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Ozzie accepts a dinner invitation from a man whose name he can't remember.Originally aired February 20, 1949

When the Hornet discovers a gang selling counterfeit gas coupons, the trail leads him to the ration board that issued the coupons!Originally aired May 30, 1944

An insurance investigator is convinced that his wife is a pyromaniac.Originally aired April 18, 1946

Two attempts have been made on Warren Sage's life. Poisoned milk, a car bomb and a gunshot all fail. Then, Mr. Sage gets tanked!Originally aired March 17, 1952

It's Valentine's Day, and Ozzie's looking for something special.Originally aired February 13, 1949

When a British diplomat disappears, a German spy takes his place.Originally aired May 23, 1944

A good role for Vincent Price as a slightly mad painter, who finds himself protecting a murderer and dabbling a bit in death for himself!Originally aired April 14, 1946

Lucy Randall makes out her will, claiming that she's going to die in three days.Originally aired April 14, 1946

Ozzie goes on a clean-the-house binge.Originally aired February 06, 1949

A gangster fresh from stir goes gunning for the guy who put him there, Britt Reid.Originally aired May 16, 1944

Ozzie is studying for the bus driver's test.Originally aired January 30, 1949

The Bouget family hides a downed British pilot in occupied France. The only one left alive after the Gestapo wipe out a French village is young Pierre.Originally aired April 25, 1944

A blind detective with uncanny powers of deduction solves an impossible murder involving a beautiful woman.Originally aired March 28, 1946

A series of accidents has been plaguing an amusement park...always on Friday!Originally aired February 25, 1952

Ozzie has become a master of card tricks, and a lady killer too.Originally aired January 23, 1949

Varna Clare is now a star and performs at army bases for the soldiers. However, she's really a Nazi spy! When Axford finds out the truth, he's kidnapped by the spies.Originally aired April 18, 1944

A man plans to kill his wife at the urging of the beautiful and mysterious "Jenny."

A "Voice Of Doom" predicts that three accidents will take place. They do take place, but the third accident breaks the rhythm!Originally aired February 18, 1952

Ozzie is late for dinner but Harriet is not mad. What is going on?Originally aired January 16, 1949

Banker Anton Wykoff has been murdered. "There are too many people in this city who would have liked to take a shot at him.Originally aired April 11, 1944

A psychiatrist comes up with a novel way to kill his wife... with an escaped convict!Originally aired March 14, 1946

Alice Jensen hires George Valentine to find her missing husband. Mr. Jensen is after pirate treasure, but finds a gang of dope smugglers instead.Originally aired February 11, 1952

When the boys show too much interest in athletics, Ozzie gets them to admire great men of history.Originally aired January 09, 1949

Barry Lindon meets his sweetheart Clare on a fog-shrouded pier. Barry was recently dishonorably discharged, but as you possibly suspect, he wasn't really disloyal.Originally aired April 08, 1944

"Hooray for Love" - Bing Crosby; "Swinging Down the Lane" - Bing Crosby; "Wabash Cannonball" - Crosby Boys, Clifton Webb, & Bing Crosby; "How Lucky You Are" - Bing Crosby;Originally aired April 21, 1948

An excellent story about murder and revenge in old Havana.Originally aired March 7, 1946

A woman's uncle, who is dying, promises her a surprise in his will. Just after signing the will, the old man disappears...and so does his doctor and everyone else!Originally aired February 04, 1952

To prove his masculinity, Ozzie challenges Harriet to a sock knitting contest.Originally aired January 02, 1949

Mr. Albert Patton sells his services to the highest bidder, which gives the Nazis good reasons to eliminate him. He's an "international mystery man." What's he really up to?Originally aired March 25, 1944

The story of the prisoner in the dungeon and his eventual revenge.Original Air Date: February 5, 1939

"Love is so Terrific" - Bing Crosby; "Haunted Heart" - Bing Crosby; "I Had a Dream" - Fibber McGee, Bing Crosby, & Molly; "Blue Shadows on the Trail" - Bing Crosby;Original Air Date: April 14, 1948

A doctor fakes his own death in order to run off with his nurse.Original air date: February 21, 1946

Mrs. Trask has had two sudden premonitions of an impending murder, each resulting in a killing. A third predicted murder fails to come off.Original air date: January 28, 1952

A Christmas show. Will it snow? It will if Ozzie's father thinks it will!Originally air date: December 26, 1948

Who killed Dr. Clawson? Chester Canby is convicted of the crime; after the prosecutor accuses him of having "shifty eyes" and of "looking like a murderer." "The silent voice of Dr. Clawson cries out to the jury for "just retribution."Original air date: March 18, 1944

"At the Flying 'W'" - Bing Crosby; "How Lucky You Are" - Bing Crosby; "Top Hat" - Fred Astaire & Bing Crosby; "Cheek to Cheek" - Peggy Lee & Fred Astaire; "Caught in the Rain" - Peggy Lee & Fred Astaire; "A Fine Romance" - Peggy Lee, Fred Astaire, & Bing Crosby; "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee; "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - Peggy Lee; "Dearly Beloved" - Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby; "White Christmas" - Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby; "Catalog Day" - Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, & Fred Astaire; "Kamehameha Day" - Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, & Fred Astaire; "Buy a Philco Day" - Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, & Peggy Lee;Original air date: April 7, 1948

A boarding house for young ladies is the scene of several murders. The strange handyman is suspect.Original air date: February 14, 1946

Strange tricks at a magician's convention lead to murder...and that's no illusion! What is "The Deadly Avenger," and how did it lead to homicide?Original air date: January 21, 1952

Ozzie and Harriet decide to be "sensible" this year and not give Christmas presents.Original air date: December 19, 1948

A ten-ton truck hits a fog bank just at a dangerous turn in the road. Where did the fog come from, the night was clear! There's a Nazi sabotage scheme behind all of this.Original airdate: March 11, 1944

"Love is So Terrific" - Bing Crosby; "Saturday Date" - Bing Crosby & Gloria Woods; "I Only Have Eyes for You" - Bing Crosby & Dick Powell; "With Plenty of Money and You (Oh Baby What I Couldn't Do)" - Dick Powell; "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" - Bing Crosby & Dick Powell; "Jeepers Creepers" - Dick Powell & Bing Crosby; "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" - Dick Powell & Bing Crosby; "Thanks a Million" - Dick Powell & Bing Crosby; "But Beautiful" - Bing Crosby; "The Story of Sorrento" - Bing Crosby;Original airdate: March 31, 1948

The decision is finally made to kill mean-but-wealthy Uncle Ed, a "fine old gentleman."Original airdate: February 7, 1946

An art collector has purchased a valuable North Korean idol. George is hired to guard the god, much to the sorrow of the art collector and George Valentine as well!Original airdate: January 14, 1952

Worry, worry, will Ozzie ever stop worrying?Original airdate: December 12, 1948

Spike and Slick are robbers who are doing very well disguised as the Green Hornet. Beware the double-cross.Originally aired: March 4, 1944

"Mañana" - Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee; "Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero" - Bing Crosby; "Easter Parade" - Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee; "The Mauri Farewell Song" - Bing Crosby;Original airdate: March 24, 1948

A cross-country drive with a $200,000 pot of gold at the finish.Original airdate: January 31, 1946

A newspaperman commits suicide after loan sharks make his life impossible. George Valentine goes undercover to fool the two suspects.Original airdate: January 7, 1952

Bing Crosby and his son Lindsay are in town, planning to have dinner with "Admiral Nelson." Bing sings, "Buttons and Bows."Original airdate: December 5, 1948

The Playboy son of Gregory Stewart, a retired diplomat, is suspected of his father's murder. The son, Donald, was engaged to a "cheap showgirl," much against his father's wishes.Originally aired February 26, 1944

"Dear Old Donegal" - Bing Crosby; "Saturday Date" - Bing Crosby & Gloria Wood; "That Tubledown Shack in Athlone" - Bing Crosby; "Galway Bay" - Bing Crosby;