Radio Retropolis

Liz tells George's mother that she's ill so the older Mrs. Cooper won't come to Liz' bridge game.  But George's Mother, as well as all of Liz’ friends, thinks she is really pregnant. Commentary on why the word pregnant was an issue shortly after this episode.  Also, we talk about the behind the scenes real life emotion that went in to the Lucy is Enceinte episode of I Love Lucy.

A twenty-two-year-old girl has been abducted and her family receives an anonymous message demanding $30,000 for her safe return.  This is Barton Yarborough’s very last episode of Dragnet. Commentary revisiting the history of how Dragnet came to be. Plus guest star Whit Connor who usually would have been an unlikely casting choice of Jack Webb's.

John and Muriel encounter car trouble and resort to stay at a spooky Haitian plantation in which they are told stories about the local voodoo which predicts an unhappy future for the couple.

While visiting Egypt, Lamont Cranston investigates why patients keep disappearing from the Cairo General Hospital. Listen for a bone chilling performance from Margot Stevenson!

Jimmy is being threatened by an angry mob of students as he protects the boys who were accused of throwing the game.  JR comments on Superman's speech to the rioting students about bullying and mob rule.

Mr. Curry, George and Liz's landlord, is raising the rent, supposedly on instructions from his late wife, Bernice. Liz figures that she can fix things with a crooked Ouija Board. Commentary on how the Ouija Board came to be as well as the special connection Lucille Ball had with numerology.

Friday and Romero discover a woman and two dead canaries killed in the same manner in the same house. Commentary on the brilliant performance of guest actress Joyce McCluskey and why this is one of Dragnet's top episodes.

Superman works to clear the names of the boys who were first beaten and then framed for taking bribes thanks to Knights of the White Carnation.  JR comments on how fate plays into the lives of Superman's pals.

A ship sailing the Caribbean crashes and loses all hands except 5 men. One of the men is dying and puts a curse on the Captain and another man right before he dies. The remaining men find another ship and board it only to find it abandoned and filled with pirate treasure.

Lamont and Margo head for Panama to track down a spy ring that's laying mines to disrupt shipping through the canal.  Commentary to follow episode.

Liz sends George an anonymous love letter that she wrote to him during his bachelor days, and he thinks it’s from his secretary, Gladys. Commentary on whether men actually keep love letters and, if they do, are they from their wives or past girlfriends.  Also Jim comments on what he found after listening to this episode.

Friday and Romero investigate carefully planned robberies in which the bandit commits brutal attacks on each of the victims.  Commentary on guest actors Virginia Gregg and Vic Perrin.  Plus, a popular phrase of the 1950's is explained.

Although the four players have been cleared, they are threatened by a new and violent danger.  Commentary on top song  and radio program of that week.