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Part 1: Andy is hired to represent a famous clothing company. Aired on March 23, 1945.

Part 2: Kingfish and Andy design an Easter hat. Aired on March 30, 1945.

Part 1: Andy decides to run away from his income tax problems. Aired on March 9, 1945.

Part 2: Andy, the lecturer. Aired on March 16, 1945.

Amos ’N Andy was a radio sitcom that aired from 1928 to 1960. The titled characters were Black, but were played by the two white show creators Freeman Gosden (Amos) and Charles Correll (Andy). The show had a brief stint on television from 1951 to 1953 where the title characters were played by Black actors.

Part 1: Kingfish is jealous of Sapphire’s old boyfriend. Aired on February 23, 1945.

Part 2: Andy files an inflated tax return to impress a girl. Aired on March 2, 1945.

In celebration of April fools Day, we again proudly and noisily present “The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946,” the championship farting contest between Lord Windesmear and Paul Boomer.

Although nobody is certain, this recording was most likely done in 1940 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sports announcer Sidney S. Brown and CBC producer Jules Lipton as an in-house joke. Someone at Columbia records pressed the recording onto a set of two 78 rpm records, including album art. The official release was nixed by CBS brass, but a few premium copies made it out to the public. Enjoy!

Dragnet, “Big Broad,” aired on February 9, 2024. The names have been autocorrected to protect the innocent.

Dragnet, “Big Filth,” aired on February 2, 1954. So sayeth the Sergeant.