Bob & Ray: Classic Bob & Ray, Vol. 2

Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, legendary American humorists, were loved by fans and by fellow humorists, comedians and broadcasters.  Every humorist and comedian from 1946 to the present was influenced by Bob & Ray including Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno, George Carlin, Al Franken, Garrison Keillor and Kurt Vonnegut.  Bob & Ray have won three Peabody Awards and three Grammy nominations, as well as many other pretigious honors.

This 4-CD set contains excerpts from 1946 - 1976.  It contains 80 Bob & Ray rountines including favorites such as Wally Ballou at a Hollywood Sound Stage, Mr. Science Demonstrates Combustion, Bob & Ray Grand National Spelling Bee finals and Eating Time with Arthur Sturdley.  There are many more routines that will make you smile and laugh, as you rediscover the timeless humor of the legendary Bob & Ray.

DISC 1 (60:09)

News of Bank Branches Moving
Biff Burns (interviews female caddy)
Interview Druggists from Somaliland
Eating Time with Arthur Sturdley
Interbureau Coordinator Clyde L. "Hap" Watney
Wally Ballou (at Hollywood sound stage)
Reunite Sister and Brother Separated for 70 Years
Webley Webster's Book Review ("Fanny Farmer's Cook Book")
Interview Baseball Manager Frankie Papp
Bob & Ray's Diplomatic Immunity Kit
Interview with Light Bulb Collector I
Interview Light Bulb Collector: II
Spotlight on Amateur Talent (occupation imitator)
Report from Foreign Correspondent Brad Balloon
Visit to Canadian Lumber Camp (Chef Pierre LeBoeuf)
Interview with Brain Surgeon Jack Bailey
Swap Shop Time
Bob & Ray Lucky Phone Call (lady busy canning)
Interview with Man Who Imitates Presidents
Before 1900
Biff Burns (tape of locker room celebration)
Good Neighbor Award ("everybody's grandmother")
Wally Ballou (visit to Muttarama: I)

DISC 2 (55:10)

Wally Ballaou (visit to Muttarama: II)
One Fella's Family (Great Excitement)
Wally Ballou and Artie Schermerhorn (4th of July Parade)
August T. May ("The Day the Tree Cried")
Travel Editor Charlie Wendlekin
Mister Science (demonstrates combustion)
Dr. Joyce Dunstable (psychologist answers letters)
Do You Expect Us To Believe That?
Wally Ballou and Prof. Groggins (new rocket fuel)
Finals of the Famous Bob & Ray Spelling Bee: I
Finals of the Famous Bob & Ray Spelling Bee: II
Interview with "Lawrence Welk"
Adventures of Sherlock Sage ("Too Many Stings")
Interbureau Coordinator Clyde L. "Hap" Watney (still no funding)
Mr. Trace Keener Than Most Persons (Poisoned Donut Case)
Matt Neffer, Boy Spotwelder (Matt in a state of upset)
Steve Bosco (spring training report)
One Fella's Family (By The Seawall)
Wally Ballou (movie premiere)

DISC 3 (48:55)

Bob & Ray Present: "Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife" (part one)
The House of Toast is Born
At The House of Toast
Mary and Harry Are Missing
Shanghaied Aboard the "Rita B."
Fun Aboard the "Rita B."
Winter Reminiscences
Bob & Ray Present: "Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife" (part two)
"Pick Your Brains"
Bus to Meredith, New Hampshire
Filming "Treasure Island"
Greg's Phone Call
Opening Night at La Scala

DISC 4 (59:49)

Commercials and Radio Promotions
Wally Ballou interviews TV fan
Wally Ballou interviews Bob & Ray
Guardian Maintenance Men: Tim and Jim (Children's Writer)
Chevrolet Dealers Name Names
Kent Lyle Birdley appointed GE Spokesman
Kent Lyle Birdley (supermarket manager)
Webley Webster: Lap-Master Napkin Commercial
Wally Ballou (computer expert)
Nationwide Insurance Presents: The Insured
Underwood Devilled Ham
Interwoven Socks
Radio Advertising Spots
Wally Ballou (distaster-prone man)
Wally Ballou (radio testimonials)
Bob & Ray's Favorite Commercials:
Piels Beer
Johnson's Back Plasters
Alocoa Aluminum
Glidden Paints
Cumuloft Carpets
Matinee With Bob & Ray (WHDH)
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Chesterfield Commercial
Testimonial from Arthur Sturdley
Lawrence McGaffigan-- Cop
New England Doll and Novelty commercial
Bedtime Story
Cynthia Sweets commercial
Lyle Gunn, Jr. reports from Washington
"You Tell Me No, No (But There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes)"
Mary McGoon
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