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Suspense - "The Marvelous Barastro"

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A great story with Orson doing his usual magnificent job playing two roles in two different Italian dialects!

Let George Do It - "Sweet Poison"

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gloria Bishop is the beautiful housekeeper of the famous artist Wentworth Jonas. She calls George Valentine to discover the killer of her pet cat! But...

My Favorite Husband - "Liz Changes Her Mind"

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a dinner out with the Atterburys, Liz vows that she'll finish everything that she starts. The first task: cleaning out the hall desk, where ...

Ep1356: The Green Hornet - "Money Talks Too Loud"

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet foils an attempt to bribe legislators into passing a gambling bill.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Buys an Apartment House"

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou is the new landlord of an apartment building and needs to evict a tenant so he can have a place to live.

Suspense - "The Woman In Red"

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a femme fatale German spy and her nephew/henchman who are up to no good. There's kidnapping, murder, espionage, etc

Let George Do It - "Run Until Dead"

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A known racketeer named Eric Suderman has appeared before the Grand Jury and not been indicted. After Atkins, a witness against the racketeer mysterio...

My Favorite Husband - "George Breaks Neighbor's Television"

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George and Liz meet their next door neighbors.

The Green Hornet - "Justice Wears A Blindfold"

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It appears that honest Judge Grayson has taken a bribe!

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Wants to Be an Actor"

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott and Costello visit a talent agent to get Costello a job in the movies. The orchestra plays, "I Know That You Know." Susan Miller sing...

Suspense - "Cat and Mouse"

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about two "hams" who are working on a secret defense weapon and talking to each other by shortwave. One of them is killed while talk...

Let George Do It - "The Dark Chain"

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Buddy Purcell is a huge man with the mind of a child. Who stole his mother's brooch?

My Favorite Husband - "Hair Dyed"

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George disapproves of Liz's gossip habit. Will it come back to haunt her?

Ep1346: The Green Hornet - "Not One Cent For Tribute"

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet breaks up a gasoline station protection racket.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "New Year's Eve"

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's New Year's Eve and plans are being made to go to the Rose Bowl football game. New Year's resolutions; a day in the life of Lou Costel...

Suspense - "Sneak Preview"

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Hollywood movie director joins the New York police in a hunt for a Nazi spy, murderer, and all-around bad guy.

Let George Do It - "Every Shot Counts"

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A movie cowboy asks George to help prevent a murder. George fails, but the prime suspect is blind!

My Favorite Husband - "Liz in the Hospital"

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George wakes up feeling sick, but it's Liz who winds up in the hospital for a tonsillectomy.

The Green Hornet - "Charity Takes It On The Chin"

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet breaks up a gang stealing money from the city's charities.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Wants to Open a Bank Account"

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Uncle Mike is in the hospital. Bud tells Lou to open a bank account. Lou has gotten a bargain on a bunch of 1946 calendars. Costello is treated by a p...

Suspense - "Narrative About Clarence"

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about a homicidal hypnotist, out to kill a man's wife and daughter!

Let George Do It - "The Rose Petal Staircase"

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The staircase was built long ago...for beauty, marriage and happiness. However, it now is only a setting for tragedy! A crippled man, taken care of by...

My Favorite Husband - "Getting Old"

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is feeling old and decrepit, so George takes drastic steps to cheer her up.

The Green Hornet - "Words and Music"

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe, Jack, and Jim are running a music publishing racket.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Wants to Marry Marilyn"

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou proposes to Marilyn. Bud and Lou fly around the world in a jet plane (with propellers!).

Suspense - "The Defense Rests"

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about an ex-con, framed for murder, who gets an excellent defense attorney.

Let George Do It - "Double Death"

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine is hired by Mr. Groves to find his wife, but George thinks Groves killed her. The problem is that there are too many clues!

My Favorite Husband - "Anniversary Presents"

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Coopers' anniversary, so Liz and George return to the scene of the crime to recreate George's proposal.

The Green Hornet - "The Ghost Who Talked Too Much"

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet ruins the act of a phony spiritualist ("The Rajah") and an investment counselor named, "Abbott."

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Night in Haunted House"

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou wants money for a Mother's Day present. There's a $1000 reward for anyone who'll spend a night in a haunted house.

Suspense - "Portrait Without A Face"

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who is the model for this strange painting, and why was it made?

Let George Do It - "The Man Under the Elm Trees"

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Someone has tried to kill an old man in a boarding house. A murdered insurance investigator and a $40,000 payoff adds to the mystery. Keep your eye on...

My Favorite Husband - "Overweight"

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An evening of home movies bring on weight reducing contest...Liz vs. Iris in "The Battle Of The Bulge."

The Green Hornet - "Trust Fund Racket"

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mrs. Marbarry asks the Sentinel to protect her from her crooked lawyers, "Mitchell, Palmer and Grafton." They have been looting her trust fu...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Builds a House"

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello plans to build a new house, but first he has to buy a lot

Suspense - "Life Ends At Midnight"

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A thoroughly bad son returns to his mother for a visit. He soon turns to thoughts of murder.

Let George Do It - "The Coward"

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. French is accused of being a coward and killing thirty seven people! He's found dead shortly after receiving a threatening telegram from Emil ...

My Favorite Husband - "Vacation Time"

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's vacation time, and Liz and George have decidedly different plans. He wants to go camping with a trailer he borrowed from a friend, while she&...

The Green Hornet - "Not a Drop Worth Drinking"

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the city water supply contaminated and causing disease? The two doctors, named Fox and Burton, trying to sell the city a new purification system ce...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Is Invited to Join the Yankees"

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The opening routine is about girls. Costello is going to play baseball with the New York Yankees. This leads to the famous, "Who's On First&q...

Suspense - "Suspicion"

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A mad cook who poisons her employers is on the loose. A man suspects her to be living in his house.

Let George Do It - "Valley Sunset"

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A fourteen-year-old girl living on a huge farm asks George Valentine to help her. She's being kept a prisoner!

My Favorite Husband - "Time Budgeting"

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George is so fed up with Liz's being late

The Green Hornet - "There Was a Crooked Man"

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The daughter of a crusading reformer is kidnapped to silence him

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Nuts and Bolts"

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys get a job selling spot remover. Next, Lou plans to sell "Indian Water."

Suspense - "The Sisters"

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twin sisters live alone in a large house. One of them is crazy, the sane one buys a coffin!

Let George Do It - "Everything Is Nice"

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man hires George Valentine to protect his beautiful red-headed daughter. The daughter is murdered soon after...and so is her father

My Favorite Husband - "Horseback Riding"

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George's co-chair for his horseback riding club's upcoming weekend breakfast ride has Liz so jealous that she's determined to overcome her...

The Green Hornet - "Citizenship-Insurance Racket"

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Desmond is a clever politician who sells phony citizenships to trusting immigrants, and doesn't hesitate to stoop to murder. The Hornet decide...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Stock Market"

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou wants to earn some money to buy Marilyn a birthday present. They visit the stock market, buy a mink coat for Marilyn, then lose all their money.

Suspense - "The Locked Room"

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Murder stalks the owner of the second largest diamond in the world.

Let George Do It - "End of Summer"

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine meets an insane artist and a case of murder.

My Favorite Husband - "Gum Machine"

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George tells Liz that she needs to stand up for her rights and stop letting people push her around. So when Liz loses a penny in a broken gum machine,...

The Blue Beetle - "Jewel Mystery Of Channel Island"

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blue Beetle begins an investigation of jewel robberies on an island resort. Recovering from a hundred foot jump into the sea, the Blue Beetle capt...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Hanley Stafford Subs for Bud Abbott"

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hanley Stafford substitutes for Bud Abbott, who is out with laryngitis. Hanley Stafford helps Costello plant a Spring garden.

Suspense - "A World Of Darkness"

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A young girl has been murdered, but the foul deed was "seen" by a blind man!

Let George Do It - "Empress of Fish Falls"

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While on a fishing vacation, George Valentine hooks a dead midget with three bullets in his back! What do you suppose he used for bait?

My Favorite Husband - "April Fools Day"

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As an April Fool's joke, Liz plans to plant a lipstick-smeared handkerchief in George's coat pocket. April Fool's Day program

The Blue Beetle - "Asylum Of Doctor Drear"

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blue Beetle is captured while trying to free a banker being kept imprisoned in an insane asylum. The Blue Beetle escapes from a straight jacket an...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Goes To The Racetrack To Lose Money"

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello has to get rid of $38,000 before the income tax is due, so the boys visit the race track.

Suspense - "Dime A Dance"

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A madman has been murdering dance hall girls and then dancing with their bodies to the tune of, "Poor Butterfly!

Let George Do It - "The Problem of Joe Martin"

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A South American company wants to give Joe Martin $10,000, but he doesn't seem to want it! Murder and insanity, and Joe never says a word!

My Favorite Husband - "Charity Review"

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Atterbury asks George to work up a song and dance routine for the local Red Cross Charity Review.

The Blue Beetle - "The Whale Of Pirate's Folly"

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blue Beetle tracks down a gang of smugglers and is thrown into the harbor, tied up in a net and left unconscious. The Blue Beetle captures a subma...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Talking About Paying Income Tax"

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The opening routine is about paying your income tax. Lou is trying to not make money until his taxes are due. This is not an easy task!

Suspense - "The One Way Ride To Nowhere"

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a dead body on a roller coaster, and a wrecked hold-up getaway car...which is all grist for a private eye's mill.

Let George Do It - "One Chance at the World"

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A guy just out of prison asks George Valentine to investigate the death of his wife, which occurred just a week before he was sprung.

My Favorite Husband - "Mother-in-Law"

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George's mother comes to visit. Liz hopes to drive her out by spreading ragweed and other allergy-inducing plants around the house, but her plan b...

The Blue Beetle - "Dancing Ghosts Of Rocky Hills"

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A ciphered message to the Blue Beetle sends him to a haunted house to investigate. The Blue Beetle solves the mystery of the dancing ghosts and a coun...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Driving Lessons with Marilyn Maxwell"

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou wants to be a badman in a western movie. He tells the story of Annie Oakley. Bud and Lou do the "U-Drive" routine. Costello tries to buy...

Suspense - "Finishing School"

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story of murder and mystery at a girl's school.

Let George Do It - "Perfect Alibi"

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine is hired by the wife of the biggest gangster in town. However, the gangster wants very much to stay in jail!

My Favorite Husband - "Absentmindedness"

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz goes to see a doctor about her absentmindedness, and then reports her car to be stolen when she forgets that George dropped her off at the doctor!...

The Blue Beetle - "Underworld Goes Underground"

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blue Beetle goes underground to find out why so many accidents are plaguing a tunnel project. The Blue Beetle breaks out of a decompression chambe...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Ski Jump"

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou visit the ski lodge of Mrs. Wetwash and Lou winds up on the ski jump! The story of George Washington is told, as only Abbott and Costello ...

Suspense - "Back For Christmas"

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A meek British botany professor plans a "Devil's Garden" in the basement; a grave for his henpecking wife!

Let George Do It - "Laura's House"

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story of ghosts, hypnotism, and a very strange house.

My Favorite Husband - "Secretarial School"

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George needs a new secretary, so Liz enrolls in secretarial school so she can fill the position

The Blue Beetle - "Two Rackets In One"

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Modern Trucker Protective Association and a poultry racket means double trouble for York City. The Blue Beetle is captured by a Mexican bandito! T...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Buys a Boat"

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou tells the story of Moby Dick. Tring to get a license for their boat, Lou winds up in the marriage license bureau. Finally launching the boat, the ...

Suspense - "Wet Saturday"

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who killed the curate? Almost everybody, it seems!

Let George Do It - "The Next-To-The-Last Guest"

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A dying old man hires George Valentine to ensure that the three people that he's leaving his money to reveal their strange secrets. It's the l...

My Favorite Husband - "Valentines Day"

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katy, the Maid, is sweet on Mr. Dabney, the butcher, and Liz offers to help. But when Liz's valentine to George gets switched with her check to pa...

The Blue Beetle - "Smashing The Restaurant Racket"

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Blue Beetle tackles a restaurant protection gang. An aerial chase in an airplane piloted by the mayor himself puts an end to the head of the resta...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "From New York City Again"

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show is being broadcast from New York City. Costello tells the story of "The Grasshopper and The Bee." Costello's "family" joi...

Suspense - "The Night Reveals"

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An insurance investigator is convinced that his wife is a pyromaniac.

Let George Do It - "Serenade to the Southern Star"

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine finds himself the athletic director aboard a cruise ship, trying to prevent a trio of smuggling musicians from being murdered!

My Favorite Husband - "Speech for Civic Organization"

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz, anxious to win the approval of an important dinner guest, simply agrees with everything he says. The guest is so impressed with her "intelli...

The Blue Beetle - "Sabotage Incorporated"

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The only suspect in a murder case is an anthropologist with an air pistol that fiendishly shoots a suffocating gas. The Blue Beetle strikes another bl...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello the Air Hero"

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott tries to talk Costello into going into space in an amateur rocket.

Suspense - "The Black Curtain"

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man recovers from amnesia to find himself wanted for murder.

Let George Do It - "Death in Blue Jeans"

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A small town librarian asks George Valentine to come to the town of Benson Flats to prevent a murder. George fails to prevent the killing, but he does...

My Favorite Husband - "The Absolute Truth"

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and George bet each other that they can each go for 24 hours without telling a lie. Even a little white one.

The Blue Beetle - "Finesse In Diamonds"

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A genuine costumed hero of the comics on radio. The first episode of the story in which the Beetle tackles a stolen diamond case. The Blue Beetle reco...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lion Hunting Trip"

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The cast goes on a lion hunting expedition.

Suspense - "The Strange Death Of Charles Umberstein"

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An Allied spy undercover in Berlin feels the noose of discovery slowly tightening.

Let George Do It - "A Matter of Doubt"

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A young boy tells a tall story to the cops about a man being shot. A strange series of accidents follows. Who's trying to kill the boy?

My Favorite Husband - "Marriage License Error"

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and George find their marriage license, and discover that instead of "George H. Cooper," it says "George C. Hooper." Now Liz i...

The Blue Beetle - "Saved By A Hair"

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A dead cop provides the clue to a gang victimizing parolees. The Blue Beetle is captured and arrested! A gang threatens the parole commissioner's ...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Is Hallucinating"

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every time Lou hears a lie, he hears a horn. Bud feels Lou ought to have a will and hires a lawyer to write one; anything to get that $28 from Lou.