a figure, Harris pushes back, and Harris's band members and family appear along the way. The Phil Harris series aired on NBC, and this episode is dated March 9, 1947, with Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon in the cast.

With Phil Harris, Jack Benny, Alice Faye, Frankie, Curly, Julius, Little Alice.

At the Cook household, Vic and Sade are at home with their son Rush while Vic and Sade's husband Vic hopes to hear from his friend Bluetooth Johnson. A telephone call from a young man named Rotten Davis interrupts the evening, and Sade speaks with him about calling back. Rush and his family discuss Rotten's plans for a date and his finances, and Rotten arranges to visit the Cooks' house with his girl. The family debates whether to host the young couple, weighing their own evening plans and the card game they had hoped to play.

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Jack Benny: “Who Killed Mr Stooge Part Five”, first broadcast on July 20, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone as Mary.

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Connie Brooks, an English teacher at Madison High School, is chosen by Snap Magazine as its model American teacher, and a layout editor and photographer arrive at her home before dawn to photograph her. Connie is reluctant, especially since her landlady, Mrs. Davis, was the one who recommended her, and she is still in her nightclothes when the crew arrives. The magazine's staff settle in for a day of pictures, and Connie's colleagues, Walter Denton and Harriet Conklin, get involved as the story spreads through the school. The Our Miss Brooks series aired on CBS Radio, and this 1948 episode...

Riley receives a letter from his old pal Herman Dugan, now in the Navy, asking him to stand in as his proxy at a wedding to Lily Mae Lightfoot, Herman's longtime fiancée. Riley reluctantly agrees, thinking it will be a quick trip to a justice of the peace. Lily Mae arrives at the Riley home with her father, a stern old cow puncher, and the plan soon grows complicated. The Life of Riley is a comedy series starring William Bendix, and this episode first aired on April 16, 1944. This is the first part of a two-part story.

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Lum and Abner: “Squire Receives Visit from Southern Pipeline”, first broadcast on January 8, 1935 on NBC, Mutual, CBS, ABC. Old-time radio comedy starring Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards, Norris Goff as Abner Peabody.

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Gildersleeve and his nephew Leroy set out for Fairview, where Leroy will show his rabbits at a junior breeder show. After mailing their train tickets by mistake, they decide to drive instead, bringing the rabbits along in the rear compartment. The trip proves rough, and a stop for lunch leads to a mix-up with a state highway commissioner and his car. Gildersleeve soon finds himself accused of car theft and held by police, with explosives discovered in the vehicle adding to the trouble. The episode is part of The Great Gildersleeve, broadcast on NBC on January 11, 1942, starring Harold Peary.<...

Bob Burns substitutes for George Burns and Gracie Allen while they are on vacation, as the guest star of the Grape Nuts program. Joining him are Tony Martin and Ray Noble and his orchestra, with John Conney as announcer. Burns and the others banter over his introduction, and he trades jokes and tall tales about his family back home in Arkansas. Tony Martin sings a song, and Burns recounts a story about his Uncle Union at a society dinner party. A knock at the door brings in a visitor named Maisie Allen, who talks about two suitors and an...

Fred Allen runs a comic detective agency, and his secretary Miss Clues handles the calls that come in. A string of odd cases follows: a lion missing from a circus, a stolen city herring, a radio orchestra whose trumpet player has vanished during a broadcast, and a claim of an invisible man. Each client arrives with a complaint and Allen questions them with his usual wisecracks. The series is Fred Allen, first heard on CBS and NBC, and this installment aired on April 11, 1934. Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar and Minerva Pious are the lead actors.

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Duffy's Tavern is a comedy series, and this episode, broadcast on 1943-10-12 on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC, stars Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth. Archie, the wisecracking manager, and Eddie, the tavern's waiter, worry that business is falling off, with rival Grogan across the street drawing crowds. Archie decides the tavern needs showmanship and hires Orson Welles, who arrives as a guest and is soon pressed into a stage show. Archie, Miss Duffy and Johnny Johnson all deal with the newly married magician's arrival, and the evening turns into a loud run of magic tricks at the tavern.<...

Fibber McGee and Molly: “Telling Off the Brute About the Tire Boot”, first broadcast on May 21, 1935 on NBC Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bill Thompson.

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Claudia: “Worries”, first broadcast on October 9, 1947. Old-time radio comedy.

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Afloat with Henry Morgan: “AWHM ep05 Longboat rescued at sea by Morgan”, first broadcast in 1950. Old-time radio comedy.

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Jack Benny: “Jacks 1st Paying Mc Job”, first broadcast on May 11, 1932 on NBC / CBS Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone as Mary.

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Lum and Abner: “Squire Skimp President of SW Oil”, first broadcast on January 7, 1935 on NBC, Mutual, CBS, ABC. Old-time radio comedy starring Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards, Norris Goff as Abner Peabody.

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Gildersleeve decides to go on a diet and swears off smoking, but his friend Judge Hooker bets him $100 that he cannot lose ten pounds in a week. Bertie, Marjorie and Leroy try to help him keep his resolution, though his meals are plain and his cravings grow. Hooker assigns his brother-in-law Erwin Pidge to follow Gildersleeve and make sure he keeps to the terms. The series is The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on NBC on January 4, 1942, starring Harold Peary, with Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.

With Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bertie, Marjorie, Leroy, Judge Hooker, Erwin...

Fibber McGee and Molly: “Out of Gas at 42nd and Broadway”, first broadcast on May 7, 1935 on NBC Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bill Thompson.

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Luigi Vasco, a Chicago antique dealer and recent immigrant from Italy, is persuaded by a letter to join the Jackson Hospital Plan, a health insurance offer costing two cents a day. Shortly after signing up, Luigi is struck by a car while crossing the street and finds himself hospitalized. His friend Pasquale worries about the costs and about Rosa, who has long hoped to marry Luigi. The series Life with Luigi premiered in 1948, and its lead actors are J. Carol Nash as Luigi and Alan Reed as Pasquale.

With Luigi Vasco, Pasquale, Jimmy O'Connor, Rosa, Mr. McCready...

Claudia: “Mamas Early Birthday”, first broadcast on October 8, 1947. Old-time radio comedy.

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: “Ozzie Learns About Reincarnation”, first broadcast on March 25, 1945. Old-time radio comedy.

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Old Gold Comedy Theater: “Take A Letter Darling”, first broadcast on December 3, 1944. Old-time radio comedy.

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The Adventures of Maisie: “Hitchiking to Bartonsville”, first broadcast on January 26, 1950. Old-time radio comedy.

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My Favorite Husband: “The Portrait Artist”, first broadcast on August 6, 1948. Old-time radio comedy.

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Jim Anderson, the head of the Anderson family in Springfield, is alarmed by the Christmas bills and insists the household must cut its spending. His children, Bud, Betty, Kathy and Dan, each ask for money for something, and Jim's wife Margaret tries to keep the peace. Later Jim is caught between his own plans for the evening and a poker game that a friend, Hector Smith, needs him to attend. The story follows his efforts to get out of the house while the family's small spending decisions pile up. The episode is from the Father Knows Best series, first...

Jack Benny hosts a comedy variety program with announcer Don Wilson and bandleader Don Bester's orchestra, featuring Mary Livingstone and singer Frank Parker. Intended guests the Marx Brothers cannot appear, so Shakespearean actor J. Barrett Whimphole performs in their place. Later, a studio murder mystery unfolds as Charlie Chan in Radio City, with Benny playing the detective at the scene of a shooting in the studio. The Jell-O series of 1934 sponsors the broadcast, which is the fifth in the new series, and the program is part of the Jack Benny series.

With Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don...

Lum and Abner: “L&A Sell Oil Well to Mr Carter”, first broadcast on January 4, 1935 on NBC, Mutual, CBS, ABC. Old-time radio comedy starring Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards, Norris Goff as Abner Peabody.

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Leroy Gildersleeve receives a large puppy named Tiny as a Christmas gift from his friend Piggy. Uncle Gildersleeve, Bertie and Marjorie soon find the dog unmanageable, as Tiny chews through household items, wrecks the Christmas tree and causes trouble in the kitchen. Leroy tries to train him, but the dog keeps getting into mischief. Uncle Gildersleeve, worn out, orders Leroy to find the dog a new home, and the family attempts to pass Tiny along to others. The episode is part of the NBC series The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on December 28, 1941, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph...

Fibber McGee and Molly: “Hot Dogs And A Blowout”, first broadcast on April 30, 1935 on NBC Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bill Thompson.

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Claudia: “Introspection”, first broadcast on October 7, 1947. Old-time radio comedy.

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Jack Benny hosts a comedy variety program in which he and his regulars trade jokes, banter and gags with cast members Mary Livingstone, Frank Parker and Don Bester and his orchestra. The show runs from one bit to the next, including a recycled joke about a traveling salesman, a movie-star talk with Don, and a guest appearance by a soprano, Madame Kirchou, who is asked to sing and gets teased along the way. Jack then introduces a travelogue of romantic Hawaii, which goes badly wrong as the characters wander lost through the islands. Broadcast on November 4, 1934, the program stars...

Lum and Abner: “Lum and Abner (xx) Hunting the Lion”, first broadcast on January 2, 1933 on NBC, Mutual, CBS, ABC. Old-time radio comedy starring Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards, Norris Goff as Abner Peabody.

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Gildersleeve, a small-town Midwestern man, is buying a Christmas gift for his friend Fibber McGee, a man known for borrowing things. Gildersleeve is shopping with his nephew Leroy and his niece Marjorie, and he grows embarrassed when a more expensive gift from McGee arrives. The series, known as The Great Gildersleeve, aired on NBC on December 21, 1941, with Harold Peary in the title role. Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle also appear. The episode covers a series of mishaps and misunderstandings as the household prepares for the holiday.

With Gildersleeve, Leroy, Marjorie, Uncle Mort, Fibber McGee, Judge...

Fibber McGee and Molly: “The Motorcycle Cop, The Judge And Fibber”, first broadcast on April 16, 1935 on NBC Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Bill Thompson.

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