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Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio
A podcast featuring old time radio comedy shows in original broadcast order with commentary.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-comedy-of-old-time-radio--5818299/support.
Episodes
Classic Comedy of Old Time RadioThe Jack Benny Show - "The Stolen Violin"
Jello again. True to his word, Jack is about to play “The Bee” on his violin when the unthinkable happens!Episode 244 of The Jack Benny Show. The program…
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Father Knows Best - "Taking on City Hall"
After hearing Father rant and rave about the Mayor, Kathy decides to write a letter to his honor letting him know exactly what her Father thinks about him.We…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Fred Allen"
Archie thinks that Fred Allen would be a good master of ceremonies for the annual pig roast at Duffy’s Tavern. After hearing Fred audition, Duffy has some…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Next Sunday, Jack Will Play the Bee"
Jello again. The feud between Fred Allen and Jack Benny is heating up. On his radio show, Fred Allen said that Jack can’t play the violin. So, Jack proclaims…
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Father Knows Best - "Father Becomes Ill"
Father is coming down with something and simply wants to lie in bed and rest. We all know that is not going to happen!!!Originally aired on December 14, 1950…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guests: Dinah Shore and Joan Davis"
Archie wants Dinah Shore to sing a song he wrote. He also wants to propose to her.Originally aired on December 14, 1943. This is episode 108 of Duffy's…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Jack Practices the Bee"
Jello again. You will never believe it, no Buck Benny today. Instead, Jack practices his violin and the gang meets Phil Harris’s mother and sister.Episode 242…
Classic Comedy of Old Time RadioFather Knows Best - "A French Teacher"
Betty has a crush on her French teacher, but things get a bit confusing when Father invites the man to dinner.Originally aired on December 7, 1950. This is…
Classic Comedy of Old Time RadioDuffy's Tavern - "Guest: Bing Crosby"
Archie tries to talk Duffy into selling Bing Crosby half interest in the Tavern. But even if he can convince Duffy to sell, he has to convince Bing to…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny in Ensenada, Mexico"
Jello again. I know that you know what we’re going to listen to today. That’s right!!! Another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again.Episode 241 of The Jack Benny…
Classic Comedy of Old Time RadioFather Knows Best - "Happy Thanksgiving"
It’s Thanksgiving Day, but all three of the kids have other plans. So, Mother and Father get to spend the holiday alone. Or do they?Originally aired on…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Lucille Ball"
Archie has convinced himself that he and Lucille Ball used to be an item. So, he tries to rekindle their romance when she visits Duffy’s Tavern.Originally…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part nine"
Jello again. Guess what? Here’s another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again.Episode 240 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 10…
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Father Knows Best - "Enterprising Kids"
All three of the kids want money, so Father tells them to go out and earn it. It might have been cheaper to just give them the money.Originally aired on…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Charles Coburn"
Archie thinks the tavern needs a “front man” to keep customers from walking out. So, he tries to convince Charles Coburn, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern…
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The Jack Benny Show - "More Buck Benny"
Jello again. Jack and the gang kick off 1937 with another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again.Episode 239 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on…
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Father Knows Best - "The Bad Barbecue"
Jim’s boss is coming in from New York and Jim is under the impression that his boss will want a flame-broiled steak. So, Jim tries to build his own brick BBQ…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Ida Lupino"
Archie wants to make a movie of his book. So, he asks Ida Lupino, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to be his leading lady.Originally aired on October 26…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again and Again"
Jello again. If you’ve been around since last Christmas, you’ll remember that we aired a Jack Benny Show entitled “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” on December 25…
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Father Knows Best - "Too Many Problems"
Once again chaos erupts at the Anderson household. This time it is a mish-mash of every conceivable little problem that could possibly arise.Originally aired…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Peter Lorre"
Peter Lorre and a talking bird come to visit Duffy’s Tavern. Sometime during that visit, someone steals a sandwich. Who could it be?Originally aired on October…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part four"
Jello again. The feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris is really going now. It’s got to hit the boiling point soon. In the meantime, another episode of Buck…
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Father Knows Best - "A Spooky Cemetery"
Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere can be disconcerting. It can get downright scarry when it’s almost Halloween and you are stuck next to a…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Orson Welles"
When Archie talks their guest, Orson Welles, into doing a show to bring in new customers, it ends up costing more than it makes.Originally aired on October 12…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Money Ain’t Everything"
Jello again. Today we take a small break from Buck Benny, but what we do not get a break from is the feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris. It really seems…
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Father Knows Best - "The Skunk Must Go"
Bud wins a raffle. The only problem is that his prize was a skunk!Originally aired on October 12, 1950. This is episode 51 of Father Knows Best.Please email…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Veronica Lake"
Archie tries to get their guest, Veronica Lake, to swoon for a local singer so Duffy will hire him.Originally aired on October 5, 1943. This is episode 98 of…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part three"
Jello again. Jack Benny is still angry with band leader, Phill Harris, because he was late to the broadcast again. It looks like the beginning of a feud. The…
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Father Knows Best - "Family Spending"
Jim, otherwise known as Father, feels that everyone in his family suffers from out-of-control spending. When his top client, Mr. Gribble, asks Jim to buy some…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Clifton Fadiman"
Archie welcomes Clifton Fadiman to Duffy’s for a lecture to a ladies’ club. But he doesn’t trust the scholarly Fadiman to write his own lecture, so Archie…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part two"
Jello again. Band leader, Phill Harris, is late to the broadcast and then gets calls from Carole and Ginger during the sketch.Episode 233 of The Jack Benny…
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Father Knows Best - "The New Girlfriend"
Bud is head over heels in love, while Betty feels jilted by her boyfriend. Who could be the cause of all this turmoil?Originally aired on September 28, 1950…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Tallulah Bankhead"
Archie is trying to get ready for the arrival of actress Tallulah Bankhead. Too bad he doesn’t recognize her when she arrives.Originally aired on June 1, 1943…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Girls' Dormitory" and "Buck Benny Rides Again, Part One"
Jello again. Today we get a 10-minute snipet of an episode entitled, “Girls’ Dormitory" and a full 30-minute show entitled “Buck Benny Rides Again, Part One"…
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Father Knows Best - "Who Has The Time?"
Daylight Savings Time and Aunt Martha’s unexpected visit has the Anderson house in turmoil.Originally aired on September 21, 1950. This is episode 48 of Father…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guests- Susan Hayward and Frank Buck"
Archie, the manager of Duffy’s Tavern tries to outshine big game hunter, Frank Buck, in an effort to impress the lovely, Susan Hayward.Originally aired on…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Doc Benny's Minstrels and Romeo and Juliet"
In today’s episode, Jack and the gang give us a mish-mash of Shakespeare and an old-time minstrel show.Episode 230 of The Jack Benny Show. The program…
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Father Knows Best - "Family Car Stolen"
Father has an important meeting in a town thirty miles away, but it appears that his car has been stolen.Originally aired on September 14, 1950. This is…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest- Brace Breemer, the Lone Ranger"
Brace Breemer, who played the Lone Ranger on the radio, visits Duffy’s Tavern this week. Of course, Archie has other plans for him.Originally aired on February…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Preview of Romeo and Juliet"
Jello again. Jack gets into a little trouble with the sponsor when he previews their version of Romeo and Juliet for next week’s show.Episode 229 of The Jack…
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Father Knows Best - "An Efficient House"
When Margaret and the kids return home from spending the summer at Round Lake, they are in for a surprise.Originally aired on September 7, 1950. This is…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest- Milton Berle"
When Milton Berle visits the Tavern, Archie tries to get Milton to give Duffy’s daughter, Miss Duffy, a part in the Ziegfeld Follies.Originally aired on…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Anthony Adverse, Part Two"
Jello again. Are you ready for part two of Anthony Adverse? Ready or not, here comes Jack and the gang with their version of it.Episode 228 of The Jack Benny…
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Father Knows Best - "Vacation Arrives"
It is time for the Andersons to take summer vacation. But even if they decide where they're going to go who knows if they will ever get there.Originally aired…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Eddie Anderson"
Archie is at it again trying to steal talent. Today, Eddie Anderson, AKA Rochester, visits Duffy’s Tavern and Archie tries to steal him away from Jack Benny so…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Anthony Adverse, Part One"
Jello again. We get another Jack Benny version of a famous 1933 novel turned into a 1936 movie - Anthony Adverse.Episode 227 of The Jack Benny Show. The…
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Father Knows Best - "New Arrangements"
Jim lands a big contract but then risks blowing it up when he schedules three dinner dates for the same Thursday night.Originally aired on June 29, 1950. This…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Guests- Kate Smith and Ted Collins"
Today the famous singer, Kate Smith, visits Duffy’s Tavern and Archie tries to sign her to a contract to sing at the tavern all the time.Originally aired on…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Phil Harris Introduced"
Today’s Jack Benny show is the first of the 1936/1937 season. There is a new band leader, Phil Harris. Episode 226 of The Jack Benny Show. The program…
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Father Knows Best - "A New Housekeeper"
Jim wants to impress the head of the chamber of commerce, so he hires a housekeeper. Needless to say, things do not go as planned.Originally aired on June 22…
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Duffy's Tavern - "Audition Show"
Archie, the manager, welcomes one and all to Duffy's Tavern--where the elite meet to eat!Originally aired on July 29, 1940. This is the audition episode of…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Jack Forms Bennymount Films" and "Opening of Bennymount Films"
Jello again. Today we get a 16 minute snipet and a 20 minute snipet from two different shows. Episodes 223 and 224 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs…
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Father Knows Best - "Father's Day Trip"
Jim wants to go fishing on Father’s Day and each of the kids have their own plans, but Mother makes everybody stay together to celebrate Dad. Maybe she…
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The Life of Riley: "Lux Radio Theater: The Life of Riley"
The Lux Radio Theater put on a condensed radio version of the movie, The Life of Riley.Originally aired on May 8, 1950. Please email questions and comments to…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Travel Agent Pays a Visit" and "Vacation Plans"
Jello again. Today we get a 16 minute snipet and a 18 minute snipet from two different shows. Episodes 221 and 225 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs…
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Father Knows Best - "Time For a New Car"
Jim Anderson is adamant that the family does not need a new car, even as his old car is shedding fenders and other parts as he drives down the road.Originally…
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The Life of Riley: "The Rileys Leave for a Vacation in Brooklyn"
Riley is too afraid to ask his boss for some extra leave so they can visit their friends and family in New York.Originally aired on June 29, 1951. This is…
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The Jack Benny Show - "Jack Test Drives a Car"
Jello again. Jack broadcasts from Detroit, but ends up in the hospital after taking a car for a test drive.Episode 219 of The Jack Benny Show. The program…
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Father Knows Best - "Superstitious Folk"
The Anderson household gets turned upside-down when everyone’s superstitions take control.Originally aired on May 25, 1950. This is episode 40 of Father Knows…
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The Life of Riley: "Riley, the Forger"
Sick of his overspending, Peg takes Riley off the checking account, forcing him to forge her name.Originally aired on June 15, 1951. This is episode 322 of The…