Archie tries to get Duffy’s guest, opera singer, Lauritz Melchior, to sing the song he wrote. Originally aired on January 18, 1944. This is episode 113 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You…

Jello again. True to his word, Jack is about to play “The Bee” on his violin when the unthinkable happens! Episode 244 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on February 7, 1937. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with you…

After hearing Father rant and rave about the Mayor, Kathy decides to write a letter to his honor letting him know exactly what her Father thinks about him. We are skipping over two episodes of Father Knows Best so that we can air them in a couple of months during Christmas and New Years, as they are holiday themed episodes. Originally aired on Janu…

Archie thinks that Fred Allen would be a good master of ceremonies for the annual pig roast at Duffy’s Tavern. After hearing Fred audition, Duffy has some other thoughts. Originally aired on January 4, 1944. This is episode 111 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/c…

Jello again. The feud between Fred Allen and Jack Benny is heating up. On his radio show, Fred Allen said that Jack can’t play the violin. So, Jack proclaims his intention of playing the Bee next week. Episode 243 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 31, 1937. Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyot…

Father is coming down with something and simply wants to lie in bed and rest. We all know that is not going to happen!!! Originally aired on December 14, 1950. This is episode 60 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast wit…

Archie wants Dinah Shore to sing a song he wrote. He also wants to propose to her. Originally aired on December 14, 1943. This is episode 108 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also …

Jello again. You will never believe it, no Buck Benny today. Instead, Jack practices his violin and the gang meets Phil Harris’s mother and sister. Episode 242 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 24, 1937. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccome…

Betty has a crush on her French teacher, but things get a bit confusing when Father invites the man to dinner. Originally aired on December 7, 1950. This is episode 59 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your frie…

Archie tries to talk Duffy into selling Bing Crosby half interest in the Tavern. But even if he can convince Duffy to sell, he has to convince Bing to buy. Originally aired on December 7, 1943. This is episode 107 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyot…

Jello again. I know that you know what we’re going to listen to today. That’s right!!! Another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 241 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 17, 1937. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please shar…

It’s Thanksgiving Day, but all three of the kids have other plans. So, Mother and Father get to spend the holiday alone. Or do they? Originally aired on November 23, 1950. This is episode 57 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this…

Archie has convinced himself that he and Lucille Ball used to be an item. So, he tries to rekindle their romance when she visits Duffy’s Tavern. Originally aired on November 9, 1943. This is episode 103 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please s…

Jello again. Guess what? Here’s another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 240 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 10, 1937. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can al…

All three of the kids want money, so Father tells them to go out and earn it. It might have been cheaper to just give them the money. Originally aired on November 16, 1950. This is episode 56 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share thi…

Archie thinks the tavern needs a “front man” to keep customers from walking out. So, he tries to convince Charles Coburn, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to take the job. Originally aired on November 2, 1943. This is episode 102 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook…

Jello again. Jack and the gang kick off 1937 with another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again. Episode 239 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 3, 1937. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and f…

Jim’s boss is coming in from New York and Jim is under the impression that his boss will want a flame-broiled steak. So, Jim tries to build his own brick BBQ grill in the back yard. Originally aired on November 9, 1950. This is episode 55 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at …

Archie wants to make a movie of his book. So, he asks Ida Lupino, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to be his leading lady. Originally aired on October 26, 1943. This is episode 101 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast …

Jello again. If you’ve been around since last Christmas, you’ll remember that we aired a Jack Benny Show entitled “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” on December 25, 2024. We aired it out of sequence because it was more appropriate to air on Christmas Day than in September. In that show, which, if it was aired in order, would fit in this week, the feud be…

Once again chaos erupts at the Anderson household. This time it is a mish-mash of every conceivable little problem that could possibly arise. Originally aired on November 2, 1950. This is episode 54 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please sh…

Peter Lorre and a talking bird come to visit Duffy’s Tavern. Sometime during that visit, someone steals a sandwich. Who could it be? Originally aired on October 19, 1943. This is episode 100 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this po…

Jello again. The feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris is really going now. It’s got to hit the boiling point soon. In the meantime, another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again comes our way. Episode 236 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on December 13, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Li…

Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere can be disconcerting. It can get downright scarry when it’s almost Halloween and you are stuck next to a cemetery! Originally aired on October 26, 1950. This is episode 53 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccom…

When Archie talks their guest, Orson Welles, into doing a show to bring in new customers, it ends up costing more than it makes. Originally aired on October 12, 1943. This is episode 99 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast…

Jello again. Today we take a small break from Buck Benny, but what we do not get a break from is the feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris. It really seems to be getting out of control. Episode 235 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on December 6, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us…

Bud wins a raffle. The only problem is that his prize was a skunk! Originally aired on October 12, 1950. This is episode 51 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to ou…

Archie tries to get their guest, Veronica Lake, to swoon for a local singer so Duffy will hire him. Originally aired on October 5, 1943. This is episode 98 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.…

Jello again. Jack Benny is still angry with band leader, Phill Harris, because he was late to the broadcast again. It looks like the beginning of a feud. The real reason for this strife, however, might be because Phil is more popular with the ladies than Jack is. Episode 234 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on November 29, 19…

Jim, otherwise known as Father, feels that everyone in his family suffers from out-of-control spending. When his top client, Mr. Gribble, asks Jim to buy some things from his niece, who is selling door-to-door, is Jim supposed to buy silk lingerie? Originally aired on October 5, 1950. This is episode 50 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions …

Archie welcomes Clifton Fadiman to Duffy’s for a lecture to a ladies’ club. But he doesn’t trust the scholarly Fadiman to write his own lecture, so Archie writes it for him. Originally aired on June 15, 1943. This is episode 95 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/c…

Jello again. Band leader, Phill Harris, is late to the broadcast and then gets calls from Carole and Ginger during the sketch. Episode 233 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on November 22, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share …

Bud is head over heels in love, while Betty feels jilted by her boyfriend. Who could be the cause of all this turmoil? Originally aired on September 28, 1950. This is episode 49 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with…

Archie is trying to get ready for the arrival of actress Tallulah Bankhead. Too bad he doesn’t recognize her when she arrives. Originally aired on June 1, 1943. This is episode 93 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with …

Jello again. Today we get a 10-minute snipet of an episode entitled, “Girls’ Dormitory" and a full 30-minute show entitled “Buck Benny Rides Again, Part One". Episodes 231 and 232 of The Jack Benny Show. The programs originally aired on on November 8, 1936 and November 15, 1936. (Note: these dates are correct, the dates mentioned in the program are…

Daylight Savings Time and Aunt Martha’s unexpected visit has the Anderson house in turmoil. Originally aired on September 21, 1950. This is episode 48 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Y…

Archie, the manager of Duffy’s Tavern tries to outshine big game hunter, Frank Buck, in an effort to impress the lovely, Susan Hayward. Originally aired on March 23, 1943. This is episode 83 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this po…

In today’s episode, Jack and the gang give us a mish-mash of Shakespeare and an old-time minstrel show. Episode 230 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on November 1, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your f…

Father has an important meeting in a town thirty miles away, but it appears that his car has been stolen. Originally aired on September 14, 1950. This is episode 47 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends…

Brace Breemer, who played the Lone Ranger on the radio, visits Duffy’s Tavern this week. Of course, Archie has other plans for him. Originally aired on February 2, 1943. This is episode 76 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podc…

Jello again. Jack gets into a little trouble with the sponsor when he previews their version of Romeo and Juliet for next week’s show. Episode 229 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on October 25, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please…

When Margaret and the kids return home from spending the summer at Round Lake, they are in for a surprise. Originally aired on September 7, 1950. This is episode 46 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends…

When Milton Berle visits the Tavern, Archie tries to get Milton to give Duffy’s daughter, Miss Duffy, a part in the Ziegfeld Follies. Originally aired on January 5, 1943. This is episode 72 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this pod…

Jello again. Are you ready for part two of Anthony Adverse? Ready or not, here comes Jack and the gang with their version of it. Episode 228 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on October 18, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share…

It is time for the Andersons to take summer vacation. But even if they decide where they're going to go who knows if they will ever get there. Originally aired on July 6, 1950. This is episode 45 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share…

Archie is at it again trying to steal talent. Today, Eddie Anderson, AKA Rochester, visits Duffy’s Tavern and Archie tries to steal him away from Jack Benny so Archie can become the New Jack Benny. Originally aired on December 29, 1942. This is episode 71 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us o…

Jello again. We get another Jack Benny version of a famous 1933 novel turned into a 1936 movie - Anthony Adverse. Episode 227 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on October 11, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast w…

Jim lands a big contract but then risks blowing it up when he schedules three dinner dates for the same Thursday night. Originally aired on June 29, 1950. This is episode 44 of Father Knows Best. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with you…

Today the famous singer, Kate Smith, visits Duffy’s Tavern and Archie tries to sign her to a contract to sing at the tavern all the time. Originally aired on December 15, 1942. This is episode 69 of Duffy's Tavern. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share th…

Today’s Jack Benny show is the first of the 1936/1937 season. There is a new band leader, Phil Harris. Episode 226 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on October 4, 1936. Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your fri…