John gets laid off from his job and Blanche invites her nephew to live with them.

Audition show from December 13, 1948.

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Riley and Gillis decide to celebrate Thanksgiving together, until the foreman position opens up at the plant.

Originally aired on November 29, 1947. This is episode 177 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Jack Benny.

Photo of Jack Benny and Bob Hope in 1957.

Episode 435 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 6, 1949.

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The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Presidential Suite, Income Tax Refund, and The New Apartment.

Originally aired on May 28, June 11, and June 18, all in 1948.

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Riley tries to calculate the number of beans in a bowl so he can win a contest for a new Buick.

Originally aired on November 22, 1947. This is episode 176 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Bing Crosby.

Episode 432 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 15, 1949.

The second half of this episode appears to be from the show that originally aired on December 7, 1948.

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Blanche is upset that John was at her brother's bachelor party.

Originally aired on May 21, 1948.

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This brief podcast explains how Ron Ecklebarger, the host, has been in the hospital and experiencing medical problems. This is the reason for the lack of podcasts in the last three weeks. Hopefully, Ron will be healthy enough to produce new podcasts within the next few weeks.

Peg tells Junior about when Riley was in the school play.

Originally aired on November 15, 1947. This is episode 175 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Jackie Robinson and Joe Page.

Photo of Jackie Robinson

Photo of Joe Page

Episode 427 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on October 11, 1949.

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