Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Fred Allen

Jack Benny and Fred Allen, 1936. Copyprint.

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (89c)

Blanche is upset that John missed their anniversary party.

Photo of Lew Parker

Follow this link to see a picture of Phil Rapp, Lew Parker, and Frances Langford:

Langford radio series, June 2, 1951. Phil Rapp;Frances Langford;Lew... News Photo - Getty Images

Originally aired on June 5, 1951.

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Riley takes issue with an article that Junior writes.

Originally aired on December 6, 1947. This is episode 178 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Rhonda Fleming.

Photo of Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming

Episode 437 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 20, 1949.

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John gets laid off from his job and Blanche invites her nephew to live with them.

Audition show from December 13, 1948.

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Riley and Gillis decide to celebrate Thanksgiving together, until the foreman position opens up at the plant.

Originally aired on November 29, 1947. This is episode 177 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Jack Benny.

Photo of Jack Benny and Bob Hope in 1957.

Episode 435 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 6, 1949.

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The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Presidential Suite, Income Tax Refund, and The New Apartment.

Originally aired on May 28, June 11, and June 18, all in 1948.

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Riley tries to calculate the number of beans in a bowl so he can win a contest for a new Buick.

Originally aired on November 22, 1947. This is episode 176 of The Life of Riley.

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Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Bing Crosby.

Episode 432 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 15, 1949.

The second half of this episode appears to be from the show that originally aired on December 7, 1948.

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