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I Love Old Time Radio

I Love Old Time Radio

By Vinny Hébert

Host Vinny Hébert presents classic old-time radio programs from crime fighters to comedians. We travel to the Golden Age of Radio and present many well-known, and lesser-known classic radio programs.
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My Favorite Husband - "Babysitting"

I Love Old Time RadioMar 19, 2024

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My Favorite Husband - "Babysitting"

My Favorite Husband - "Babysitting"

Liz has not been putting money in their Christmas Fund so she needs to find a job to make up the money.

Mar 19, 202432:57
The Green Hornet - "A Racket in the Ring"

The Green Hornet - "A Racket in the Ring"

Fight manager Hank Dolan is cheating his young boxers. Fight Commissioner Brill is also a crook. Kato is "on vacation" and is not heard.

Mar 18, 202432:27
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Guest Star: Lon Chaney, Jr"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Guest Star: Lon Chaney, Jr"

The opening routine is about leap year and marriage. Guest Lon Chaney, Jr. and Costello battle over, "Honeysuckle Epstein."

Mar 15, 202431:15
Suspense - "The Ten Grand"

Suspense - "The Ten Grand"

A story about a penniless dancer who has her empty purse stolen in the subway. When the purse is returned, she finds it loaded with money!

Mar 14, 202432:50
Let George Do It - "The Ugly Duckling"

Let George Do It - "The Ugly Duckling"

A famous composer has died, leaving behind a "Secret Sonata."

Mar 13, 202432:18
My Favorite Husband - "Mother-in-Law"

My Favorite Husband - "Mother-in-Law"

George's mother comes for a visit and the Cooper household is thrown into a turmoil.

Mar 12, 202427:58
The Green Hornet - "Bait for a Burglar"

The Green Hornet - "Bait for a Burglar"

Britt Reid lures one of a gang of burglars to his apartment and finds out the identity of the head of the gang. The hunt for "The Mystery Man Of Crime" begins. Kato is "on vacation" and is not heard.

Mar 11, 202432:19
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Joins the Foreign Legion"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Joins the Foreign Legion"

A routine about Costello's Aunt May is followed by another traffic ticket. Costello has been invited to join, "The Legion." The boys pay a visit to, "Honest Hassan, Used Camel Dealer."

Mar 08, 202428:31
Suspense - "A Friend to Alexander"

Suspense - "A Friend to Alexander"

Harry Andrews was a laughing happy-go-lucky fellow before he began to have dreams about Aaron Burr - dreams in which Burr would be mean to his friend Alexander Hamilton, dreams that became nightmares that began to plague him.


Mar 07, 202430:07
Let George Do It - "The Floaters"

Let George Do It - "The Floaters"

Helga and "The Sad Man Who Coughed" are both murdered in a seedy motel on the Mexican border.

Mar 06, 202432:21
My Favorite Husband - "Halloween Surprise Party"

My Favorite Husband - "Halloween Surprise Party"

The Atterburys are having a Halloween Party but the Coopers did not get invited.  What they don't know it's a surprise party for them!

Mar 05, 202428:60
The Green Hornet - "Murder by Accident"

The Green Hornet - "Murder by Accident"

Two conmen are promising old folks (over 50) a pension.

Mar 04, 202432:43
The Abbott and Costello Show - "The New Sheriff with Bela Lugosi"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "The New Sheriff with Bela Lugosi"

Lou becomes sheriff of Encino and has to investigate the spooky house owned by guest Bela Lugosi .

Mar 01, 202432:04
Suspense - "Case History Of Edgar Lowndes"

Suspense - "Case History Of Edgar Lowndes"

A railroad magnate visits a psychiatrist with complaints of headaches and bad dreams...and with good reason!

Feb 29, 202432:54
Let George Do It - "Juniper Lane"

Let George Do It - "Juniper Lane"

The death of "The Wicked Witch" of Juniper Lane. It's not a pleasant place, and she's not a pleasant person!

Feb 28, 202432:29
My Favorite Husband - "Superstition"

My Favorite Husband - "Superstition"

George is tired of Liz's superstitious nature. But is George's luck about to run out when a cricket enters the house but just won't leave?

Feb 27, 202432:18
The Green Hornet - "House and Home"

The Green Hornet - "House and Home"

A slumlord owns a tenement building that burns down. Helping him is a dishonest building inspector.

Feb 26, 202432:53
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Looking for a Job"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Looking for a Job"

Bud had a date with Susan Miller last night. They went to the racetrack. Abbott tries to get Lou a job as a babysitter.

Feb 23, 202432:46
Suspense - "Fugue in C Minor"

Suspense - "Fugue in C Minor"

A good ghost story about a huge pipe organ built throughout an entire house, and the reason that it tends to play itself.

Feb 22, 202432:38
Let George Do It - "The Silent Waterfall"

Let George Do It - "The Silent Waterfall"

Wealthy Dora Duncan, who doesn't hear and won't speak, is found dead near the waterfall on her property.

Feb 21, 202432:29
My Favorite Husband - "Ordering a TV Set"

My Favorite Husband - "Ordering a TV Set"

Liz wants a television set but George is set against it. But she orders one for a free week's trial from Kimball's Appliance Store. But so does George. And so does the Atterbury's. Three sets to the Coopers?

Feb 20, 202426:26
The Green Hornet - "War on the Waterfront"

The Green Hornet - "War on the Waterfront"

A longshoreman is demanding a $5000 bribe from a steamship company. The Hornet sinks the racket!

Feb 19, 202432:28
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Opening a Marriage Bureau"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Opening a Marriage Bureau"

After attending a wedding, Bud and Lou decide to open a matrimonial bureau.

Feb 16, 202432:43
Suspense - "Donovan's Brain Part 2"

Suspense - "Donovan's Brain Part 2"

A determined scientist plans to keep Mr. Donovan's brain alive in a jar...not such a good idea!

Feb 15, 202432:37
Let George Do It - "Needle In The Haystack"

Let George Do It - "Needle In The Haystack"

Mr. Ferdinand Vase has had his most valuable possessions stolen...twelves roses! The roses were stolen in Pasadena, just before the Rose Bowl! George Valentine tries to nip a murder in the bud...a thorny problem!

Feb 14, 202432:25
My Favorite Husband - "George Tries for a Raise"

My Favorite Husband - "George Tries for a Raise"

George and Liz and the Atterbury's go out to dinner together and to try out fumble each other for the check. Will George ever get that raise?

Feb 13, 202427:35
The Green Hornet - "The Devil's Playground"

The Green Hornet - "The Devil's Playground"

An unsafe roller coaster is the target of the Hornet.

Feb 12, 202432:57
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Becomes a T-Man"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Becomes a T-Man"

Costello's going to be a "T-Man." He meets "Dolores" and "Big Tony."

Feb 09, 202427:43
Suspense - "Donovan's Brain Part 1"

Suspense - "Donovan's Brain Part 1"

A determined scientist plans to keep Mr. Donovan's brain alive in a jar...not such a good idea!

Feb 08, 202433:18
Let George Do It - "Snow Blind"

Let George Do It - "Snow Blind"

A woman's husband is in danger...so they go skiing and death slaloms along for the ride

Feb 07, 202431:10
My Favorite Husband - "Women's Club Election"

My Favorite Husband - "Women's Club Election"

Liz has been elected treasurer of her women's club. George insists that she balance the books for the household as well as for the club.

Feb 06, 202432:41
The Green Hornet - "Disaster Rides The Rails"

The Green Hornet - "Disaster Rides The Rails"

The Hornet tackles Cunningham and Williams, two card sharks who cheat their victims while riding on the railroad.

Feb 05, 202432:24
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Pays Income Tax"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Pays Income Tax"

Looking through Costello's family album. Costello (prophetically) has a meeting scheduled with the income tax collector. Abbott explains the difference between capital and labor. They then visit an accountant.

Feb 02, 202424:32
Suspense - "The Visitor"

Suspense - "The Visitor"

A young boy who was thought dead returns home. Or does he?

Feb 01, 202432:56
Let George Do It - "Follow That Train"

Let George Do It - "Follow That Train"

George Valentine receives a letter asking for help...from Santa Claus! Claire Brooks disappears, the toys are stolen, and the kid on Santa's knee is really a midget!

Jan 31, 202431:15
My Favorite Husband - "Locked in the Attic"

My Favorite Husband - "Locked in the Attic"

George and Liz decide to clean out the attic, so of course they get themselves locked in.

Jan 30, 202427:33
The Green Hornet - "Put It on Ice"

The Green Hornet - "Put It on Ice"

A meat packing plant is being sabotaged. The Hornet takes a bite out of a plot to control the company.

Jan 29, 202432:22
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Uncle Mike's Gold Mine"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Uncle Mike's Gold Mine"

Costello's Uncle Mike has struck gold in Alaska.

Jan 26, 202424:23
Suspense - "The Dark Tower"

Suspense - "The Dark Tower"

Orson appears in several roles in a story about actors, one of whom returns from the dead and tries a little extortion.

Jan 25, 202433:02
Let George Do It - "Partner in Panama"

Let George Do It - "Partner in Panama"

George Valentine is hired to go to Panama to pay off a supposedly dead gangster, so a Hollywood producer can release a film about his life

Jan 24, 202432:53
My Favorite Husband - "Baseball"

My Favorite Husband - "Baseball"

Liz and Iris are determined to learn how to play baseball.

Jan 23, 202432:58
The Green Hornet - "Pavement Condemned"

The Green Hornet - "Pavement Condemned"

The president of a crooked construction company treats his employees as "contractors." When one of them is severely wounded, Brandimeyer is legally not responsible. The Hornet tackles the job.

Jan 22, 202437:31
The Abbott and Costello Show - "The Boys Buy a Ranch"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "The Boys Buy a Ranch"

Lou tries to get a bathtub installed in his new house.

Jan 19, 202432:33
Suspense - "Death Went Along For The Ride"

Suspense - "Death Went Along For The Ride"

A man driving across the country (with a beautiful hitchhiker) is shot at everywhere he goes.

Dec 28, 202332:38
Let George Do It - "Too Near the Sky"

Let George Do It - "Too Near the Sky"

Mrs. Vivian Hargrove summons George Valentine and Miss Brooks to a "party" at her thirty second floor penthouse (and the elevator isn't working!) The apartment is filled with weapons, death masks, and murder!

Dec 27, 202333:17
My Favorite Husband - "The Elves"

My Favorite Husband - "The Elves"

The Coopers return from their summer vacation and meet their new neighbors and find themselves convincing the youngest of the kids that they are Elves.

Dec 26, 202332:59
The Green Hornet - "Bait for a Two-Timer"

The Green Hornet - "Bait for a Two-Timer"

A building erected by Hudson's construction company has collapsed. Hudson and his foreman deny that faulty material was to blame.

Dec 25, 202333:07
The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Inherits the Largest Diamond in the World"

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Inherits the Largest Diamond in the World"

Lou recalls his career as a boxer. The boys go to Africa to claim their diamond mine, but get jobs on a freighter.

Dec 22, 202332:33
Suspense - "The Palmer Method"

Suspense - "The Palmer Method"

A forger finds refuge (of sorts) from fighting the Fascists in Spain.

Dec 21, 202333:22
Christmas Week Special Suspense - "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Christmas Week Special Suspense - "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

The parents of a little girl aren't coming back for Christmas. They were on a plane reported missing over the Atlantic


Special guests include Ron Ecklebarger of Classic Comedy of Old-Time Radio Podcast (classiccomedyotr.com), Andrew Rhynes from OTR Westerns Podcast (otrwesterns.com), and Adam Graham of Great Detectives of Old Time Radio (greatdetectives.net)

Dec 20, 202339:37