Saturday, March 7, 2015

Jack Benny - March 7, 1937 - Fight of the Century

The show is performed from the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Since they're in New York, the gang makes lots of digs at the Fred Allen show. Abe Lyman and his Orchestra provide the music.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Burns & Allen - March 6, 1947 - Gracie Takes Up Crime Solving

After listening to a Thin Man-type show on the radio, Gracie is convinced that she'll have to solve crimes in her everyday life.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Fred Allen - March 5, 1941 - Little Red Riding Hood

The cast decides that old fashioned fairy tales are passe, so they perform Little Red Riding Hood in the style of the radio show Gangbusters, and then that of We The People.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Great Gildersleeve - March 3, 1948 - Girl-Shy Leroy

Leroy receives a party invitation from a girl at school, but he's not interested in going to a girl's party.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Jack Benny - March 2, 1947 - Jack Tries to Rehire the Sportsmen

The sponsor demands that Jack rehire the Sportsmen, who he has just fired. Dennis Day sings "Oh, But I Do".

Sunday, March 1, 2015

You Bet Your Life - March 1, 1950

Groucho meets a bachelor and a spinster, a butler and a housewife, and a sightseeing bus driver and a woman who works at the French consulate.