CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER -- "THE OLD ONES ARE HARD TO KILL" (1-6-74) (PREMIERE EPISODE)

[@richardkrull3919]

In the 1970's I lived in a very small South Dakota town in South Dakota and listened to the CBS Mystery Theater on WNAX radio. I really looked forward to these outstanding radio plays!

[@Kristen130]

I used to visit my grandparents in Vermillion, and was doing the same thing. I think that’s why I love it so much still.

[@cliffordsurncey4212]

I have all ways loved,. EG Marshalls,.. Mystery Theater, ever since i was in my twenties..Now, that ill soon be sixty years old,. i enjoy it much more ! Sometimes,. i feel Television nowadays, has sort of ruined my love for entertainment..Every time i switch on my TV,. it seem to be the same old repetitious subjects. I'm especially referring, to zombies! With programs like Mystery Theater,. more room is left for your imagination. And,. as a writer,. this is important to me !

[@eldridgecurrie9332]

couldn't agree more Clifford!

[@albertwitt1608]

clifford Surncey q

[@Johnlock19]

Yup!!!

[@tellitlyketiz3876]

The fear you can hear. Why can't entertainment be like this today.

[@smithjones3548]

Because people have allowed themselves to become moronic, their senses dulled.

[@camtwerdochlib8837]

you are so beautiful!!

[@thomasdahl9192]

Supply and demand

[@susancates0213]

Spoon fed what they think entertainment should look like to the masses 😒

[@cynthialivingston4849]

As a kid in Fairbanks, AK I was a regular listener of this show. Until the local station changed formats. Oh, how I missed it! That creaking door, and the original narration. "I'm E.G. Marshall." Yes you sure are, baby. Thank you for uploading these.

[@SEMAJ1071]

Many old time radio shows are available in different formats on otrcat.com. Depending on the show, I can get 40 hours on one MP3 CD for my old MP3 player for $5. These are nice to listen to, except they are not portable. Or at least I don't know how to download to my phone etc. Better here because they are free.

[@pambell9773]

I love these so much! Thankyou

[@r.j.johnson1867]

I was in 11th grade and had to be in bed by 9pm. I was hard to wake up on school mornings hee hee. So I went to bed but i hid under the covers with a flash light and my radio tuned to this very station! Love it! EG Marshall was the best!

[@jackr.5590]

I remember going to bed as a teen, listening to my pocket radio. There was a channel out there somewhere that broadcast episodes. Fantastic stuff. Lets one use their imagination rather than watching television.

[@golf4funjn532]

Jack R. Lol, I did the same thing!

[@r.j.johnson1867]

Me too! lol.

[@jeffking4176]

Jack R. Ever since I was a kid. My little Realistic 12-167b AM pocket. (I own another one now).

[@garyburke5847]

I have the same story. Loved these shows.

[@inkyguy]

That was my experience too, but I was a little younger. These went off the air as I entered high school.

[@mrfreedom3936]

love these old shows when real talent was showcased thanks again david

[@hudsony777]

Cold winter nights...time to pull the bedclothes over you with ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@chihayat2215]

My first time listening to radio stories n I luv it hope there are many these days too

[@mriordan53]

You saved me from boredom while recovering from eye surgery tonight! 😃

[@inkadinkadoodle]

mriordan53 when i was recovering from eye surgery, i found some great re-runs of old radio shows on AM radio. i loved them, and i love them even more now! i wish you good health, my friend! take care! :))

[@soylentteal]

Interesting link about this great show on Wikipedia. The actors were paid a surprisingly low $73.92 per show. Writers made $350 per show. Sadly, Moorehead died of cancer only 4 months after she appeared in this.

[@thomasdahl9192]

That's very sad

[@simonmcgrath4112]

Crikey I've listened to over a hundred of this fantastic, amazing, brilliant series that I found quite by accident and it turned out to be a great accident!! This one was the one that started it all off and thank you for the uploads as they have been such a good tonic to me of a nite and for that I thank you!!!

[@angelabranch5708]

Thanks for the memories, a friend of my MOM's said she used to Listen to these shows because that's before tv's where popular. Monday=6/29/2015 1:37am

[@dukemantee2978]

Aw.That's a sweet story.

[@susancates0213]

Wasn't mystery Theater, had to be some of David's other otr radio shows. MT is from the 70's/80's

[@yolipurpleflower9895]

What a fabulous way to open up this radio broadcast back in 1974 by have Agnes Morehead on board. 💟

[@ciaartin2221]

I love this! Don't you just miss Agnes Moorehead?

[@reymondjames1726]

You would have never laid her. She was a lesbian. Sorry dude!

[@williamanthony9090]

@@reymondjames1726 No she wasnt.

[@soylentteal]

@@williamanthony9090 Paul Lynde said she was. Debbie Reynolds said she wasn't.

[@Damaged262]

@@soylentteal Might have depended on the party. I mean, I've seen many options over the years and I'm nowhere near Hollywood. If I were? Who knows whose bed I would have ended up in. I mean, in the late 70's to late 80's, there were often 3 to 6 people in my bedroom, so who's to judge? Certainly not me!

[@thomasdahl9192]

Agnes Moorehead was Queen of OTR

[@tashareally3959]

Super creepy fragilistic extra hellish dopeness! Love the twists

[@AntaresSelket]

I really enjoyed listening to the six episodes, especially this one. Thank you.

[@susancates0213]

​@@hudsony777Ok we heard you the 1st time

[@russhorcher1726]

Although I must say that KZbin has a wonderful selection also, I just personally like Internet Archive for the immense variety, not to take anything away from KZbin. as they are awesome!!! When all else fails, (including) Google, KZbin has it.

[@eldridgecurrie9332]

you are correct russ. I like them both also.

[@wilde4445]

Thank you!!!

[@Damaged262]

Hell yeah, this is the stuff that freaked the crap out of me in the 60's, bless your heart for posting it David Van Pein!!! All subscribed and belled. And bless your heart. At least while my heart holds out with all these scary stories!

[@Rogue3269]

I am sure it is very easy to Google but I feel the desire to say it here anyway. FYI for those who may not know, Agnes Moorehead played the character of "Endora" on the old television show "Bewitched". She was a really impressive voice actress, as well as screen and television.

[@kmixxx101]

I’m 30 now I have not heard one of these since I was 6 this is awesome

[@babs40]

This channel is amazing

[@hudsony777]

Cold winter nights...time to pull the bedclothes over you with ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@thomasdahl9192]

Nothing better than OTR.

[@enriquebonifacino9939]

I love it. Thank you for sharing.

[@elizabethcomire6937]

Loved thia one!

[@thema1998]

Today is the *45th* anniversary of when CBS Radio Mystery Theater made its debut. My father was 16 and my mother was 12 at the time. 🤓 EDIT- 3:15 P.M.: *finishes video an hour and 30 minutes later* This was the second episode of the show that I listened to. The first was "The Summer People". I listened to it on October 25, 2018, the day after the *43rd* anniversary of when it first came out.

[@inkadinkadoodle]

i'm sure - well, pretty sure - that the date is meant to be 1947, not 1974. :)) i'm not 100% sure because sometimes these shows were re-broadcast, and True Value Hardware is STILL a viable sponsor! i thank you very much for uploading these shows. i was raised on re-runs of these old shows, but now i can listen to them whenever i like! :))

[@DVPOldTimeRadio]

***** No. The 1974 dates are correct for "CBS Radio Mystery Theater". There were 1,399 episodes aired from 1974 to 1982. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio_Mystery_Theater

[@sutownsend-kasmiskie3091]

inkadinkadoodle. 'sassessed

[@greglauer]

1974 is the correct date. Hyrum Brown (I think he was behind this) was trying to revive radio drama as a viable entertainment option and CBS radio gave him a platform to do it from 1974 to either 1980 or 1982...and Sears was behind a completely different attempt at reviving radio with a different format nightly, on a different network (I think it was Mutual, but that could be way off)

[@dukemantee2978]

35 bucks a week still seems pricey for 1974.

[@kathyelledge2204]

Love ❤️Mystery Theatre 🎭 listened to this when I was 16 came on at 10:07pm each night...I would fall asleep listening....so happy to fall asleep listening again...:just like old times! I love listening!!!

[@eliseshaw6993]

This was awesome 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍

[@greenlover4522]

Thank you

[@thomasdahl9192]

I wish I could own them all on CDs. I wonder how much it would cost?

[@soylentteal]

Give this a try: www.cbsrmt.com/order-mp3-cds.html

[@thomasdahl9192]

Thank-you very much for the heads up

[@soylentteal]

@@thomasdahl9192 No problem. Hope it works out.

[@natkingcurrieiv1318]

SUPER STATION!!!...Subscribed..

[@nanaberry4120]

These shows are from the 1970's. I don't know why some of you can't just Google CBSRMT and see for yourselves it is NOT from the 1940's. Good grief!!!!! Everyone who knows radio shows should know that.

[@marcuskurtz7778]

i love this one

[@hudsony777]

Cold winter nights...time to pull the bedclothes over you with ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@jackr.5590]

I have a vague recollection of an episode involving wallpaper. The realistic pattern came to life(?) Am I remembering that right? Anyone? A jungle design, and soldiers(?) lost in it(?)

[@DVPOldTimeRadio]

old-time-radio-shows.blogspot.com/2011/07/suspense-yellow-wallpaper-1948.html

[@jaceek2030]

+Jack R. I think you're looking for "The House on Chimney Pot Lane". At 1st I thought you might be referring to "The Yellow Wallpaper" (Agnes Moorhead does an amazing job in it)..but when you mentioned a jungle I'm pretty sure it's the Chimney Pot Lane story. At any rate they're both great stories!

[@REALcatmom]

Jacee K Yes, it’s The House on Chimney Pot Lane. EXCELLENT episode.

[@pallasathena17]

archive.org/details/TheHouseOnChimneyPotLane-CbsRadioMysteryTheater

[@maryexstroughtonaire4244]

WOR 710 1974!

[@davidknisely3003]

WIBW 580 Topeka, KS, Monday through Friday at 10:05 p.m. from 1974 on.

[@inkyguy]

For me it was whatever distant AM radio signal I could manage to find that was carrying it at 11 p.m. or midnight.

[@astoppiello]

I’m trying to remember. Did it come on daily or weekly?

[@susancates0213]

WPTF AM Raleigh -Durham NC

[@maryexstroughtonaire4244]

7:30pm weekdays!

[@eveningstarfarm2082]

Thanks

[@hudsony777]

Cold winter nights...time to pull the bedclothes over you with ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@AstralPixie]

* Endora * Agnes Moorehead. Great episode.

[@csfan65]

The woman doesn't sound like Agnes Moorehead to me.

[@soylentteal]

It was her. She didn't always use her Endora voice.

[@beckymartin1810]

A good one!

[@dukemantee2978]

Thirty-five bucks a week? Must have been pretty fancy.

[@tomvelne4737]

Thanks an

[@craigdallas784]

Agnes!

[@douglasgreenough6857]

Neat

[@684684681]

I listened to it in the '40's. :)

[@WAQWBrentwood]

I pretty sure thrat would be impossible without time travel as this is a recording on a 1974 radio show.

[@beaunorton4092]

they got this from a 1974 show but it is from the 40s

[@WAQWBrentwood]

Beau Norton Maybe the script of the story is from the 1940s, but this (the acting,sound effects,music.... the whole damned recording.....) is from 1974.

[@1sorryham]

No, this series was created and directed by Himan Brown in 1974 for CBS radio. This is the very first episode they ran of it on January 6th, 1974 and was written by Henry Slesar not long before it was recorded and then broadcast, so no, even the script is not from the 1940s.

[@michelleregis6181]

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