This week on Ha Ha is Groucho Marx hosting his hit program, You Bet Your Life, the Secret Word - Head. This episode aired April 20, 1949.

NOTE: This audio includes the warm-up and pre-air audio with Groucho joking with his announcer and the audience.

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New month, new week starting with The Fred Allen Show (a.k.a. 'Linit Bath Club Revue') and an episode titled, Wide-Awake Detective Agency. This is a partial version of the episode, the full version is non-existent. The audio is a little scratchy, so I hope you can still enjoy.

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This weeks episode is from Fibber McGee & Molly, titled Finance Company Is After Car. This episode aired November 28, 1939.

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This week of the Jack Benny Program includes two episodes in one: Who Killed Mr. Stooge andThe House of Rawchild (a comic version of the film 'The House of Rothschild') [starts at 30:14].

::ALERT NOTE: The audio for Who Killed Mr. Stooge is not the best and these are early episodes when was still Jack still forming the feel and direction of the show. So, if you prefer his later well-formed episodes, you might want to skip this one... OR enjoy listening to his early days to hear how the show transformed over time into a classic. OR skip to 30:14 to listen to the clearer recording of The House of Rawchild.

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Featuring guest star, Ida Lupino, on the Chase and Sanborn Hour. CSH was a variety program with songs and comedy. This episode aired September 5, 1937.

Hosted by Don Ameche and also featuring Dorothy Lamour, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Nelson Eddy.

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This week we welcome a new program to the podcast, Vic and Sade, with two early episodes, Decoration Day Parade and Sades Trip to Dwight. These episodes aired May 28, 1937 and June 6, 1937.

Vic and Sade was broadcast from 1932 to 1946 originally on the NC Blue Network before eventually being broadcast on all major radio networks (NBC, NBC Blue, Mutual Broadcasting, and CBS). Most episodes were only 15 minutes long (1932-1945). The main characters were accountant Victor Rodney Gook, Sade his wife, and their adopted son Rush (Art Van Harvey, Bernardine Flynn, Bill Idelson). The three lived in "the little house halfway up in the next block."

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This weeks comedy is the premiere episode from The Great Gildersleeve, titled, Arrives in Summerfield. This episode aired August 31, 1941.

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Sealtest Variety Theater (Dorothy Lamore) with the episode titled Sir Lancelot of the Lake. Featuring Ray Milland, Dorothy Lamore, and Eddie Bracken. This episode aired September 16, 1948.

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The Jack Benny Program does a comic adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo film from 1934 which was very popular. This is an early Benny episode, most people prefer his later ones, but if you want to hear his early days and growth -- this is for you.

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The Audition episode from The Great Gildersleeve, which was a spin-off from Fibber McGee and Molly. This was recorded May 16, 1941.

Harold Peary played the lead role (Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve), his birth name was: José Pereira de Faria on July 25, 1908 in San Leandro, California; he died: March 30, 1985 (at age 76) in Torrance, California after a heart attack.

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