There are so many facets to the world of Old Time Radio, it is hard to know where to start enjoying it. The truth is there is so much to enjoy in OTR, it is easy to imagine that almost anything you pick out will delight you. But that still leaves you with the difficult… Continue reading Recommended Series For First Time OTR Listeners
Category: Dragnet
Supermoon Sunday: Dragnet’s “Werewolf” Old Time Radio Episode
With the Supermoon coming on Sunday, we remember one of our all time favorite werewolf stories. Dragnet‘s “Werewolf” aired June 17, 1949. The women are left half-dead, victims of robbery and horrible attacks. “The Werewolf” as dubbed by the local papers, was a maniac that attacked, beat, and robbed 18 victims. The attacks are so… Continue reading Supermoon Sunday: Dragnet’s “Werewolf” Old Time Radio Episode
Sgt Joe Friday’s Dragnet Christmas
“TUM de Dumdum, Tum de Dum Dum DUMMM!” Christmas is found on the mean streets of Los Angeles. One of the saddest possible Christmas stories is Dragnet‘s “Twenty Two Rifle for Christmas.” The story about an unsupervised boy whose friend is killed with his Christmas present, then hides the body is enough to do more… Continue reading Sgt Joe Friday’s Dragnet Christmas
21st Precinct and Dragnet, East and West Coast Cop Shows
The phenomenal success of Dragnet, premiering in 1949, was bound to have imitators. One of the Columbia network’s answers was 21st Precinct. Comparisons between the two police procedural dramas are interesting. Both shows emphasize the human reality of police work. The sound effects are an important part of both shows, especially the background noise and… Continue reading 21st Precinct and Dragnet, East and West Coast Cop Shows
Fatal Females in Old Time Radio
If you’ll check the record, the first Femme Fatale was a lady named Eve. Since then, Fatal Females have come in all shapes and sizes. It is fun to list the famous ones: Salome, Jezebel, the Sirens, Delilah, Morgan le Fay, Cleopatra. As beautiful as these ladies were, we can’t help but remember what happened… Continue reading Fatal Females in Old Time Radio
Old Time Radio Father’s Day Shows
Mom gets all the credit. Maybe that’s fair; she had the really tough part for the first nine months of the project. It seems like Dad is there mostly for the fun parts. Learning to ride a bike, going to your first ball game, teaching you how to make “fart noises” with your arm-pit… The… Continue reading Old Time Radio Father’s Day Shows
Happy Mothers Day, Even to Mother in Law
“Never depend on the glory of the Morning or the Smiles of your Mother In Law.” -Japanese proverb In the world of Old Time Radio,  Amos ‘n’ Andy Kingfish’s Mother in law comes to stay with him when Sapphire goes to Chicago, “That’s like trading Dracula for Frankenstein!†http://www.otrcat.net/otr6/aa491016-Charmaign-LaRue-And-Her-Mother-OTRCAT.com.mp3 You have to wonder if it… Continue reading Happy Mothers Day, Even to Mother in Law