Ghost Show: OTRR My Friend Irma Singles (June 16, 1953)

“Ghost Show” is an episode of OTRR My Friend Irma Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 16, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

Play My Friend Irma free: the episodes out so far, or subscribe in any podcast app.

What happens

Jane and her roommate Irma share an apartment building where they believe a ghost in a white sheet has been running the halls on Tuesday nights. Frightened, they hide under the bed and tell their landlady, Mrs. O'Reilly, about the sighting. Their friends Al, Maestro and Mr. Clyde offer their own help and advice, and the two women struggle to keep working while barely sleeping. My Friend Irma is a CBS Radio comedy from June 16, 1953, starring Marie Wilson as Irma and Cathy Lewis as Jane. This guide covers only the first part of the episode.

An apartment building in New York City, and the downtown law office where Jane and Irma work.

Characters: Irma, Jane, Mrs. O'Reilly, Maestro, Al, Mr. Clyde, Miss Peterson, Cookie

Listen for: Irma's ghost sightings on Tuesday nights, and the seance Mrs. O'Reilly holds in the dark.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.