Episodi

  • The Jack Benny Program - "Jb 1934 - 09 - 28 Last Show of Season - Rise of the House of Rawchild" (1934)

    The Jack Benny Program - "Jb 1934 - 09 - 28 Last Show of Season - Rise of the House of Rawchild" (1934)
    Oct 19 2026
    The Jack Benny Program presents “Jb 1934 - 09 - 28 Last Show of Season - Rise of the House of Rawchild,” originally broadcast September 28, 1934. This was episode 26 of Jack Benny’s General Tire season on NBC’s Red Network.

    For the season-closing broadcast, Jack Benny and the regular company gather for a comedy sketch set at a General Tire banquet. Film-comedy favorite Bert Wheeler guests, alongside Benny regulars Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Don Bestor, and Frank Parker. Surviving-recording notes indicate that material indexed under the “House of Rawchild” title may not represent the original September 28 program.

    Old Time Comedy Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:35 Original Broadcast
    20:35 Closing

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    21 min
  • Burns and Allen - "The Burns and Allen Show 1943 - 11 - 16 (12) Guest - Walter Pidgeon" (1943)

    Burns and Allen - "The Burns and Allen Show 1943 - 11 - 16 (12) Guest - Walter Pidgeon" (1943)
    Oct 16 2026
    Burns and Allen, “The Burns and Allen Show 1943 - 11 - 16 (12) Guest - Walter Pidgeon,” originally broadcast November 16, 1943. This CBS broadcast is episode 12 of the 1943–44 season and features George Burns, Gracie Allen, and guest star Walter Pidgeon, with Bill Goodwin.

    When movie star Walter Pidgeon becomes the Burns and Allen’s new next-door neighbor, Gracie sees an opportunity for matchmaking. Her friendly plans soon draw George into another delightfully tangled domestic comedy. The program was sponsored by Lever Brothers’ Swan Soap.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:44 Original Broadcast
    32:44 Closing

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    33 min
  • Fibber McGee and Molly - "Fibber Mc Gee and Molly - "Fmm 1956 - 02 - 22 (1298) Parking the Car" (1956)

    Fibber McGee and Molly - "Fibber Mc Gee and Molly - "Fmm 1956 - 02 - 22 (1298) Parking the Car" (1956)
    Oct 14 2026
    Fibber McGee and Molly — “Parking the Car,” originally broadcast February 22, 1956. This archival episode finds the long-running radio-comedy favorites in a typically domestic predicament centered on parking the car.

    Starring Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly, the program brings its familiar blend of neighborhood comedy, comic frustration, and warm husband-and-wife banter to an everyday problem.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:20 Original Broadcast
    14:46 Closing

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    15 min
  • Abbott and Costello - "Abbott and Costello48 - 01 - 21Lou Inherits Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars" (1948)

    Abbott and Costello - "Abbott and Costello48 - 01 - 21Lou Inherits Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars" (1948)
    Oct 12 2026
    Abbott and Costello, “Lou Inherits Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars,” originally broadcast January 21, 1948. In this ABC radio comedy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are joined by Sid Fields as Lawyer Melonhead, with Susan Miller featured as vocalist.

    Lou learns he may be heir to $800,000 from “Diamond Jim” Costello, but a dispute over which grandson has the rightful claim sends Bud and Lou hunting for the documents that could prove it. Their search soon leads them into one of the duo’s characteristically tangled comic errands, including a visit to a Chinese laundry.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:51 Original Broadcast
    29:49 Closing

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    30 min
  • The Jack Benny Program - "J. B. Goes 1942 - Xx - Xx Mileage Rationing Special W Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Burns & Allen" (1942)

    The Jack Benny Program - "J. B. Goes 1942 - Xx - Xx Mileage Rationing Special W Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Burns & Allen" (1942)
    Oct 9 2026
    The Jack Benny Program, “Mileage Rationing Special,” originally broadcast December 1, 1942. This is a wartime public-service special featuring Jack Benny rather than a regular series installment.

    As nationwide gasoline rationing begins, Benny joins Eddie Cantor, George Burns and Gracie Allen for comedy and music encouraging conservation and cooperation with the new mileage rules. Dinah Shore, Bill Goodwin, and Paul Whiteman and his orchestra also appear in this Office of War Information production, including a Burns and Allen segment tied to the wartime rubber shortage.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:49 Original Broadcast
    14:29 Closing

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    15 min
  • Burns and Allen - "The Burns and Allen Show 1947 - 12 - 18 (16) Gracie's Last Minute Christmas Gift" (1947)

    Burns and Allen - "The Burns and Allen Show 1947 - 12 - 18 (16) Gracie's Last Minute Christmas Gift" (1947)
    Oct 7 2026
    Burns and Allen, “Gracie’s Last Minute Christmas Gift,” originally broadcast December 18, 1947, is episode 16 of the 1947–48 NBC Maxwell House Coffee Time season. George Burns and Gracie Allen star, with Hans Conried and Gale Gordon also appearing.

    With Christmas fast approaching, George tries to learn what Gracie wants for a gift—but Gracie’s written clues turn the search into a baffling holiday guessing game, complete with a fifty-cent penalty for every wrong answer.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:38 Original Broadcast
    30:04 Closing

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    30 min
  • Fibber McGee and Molly - "Fibber Mc Gee and Molly - "Fmm 1942 - 12 - 22 (344) Listening to Carols" (1942)

    Fibber McGee and Molly - "Fibber Mc Gee and Molly - "Fmm 1942 - 12 - 22 (344) Listening to Carols" (1942)
    Oct 5 2026
    Fibber McGee and Molly — “Listening to Carols” (episode 344), originally broadcast December 22, 1942. In this Christmas-week visit to Wistful Vista, Fibber grumbles about children singing carols while Molly and young Teeny put his holiday spirit to the test. Familiar visitors, including Harlow Wilcox and Mrs. Uppington, add to the seasonal domestic comedy, with music by Billy Mills and His Orchestra and the King’s Men. Written by Don Quinn for NBC’s Johnson’s Wax-sponsored run, the program also carries touches of the World War II home front.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:48 Original Broadcast
    30:38 Closing

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    31 min
  • Abbott and Costello - "Abbott and Costello44 - 10 - 05Investment Adviceafrs" (1944)

    Abbott and Costello - "Abbott and Costello44 - 10 - 05Investment Adviceafrs" (1944)
    Oct 2 2026
    Abbott and Costello presents “Investment Advice” (also cataloged as “Back Home Again”), originally broadcast October 5, 1944. In this AFRS-titled archival episode, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are joined by announcer Ken Niles, vocalist Connie Haines, and the Freddie Rich Orchestra.

    Back in Los Angeles after a visit to his uncle’s farm, Lou has $75 burning a hole in his pocket and turns to Bud for investment advice. A discussion of consumer research, war bonds, and the future gives Abbott and Costello plenty of room for their familiar wordplay, including a playful imagined look ahead to 1954. The original NBC broadcast was sponsored by Camel Cigarettes and directed by Dick Mac.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:48 Original Broadcast
    31:50 Closing

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    32 min