CD-Speaking of Radio: Jack Benny Program
$29.95
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY AUDIO-BIOGRAPHY – The history of one of radio’s most popular programs as told by the people who made it great! Features personal recollections by Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Sheldon Leonard, Elliott Lewis, writers George Balzer and Milt Josefsberg, Manager/Author Irving Fein, and Joan Benny. Conversations recorded between 1970-1993 by Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster/historian Chuck Schaden. INCLUDES hilarious highlights from 23 years of the Jack Benny Program.
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CD-Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio
$29.95
(8 hours on 8 Compact Discs - not available on tape)
FIBBER MC GEE AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO As heard coast-to-coast during
the Spring and Summer of 1974. Jim Jordan repeats his role as Fibber McGee
with special guest appearances by Hal Peary and Gale Gordon as Gildersleeve and
Mayor LaTrivia. Radio fan Chuck Schaden visits Fibber at 79 Wistful Vista
and, using Mr. McGee's Super-Hetrodyne radio, they tune in to an entire week of
sounds from the Golden Age, reminiscing about the shows and the stars. Seven
hour-long programs, each devoted to a different day of the week. Bonus disc:
Chuck Schaden interviews Jim Jordan, Gale Gordon, Hal Peary and writer Phil
Leslie. PLUS Jim Jordan's "favorite" McGee show (12-26-39)
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CD-Those Were the Days with Chuck Schaden
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
THOSE WERE THE DAYS– Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear and join Chuck Schaden on his floor at home in front of the old Zenith console radio (with the flickering green eye) as he tunes in to The Shadow, Jack Benny, Fred Allen and the Lone Ranger... as he recalls helping his Dad build a fire in the coal furnace and listening to Inner Sanctum... watching Mom do the Monday wash to the accompaniment of soap operas and Ma Perkins... running home after school to decode Captain Midnight’s secret message. Classic excerpts from great radio shows and fond memories of those programs and of growing up during radio’s Golden Age. Recorded live at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
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CD-Radio in That Wonderful Year 1941
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 compact Discs)
RADIO IN 1941– GREEN HORNET (8-16-41) “Paroles for Sale.” The Green Hornet strikes again when a politician uses the Parole board to suit himself. RED SKELTON SHOW (10-7-41) “Policemen” is the topic and Red has some fun spoofing cops. MARCH OF TIME (12-11-41) A “radio newsreel” as the editor of Time Magazine recreat the first week of the United States at war. ONE MAN’S FAMILY (12-28-41) Book 40, Chapter 13, the last program of 1941. On New Year’s Eve, at the end of the year which saw the start of WW II for the U.S., the Barbour family reflects on their fears and concerns for the future.
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CD-Radio in That Wonderful Year 1944
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
RADIO IN 1944–FIBBER McGEE & MOLLY (4-18-44) Fibber is certain that this neighbor is a Nazi spy; SUSPENSE (9-28-44) The Man Who Couldn’t Lose starring Gene Kelly; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-19-44) Dennis Day dreams he has his own radio show; SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (2-14-44) Gentleman Jim starring Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Ward Bond.
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CD-Radio in That Wonderful Year 1945
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 compact discs)
RADIO IN 1945–ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW (1-25-45) Lou wants to be a sailor and join the Merchant Marines. Bud tries to teach him about boats, leading to some funny A&C routines. SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (8-20-45) “Laura” starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb in the radio version of the classic film. DINAH SHORE SHOW (5-3-45) Dinah welcomes guests Fibber McGee and Molly. The Wistful Vista Music Appreciation Society has asked Fibber to present an award to Dinah as Outstanding Female Viocalist of the Year. MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (1-6-45) “They Who Sleep,” a journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying. The Traveler tells the story of a man who could change the soul of a human being from one body to the next.
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CD-Radio in That Wonderful Year 1948
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 compact discs)
RADIO IN 1948–BOB HOPE SHOW (12-28-48) Broadcasting from the Berlin Airlift, Bob’s guests are Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and Irving Berlin. ESCAPE (3-28-48) “A Shipment of Mute Fate” is the classic story of a deadly bushmaster snake, escape in the hold of a ship at sea. BING CROSBY SHOW (1-7-48) Bing’s guests are comedian Walter O’Keefe and The Lone Ranger (Brace Beemer), who join the cast in an hilarious western sketch. JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (4-28-48) The Schnozzola welcomes guest Lucille Ball who joins singer Peggy Lee for Jimmy’s tour of industry to show them the Big Business attitude towards women.
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CD-Radio in That Wonderful Year 1949
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
RADIO IN 1949–BURNS & ALLEN SHOW (2-24-49) Gracie is told by a handwriting expert that George should be a surgeon; ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET (1-20-49) Ozzie accepts a dinner invitation from an old friend whose name he has forgotten; SUSPENSE (4-28-49) The Lie starring Mickey Rooney; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1-2-49) Jack’s first show on CBS.
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CD-Old Time Radio Goes Golfing
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
OLD TIME RADIO GOES GOLFING– JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-22-42) Jack and Phil play golf together; GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (9-6-42) Gildy and Judge Hooker are entered in Summerfield’s annual Golf Tournament; GANGBUSTERS (1940s) The Golf Course Murders; BOSTON BLACKIE (1940s) Blackie solves the case of the Golf Instructor.
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CD-Radio's Famous Firsts
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
RADIO’S FAMOUS FIRSTS– Milestone first broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio: CANADA DRY PROGRAM STARRING JACK BENNY (5-2-32) Jack’s first appearance on the air in a program of his own; FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (4-16-35) Jim and Marian Jordan in the first program of their series; GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (8-31-41) Harold Peary stars in the first show of his own series as Gildy, who moves from Wistful Vista to Summerfield to care for his orphaned niece and nephew; SUSPENSE (6-17-42) Charlie Ruggles stars in “The Burning Court,” the first program in the long-running series.
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CD-Radio's Famous Lasts
$12.95
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
RADIO’S FAMOUS LASTS–Milestone final broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio: CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW (12-26-48) Edgar Bergen and friends in the last show for NBC and their long-running sponsor Chase and Sanborn; FRED ALLEN (6-26-49) After a 16-year broadcast career, it’s Fred’s last program in a series of his own; FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (5-23-50) Final broadcast for the McGee’s original sponsor, Johnson’s Wax; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (5-22-55) Jack wraps up a 23 year radio career before moving exclusively to TV.
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DVD-Television Special
$19.95
(Complete Program on DVD)
TELEVISION SPECIAL: THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO It's a 75-minute 1976 TV show
hosted by Steve Allen devoted entirely to RADIO, using film footage,
photographs, period-re-creations and in person appearances by such radio personalities
as Eddie Anderson, Gene Autry, Bergen and McCarthy, Mel Blanc, Ken Carpenter,
Dennis Day, Bill Hay, Jim Jordan, Barbara Luddy, Olan Soule, Ezra Stone, Les
Tremayne, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Von Zell, Lawrence Welk, Don Wilson and many
others. Taped at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. A TV
show that radio fans will love!
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DVD-Jack Benny TV Shows
$9.95
(Four Complete Programs on DVD)
JACK BENNY TELEVISION SHOWS, rarely seen telecasts with original Lucky Strike commercials intact.
1. Guest is radio rival Fred Allen, who tries to convince Jack’s sponsor to change comedians. With Eddie “Rochester” Anderson and Don Wilson. (4-19-53)
2. Guest is singer Johnny Ray, who turns up demanding an outrageous guest star fee. With Rochester and Don. (11-15-53)
3. Guest star Liberace asks Jack to help with a benefit. With Rochester, Don, and Bea Benaderet and Shirley Mitchell as switchboard operators Gertrude and Mable. (1-17-54)
4. Jayne Mansfield makes a surprise appearance on Jack’s salute to new talent. Mel Blanc and three funny females provide the talent! Don Wilson and the Sportsmen join in the fun. (1-6-57)
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DVD-Cable TV Special
$19.95
(1-hour program on DVD)
CHUCK SCHADEN’S NOSTALGIA (December, 1986) The Christmas-time telecast featuring host Chuck Schaden visiting a Christmas store; speaking with a collector of Walt Disney collectibles; presenting a rare kinescope of an episode of the TV version of the classic radio series The Cinnamon Bear; and visiting the home of a man who has built a miniature of the Cinnamon Bear’s Maybe Land.
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