Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

The Aldrich Family - “Cleaning the Furnace”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: “Riley And Gillis Buy A Car Together”

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Claudette Colbert

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Claudette Colbert.
 
Claudette Colbert
 
Episode 528 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 1, 1952.
 
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The Aldrich Family - “Henry Forgets To Mail A Letter”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: “Monahan Spends A Week”

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Gracie Allen

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.
 
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The Aldrich Family - “The Pen Pal”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: “Christmas Bonuses From Mr. Stevenson”

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.
 
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Christmas Special 2021 - BBC 1940

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Frank Sinatra

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.
 
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Christmas Special 2021 ”The Happy Prince” with Orson Welles

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.
 
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The Aldrich Family - ”The Sleigh Ride”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: ”Riley, Man of Distinction”

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guests, Charles Farrell and Bing Crosby

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.
 
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The Aldrich Family - ”Halloween Prank Backfires”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: ”Mother‘s Day Present Explained”

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Tyrone Power

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.
 
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The Aldrich Family - ”Henry Loses Gift Watch From Aunt Harriet”

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.
 
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The Life of Riley: ”Baseball Uniform”

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.
 
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The Bob Hope Show with Special Guest, Alexis Smith

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.
 
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