The Good Old Days of Radio Show

Stan Freberg is back today with the 6th show of a series. Joining him is a plethora of well-known cartoon voices, June Foray, Peter Leeds, Daws Butler, to bring you "Elderly Man River," great moments in history (a precursor to Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America), a satire panel of comic strip experts, and "Rock Island Line."

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As our journey through the series "Suspense" nears an end, today we are presenting Suspense in its latter years, under the direction of William N. Robson. This is the story of a lost airplane pilot, and the tower operator (played by the talented radio/TV actor Frank Lovejoy) who tries to bring him safely down. Joining us to discuss some of the concepts behind this nail-biter is Suspense historian Dr. Joe Webb. 

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Frank Lovejoy’s career https://youtu.be/sWl-QUnbrF8

Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion

Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021 

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Henry Morgan, the obscure nutty comedian of the '40s, is our feature for today, and we are going back in time to hear what sounds like an aircheck of his very first full scale radio show. Prior to this, Henry Morgan had a weird, off-beat, 15-minute, one-man DJ-type show. This full half hour comedy show gave him a full orchestra, cast, announcer, orchestra (and bagpipes), unleashing the full power of Henry Morgan innovative weirdness.

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Today on our tribute to the great thriller series, "Suspense," don't let the innocuous title fool you. This is one of the most unsettling half-hours in dramatic radio history, featuring unbelievable performances by the cast. It's the simple story of a man (Cary Grant) and his wife (Cathy Lewis) alone in a car that won't start, and some crazy goings on in the darkness. Joining us to talk about this iconic Suspense show is Suspense expert Dr. Joe Webb.

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Suspense TV episode https://youtu.be/U-zb7zC3Bw0

Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion

Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021 

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We are joined for the second week by radio legend Dr. Demento. Today Dr. Demento talks about Stan Freberg, and we listen to a full episode of the Stan Freberg 1957 radio show, which features a lecture by Herman Horn on Hi-Fi, and Stan's merciless roasting of Laurence Welk. We also get to talk to Dr. D about his record collection and collapsing house.

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Today, if you do not do well under stress, you may want to avoid this show! We are joined again by radio expert Dr. Joe Webb on our 10-week journey touching on some of the best shows from the series, "Suspense." This time Dr. Joe brings us his personal favorite episode of the series, which stars Van Heflin as a man literally tied in a basement with a ticking time bomb.

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Suspicion “Four O’Clock” https://youtu.be/fv7b10Vd8hc

Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion

Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021 

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Today we are joined by radio legend Dr. Demento, who is here to talk about the music legend Spike Jones, among other things. We listen to a full episode of the Spike Jones Coca-Cola radio show, with Doodles Weaver as Professor Feitlebaum, Earl Bennet as Sir Frederick Gas, and the horror film actor Peter Lorre dropping by for ghastly rendition of "My Old Flame."

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Today our 10-week tribute to the radio series "Suspense" continues, with "The Thin Man" star William Powell giving an incredibly intense performance as a fugitive on the run, in a fast-paced, exciting thriller. This story is a great example of what Suspense did so well, taking a simple concept (trapping a man in a pair of handcuffs), and embellishing it out as far as it could possibly go. Joining us to discuss this episode is Suspense historian Dr. Joe Webb.

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Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion

Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021 

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Last week we brought you one of the all time classic Suspense shows that starred the great versatile radio supporting actor Wally Mahr. Today Mr. Mahr takes a huge leading role as the hero and storyteller in an adaptation of Mark Twain's classic fantasy of a 1800s inventor who gets knocked back to medieval times.

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Today, on our journey through 10 of the best shows from the radio series, "Suspense," we are looking at one of the most famous Suspense stories, that was repeated many times, about a man who appears to be dead, but is not. And here once again to bring us the interesting story behind this story is Suspense expert Dr. Joe Webb.

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Suspense TV episode https://youtu.be/VxoWmUbw8ak

Suspense Resources https://sites.google.com/view/suspense-collectors-companion

Keith Scott’s Suspense log (free download) https://archive.org/details/ScottSuspense2021 

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