Old Time Rock n ... Radio?
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How cool is it to escape from a night of tv reruns and pull out a CD of better written Old Time Radio shows?
What I've found is that I prefer the radio version of the classic, "Father Knows Best" to the tv show. And how satisfying to hear "I Love Lucy" in its original form called, "My Favorite Husband".
Like an author, a radio writer has the task of painting a picture for your mind. Sounds and timing of the actor replace sight gags. And knowing that the actors were playing to a real audience and not canned laughter. Not to mention the countless product placements. There's no mistaking that a show is sponsored by Maxwell Coffee or Jello when the entire production takes a commercial break glorifying the product in a way that makes you want to purchase.
So if you're tired of banners springing up in the middle of your classic tv shows and the absence of end credits and so many other annoyances, give Old Time Radio a try. I dare you.
Here are some links where you can possibly find OTR on mp3 format to download and burn to CD. Enjoy. And remember, these shows have mostly fallen out of copyright and are in the public domain. Meaning that you are free to download, though some sites ask for donations.
My favorites: You Bet Your Life (a quiz show starring Groucho Marx)
My Favorite Husand (a sitcom starring Lucille Ball)
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (a detective Show)
Archie Andrews ( sitcom featuring comic book darlings, Betty and Veronica)
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Man, you're going way back! The only radio show I can remember hearing was "War of the Worlds," though I didn't hear the original airing in 1938, of course. As for Donny Hathaway, I still have his LP recorded live at the Bitter End in NYC in 1971. Now that's going way back too. Later!
as a little boy i loved to listen to the Green Hornet, lone ranger,gunsmoke on the radio
Dahoglund - I envy you a bit. I'm a bit jaded, having grown up on tv. But not so jaded that i can't appreciate the pure genuis of the art form. And yeah, those Father Knows Best radio shows are wonderful.
Kosmo - You make me want to listen to War of The worlds. I read about how people really thought that the world was being invaded ... Crazy ... The power of radio, I guess.
Vietnamvet68 -- if you listened to the radio version of Greeen Hornet, i'm curious if you watched the tv show. I only have seen bits and pieces, including the crossover with the Batman tv show. But i was excited about the new movie, until I watched a good 10-15 minutes of it. It was filled with lots of profanity and sexual innuendos ... With Iron Man 1 and 2, I took the time to edit the movies on to a VHS for my 7 year old. But in this case, I didn't care enough about the movie to try.
Thanks everyone for writing.
dahoglund Level 7 Commenter 14 months ago
I'm old enough that I listened to radio shows before we ever heard of TV.I liked the radio Lucy much more than the Television show.i didn't know father Knows best was on radio though. I liked fanny Brice, Edgar Bergen, gunsmoke and the private eye shows.