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Ep1195: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Discover Uranium"

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou are running a drug store. The boys do a variation on, "Who's On First" about James Watt. Bud finds a bag of uranium and the boys make an a...

Ep1194: Suspense - "A Friend To Alexander"

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man has a recurring dream about the Hamilton-Burr duel.

Ep1193: Let George Do It - "One Against a City"

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Three men are running the town of Sharondale (one of them is named "Wally Wallpaper!"), but a crusading news editor asks George Valentine to...

Ep1192: My Favorite Husband - "Knitting Baby Booties"

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is knitting baby booties for an expectant friend, and George and Mr. Atterbury think Liz is pregnant.

Ep1191: The Blue Beetle - "Smashing the Drug Ring"

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Commissioner's daughter is kidnapped by the dope ring, and is rescued by the Blue Beetle.

Ep1190: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Looking for a Leading Lady"

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott is putting on a new play, called, "They Just Got Wind Of Costello In Alaska" or "Smellbound." Who's going to be the lea...

Ep1189: Suspense - "The Last Letter Of Dr. Bronson"

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A scientist has an interesting theory about "The Five Checks To Murder."

Ep1188: Let George Do It - "Mayhem By Experts"

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lt. Riley and five famous mystery writers plan a birthday practical joke on George Valentine with a phoney corpse...but the joke's on death!

Ep1187: My Favorite Husband - "Liz & the General"

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz befriends her eccentric old neighbor, General Timberlake.

Ep1186: The Shadow - "The Vengeance of Angela Nolan"

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lamont is framed for murder, and has to escape from jail to prove his innocence.

Ep1185: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Mrs. Niles Gives the Boys a Job"

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou are working in an apartment hotel, greeting the new tenants. There are bees in Mrs. Niles' room.

Ep1184: Suspense - "Murder Goes For A Swim"

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A treasure hunt at a society party leads Michael Lanyard to a dead bathing-beauty and a dead gossip columnist.

Ep1183: Let George Do It - "Till Death Do Us Part"

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine investigates an heiress who has wed a ne'er-do-well ten years older than she is, and is possibly only interested in her money

Ep1182: My Favorite Husband - "Mother's Surprise"

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz's mother is planning on getting remarried.

Ep1181: The Shadow - "Preview of Terror"

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lamont and Margo come upon a haunted house, so filled with mayhem and dead bodies, it's almost as if it were a movie script

Ep1180: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Looking for an Apartment"

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The opening routine is about working down on the farm. Abbott's pet pig gets the boys evicted so they try to rent an apartment. 

Ep1179: Suspense - "The White Rose Murders"

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about a maniacal murderer, one who kills only young girls and leaves a white rose behind.

Ep1178: Let George Do It - "The Payoff is Murder"

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Doris Wyatt doesn't want her husband Johnny to take a dive during his next fight. George Valentine uses a disc recorder to convince the "fixe...

Ep1177: My Favorite Husband - "Charity Bazaar Kissing Booth"

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George and Liz both think helping out the local charity bazaar is a great idea, until each finds out that the other one volunteered to run a kissing b...

Ep1176: The Shadow - "Monkey Woman"

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A will that leaves a fortune to "the monkeys of the world," is a sure bet to generate evil (and monkey business?)

Ep1175: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello's Beauty Shop"

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello is running a beauty salon.

Ep1174: Suspense - "Uncle Henry's Rosebush"

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What on earth is Aunt Julie up to? And where is Uncle Henry? 

Ep1173: Let George Do It - "The Corpse on a Caper"

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine is hired to escort Ginger Santos' body back from Mexico. But somebody steals the body, two hoods work George over, and the doctor...

Ep1172: My Favorite Husband - "The Portrait Artist"

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George is jealous of the muscular artist that is painting Liz's portrait.

Ep1171: The Shadow - "Death And The Easter Bonnet"

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Margot buys a new hat for Easter. It's the same hat used by foreign agents to conceal the secret formula for building a "midget cyclotron.&qu...

Ep1170: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou's Christmas Party"

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lou is planning to throw a Christmas party, but no one wants to come.

Ep1169: Suspense - "The Man Without A Body"

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A humdinger thriller set in rural England. What is the secret of the invisible man terrorizing the countryside? You'll never guess!

Ep1168: Let George Do It - "Murder and One To Go"

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Silent screen star Carol Gordon has been living on Skid Row...and then is poisoned!

Ep1167: Our Miss Brooks - "The Dinner Party"

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks plans a romantic dinner for two with Mr. Boynton. The guest list expands during the day but Miss Brooks' date is saved with the help o...

Ep1166: The Shadow - "The Ring of Mahlalaylee"

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An evil god does its master's bidding of three murders. Will Margot be number four?

Ep1165: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Melonhead's Department Store"

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello has gotten a job in Mellonhead's department store

Ep1164: Suspense - "Last Night"

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a corpse in the rumble seat and a debt-ridden dude ranch.

Ep1163: Let George Do It - "Death In Fancy Dress"

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A blackmailer is possibly responsible for murder too.

Ep1162: Our Miss Brooks - "New Girl in Town"

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dolores Roberts has come to Madison High and seems to have caught the eye of Mr. Boynton and Walter Denton.

Ep1161: The Shadow - "Unto Death Do Us Part"

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A gangster's wife is murdered, just like his previous wife was murdered.

Ep1160: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou the Fireman"

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott and Costello are working as fireman. Mrs. O'Lay Hee's house is on fire. Abbott explains vitamins to Costello ("vitamins go from A to H...go to ...

Ep1159: Suspense - "Five Canaries In The Room"

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A fun filled bachelor party turns serious when a dead body, a vanishing apartment and those damn birds are introduced.

Ep1158: Let George Do It - "The Malignant Heart"

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walter Pallister seems to be going crazy. He won't be happy until he's named "Mr. Obnoxious" of 1948. He starts by shooting his dog and it gets worse ...

Ep1157: Our Miss Brooks - "Mash Notes to Harriet"

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who's been sending poetry to Harriet Conklin?

Ep1156: The Shadow - "Collectors Of Death"

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The collection of rare "object d'art" owned by an old German is slowly being stolen and sold for a fraction of its real value...or is it?

Ep1155: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Opening a Gas Station"

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello has given his girlfriend Lena a quart of perfume (because he doesn't give a dram)! Abbott and Costello are running a gas station.

Ep1154: Suspense - "Banquo's Chair"

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A detective, tracking down an elusive murderer, uses ghosts and the victim to get his man.

Ep1153: Let George Do It - "Stand-In for Murder"

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A racketeer is being blackmailed into committing a crime by the mob. Murder, a double-cross and a frame follow. Keep your ear on "Squeaky."

Ep1152: Our Miss Brooks - "The Conklin Carelessness Code"

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin has instituted a "carelessness code." A fine is imposed for every mis-step, to go towards a fund to buy a statue of...Osgood Conklin!

Ep1151: The Shadow - "Trail Of The Knifer"

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Murder takes place backstage when a stage knife becomes the real thing

Ep1150: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Hides from His Girlfriend"

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott and Costello discuss the bees on the farm of Lou's uncle.

Ep1149: Suspense - "Sorry, Wrong Number"

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An invalid woman battles the frustrations of the telephone system after she overhears a plot to murder someone!

Ep1148: Let George Do It - "Who Is Sylvia"

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A wealthy man with a very beautiful wife commits suicide. This is very fishy as Sylvia is some lady

Ep1147: Our Miss Brooks - "The Auction"

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A charity auction is to be held to raise money for a new playground. Miss Brooks winds up as the auctioneer, Mr. Conklin bids on his own love seat.

Ep1146: The Shadow - "Death And The Crown Of Odalph"

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A sacred Viking relic causes wholesale murder, while a Norse horn eerily sounds.

Ep1145: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Latin-American Party"

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott and Costello attend a party at the embassy of a Latin American country. Costello winds up fighting a duel.

Ep1144: Suspense - "The ABC Murders"

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A meek little man appears to be a homicidal maniac.

Ep1143: Let George Do It - "Murder: It's A Gift"

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A rare "Wittenburg" bible is to be given to a member of the owner's family...but which one? A murder soon follows, but the body found in the tub shows...

Ep1142: Our Miss Brooks - "School on Saturday"

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin calls a school session on Saturday and may get hanged in effigy.

Ep1141: The Shadow - "The Wig Makers of Doom Street"

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An odd couple residing on "Doom Street" have an unsual source of raw materials for their wig business!

Ep1140: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job"

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first show of the season. The boys have just returned from New York. Lou has claimed to be the owner of NBC and has promised to get Lena Genster i...

Ep1139: Suspense - "Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer"

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a blackmailer, a murderer, and a room full of clocks, one of which talks!

Ep1138: Let George Do It - "The Flowers That Smelled of Murder"

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A co-ed suspects that her professor of botany is about to be murdered.

Ep1137: Our Miss Brooks - "Mr. Conklin Loses His Hearing"

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin is competing for the job of Assistant Superintendent but his rival is a hero after saving Miss Brooks.

Ep1136: The Shadow - "Evil in the House"

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Blackmail and murder run rampant as "The Shadow" tackles "Dickie.

Ep1135: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Return to Paterson"

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The program originates from New York. Costello's home town of Paterson, New Jersey wants him to make a speech. The last show of the season

Ep1134: Suspense - "Death Flies Blind"

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a Nazi spy who highjacks a plane carrying an American millionaire who has the plans for submarine freighters

Ep1133: Let George Do It - "The Seven Dead Years"

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An insurance investigator asks George's help to track down a killer...from seven years ago!

Ep1132: Our Miss Brooks - "Magic Christmas Tree"

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks' friends visit her on Christmas Eve. A magic Christmas tree adds to a very special evening!

Ep1131: The Shadow - "Murder By A Corpse"

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shadow tackles a ghost bent on murder. A cache of bonds and an insane asylum complicate the case.

Ep1130: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello's Father's Day Gift"

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys go shopping for a Father's Day present for Costello's father.

Ep1129: Suspense - "The Diary Of Saphronia Winters"

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A great horror story about a new bride, a madman, and an hotel with 125 deserted rooms!

Ep1128: Let George Do It - "Death Wears a Gay Sports Jacket"

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A killer has struck four times in one neighborhood...each time wearing a distinctive jacket. George Valentine is hired anonymously.

Ep1127: Our Miss Brooks - "Christmas Clothing Drive"

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks has been put in charge of the Christmas clothing drive for the needy. The Christmas shopping money has been left in Mr. Conklin's old suit...

Ep1126: The Shadow - "The Drum Of Obi"

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Voodoo and a Jamaican curse comes to light after a man buys a coffin and finds an immediate use for it!.

Ep1125: The Abbott and Costello Show - "The Dream Analyst"

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott and Costello go to the beach. Bud tells about his romances with Tessie Tinfoil and Lena Gensta.

Ep1124: Suspense - "The Moment Of Darkness"

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man is murdered in the midst of a seance conducted by a phoney medium. However, no one present could have done it as everyone was holding hands.

Ep1123: Let George Do It - "The Little Man Who Was Everywhere"

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are a series of fires being started by a wild-eyed pyromaniac? Who is trying to drive a wealthy woman crazy?

Ep1122: Our Miss Brooks - "Saving the School Newspaper"

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Madison Monitor is to be closed because of Walter Denton's editorial about overworked teachers. This leads to Mrs. Davis supplying pills to the fa...

Ep1121: The Shadow - "Dead Man's Ride"

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a woman's husband is killed while riding a horse, his ghost returns for a spiritual gallop

Ep1120: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Spanish Acting School"

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Costello wants to become a dramatic actor from Brazil...another Carmen Veranda!

Ep1119: Suspense - "Fear Paints A Picture"

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A young girl about to inherit a fortune, is going mad. A picture of a man in her room comes closer and closer to her

Ep1118: Let George Do It - "The Hearse That Was Painted Pink"

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine finds himself being bossed around by a gangster...and being forced to romance a beautiful nightclub singer!

Ep1117: Our Miss Brooks - "Outpost Road"

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walter Denton has been seen necking on Outpost Road by the police. Walter admits that it was really Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton.

Ep1116: The Shadow - "A Mask For Murder"

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man hires a professional assassin to kill him, but there's more to this contract than meets the eye!

Ep1115: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Making a Movie with the Andrews Sisters"

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After threatening to sue the boys for having "The Andrews Brothers" on the show, Bud and Lou start to make a movie with the (real) Andrews Sisters.

Ep1114: Suspense - "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble"

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a famous actress who is killed by a long blade through her eye while watching MacBeth.

Ep1113: Let George Do It - "The Father Who Had Nothing to Say"

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The son of a convicted murderer needs the help of George Valentine. Who killed Lillian Wayne? It's an old murder that needs to be solved, despite the ...

Ep1112: Our Miss Brooks - "French Sadie Hawkins Day"

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks is known to have a $100 bill? Mr. Le Blanche recalls a French custom, similar to Sadie Hawkins, that involves the swanky restaurant, "Le M...

Ep1111: The Shadow - "Phantom Racketeer"

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A gangster from the roaring 20's returns to his old mansion in the Florida keys.

Ep1110: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Charm School"

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Abbott sets up Costello with a date with Emma Fiddlebuster, but first, a visit to a charm school.

Ep1109: Suspense - "The Dead Sleep Lightly"

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A tingling ghost story about a rich old man and the ghost of his long forgotten wife

Ep1108: Let George Do It - "The Impatient Redhead"

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A beer heiress hires George to find out why her lover, a Spanish nobleman, wants nothing more to do with her. What is the terrible curse of the Montoy...

Ep1107: Our Miss Brooks - "Friendship"

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After bad dreams about knives, Mrs. Davis' Ouija Board predicts that Miss Brooks will lose all her friends.

Ep1103: Let George Do It - "A Minor Case of Murder"

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Wilson, of "The Bearcat Social Club," hires George Valentine to prove that Dan Corey is innocent of knifing his step-father.

Ep1106: The Shadow - "Death is a Colored Dream"

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A secretary witnesses a murder and has "colored dreams" afterwards!

Ep1105: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Trying to Hire the Andrews Sisters"

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The boys hire the "Andrews Brothers" for their show

Ep1102: Our Miss Brooks - "The House Trailer"

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks and Mrs. Davis are trying to sell their travel trailer.

Ep1104: Suspense - "The Customers Like Murder"

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An English mystery writer and his secretary are kidnapped. They use their professional talents against the real killers.

Ep1101: The Shadow - "Revenge Is Murder"

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A stolen diamond, a dying gangster and strange visitors from beyond

Ep1100: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello the Cowboy"

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The program features a routine about horses, and another about army life.

Ep1099: Suspense - "In Fear and Trembling"

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A hypochondriacal woman is sure that her husband and his lover want to kill her, so she decides to act first.

Ep1098: Let George Do It - "The Corpse That Took a Powder"

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine gets a letter from Marsha Palmer, telling him that she's going to commit suicide. Later, at her apartment, the scrub woman disappears...

Ep1097: Our Miss Brooks - "Summer Vacation"

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin is spending his vacation at Crystal Lake, Miss Brooks is planning a surprise visit, but Mr. Boyton has a surprise of his own.

Ep1096: The Shadow - "Murder at Dead Man's Inn"

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dead bodies a la carte at a lonely hotel. The Shadow checks out with the treasure! Don't miss Lamont's intriguing remark, "Margot, keep your blouse on...