Season Two of Old-Time Radio Essentials continues! This installment is our 2nd Annual Christmas Special, and Dave's choice, so he's bringing us an episode of "The Six-Shooter": BRITT PONSET'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Will our discussion cause Paul to cry, "Fiddlesticks"? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!
And since we're on the subject of discussion, we hope to determine whether this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our nineteenth number (but 6th official episode of S2), this episode of "The Six-Shooter" from 1953. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it! Merry Christmas!
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LIGHTS OUT: Christmas Story (12-22-37)
In this story written by series creator Wyllis Cooper, three World War One soldiers from different countries share a railway car and their lives intertwine with those of the Three Wise Men. A touching story that incorporates an unusual (for its time) sense of racial tolerance.
TEXACO STAR THEATRE Starring Fred Allen (12-20-42) with Guest Risë Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera
Fred Allen was famous in his day for his annual Christmas show that featured an unhappy Santa Claus who was striking against Christmas due to unfair treatment over two centuries. He would tell some random visitor to the North Pole the long, hilarious story of how he came to this sad decision. Enjoy this classic of Old-Time Radio!
THE GOON SHOW (1956 broadcast) "Robin Hood and His Merry Men"
As part of our Christmas celebration for 2020, we present this hilarious sendup of the traditional English Christmas Pantomime, from the zany Goon Show, starring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. Enjoy!
MIRACLE FOR CHRISTMAS (DRAMA)
It's the Narada Radio Company's 2nd of three very special holiday offerings for 2020, a loving remake of the classic radio drama, "Miracle for Christmas", from the Grand Central Station series, broadcast annually for several years. Our script is from the 12-24-1949 broadcast. In this heartwarming tale, a cynical ambulance driver resents having to work on Christmas Eve; but he soon realizes the importance of his job when the young doctor he is transporting from case to case appears to perform miracle after miracle. You will want to listen to this one again and again.
CAST:
ANNOUNCERS: Michele Barnett, Dawn Robertson
MAC: John Bell
DR. MASON: Dana Gonsalves
SWITCHBOARD GIRL/ELLIE: Jessica Mathews
DR. GARRETT: Chuck Wilson
DISPATCHER: Dawn Robertson
DRUNK/YOUNG FATHER: Pete Lutz
VOICE IN THE CROWD: Ross Bernhardt
MUSIC BY Dr. Ross Bernhardt
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY Pete Lutz
Recorded via Zoom in November 2020.
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (COMEDY)
Lovingly remade by the Narada Radio Company, this is Radio City Playhouse's adaptation of Paul Gallico's short story, originally broadcast 12/25/49 on NBC Radio. A newspaperman and his photographer are shanghaied on Christmas Eve by the Editor's bossy wife to find and deliver two goats and a red wagon. Hijinks and hilarity ensue as they reluctantly take on this challenge.
CAST:
Pete Lutz as PERRY BROWN
Dana Gonsalves as AL VOGEL
John Bell as TEX COURT and MR. PETTINGSOLL
Jessica Mathews as RUSTY
Michele Barnett as ANNOUNCER and MRS. BUANACASSA
Dawn Robertson as THE WAITRESS, MRS. PETTINGSOLL and THE BOY
Chuck Wilson as THE BUTLER and THE WAITER
John Bell, Jessica Mathews and Chuck Wilson as THE GOATS.
Music was by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Direction and post-production by Pete Lutz
Recorded in Zoom in November 2020.
FIBBER McGEE & MOLLY: LOOKING FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, we'll be sharing a bunch of Christmas-themed shows, both old and new. We have four new shows coming your way: two OTR remakes, a Christmas story featuring Jake Dimes, Range Detective, and our 2nd Annual Old-Time Radio Essentials Christmas special. But because I enjoy the old stuff just as much as the new stuff, I wanted to share a few choice programs this month for our mutual enjoyment. So next up is this episode of "Fibber McGee & Molly". In this classic OTR comedy, the McGees are on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree for their home at 79 Wistful Vista. A hilarious romp thru yesteryear! Originally aired 12-21-1943 on NBC Radio, sponsored by Johnson's Wax.
Check the feed regularly this month for more of our holiday-themed shows! You can thank me by listening and enjoying. Season's Greetings!
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, we'll be sharing a bunch of Christmas-themed shows, both old and new. We have four new shows coming your way: two OTR remakes, a Christmas story featuring Jake Dimes, Range Detective, and our 2nd Annual Old-Time Radio Essentials Christmas special. But because I enjoy the old stuff just as much as the new stuff, I wanted to share a few choice programs this month for our mutual enjoyment. So first up is this episode of "Duffy's Tavern", an excellent comedy series that ran for nearly 11 years on radio. Archie's guest is Dorothy Shay, a terrific singer who billed herself as "The Park Avenue Hillbillie", and you'll find out why when you listen.
Check the feed regularly this month for more of our holiday-themed shows! You can thank me by listening and enjoying. Season's Greetings!
Originally launched in 2016, we are re-releasing this episode of Pulp-Pourri Theatre from Season Four without the "Narada Audio Drive-In" foofaraw, and without the Jake Dimes episode. Plus we added two holiday-themed installments of the popular "Bix Bixby Book Review". Enjoy and have a very merry holiday season!
PULP-POURRI THEATRE S4 E3: A CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA
1. SCROOGE & MARLEY'S REUNION (Live recording):
Pete Lutz, Micah Blain, Jason D. Johnson, Ross Bernhardt, Julio Herrera
2. Robert Frost's STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING:
Lisa Michaud
3. BIX BIXBY BOOK REVIEW (Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"):
Melody Gaines, Nick Wommack, Austin Hanna, Pete Lutz
4. THE MARCH SISTERS' CHRISTMAS (Live recording):
Pete Lutz, Victoria Fancki, Jessica Matthews, Paige Walker, Debby Leal-Ramirez, Wendy Sauer, Merilee Robinson, Richard Robinson
5. George Wither's A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1622)
Austin Hanna, Geri Elliff, George Hatfield, Kristy Glick
6. THE BICKERSONS' CHRISTMAS EVE:
Dana Gonsalves, Victoria Fancki, Pete Lutz
7. BIX BIXBY BOOK REVIEW (Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book):
Pete Lutz, Nick Wommack