Defective Detectives and Bungling Burglars

Detective shows and spoofs were incredibly popular during the golden age of radio.  As hardboiled detectives got tougher and tougher, comedy shows soon followed suit with hilarious parodies and silly satirical sketches.  This OTRCAT original collection includes shows about about bungled crime, funny detective skits, and more

The collection includes examples of bungled crime from some the greatest old time radio comedy shows including Fibber McGee and Molly, The Jack Benny, Father Knows Best, Amos and Andy, Burns and Allen, Bergen and McCarthy, and more.  There are also episodes from detective and drama shows shows like Richard Diamond, Molle Mystery, and even X-Minus One.

Some highlights in this extensive "Bungled Detective" collection include:

• Gracie Allen has been listening to far too many detective radio shows and wants to become a crime fighter with George Burns.
• Kingfish is hit by a car on the Amos and Andy show
• Cat Burglars are running amok in Miss Brooks' neighborhood.
• There's a missing toothpick and Inspector H. I. Kaye of Scotland Yard on the Danny Kaye Show will solve the crime.
• Fibber McGee steals a car!
• In X-Minus One, an earth colony "New Delaware" tries to create a criminal.

Join the fun! For more OTRCAT original detective compilations see:

• Dame Detectives – Rare female crime fighters, also know as private eyelashes
• Hardboiled Detectives– A buncha tough talking face punchers
• Softboiled Detectives– Known as classic detectives who use their minds rather than their fists to solve crime
• Detective Couples, Sleuths and Sweethearts – watch out these duos work together to solve murder, robberies, and more
• Detectives Collection– A sample of our favorite detective old time radio shows.

For more laughs, see also our extensive comedy collections including the compilations:

• April Fools Day Collection
• Bloopers Collection
• Candid Microphone
  
• Robert Benchley Collection
• Practical Jokers in Old Time Radio
• Soapler: Soap Opera Spoofs, Satire, and Silliness
• Western Spoofs