Radio Retropolis

George makes a bargain with Liz: If she'll learn to swim, they can go to the beach with the Atterburys for their vacation. Commentary on how Jess Oppenheimer frequently used old scenes from the series' earliest days simply because they were funny. We play the scene between Katy and Liz in this episode with an earlier pre-Jess Oppenheimer episode called Vacation Time from April 29, 1949.

While undercover exposing a top heroin ring, Friday may have gotten himself in too deep which could expose his cover and threaten his life. Commentary on the medicinal benefits of heroin back in the early days including treating respiratory illnesses or to reduce pain which is why pharmaceutical companies like Bayer got behind it.

While Superman races to the mountains after figuring out the carnation clues to rescue Jimmy and Jack, Kirby intensifies his plans of the Knights of the White Carnation by planning to incite the students of the high school to track down all foreign born citizens. JR speaks on this radio series input into the Superman comics.

A psychologist meets with a man on Death Row, who is about to be executed in two hours, to learn why he killed his wife. Instead, he becomes caught up in the fascination of why this man committed murder to the point where he himself is faced with those same inner demons. Commentary on the inner demons in all of us and what we would do if there were no repercussions. Boris Karloff stars.

An Oriental shop owner will kill anyone to regain a statue from the Far East, beginning with the lawyer to whom the statue was sold by mistake.

A stifled man who lives with his suffocating passive aggressive aunt turns himself into the police claiming to have killed her. JR speaks on star Van Heflin.

Jimmy's dying, motionless body lies still on the floor while Jack worries he may now be faced with the same fate. JR speaks about Superman producer Robert Maxwell.

Liz is fed up with George's messy habits around the house, so she draws a line down the middle of the living room and divides the house in two--her half and his. Commentary on how this plot line of the divided room from this episode and the subsequent I Love Lucy episode was used in dozens of top sitcoms over the years. Plus a very special Radio Retropolis exclusive interview excerpt from guest actress tonight DORIS SINGLETON that has never been heard until now!

A convict Friday put away for narcotics dealing has been released and is willing to help Friday catch the big man behind a heroin ring. In order to do so, Friday goes undercover to expose him. Commentary on why this was a standout episode for Jack Webb. Plus, Barney Phillips as new partner Ed Jacobs and why he was not long for the show.

Kent, who just found out about the story in the Planet called in by Jimmy, was astonished that Jimmy would write such a smear campaign against the players. Commentary on Kent's ability to break impossible codes.