Riley forgets Peg’s birthday but redeems himself when he gets her tickets to the ballet. That is until their flirty neighbor, Louella, gets in the way. Originally aired on June 1, 1951. This is episode 320 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Pl…

Jello again. Jack and the gang travel to Boston to broadcast their show. Along the way, they attend an interesting version of the Boston Tea Party. Episode 217 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on April 26, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedy…

Jim thinks he’s a shoo-in to win the local golf tournament, until he tries to lift something a bit too heavy. Originally aired on May 11, 1950. This is episode 38 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends a…

Junior wins the soap box derby but gets disqualified when Riley lies and claims he designed the car. Originally aired on May 18, 1951. This is episode 318 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and famil…

Jello again. Today we get a 10 minute snipet and a 16 minute snipet from two different shows. Episodes 216 and 220 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on April 19, 1936 and May 17, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podc…

Kathy brings home a stray dog, but even after they return the dog to its owner, the dog keeps coming back. Originally aired on May 4, 1950. This is episode 37 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and f…

Riley thinks that a pickpocket stole his pay envelope. So, he borrows $60 from his flirty neighbor, Louella, because he is afraid to face his wife, Peg, with the truth. When he tries to thank Louella with a gift, well, things get a little out of hand. Originally aired on May 11, 1951. This is episode 317 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions…

Jello again. In today’s episode, Jack and the gang do a spoof of Ah, Wilderness! Which is a comedy play by Eugene O'Neill. Episode 215 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on April 12, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this po…

When Margaret invites her old flame to dinner, Jim decides to do his income tax. Originally aired on March 9, 1950. This is episode 29 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subs…

When Riley wants to take a job in Arabia, he runs into a snafu when asked to produce his marriage certificate. Originally aired on May 4, 1951. This is episode 316 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends …

Jello again. In the 1930’s, there were two big comedians on the radio. Jack Benny and Fred Allen. Fred Allen’s show was called Town Hall Tonight. So, Jack does a spoof of it on today’s show. Episode 214 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on April 5, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us…

When his family is keeping quiet about his birthday because they have planned a huge surprise party for him, Jim thinks they forgot all about it. Originally aired on February 23, 1950. This is episode 27 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Plea…

Riley will not allow Babs to go out with any guy, and when she brings one home, Riley hovers like a helicopter. So, Babs solves the problem by moving out. Originally aired on April 27, 1951. This is episode 315 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyot…

Jello again. Jack and the gang present their retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella. Episode 213 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on March 29, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and f…

The kids want to get away to a cabin in the mountains for a snow-filled weekend. If only real life were that simple. Originally aired on February 16, 1950. This is episode 26 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with yo…

When the Power goes out, someone kisses Riley. He thinks it was Louella, so he panics. Originally aired on April 20, 1951. This is episode 314 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can a…

Jello again. Jack and the gang are broadcasting from Washington DC and Jack gets invited to a high-class dinner with some of the most important people in the capital. Episode 211 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on March 15, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at faceboo…

After father receives all the bills from their Christmas spending, he launches a family-wide campaign to save money and stop wasting time. Until he realizes that its poker night. Originally aired on January 12, 1950. This is episode 21 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at fac…

An old acquaintance from Brooklyn visits Riley and brags about his cushy government job. So, Riley does whatever it takes to pass the civil service exam. Originally aired on April 13, 1951. This is episode 313 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr…

Jello again. Today, Jack and the gang explore New York and visit an iconic location – The Central Park Zoo. Episode 210 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on March 8, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your …

The Anderson’s teenage son, Bud, is acting way too nice. At the same time, Jim is trying to avoid a phone call from the judge because he is afraid he’ll have to make a speech. In the end, these two occurrences join to make an interesting twist to the story. Originally aired on January 5, 1950. This is episode 20 of Father Knows Best. Please email q…

When faced with being 40 years old, Riley freaks out and tries to turn back the hands of time. Originally aired on April 6, 1951. This is episode 312 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Yo…

Jello Everybody. We get another glimpse at the eternal triangle today. In 1934, Jack and the gang did a sketch about the eternal triangle. Today’s episode puts a twist on it by showing what the characters would be doing in 1986, fifty years later. Episode 208 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 23, 1936. Please email…

Jim Anderson makes a New Year’s resolution to keep his temper. Naturally, circumstances conspire to make his day one bad thing after another. Originally aired on December 29, 1949. This is episode 19 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please s…

Riley agrees to become a rent collector in order to pay off his four months of past due rent. The only problem is that he and his family become outcasts in their own neighborhood. Originally aired on March 30, 1951. This is episode 311 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at fac…

Jello Everybody. Today we get two 10 minute snipets from two shows. In one, you hear Jack talk about being a druggist. In the other, Jack tries to marry off his daughter, Lil' Nel. Episodes 207 and 212 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on February 16, 1936 and March 22, 1936. Please email questions and comments to host@classi…

Betty, the oldest daughter, announces that she is getting married at the age of 17. Originally recorded on December 20, 1948. This is the audition episode of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and famil…

Riley thinks that the principal of his son’s school is a gambler trying to bribe Junior to throw the championship basketball game. Originally aired on March 23, 1951. This is episode 310 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this pod…

Jello Everybody. Today, Jack and the gang head north to the frozen tundra in this episode entitled, “Benny of the Northwest Mounted.” Episode 206 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 9, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please …

When Henry’s boss wants the store’s delivery bicycle returned immediately, with Henry on it to make some urgent deliveries, it just happens to conflict with the big dance. Originally aired on April 26, 1953. This is episode 582 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.c…

When Riley comes home after working second shift and finds his family is still out for the evening, he responds in typical Riley fashion and puts them on a time clock. Originally aired on March 16, 1951. This is episode 309 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/cl…

Jello Everybody. On his way to the studio, Jack takes out a telegraph pole with his car while doing 72 miles an hour. So the show is broadcast from jail and the courtroom. Episode 203 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 19, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at …

What kind of message is being sent when a teenage boy buys an expensive bracelet for a teenage girl? Originally aired on April 19, 1953. This is episode 581 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and fa…

When Riley inadvertently burns down the home of their flirty neighbor, Louella, he feels obligated to let her stay in their spare room. His wife, Peg, has a different opinion on the matter. Originally aired on March 2, 1951. This is episode 308 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebo…

Jello Everybody. We take quite a jump from our last episode, which was from January of 1935 to this episode. Thirty-some episodes are missing. But this episode highlights a new singer on the show, Kenny Baker. Episode 192 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on November 3, 1935. Please email questions and comments to host@classic…

Today, you’ll see that nobody is paying attention to anything, but most especially, Henry and Homer just keep doing the wrong things when it comes to their Latin class. Originally aired on March 15, 1953. This is episode 576 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/…

Most people get their tonsils out once, if at all. Chester A. Riley got his out three times. How? Listen to the end of the show for an explaination. Originally aired on February 23, 1951. This is episode 307 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. …

Jello Everybody. Another literary classic falls prey to Jack Benny and his talented cast as we listen to an episode entitled “The Count of Monte Jell-O.” Episode 159 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 6, 1935. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classi…

On the very day his aunt is coming for dinner, Henry Aldrich loses the watch she gave him. Originally aired on December 7, 1952. This is episode 562 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Yo…

Chester A. Riley is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so his wife, Peg, decides to take him to Palm Springs. Originally aired on February 16, 1951. This is episode 306 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your f…

Jello Everybody. Today Jack and the gang take us south of the border down Mexico way with a sketch entitled “Rose of the Rio Grande”. Episode 154 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on December 2, 1934. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please…

Henry Aldrich inadvertently gives his school principal the wrong idea when he asks to leave school early to take care of his sick father. Originally aired on November 30, 1952. This is episode 561 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please sha…

Chester A. Riley takes dance classes with their flirty neighbor, Louella. The only problem is that he has to pose as her husband to get the lessons for free. Originally aired on February 9, 1951. This is episode 305 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccom…

Jack and the gang do a very loose adaptation of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch entitled “Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch." Episode 152 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on November 18, 1934. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this…

Henry Aldrich goes out for the debate team because he wants to get to know a certain girl a little bit better. Unfortunately for Henry, she quits the team the day he joins it. Originally aired on November 16, 1952. This is episode 559 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at fac…

Babs wants to get into a hoity toity sorority, but snobby Helene Bidwell threatens to blackball her unless she stops seeing a certain young man. Originally aired on February 2, 1951. This is episode 304 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Pleas…

Jello Everybody. When Jack gets a letter from a fan saying that they should get Charlie Chan to solve their mysteries, guess what detective shows up? Episode 151 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on November 11, 1934. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classic…

Henry Aldrich wants a new suit, but what his mother ends up getting him creates the wrong kind of sensation as he walks through the high school halls Originally aired on November 9, 1952. This is episode 558 of The Aldrich Family. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.…

Today’s program is a flashback to a time when Chester A Riley becomes engaged to both Peg and his boss’s daughter, Tillie Boomer. Originally aired on January 26, 1951. This is episode 303 of The Life of Riley. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this po…

Jello Everybody and Merry Christmas! Today Jack and the gang exchange Christmas gifts and have some visits from some interesting guests. Episode 237 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on December 20, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Pl…