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Ep1095: The Abbott and Costello Show - "New Press Agent"

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bud has hired a publicity man to advance Costello's career. Costello knows a Turkish civilian who hasn't been drafted, his name is Hassan Ben Drafted

Ep1094: Suspense - "The Doctor Prescribed Death"

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The good doctor's theory is that a person about to commit suicide can easily be turned into a murderer. Now, for the proof!

Ep1093: Let George Do It - "The Ghost on Bliss Terrace"

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Mitchell has been murdered, and his empty house is now haunted!

Ep1092: Our Miss Brooks - "Helping Hands"

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Will Mr. Conklin be leaving Madison High? He may become Assistant Supervisor of Schools!

Ep1091: The Shadow - "The Giant of Madras"

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A stolen gem aboard a train and murder puts the Shadow on the case.

Ep1090: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Going Back to School"

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Frank, Bud, Lou and Connie are back in school in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Who invented the steam engine? Not Watt!

Ep1089: Suspense - "The Devil's Saint"

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Lorre playing a sinister nobleman who invites his daughter's suitor to spend a night in "The Tapestry Room". The story has a terrific surprise e...

Ep1088: Let George Do It - "The Perfect Specimen"

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Norman Penford has received a note threatening his life. He's secretly been paying blackmail for the last nine months...to his son!

Ep1087: Our Miss Brooks - "Sneaky Peekers"

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks needs money for her back rent. A copy of a Rodin statue is to be placed in the auditorium on Founder's Day.

Ep1086: The Shadow - "Reflection of Death"

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A mirror bought in an antique shop has the power to show those who are about to die.

Ep1085: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Jack and the Beanstalk"

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The cast does, "Jack and The Beanstalk," with guest star Rudy Vallee monopolizing most of the lines.

Ep1084: Suspense - "The Pit and The Pendulum"

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"The Man In Black" introduces the famous horror tale of the Spanish Inquisition and its tortures.

Ep1083: Let George Do It - "The Money Maker"

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Kirsch of The Bonded Paper Company hires George Valentine to recover reams of very valuable paper which has been stolen from the mill. The fate...

Ep1082: Our Miss Brooks - "Cat Burglars"

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A series of robberies by a cat burglar has been plaguing the neighborhood.

Ep1081: The Shadow - "The Legend of the Living Swamp"

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wilmer Calhoun reports that the legend of the "living swamp" is real and that two people have already been killed by it!

Ep1080: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Shoots an Orange Picker"

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mrs. Beanbag is suing Costello for shooting at her. He tries to settle for fifty cents, but Abbott hires Mr. Kitzel, the lawyer to "defend" Costello

Ep1079: Suspense - "Nothing Up My Sleeve"

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A suspenseful tale of robbery and missing money in a locked room

Ep1078: Let George Do It - "The Seven Murder"

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Arnold Loomis invents a hold-up to cover his gambling losses, but then is identified by the man who confesses to the crime that never happened!

Ep1077: Our Miss Brooks - "Marriage Madness"

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mrs. Davis has been having a romance with Henry, the butcher.

Ep1076: The Shadow - "The Ghost that Gleams"

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A trans-oceanic ghost returns to revenge his murder.

Ep1075: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Wants to Join the Merchant Marines"

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello plans to join the Merchant Marine.

Ep1074: Suspense - "Two Sharp Knives"

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a bumbling small town assistant police chief who's not as dumb as he seems to be.  A wanted man is captured and later found hanging...

Ep1073: Let George Do It - "Cry Murder"

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A private eye named Joe Logan hires George Valentine to "cry murder" if he's ever found dead. His body is found the very next day, but Joe Logan has b...

Ep1072: Our Miss Brooks - "Non Fraternization Policy"

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin thinks there's entirely too much noise and talking at Madison High. He intends to put teeth into his non-fraternization rules. The sexes a...

Ep1071: The Shadow - "Death and the Easter Bonnet"

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The lovely Margo Lane needs an Easter Bonnet that matches her own loveliness. She knows exactly what she wants, a beige hat, with a white bird’s win...

Ep1070: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Prepares for a Date With Miss Tinfoil"

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lou has a date with Tessie Tinfoil, but first, he visits the barber and a dance studio.

Ep1069: Suspense - "Til Death Do Us Part"

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A well-written tale of a would be murder and suicide in a desolate English setting.

Ep1068: Let George Do It - "A Close Call"

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine is hired by Joyce Dunning to romance her in front of her lover Lawrence Putnam, the big game hunter. The purpose of all this is to sa...

Ep1067: Our Miss Brooks - "Planning a Trip to Europe"

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks is trying to promote a summer vacation trip to Europe...but so are Mr. Boynton and Mr. Conklin.

Ep1066: The Shadow - "Death Coils to Strike"

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A man's wife changes into a snake right in front of him! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep1065: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou's Ranch House"

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The program's opening is about Costello paying his income tax (in reality, he would later have problems with the IRS). Lou has purchased a house in th...

Ep1064: Suspense - "The Bride Vanishes"

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A haunted balcony in an Italian villa encourages a madman to try a second murder.

Ep1063: Let George Do It - "Murder Me Twice"

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Thorpe, the hated drama critic, has been murdered...twice!

Ep1062: Our Miss Brooks - "Bye Bye Boynton"

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks decides to get Mr. Boynton out of her life.

Ep1061: The Shadow - "Stake Out"

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lamont Cranston is a suspect in the case to find the murderer of Carla Devins. Lamont is also wanted by the gang who really committed the crime.

Ep1060: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou's Christmas Party"

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello is throwing a Christmas party for his little brother

Ep1059: Suspense - "The Body Snatchers"

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A well-written tale of old England at a time when doctors bought human bodies on which to experiment.

Ep1058: Let George Do It - "The Racket"

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A foreigner wanting to become a citizen is killed by a racket that thrives on little, scared people.

Ep1057: Our Miss Brooks - "Deacon Jones, The Hillbilly Heifetz"

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks and her friends try to get summer jobs with "Deacon Jones and His Hillbilly Band."

Ep1056: The Shadow - "The Beast of Darrow House"

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A thirty-year-old elkhound defends the mansion of his dead master, and the money hidden somewhere inside the house!

Ep1055: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Christmas Shopping"

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou take a trolley downtown to go Christmas shopping.

Ep1054: Suspense - "Menace In Wax"

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Two English reporters discover a secret code hidden in Mme. Toussaud's waxworks and attempt to save a bomber factory from sabotage

Ep1053: Let George Do It - "Problem Child/The Unfit Mother"

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Barbara Ebersole will soon be declared an "unfit mother," but she's been framed and wants very much to keep her daughter.

Ep1052: Our Miss Brooks - "Marriage By Proxy"

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks gets married to...Mr. LeBlanche! A June dream?

Ep1051: The Shadow - "The Man Who Was Death"

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about a mad scientist running amok with radiation poisoning.

Ep1050: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou's Vocal Coach"

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The boys pay a visit to the Ned Blanc Music Company in Tin Pan Alley. Costello takes singing lesons

Ep1049: Suspense - "Will You Make A Bet With Death?"

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A great, suspenseful story about a man who matches his life against his evil stepfather for $25,000.

Ep1048: Let George Do It - "A Piece Of Publicity"

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Martha Dvorak, the famous trapeze artiste, hires George Valentine to protect her from whoever has been sending her threatening letters demanding $5000...

Ep1047: Our Miss Brooks - "Taxi Fare"

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks has no money to pay off a cab driver, who becomes a constant companion.

Ep1046: The Shadow - "The Nursery Rhyme Murders"

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A series of "Mother Goose" nursey rhymes helps The Shadow stop a serial killer.

Ep1045: The Abbott and Costello Show - "The Bank Robbery"

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello was at the Second National Bank during a robbery. They report the crime to Police Chief Kitzel and follow the trail of "Rocky Crumbcake" to C...

Ep1044: Suspense - "The Devil In The Summer House"

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A crime decades old is brought to light again by means of a recorded confession.

Ep1043: Let George Do It - "Have Some Excitement"

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Murch, a little man in the movies, about to star in a feature film, hires George to show him a little excitement...and murder!.

Ep1042: Our Miss Brooks - "Miss Brooks Takes Over Spring Garden"

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The school vegetable patch vs. the school goat.

Ep1041: The Shadow - "The Terror at Wolf's Head Knoll"

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A mad surgeon murders, kidnaps, and decides to "operate" on poor Margot.

Ep1040: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Thanksgiving Dinner at Bud's House"

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lou goes over to Bud's house for Thanksgiving dinner. The cook is none other than Mr. Kitzel! Someone seems to have stolen Lady Jennifer's pearls.

Ep1039: Suspense - "The Lord of the Witch Doctors"

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

English diplomats outwit the Germans in the eyes of the dumb Caliph of Zanzibar.

Ep1038: Let George Do It - "Friendship Club"

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George visits the Shelby Friendship Club for a clue to the missing Mrs. Angela Phillistin, a lady with a past from exclusive Tuxedo Lake.

Ep1037: Our Miss Brooks - "Stretch is Accused of Professionalism"

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stretch Snodgrass is to be the star pitcher during the big baseball game against Clay City High. Stretch's weak academic abilities may stand in his wa...

Ep1036: The Shadow - "The Thing in the Cage"

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So who's in the cage? His name is "Suba," and he's a pygmy from Niger, in Africa. Suba" commits a murder or two (but they're just "small" murders)

Ep1035: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Visits His Grade School"

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lou gets a telegram from his home town, Paterson, New Jersey. P.S. 15 wants him to perform in the school play. Abbott explains why "lower" is "higher....

Ep1034: Suspense - "One Hundred in the Dark"

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George tackles a phoney medium to save Gabrielle Turner from a charge of murder, and gets a ghost to trap the real killer!.

Ep1033: Let George Do It - "The Spirit World"

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George tackles a phoney medium to save Gabrielle Turner from a charge of murder, and gets a ghost to trap the real killer!.

Ep1032: Our Miss Brooks - "Orphan Twins"

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Two little "orphans" take over Madison High

Ep1031: The Shadow - "One Dead and Two to Go"

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peterson has escaped from prison and is on the way to seek revenge and the return of his $100,000. Peterson finds a double-cross instead.

Ep1030: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello's Horse"

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The boys enter Costello's horse in a race with Mr. Kitzel as the jockey!

Ep1029: Suspense - "A Passage To Benares"

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A beautiful Hindu maiden is beheaded in a temple on the island of Trinidad.

Ep1028: Let George Do It - "Under The River"

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George and Brooksie become sandhogs under the river. Sabotage and buried treasure are dredged to the surface.

Ep1027: Our Miss Brooks - "Cow In The Closet"

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While Mr. Conklin is cracking down on pets at school, Miss Brooks manages to hide the cat, but what about the cow?

Ep1026: The Shadow - "The House that Death Built"

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lunatic ex-executioner has died and left a haunted house, filled with death traps and murders.

Ep1025: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou's Dog Hector"

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello has a new dog named "Hector," which they enter in a dog show. Abbott and Costello go to work in a pet shop.

Ep1024: Suspense - "The Kettler Method"

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A chilling, exciting story about inmates taking over an asylum for the insane and "operating" on a visitor to cure her headache.

Ep1023: Let George Do It - "The Wolf Pack"

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie, a teen-ager just getting out of reform school for stealing cars, is determined to seek revenge.

Ep1022: Our Miss Brooks - "Magazine Articles"

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks has written an article for True Family Romance magazine under a pseudonym. The article is titled, "I Was The Mother Of A Quiz Kid." Walter...

Ep1021: The Shadow - "Death and the Black Fedora"

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A man being driven crazy finally commits three murders.

Ep1020: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Matrimonial Agency"

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello's cousin Hugo has gotten married. The boys plan to open a matrimonial agency. Costello's "kid brother" Sebastian pretends to be Abbott's son....

Ep1019: Suspense - "The Hitch-hiker"

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the great supernatural stories ever on radio, a modern classic.  A cross country motorist sees a man by the side of the road, with spots o...

Ep1018: Let George Do It - "The Bewildered Bird Watcher"

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elliott Wormsley, an urban bird watcher, spots a murder in a penthouse several blocks away with his binoculars

Ep1017: Our Miss Brooks - "Tears For Mister Boynton"

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks discovers the power of a woman's tears.

Ep1016: The Shadow - "The Bones of the Dragon"

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Murder and robbery in Chinatown at the celebration of the Chinese New Year. "The wages of Sin Foo are death!"

Ep1015: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Goes to Jail"

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello gets an arithmetic quiz. "The State vs. Lou Costello"...a courtroom confrontation.

Ep1014: Suspense - "The Cave of Ali Baba"

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An adventure of Lord Peter Whimsey, the gentleman crime buster.  A secret voice-operated vault helps him to break up a masked society of crime.

Ep1013: Let George Do It - "Am I My Brother's Keeper"

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Bentner hires George Valentine to find his missing brother Phil. Phil has problems of his own!

Ep1012: Our Miss Brooks - "An American Tragedy"

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Brooks is planning a weekend alone with Mr. Boynton in the woods. Will it be an "American Tragedy?".

Ep1011: The Shadow - "The Chill of Death"

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A kindly old couple prefer their maids with a tendency for pneumonia and insurance polices.

Ep1005: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Investing in a Gold Mine"

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou invest in a gold mine in Nevada. Trapped in a cave-in.

Ep1009: Suspense - "Wet Saturday"

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who killed the curate?  Almost everybody it seems!

Ep1008: Let George Do It - "The Smugglers"

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George's old army pal is seriously hurt in Egypt and is recuperating in a sanitarium. The case starts with smuggled diamonds, which are just a cover f...

Ep1007: Our Miss Brooks - "Mr. Boynton's Moustache"

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Boynton grows a moustache, which proves very popular with the lady teachers at Madison High.

Ep1006: The Shadow - "The Terrible Legend of Crownshield Castle"

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Old man Crownshield has risen from the dead to spread death and mayhem.

Ep1005: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Investment Advice"

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first show of the season. The boys do a skit taking place ten years in the future, in Costello's modernistic, pre-fabricated home. The boys do the...

Ep1004: Suspense - "The Burning Court"

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A story of poisoning with supernatural overtones.  One of the guests at a dinner party is a murderer...which one?

Ep1003: Let George Do It - "Forty-Two On a Rope"

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A beautiful girl and her beautiful pearls gets George Valentine down into a sewer and up a tree.

Ep1002: Our Miss Brooks - "The School Board's Psychologist"

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Board of Education has hired a psychologist to evaluate the teachers at Madison High.

Ep1001: The Shadow - "A Gift of Murder"

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Board of Education has hired a psychologist to evaluate the teachers at Madison High.

Ep1000: The Abbott and Costello Show - "Job at a Department Store with Claire Trevor"

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Costello has just returned from his uncle's farm, where he's been working. Costello gets a Mother's Day job at Beaglebottom's Department Store.

Ep0999: Suspense - "The Lodger"

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Avenger is targeting young women.  At the same time the Buntings are relieved when their room is finally going to be rented by a strange man ...

Ep0998: Let George Do It - "The Investment"

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George has a nail in his shoe but is asked to buy some stocks.  He can't but sends Sonny, who forgets where he's suppose to go and what stocks he...

Ep997: Our Miss Brooks - "Project X"

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Conklin has installed a sound system that allows him to eavesdrop on the entire school.

Ep996: The Shadow - "Murder and the Medium"

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A convicted murderer named Frankie Harmon breaks out of jail to enact his revenge on those who helped to convict him. After a complicated plot, "The S...