Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. This week we have a visit with a couple who came from vaudeville into early radio and remained popular in television until Gracie's retirement in 1958. Burns and Allen began in radio with a vaudeville style variety format and then in 1942 switched to a sitcom show. During the first years of their run they had two publicity stunts that got the whole country talking. The first was the hunt for Gracie's brother in the 1930s and then in 1940 Gracie decided to run for president on the surprise party. This episode is a very amusing one with Gracie in the middle of her presidential run. Burns and Allen first broadcast March 13, 1940 on CBS. Until 1942 they never mentioned the fact that George and Gracie were a married couple and then they started the sitcom format that would be popular through their television career as well, although in this early show they still have musical numbers. In this episode Gracie is conned out of $10 by a man who sells her a love potion. Enjoy Burns and Allen first broadcast June 22, 1943 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
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Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. This week we have more from Stoopnagle and Bud. The duo broke up in 1937 and very few of their shows were preserved. They each continued on radio alone and Frederick Chase Taylor continued to do the Colonel Lemuel Stoopnagle character without Bud Hulick. Today we will hear the only Stoopnagle and Bud show we could find from 1935 and an appearance of Stoopnagle as a guest on Duffy's Tavern. First we have Stoopnagle and Bud with comedy and music. They presented blues and jazz and comedy that was cutting edge for it's time, including impressions of living people, which hadn't been done on radio before. This is Stoopnagle and Bud first broadcast March 15, 1935 on CBS. Next we have Duffy's Tavern with Colonel Stoopnagle giving tax advice. The star of Duffy's Tavern was Ed Gardner as Archie the manager who would find a different celebrity to practice his insult comedy on each week. This time it is Colonel Stoopnagle giving free tax advice. Enjoy Duffy's Tavern with Colonel Stoopnagle first broadcast March 7, 1944 on the Blue Network. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. This week we have a treat for old radio buffs, a show featuring the comedy of Stoopnagle and Bud. The comedy duo of Fredrick Chase Taylor and Bud Hulick created the kind of satire that wouldn't appear on radio again until the 1950s with the comedy of Bob and Ray and also the satire of Stan Freberg. They made fun of living celebrities and spoofed popular radio shows as well as poking fun at radio commercials which wasn't done again until Stan Freberg did it in the 1950s. The show we have for you today is Town Hall Tonight with Stoopnagle and Bud as summer replacements for Fred Allen. In those days, before Town Hall Tonight became The Fred Allen Show, half of the show included a very popular talent contest. Major Bowles took the talent show concept from Town Hall Tonight and made it into one of the most popular shows on radio. Frank Sinatra was "discovered" on Town Hall Tonight even before he was "discovered" on Major Bowles Amateur Hour. Very few of Stoopnagle and Bud's performances have been preserved and I think you will enjoy this rare treat Town Hall Tonight "Stoopnagle and Bud" first broadcast September 30, 1936 on NBC. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. Old radio offered an amazing amount of variety, with detectives, sitcoms, mystery and musical shows. In the next few weeks we'll be giving our audience a sampler of all those genres. This week we have a favorite detective, Johnny Dollar. Various actors played the part over many years, but most people agree that the writing and acting was best when Bob Bailey played Johnny Dollar. In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, our first episode involves the disappearance of an original handwritten copy of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Enjoy Yours Truly Johnny Dollar "The Meek Memorial Matter" first broadcast March 3, 1957 on CBS this is an Armed Forces Radio and Television Service rebroadcast. Next Johnny Dollar's expense account takes us to New Orleans and the vexxing matter of an insurance policy holder who doesn't want to collect after a fire destroys his business. You'll enjoy hearing this mystery solved by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar " The Royal Street Matter" first broadcast November 25, 1956 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS
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