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A podcast featuring old time radio comedy shows in original broadcast order with commentary.
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Jane Russell
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Jane Russell. Episode 539 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on June 17, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share t…
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The Aldrich Family - “Henry’s Missing Left Rubber”
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Henry's plans are ruined when he can't find his left rubber overshoe. Vintage Rubber Overshoes Originally aired sometime in 1942. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share…
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The Life of Riley: “The Household Drudge”
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When Riley realizes that it’s not a bad thing to help out his wife around the house, Gillis and the guys get mad because their wives like the idea. Originally aired on September 10, 1948. This is episode 209 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. …
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Dale Evans and Roy Rogers Episode 538 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on June 10, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr…
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The Aldrich Family - “April Fool’s Joke Runs Amok”
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Henry and Homer want to get back at Agnes for a joke she played on them, but it gets out of hand. Originally aired on April 2, 1942. This is episode 139 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classicc…
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The Life of Riley: “Riley Meets Clem Kadiddlehopper”
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Riley sets Babs up with a blind date - with Clem Kadiddlehopper! Red Skelton as Clem Kadiddlehopper Originally aired on September 3, 1948. This is episode 208 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/cla…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Marilyn Maxwell and Jack Kirkwood
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Marilyn Maxwell and Jack Kirkwood. Episode 537 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on June 3, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/d…
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The Aldrich Family - “Henry’s Secret Admirer”
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Henry starts getting letters from a girl in a nearby town. Originally aired on January 29, 1942. This is episode 130 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Pl…
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The Life of Riley: “Vacation on a Prison Farm”
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Only Chester A. Riley can walk into a prison and think it’s a vacation! Originally aired on June 26, 1948. This is episode 207 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/d…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Marilyn Maxwell and Jack Kirkwood
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Marilyn Maxwell and Jack Kirkwood. Marilyn Maxwell Jack Kirkwood Episode 535 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on May 20, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/class…
Henry's dream date becomes a nightmare. Originally aired on January 22, 1942. This is episode 129 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share this pod…
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The Life of Riley: “Father’s Day Bathrobes”
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Riley wants a bathrobe for Father's Day, but instead of patiently waiting, he tries to force the issue. Originally aired on June 19, 1948. This is episode 206 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/cla…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Dorothy Lamour
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Dorothy Lamour. Dorothy Lamour as The Jungle Princess in 1936 Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Bing Crosby in The Road to Bali in 1952. This episode is half # 534, which originally aired on May 13, 1952, and half # 540, which originally aired on June 24, 1952. These were pasted together by AFRTS for some reason. Please…
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The Aldrich Family - “Bringing Home Head Cheese”
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Henry loses his family's dinner and his sister's purse and umbrella when he asks a little kid to carry them for him. The original air date and episode number of this Aldrich Family show is unknown. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patro…
Riley somehow comes to think that it is all supposed to be about him and for him when Babs graduates from High School. Originally aired on June 12, 1948. This is episode 205 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, William Holden
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, William Holden. William Holden Episode 532 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 29, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/dona…
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The Aldrich Family - “Cleaning the Furnace”
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When Henry tries to make money by tending people's coal furnaces, he finds it all goes up in smoke. Originally aired on October 30, 1941. This is episode 117 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/cla…
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The Life of Riley: “Riley And Gillis Buy A Car Together”
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Riley and Gillis go after each other when they realize that its harder to share a car than they thought it was. Originally aired on May 29, 1948. This is episode 203 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Claudette Colbert
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Claudette Colbert. Claudette Colbert Episode 528 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 1, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com…
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The Aldrich Family - “Henry Forgets To Mail A Letter”
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When Henry forgets to mail a letter for his mom, he creates all sorts of problems that only get worse when he tries to fix it. Originally aired on October 23, 1941. This is episode 116 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our sho…
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The Life of Riley: “Monahan Spends A Week”
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When Sidney Monahan comes to spend a week with the Rileys, Chester A. Riley thinks that Peg has fallen in love with Monahan, her old flame. Originally aired on May 22, 1948. This is episode 202 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Gracie Allen
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Gracie Allen. Kay Bell, Debbie Reynolds, Cynthia Bell, circa 1952 George Burns and Gracie Allen, 1952 Episode 527 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 25, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please suppor…
Henry tries to make a girl jealous by writing fictitious letters to a girl in the next town. Postum packaging from 1938 An advertisement for Postum. Originally aired on January 23, 1941. This is episode 80 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. P…
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The Life of Riley: “Christmas Bonuses From Mr. Stevenson”
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Riley's boss decides not to give Christmas bonuses after all. This episode is out of order, so we can listen to a Christmas episode at Christmastime. This is Episode 225 of The Life of Riley. The program originally aired on December 24, 1948. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/class…
Special presentation of a BBC Christmas broadcast, featuring King George's Christmas Speech. It originally aired on December 25, 1940. King George VI delivering his Christmas speech on 12/25/1940. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Frank Sinatra
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope on the set of The Frank Sinatra Show on ABC-TV, October 18, 1957. This episode is out of order, so we can listen to a Christmas episode at Christmastime. This is Episode 578 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 11, 1953. Please email questions and c…
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Christmas Special 2021 ”The Happy Prince” with Orson Welles
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Lady Esther Presents Orson Welles. This episode is a Christmas special featuring the story of The Happy Prince. It originally aired on December 22, 1941. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.…
Henry wants to go on a sleigh ride, but things don't work out quite as he had hoped. Originally aired sometime in the 1940's. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share thi…
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The Life of Riley: ”Riley, Man of Distinction”
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Simon, Bab's boyfriend, convinces Riley that he could be a model. Originally aired on May 15, 1948. This is episode 201 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. …
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Charles Farrell and Bing Crosby
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Charles Farrell and Bing Crosby Charles Farrell, 1952 Episode 525 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 11, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyo…
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The Aldrich Family - ”Halloween Prank Backfires”
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Henry gets into a world of trouble because he wants to pull a prank on Halloween. Originally aired on October 31, 1940. This is episode 68 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at…
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The Life of Riley: ”Mother‘s Day Present Explained”
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Peg tells the kids about why she gives Riley a present on Mother's Day. Originally aired on May 8, 1948. This is episode 200 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/don…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Tyrone Power
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Tyrone Power. Tyrone Power in the 1952 film, "Pony Soldier" Episode 522 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on February 19, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classi…
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The Aldrich Family - ”Henry Loses Gift Watch From Aunt Harriet”
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Henry gets into a whirlwind of chaos when he tries to keep Aunt Harriet from finding out that he lost the watch she gave him. Originally aired on September 12, 1940. This is episode 61 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our sho…
Riley buys a secondhand baseball uniform for Junior, and then tells him it used to be his when he was a young baseball prodigy. Originally aired on May 1, 1948. This is episode 199 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at …
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Alexis Smith
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Alexis Smith. Alexis Smith, 1951 Alexis Smith, 1971 Episode 521 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on February 12, 1952. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyo…
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The Aldrich Family - ”The Generous Gentleman Movie”
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Henry tries to be helpful and generous to everyone he meets - with disastrous results. Originally aired on September 5, 1940. This is episode 60 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr…
Riley tries to rekindle romance with Peg. Originally aired on April 24, 1948. This is episode 198 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share this podc…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Virginia Mayo
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Virginia Mayo Virginia Mayo, 1951 Episode 510 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 27, 1951. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.co…
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The Aldrich Family - ”Cross Country Race”
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Can Henry win the race and win a date to the school dance, too? Originally aired on May 28, 1940. This is episode 48 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Pl…
Riley is afraid that Peg will fall for her French teacher. Originally aired on April 10, 1948. This is episode 196 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Pleas…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, George Raft and Toni Arden
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, George Raft and Toni Arden. George Raft, circa 1950 Toni Arden Episode 509 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 20, 1951. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/cl…
Henry ends up with too many dates for the school picnic. Originally aired on May 21, 1940. This is episode 47 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please sh…
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The Life of Riley: ”Riley Meets A Gangster – Burt Lancaster”
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Riley thinks that he is being held up by a real gangster. Burt Lancaster, circa 1948 Accidentally aired out of order on this podcast. Originally aired on April 8, 1949. This is episode 240 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our …
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Corinne Calvet
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Corinne Calvet. Photo of Corinne Calvet Episode 508 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 13, 1951. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at pay…
Henry tries to give his mom a perfect Mother's Day. Originally aired on May 7, 1940. This is episode 45 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share th…
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The Life of Riley: ”Juvenile Delinquency”
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Riley tries to improve his neighborhood. Originally aired on April 3, 1948. This is episode 195 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate. Please share this podcas…
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Ava Gardner and Jack Kirkwood
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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Ava Gardner and Jack Kirkwood. Episode 504 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on October 16, 1951. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/d…
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400th Episode Special - Truth or Consequences: Walking Man Revealed
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This is the episode of Truth of Consequences where they reveal who the Walking Man is. It originally aired on March 6, 1948. This special is in honor of our 400th regular podcast episode. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.…
Henry tries to prove that the winner of the model airplane race cheated. Originally aired on April 30, 1940. This is episode 44 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com…
