Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Betty Hutton.
 
 
Photo of Betty Hutton in Annie Get Your Gun, 1950.
 
Rehearsal recording for episode 124 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope. Recording made on 11/3/1941 and the program originally aired on November 4, 1941.
 
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Liz tries to improve her marriage by being George's best friend.
 
Originally aired on December 4, 1948. This is episode 21 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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Riley catches a huge fish and it ends up being on 'whopper' of a tale!
 
Originally aired on June 4, 1944. This is episode 21 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Humphrey Bogart.
 
 
Photo of Humphrey Bogart, 1940.
 
Originally aired on June 3, 1941. This is episode 115 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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Liz volunteers to babysit for the new neighbors.
 
Originally aired on November 27, 1948. This is episode 20 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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Will Riley be able to pull off dinner for Peg on Mother’s Day?
 
Originally aired on May 14, 1944. This is episode 18 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Hedda Hopper.
 
Photo of Hedda Hopper.
 
Originally aired on April 15, 1941. This is episode 108 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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Liz’s matchmaking ends up getting George a date for a teenage dance.
 
Originally aired on November 20, 1948. This is episode 19 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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Uncle Buckley has been with the Riley’s for only a short time, but he’s managed to convince the crooked mayor to fire the dog catcher. Will the streets be made safe again for canine and human alike, when Riley becomes civic minded?
 
Originally aired on May 7, 1944. This is episode 17 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Kate Smith.
 
Photo of Kate Smith.
 
Originally aired on April 1, 1941. This is episode 106 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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George tries to teach Liz to drive.
 
Originally aired on November 13, 1948. This is episode 18 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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When Uncle Baxter gets a letter from his brother, Buckley, in NYC, Riley sees an opportunity to send Baxter to his brother. Can he pull it off or will Baxter keep sponging off the Riley’s?
 
Originally aired on April 30, 1944. This is episode 16 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Dizzy Dean.
 
Photo of Dizzy Dean on Cover of Time, April 15, 1935.
 
Originally aired on March 11, 1941. This is episode 103 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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Special episode celebrating Christmas Day, 2018.
 
Originally aired on July 24, 1949. This was an episode of The Damon Runyon Theater. Fatso Zimpf gets a job as a society Santa and plays Cupid too.
 
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Katy, the Cugat's maid, has been telling her long-distance romance that she was rich. Can Liz convince Roscoe that she's the maid and Katy is her employer? It all depends on whether or not George finds out.
 
Originally aired on November 6, 1948. This is episode 17 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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Riley’s best friend who is off fighting in WWII writes and asks Riley to act as his proxy for his wedding. This is the conclusion of a two-parter.
 
Originally aired on April 23, 1944. This is episode 15 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Basil Rathbone.
 
Picture of Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. 
 
Originally aired on January 28, 1941. This is episode 97 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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How can Liz get a new electric dishwasher when George won't buy one? Simple - go on a quiz show and win one.
 
Originally aired on October 23, 1948. This is episode 15 of My Favorite Husband.
  
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Riley’s best friend, who is off fighting the Nazi’s in WWII, writes and asks Riley to act as his proxy for his wedding.
 
Originally aired on April 16, 1944. This is episode 14 of The Life of Riley.
 
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Rehearsal on 12/10/39 of show to be aired on December 12, 1939. This is episode 51 of The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope.
 
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