Old Time Radio

You must go listen to these.  They’re amazing.  Allow me to elaborate on them, particularly as it’s been a little while since I’ve written a substantial post for y’all.

http://www.bobbydriscoll.net/radio-broadcasts/

The Future Is Yours
Probably one of my favorites.  Bobby does a great job here, when he was about 11 years old.

Jamie and the Promise
I had a harder time getting engaged in the storyline here, but Bobby did a great job as usual.


Mahoney’s Lucky Day
This is the show Bobby actually hosted!  He stumbles just a bit for wording during the introduction, but at the very end, he has sweet, poignant words to say about faith.  In all likelihood, his words were scripted, but he seemed very earnest in his delivery.

Knee Pants
So, this is the only one I’ve yet to make it all the way through.  The only copy of this one echoes a bit and the quality isn’t very good.  It caused me to be unable to follow the story, or to tell his voice from the other young boy’s alot of the time.

The Throw Back
This was another of my favorites.  These old radio shows are adorably quirky, and I’ll never forget bursting out laughing upon hearing the background music and sound of a belt as it was supposedly being used on Bobby after he got into trouble with his parents on one occasion.

Treasure Island
The story as recorded for radio.  Bobby does have a small interview at the end, but I am consistently under the impression, upon hearing Bobby’s few interviews, that even they were scripted.  They bear a slight stiffness to them that wouldn’t be present, I don’t think, had he been talking candidly.  At the same time, we have to remember that we in the modern age are spoiled on celebrities talking more colloquially in their interviews, whereas this was a more refined time period.  So that could have truly been “raw Bobby.”

The Day They Gave Babies Away
You MUST listen to this for Christmas!  I think it’s actually my favorite one…

Comic Weekly Man
“Turn your eyes and look, Miss Honey!  I’ve lost my shadow, and that’s not funny.”  That line warms me everytime - it’s Bobby’s first line in the middle of the radio show when he does a spot for Peter Pan.  His voice sounds a bit different here, and his accent is alot more northern/midwestern than usual.  I wonder if this was after he received his voice lessons for Peter Pan, and was taking on a more “ideal” accent for the time period.  Either way, it is absolutely precious.

The Peter Pans
We’ve all seen Peter Pan, and if you’ve seen it, you’ve pretty much heard these.  Just I can definitely notice Bobby’s syllables and how he sounds out his words being quite a bit different from how they were in previous broadcasts.

The Big Sophomore - I can honestly say there that had Bobby’s name not been announced on this radio show, I would never have thought the boy talking was him.  His whole voice sounded different to me, not just the accent.  Listen to it and see what you think.

The Courtship of John Dennis
This one was absolutely adorable, and what I loved the best was the short spot Bobby did right after the broadcast where he and the other actors were discussing the story.  He doesn’t have too many lines, but those he says are poignant.

The Penalty
This one was pretty good!  Bobby was older here, I think 18.

Fair Exchange I think out of all the broadcasts Bobby did as an older teen/early 20-something, this was my favorite.  Not really sure why, I just loved his dynamic here.

A Shot in the Dark
This had a really sweet story, and of course Bobby did his usual awesome.  However, this was another one where I had trouble from time to time - particularly early on - discerning his voice from the other young man’s, especially as they were talking low.

There we go!  My commentary on Bobby's broadcasts.  Hope everyone’s Christmas season is going well!  Thanks for continuing to read me!