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February 6th, 2012 
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Merry Christmas from the Pumpkin FM Old Time Radio Network
December 22nd, 2011 adminMay the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow, and may you continue to enjoy the golden memories of yesteryear today and in the future on the Pumpkin FM Old Time Radio Network Wishing all our listeners lots of joy, peace and happiness this Christmas and best wishes for [...]
Posted in American Comedy, British Comedy, Crime, Drama, OTR, Science Fiction, Westerns Tags: Christmas, Seasonal Greetings, Xmas No Comments »
Christmas on the American Comedy Channel
December 20th, 2011 adminFull details of all our special Christmas programming: The British Comedy Channel | The American Comedy Channel | The Science Fiction Channel | The Drama & Western Channel | The Crime & Suspense Channel The Jack Benny Christmas Cracker Program 24th 24th 25th 25th 25th Jack Benny’s Christmas Cracker Pacific Eastern GMT Sydney Auckland Duration: [...]
Posted in American Comedy, OTR Tags: Amos and Andy, Christmas, Duffy's Tavern, Fibber McGee, Jack Benny, Our Miss Brooks, Xmas No Comments »
Gracie Allen
September 24th, 2011 adminGrace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964), known as Gracie Allen, was an American comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns. Gracie Allen was born in San Francisco, California, to George Allen and Molly Darragh, who were of Irish Catholic extraction. [...]
Duffy’s Tavern
August 29th, 2011 adminDuffy’s Tavern was a popular American radio situation comedy which ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941–1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–1944; NBC, 1944–1951), concluding with the December 28, 1951 broadcast. The program often featured celebrity guest stars but always hooked them around the misadventures, get-rich-quick schemes and romantic missteps of the title establishment’s malaprop-prone, [...]
The Adventures of Maisie – Ann Sothern
July 17th, 2011 adminThe Adventures of Maisie was a radio comedy series starring Ann Sothern as underemployed entertainer Maisie Ravier. The radio series was actually a spin-off of Sothern’s successful Maisie movie series (1939-1947). The series was broadcast on CBS Radio, NBC Radio, the Mutual Radio Network, and on Mutual flagship radio station WHN in NYC. Sponsored by [...]
Posted in American Comedy, OTR Tags: Albert Sack, Ann Sothern, Arthur Q. Bryan, Bea Benaderet, CBS Radio, Eddie Jordan, Elvira Allman, Eversharp, Gladys Crabtree, Hans Conried, Harry Zimmerman, Hy Averback, Jerry Van Dyke, John Easton, Johnny McGovern, Maisie Ravier, Mutual Radio Network, NBC Radio, Pat McGeehan, Peter Leeds, Roger Pryor, Sandra Gould, Sidney Miller, The Adventures of Maisie, The Widow Fay, Virginia Gregg No Comments »
Mel Blanc – Man of a Thousand Voices!
May 29th, 2011 adminBorn on May 30th 1908, Mel Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. He began his six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, but Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the “Golden Age of American animation” (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as [...]
Posted in American Comedy, OTR Tags: Bugs Bunny, CBS, Daffy Duck, DeMolay, Elmer Fudd, Flinstones, Foghorn Leghorn, Hanna-Barbera, Mary Jane Croft, Mel Blanc, Mel Blanc Show, Melvin Jerome Blank, NBC, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, The Hoot Owls, The Jack Benny Program, The Johnny Murray Show, Tweety Bird No Comments »
Honest Harold aka Harold Peary
April 18th, 2011 adminHarold Peary created Honest Harold after his departure from The Great Gildersleeve in the 1950′s, the role of Gildersleeve being filled by Willard Waterman, and The Great Gildersleeve show’s fans seemed satisfied with the change even though Peary had let it be known that he was bored with the role. He had said his goodbyes, [...]
The Abbott & Costello Show
March 13th, 2011 adminWilliam (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose work on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s, as well as a top ten box office draw for a full decade (1942—1952). The team’s first known radio appearance was [...]
Posted in American Comedy, OTR Tags: Abbott and Costello, American Comedy, Comedy, Fred Allen, Ken Niles, Old Time Radio, OTR, shows No Comments »
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