Retro Radio Podcast

With the run on oysters, and hopes to find a pearl, Lumburgers have been forgotten by the citezens of Pine Ridge. Cedric learns all about it. Will he eat any oysters, or just poke them around in hopes of finding his own pearl. With the oyster supply depleted, Cedric leaves and is replaced by Doc Withers. With a willing ear to listen, Abner tells Doc all about the argument between Squire, grandpap, and Lum over the recently discovered pearl. To distract Abner from the drama, Doc recounts an article he found in the almanac about sloths. Doc also has some mail and telegrams, and manages to skim over topics to maximize the affect of Abner’s confusion. When Lum enters, will he have any new word to resolve the tension over the pearl? What new hotels will be demanding the Lumburger recipe? That notice from the county seat doesn’t seem to want any Lumburgers though.

Burns and Allen – Convincing William Boyd To Retire. 490505. Featuring Hopalong Cassidy, also called Bill Boyd. George laments about being on television, but Gracie encourages him. George doesn’t think he can compete with the youth and beauty on the tube. Gracie gets the idea of being more like a cowboy, like Hopalong. Maybe if Gracie can convince Hopalong to retire, George will be able to take his place. George makes Gracie a little jealous over an old girlfriend before she goes to Hopalong Cassidy’s house. Gracie tries to lay on the Texas cowgirl act with their guest, but gets some of her ideas mixed up. Will she get Hoppy to decide to retire? Hoppy gets a kick out of Gracie, but isn’t falling for her request. Instead he has some ideas of his own for George to break into his upcoming movie. Hopalong goes to talk to George about Gracie’s attempt, but there’s stil a few good topics of misunderstanding for the two gents to talk about. Hopalong thinks that George is talking about a hortse, but it’s his old girlfriend, Trixie, that Gracie had been jealous of. The surprising sounding act that George brags about is something that Hopalong wants to include in his next movie, and wants George to arrange to do it for him. Gracie is thrilled to hear that George will be in Hopalongs next film, but not happy at all to know it will be with Trixie. Gracie goes to ask Bill Goodwin for help in taking Trixie out of the picture. When Hopalong stops over to talk to George about the film, Gracie tries to intervene, but Hoppy still thinks Trixie is a horse. Gracie has conspired with Bill Goodwin, but will it fool George? Or just lead into a comercial? Hoppy discovers that Trixie isn’t a horse, so George proves that he can sing, and though Gtracie is charmed by him, Hopalong may be less so.

The scene opens on an ocean liner as it returns to New York harbor, when a woman in a cabin is bitten. Her silent cabin mate just watches her die from the venom. Later in Mr Keen’s office, the sister of the dead woman tells all she knows. The dead woman, her sister, was breaking it off with a boyfriend who took it badly and began stalking her. To get away, she took the cruise to Europe. The sister went to meet the dead woman in England, and cruise back with her. While in England, she also met up with her new boyfriend, and all took the cruise home together. Though her stalking boyfriend was on his best behavior on ship, there was an altercation near the end. Evidence seems to indicate thatthe boyfriend knew about snakes, and how to handle them. The sister is forthcoming with a ton of evidence, almost too much if you ask me. Mr Keen agrees to investigate, and try to find the missing boyfriend. Mike Clancey and Mr Keen are at least smart enough to know that it just as well could be a jealous sister as a jealous boyfriend. Mr Keen and Mike go to talk to the distraught current boyfriend, when suddenly the former boyfriend, Frank, enters in a rage and kills the new boyfriend. Or at least tries to if not for Mike Clancey interfering. Frank isn’t painting a nice pictre of himself, but when Mr Keen suggests that he turn himself in, I think he may already be forming doubts. A news paper is delivered to announce that a homocidal maniac who killed two people in London is being sought after. Audio keeps cutting in and out through these middle parts, and to the end. Mr Keen learns more about the character of Frank, and goes to see what he can find out about that aledged maniac. Frank agrees to sit behind bars, but Mr Keen plays his hunch and keeps investigating. He stumbles on some information and orchestrates a trap to force the real killers temper to flare up. When the drama reaches it’s highest, Mr Keen springs from his hiding place in the closet, and exposes all the details as he puts the finger on the killer.

Lum reviews the story thus far about how grandpap found a pearl in the oyster, and the inconclusive nature of who exactly can lay claim to it. For now it’s in the possession of Lum and Abner, but the battle for the precious gem is still to be determined. Telegrams from swanky places across the country continue to come in, and Lum shares a few as they ask for his Lumburger recipe. Squire enters to demand the pearl, but the heated words fly when grandpap bursts into the room to demand it as well. Doc Withers offers himself as a neutral party to act as mediator in the matter. Doc tries to gather the facts in a cool headed manner. He’s calm enough and manages to settle the storm, but is his fact finding mission actually helping? In the vain of Fibber and Molly working a slow burn out of Mayor Latrivia, Doc manages to get under Squire’s skin.

After Ted Weems gives the musical opening, and commercial from Harlow Wilcox, Fibber tinkers with his old car. If it’s left to Molly, she thinks they should give up on the old jalopy, and just get a new car. Jokes about cars, politics, and more are tossed around. Ted Weems plays a swinging version of, Ain’t She Sweet. Molly has her way, and the couple are at the auto show to shop for the latest and greatest in cars. The normaly fast talking Fibber meets a slick talking car salesman or two. Perry Como sings, Cabin of Dreams. (at least I think they announced Perry Como. There were a host of singers, and several orchestras in the early years. Especially while the show was still based in Chicago, rather than California.) Although Fibber keeps insisting that he likes his old car, he swaps jokes with more salesmen. He also brags about being, “Honk Honk McGee.” They run into Nick Deppopolus, who talks about his wife, and car shopping. New features of automobiles are demonstrated, but I don’t think Fibber is impressed. Ted Weems is back to play a tune. The McGee’s are back home where they expect a salesman to pop in to appraise their old car. Instead, they get a visit from Teeny. For some reason she thinks Fibber is a baseball player. Horatio K Boomer pops in for the car appraisal. Ted Weems plays a lead into a commercial to wrap up the show. Note: In early shows Fibber sort of sounds older. If you’ve ever heard their first show called, “Smack Out,” he almost seems to be doing a version of the old man in that show. Later, the Old Timer will be introduced, and I think Fibber began to be portrayed a little younger as the Old Timer took over the role for the old jokes. But that’s just my take on the issue.

Repeat of Nightwatch 540503 E003 Glass Breaker.

Get ready to take down all the clues from start to finish. Dick Diamond deals with a classic murder and cover up. A wealthy family, a body buried in the garden, and a host of suspicious characters. Dick Diamond provides color commentary, and in voiceover he paints a vivid portrait of the crime scene. Bodies pile up, and Dick gets rough after he’s the recipient of a little thumping of his own. Isn’t it about time the cops are called in to do their job? With Dick applying a little muscle, he controls the evidence, the suspects, which keeps getting easier when the killer hasn’t learned when to stop, and the choices for the killer get slimmer. PS: I’ll bet Miss Scarlet did it in the conservatory with a pistol. Er maybe it was Professor Plum, in the kitchen with a knife… No wait! It was Colonel Mustard with a… with a… Oh heck, just listen and you try to guess. Oh, and Richard croons to his girlfriend with, I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.

It’s oyster shucking time in the Meadowlark Restaurant, and Lum’s salesmanship of his oysters has him almost tempted to try one of his own tasty treats. The thought of eating them raw still manages to keep both Lum and Abner away from them though. Doc Ben Withers makes the rounds today to deliver telegrams that request the world famous Lumburger recipe. Grandpap enters to tell that he’s quitting as Lum’s secretary to sell insurance for Squire Skimp. Will Abner heed the warnings of the scripted insurance spiel? Squire enters, but will he be the one to try Lum’s oysters on the half shell? While everyone avoids them, Squire loves them, then grandpap discovers he bit into a pearl. Does the fact that he sent it away make it the property of Lum and Abner now? Since Squire hasn’t paid for his meal yet, will he have any legal claim to it? Stay tuned to see how this story plays out. I feel a raging court battle coming on.

Our story begins with Ann Williams and Casey hanging out in the Blue Note with Ethylbert. They talk about their newspaper assignment at the circus to cover the King of the Apes, a star orangutang. At the circus, angry voices are overheard before Casey and Ann begin interviewing the characters who run the show. , and take care of the star ape. After the behind the scenes glimpse of circus life, the show starts with the ring master calling out the acts. Suddenly the festive atmosphere is broken by the sound of screams, and Casey has a hunch that the murder is no accident. Back at the Blue Note, Casey and Ann talk the murder over with Ethylbert. The murder was made to look as if circus animals are the culprit, and was just one of the hazards of the job. Casey and Ann have their suspicions but not enough evidence to even take it to press, let alone nailing down a criminal charge. Can Casey poke around and bring things into the open? Can Casey put on the pressure to make the bad guys squirm, and confess? Listen in as the drama unfolds, and the trap is sprung, but not before the body count rises.

Don flashes back to the day before where we find Rochester doing some Spring cleaning in Jack’s attic. The temptation is too great, and Rochester reads some old love letters written to Jack. Jack joins Rochester and does some looking through an old photo album. He talks about his old violin teachers, some childhood memories, and his old house in Waukegan. The memories are interrupted when cast members begin arriving for rehearsal. Dennis tells about catching a gopher out of his yard, and slams Jack for his lack of a sense of humor. After sharing some family secrets, Dennis sings, I Fall Asleep Counting My Blessings. Jack’s secretary, Miss Diamond, comes over in a bare midriff outfit. As Jack is chewing her out for her casual appearance, Mr Kitzel phones in to tell about how he was recently abducted, and about his new job in making Westerns. Don is next to pop in with the Sportsmen. Even Don is dressed up for the season as he tells Jack about his morning on the golf course. Dennis and Miss Diamond want to get started, but Rochester says the scripts haven’t arrived yet. Just then Jack’s publicity man, Steve, arrives with his latest idea to enhance Jack’s image. What Jack needs is a new publicity stunt, what about buying a baseball team? Jack gives him the OK, and Steve rushes out to find a team to buy. Jack gets on the phone to check on his missing scripts as he hums a baseball tune, then gets the telephone operators, Mable and Gertrude. The gals talk about Jack’s adlibbing abilities, and dating Jack. Their discussion of Jack’s kissing expertise is broken up by Jack breaking back into the line. In his house, Steve has the news, Jack just bought a girl baseball team.

When Lamont decides to look into the disappearance of a gangster associated with a political boss, the boss dies rather suddenly, allegedly of pneumonia.

Chester and doc talk about sure fire ways to get babies to fall asleep at night. They spot Matt approaching with a body. It’s the latest bad guy who tried to gun him down. Mat is confronted by the man’s wife, but she thinks her man has just been apprehended on charges of being drunk or carousing. Her grief turns into rage against Matt as she swears that she’ll hire her own gunman against the lawman. Matt tries to let the situation roll off his back, and isn’t nearly as concerned as Kitty is over the threats. Chester comes in with the poster that the widow is putting up all over Dodge, she’s offering a reward for $1000 for proof that Matt is dead. No questions asked. Matt tries to play it cool, but his nerves soon are tweaked into being high strung. The first attempt is a drive by shooting… er make that a horse ride shooting. Matt shoots the kid in self defense, and as he is being mended in doc’s office Matt goes to confront him face to face. Matt is prepared to defend himself, but the death of the 15 year old boy drives him to confront the old widow. Matt’s more worried about the people he may have to kill that he otherwise wouldn’t have to. If only the old woman would realize her part in the expected killing. Will she be convinced to take down her reward posters, and call off the potential gunmen? Nope, she’s still too bitter and selfish. Matt is warey of any stragglers on the street, and would be killers. Jailing them when he can, but taking no mercy in defending himself from those who would shoot him down. The old hardened widow tries to bargain with matt, and make him leave Dodge. What will it take to bring her to reason? Another widow rides to town looking for her boy. Little does she know that her son was the first one to be gunned down. It’s just the thing to soften the widow’s heart. The young widow’s husband is the man who was shot by the old widow’s husband, and the reason Matt was trying to arrest him in the first place. The dogs are called off, and it’s now up to Matt to break the tragic news to the young widow. At least the reward money is taken down and put to good use.

The scene opens with a flashback to Red’s house as he does Spring cleaning. He talks about the things that are mysteriously found after being lost. Lurene Tuttle is the wisecracking maid who gives back as good as she gets when Red teases her. The doorbell rings, and Clem Kaddidlehopper visits. He tells about his new job to his gal Daisy Doo, the maid. Clem leaves, but has a little accident. Rod OConnor stops in and the conversation turns towards Red’s neighbor, Mrs Fussy, Verna Felton. After her tirade about Red’s living habits, it’s time for the mid show commercial. The Four Knights sing, It Had To Be You. Rod and Red stand at the incinerator, burning jokes that never made it on the show. At least they haven’t made it until now. They find a letter that seems to be written by a fan, but Red isn’t sure if he should tell his wife about it. Red and Rod take off to the car to see what they can learn. Right after Rod has trouble with his service station mechanic, played by Red. David Rose plays, Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Red has his curiosity up over his mystery fan, Fitzy. On the way to the meeting place, they run into Verna Felton who is taken home to be greeted by her grandson, Junior the Mean Little Kid. He has her locvked out of the house. Junior teases her and Rod, and it could be a wise idea to take out some insurance. Later, downtown, Red goes to see about his mystery fan, and the note that was left for him. Who is Fritzy? Will Red need to bail himself out of trouble with his bride?

At long last, Lum has discovered the recipe for serving oysters. Abner refuses to eat the raw critters. Will anybody else in town be willing to eat them? Who ordered the extra bucket of the oysters anyway? If Lum offers them as a free give away with his Lumburgers will anyone eat them? Grandpap reads more accolades as the flood of telegrams keep on coming. The Lumburgers are even creating a comotion in places as important as Washington DC. To distract Lum from his insistence on eating oysters, Abner talks about the Queen for a Day program, and how much Lizabeth loves it. Will Abner have to cave in, if Lum eats an oyster too?

`After a wardrobe malfunction, the guys joke about horse races. Lou tells about his date with Susan Miller, then about the nose on Bud’s wife. Mellonhead is on hand to sell insurance to Lou, or just about anything to Lou for that matter. Susan Miller sings, Where is Thee. Lou tells about his accident prone uncle Mike. It’s Susan’s birthday, and she hints to Lou about what she wants. To raise some money, the guys do some babysitting. After a goofy moment at the bus stop they make it to their job at the apartment building. There are several ads to respond to, and each are as strange as the next.