Old Time Radio

08-31-2009, 09:47 PM

Any fans of vintage radio shows like Jack Benny, Suspense, Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy out there? A great place to fine these shows is www.archive.org. They have hundreds of them. I've been listening for 5+ years. I'd love to talk about these great entertainments/answer questions and so on and so forth with anyone here.

GoodFella · 08-31-2009, 09:58 PM

new to me but it sound cool. thanks for showing this

larryinlc · 08-31-2009, 10:08 PM

A weekend doesn't pass without me listening to our state PBS networks broadcast of old time radio on Saturday and Sunday nights. I love the great gildersleeve and ozzie & harriet. Oh, they like to play the dramas like gunsmoke and the lone ranger, but the comedies are the best. Radio was certainly good back in those days.

Larry

08-31-2009, 10:12 PM

I find these shows to be very comforting. Indeed the comedies are the best. It's fun to see how they worked raunchy humor around the censors. Plus you get shows like Red Skelton and Bob Hope and Martin and Lewis (beautiful chaos) with all their great ad libs!

Also, a lot of tv shows started out as OTR (Dragnet, I love Lucy, Bonanza). Glad yr a fan Larry.

Before I moved to a non-smoking apt. I would unwind with a nice cigar and hours of great radio shows, staring at a candle's shadow on the wall and imagining the events unfold.

larryinlc · 08-31-2009, 10:16 PM

I like how they painlessly sneak in the ads on the shows such as Pabst Blue Ribbon and the Roma Wine company. They integrated commercials into the script so seamlessly that we hardly knew they were ads. Good stuff

Larry

08-31-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by larryinlc

I like how they painlessly sneak in the ads on the shows such as Pabst Blue Ribbon and the Roma Wine company. They integrated commercials into the script so seamlessly that we hardly knew they were ads. Good stuff

Larry

Exactly, Larry! I loved the Lucky Strike commercials on Jack Benny! They had the Sportsman Quartet sing jingles as part of the show!!! "Be happy go lucky go Lucky Strike today." Also on Inner Sanctum when the eerie host and this very "proper" lady would do spots for Lipton Tea!!! Totally broke the mood!

08-31-2009, 10:26 PM

Oh, and at the end of The Life of Riley when Bendix joins the sponsor to shill PBR???? Priceless!!!

larryinlc · 08-31-2009, 10:43 PM

I always find it amazing that the who's who of Hollywood did radio back then. But, that was before television, and actors of the day were under contract to the studios. You wouldn't find this happening in todays big money industry. I still can't picture William Conrad as Matt Dillon. My perception is skewed by Cannon when he was fat.

Radio has no pictures so the imagination can run wild.

Larry

larryinlc · 08-31-2009, 10:49 PM

x minus one

good sci fi.

Larry

08-31-2009, 10:56 PM

Yes Larrry! It's fun to hear a familiar voice then realize its William Shatner or jack Webb or Carey Grant or John Garfield!! And it's all about imagiantion!!!
X Minus is awesome! Ever hear Lights Out? For my $$ it's as good as twilight zone!

08-31-2009, 09:47 PM	#1
bookman Guest Posts: n/a	Old Time Radio Any fans of vintage radio shows like Jack Benny, Suspense, Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy out there? A great place to fine these shows is www.archive.org. They have hundreds of them. I've been listening for 5+ years. I'd love to talk about these great entertainments/answer questions and so on and so forth with anyone here.

08-31-2009, 09:58 PM	#2
GoodFella out to sea Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SC2FL Posts: 588 Trading: (7)	Re: Old Time Radio new to me but it sound cool. thanks for showing this __________________

08-31-2009, 10:08 PM	#3
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Old Time Radio A weekend doesn't pass without me listening to our state PBS networks broadcast of old time radio on Saturday and Sunday nights. I love the great gildersleeve and ozzie & harriet. Oh, they like to play the dramas like gunsmoke and the lone ranger, but the comedies are the best. Radio was certainly good back in those days. Larry

08-31-2009, 10:12 PM	#4
bookman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Old Time Radio I find these shows to be very comforting. Indeed the comedies are the best. It's fun to see how they worked raunchy humor around the censors. Plus you get shows like Red Skelton and Bob Hope and Martin and Lewis (beautiful chaos) with all their great ad libs! Also, a lot of tv shows started out as OTR (Dragnet, I love Lucy, Bonanza). Glad yr a fan Larry. Before I moved to a non-smoking apt. I would unwind with a nice cigar and hours of great radio shows, staring at a candle's shadow on the wall and imagining the events unfold.

08-31-2009, 10:16 PM	#5
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Old Time Radio I like how they painlessly sneak in the ads on the shows such as Pabst Blue Ribbon and the Roma Wine company. They integrated commercials into the script so seamlessly that we hardly knew they were ads. Good stuff Larry

08-31-2009, 10:26 PM	#7
bookman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Old Time Radio Oh, and at the end of The Life of Riley when Bendix joins the sponsor to shill PBR???? Priceless!!!

08-31-2009, 10:43 PM	#8
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Old Time Radio I always find it amazing that the who's who of Hollywood did radio back then. But, that was before television, and actors of the day were under contract to the studios. You wouldn't find this happening in todays big money industry. I still can't picture William Conrad as Matt Dillon. My perception is skewed by Cannon when he was fat. Radio has no pictures so the imagination can run wild. Larry

08-31-2009, 10:49 PM	#9
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Old Time Radio x minus one good sci fi. Larry

08-31-2009, 10:56 PM	#10
bookman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Old Time Radio Yes Larrry! It's fun to hear a familiar voice then realize its William Shatner or jack Webb or Carey Grant or John Garfield!! And it's all about imagiantion!!! X Minus is awesome! Ever hear Lights Out? For my $$ it's as good as twilight zone!