Buck Benny Part 2 - Thanksgiving Plans
The Jack Benny Program · November 22, 1936 · 30 min
Thanksgiving on old-time radio
Turkey dinners, uninvited guests, pilgrims and parades: the Thanksgiving episodes of 17 old-time radio series, 40 broadcasts from 1936 to 1953, in the order they first aired, with the air date, the story and where to hear each one.
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40 episodes from 17 series
Abbott and Costello Comic Weekly Man Father Knows Best Let George Do It Life with Luigi My Friend Irma Our Miss Brooks Tarzan The Adventures of Sam Spade The Burns and Allen Show The Fred Allen Show The Great Gildersleeve The Harold Peary Show The Jack Benny Program The Life of Riley The Mel Blanc Show You Are There
Cooked The Turkey
The Jack Benny Program · November 28, 1937 · 30 min
November, Month of Harvest and Thanksgiving
The Fred Allen Show · November 2, 1938 · 55 min
Mary's Thanksgiving Poem
The Jack Benny Program · November 19, 1939 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Show
The Burns and Allen Show · November 18, 1940 · 28 min
Servicemen for Thanksgiving
The Great Gildersleeve · November 16, 1941 · 29 min
Thanksgiving Day Dinner
The Jack Benny Program · November 23, 1941 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Dinner
The Great Gildersleeve · November 22, 1942 · 30 min
The Awful Turkey Dream
The Jack Benny Program · November 21, 1943 · 30 min
Costello's Pet Turkey with Jane Wyman
Abbott and Costello · November 25, 1943 · 29 min
Turkey Hunt
The Life of Riley · November 19, 1944 · 21 min
Formal Thanksgiving Dinner
Abbott and Costello · November 23, 1944 · 27 min
Thanksgiving at Mary's house
The Jack Benny Program · November 26, 1944 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Party
The Mel Blanc Show · November 26, 1946 · 25 min
Movie Of Jack's Life - Thanksgiving Show
The Jack Benny Program · November 23, 1947 · 30 min
Thanksgiving - Tom Sawyer Raft
The Great Gildersleeve · November 26, 1947 · 30 min
Thanksgiving with the Gillises
The Life of Riley · November 29, 1947 · 30 min
The Turkey Murder Trial - the judge is a turkey
The Jack Benny Program · November 30, 1947 · 30 min
Sailing of the Pilgrims
You Are There · December 21, 1947 · 29 min
Thanksgiving Is Approaching
My Friend Irma · November 15, 1948 · 29 min
Thanksgiving Show
Abbott and Costello · November 25, 1948 · 30 min
Turkey Swallows A Wedding Ring
The Burns and Allen Show · November 25, 1948 · 30 min
How The Gang Spent Thanksgiving
The Jack Benny Program · November 28, 1948 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Celebration
Life with Luigi · November 22, 1949 · 29 min
Thanksgiving Dinner with the Boss
The Life of Riley · November 25, 1949 · 30 min
Where to Go for Thanksgiving
Our Miss Brooks · November 27, 1949 · 29 min
Thanksgiving Turkey
Our Miss Brooks · November 19, 1950 · 30 min
Cause for Thanksgiving
Let George Do It · November 20, 1950 · 30 min
A mute ten-year-old boy is brought to police sergeant Mike Murphy after nearly being hit by a squad car at three in the morning. The boy won't speak and can't communicate who he is or where he came from, but the police suspect he witnessed
The episode guide · Listen to Let George Do It, live around the clock
Thanksgiving Play
The Harold Peary Show · November 22, 1950 · 30 min
A Modern Thanksgiving
Father Knows Best · November 23, 1950 · 30 min
Terrified Turkey Caper
The Adventures of Sam Spade · November 24, 1950 · 30 min
Private detective Sam Spade is hired by Tom Turkey, a nervous man claiming his own name, to investigate attempts on his life. Spade's investigation reveals that Turkey disappeared seven years ago on Thanksgiving, leaving behind a wife named
The episode guide · Listen to The Adventures of Sam Spade, live around the clock
Luigi's Thanksgiving Dinner for America
Life with Luigi · November 20, 1951 · 30 min
Inviting Thanksgiving Guests
The Great Gildersleeve · November 21, 1951 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Prayer
Father Knows Best · November 22, 1951 · 30 min
African Thanksgiving
Tarzan · November 22, 1951 · 26 min
Thanksgiving Rhyme First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy
Comic Weekly Man · November 25, 1951 · 28 min
Lazy After Thanksgiving First Comic - Beetle Bailey
Comic Weekly Man · November 30, 1952 · 28 min
Thanksgiving pilgrims
The Jack Benny Program · November 30, 1952 · 30 min
Thanksgiving
Father Knows Best · November 26, 1953 · 30 min
Thanksgiving dinner
The Jack Benny Program · November 29, 1953 · 30 min
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