LIFE WITH LUIGI **UPDATE**

OLD TIME RADIO - 4 CD - 169 mp3 - Total Playtime: 81:57:33

"LIFE WITH LUIGI" is a delightful gem from the golden age of radio that continues to captivate audiences with its charm and wit.

Originally airing from 1948 to 1953, this beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of Luigi Basco, an Italian immigrant striving to achieve the American Dream in Chicago. Created by Cy Howard, the show presents a heartwarming blend of humor, cultural exploration, and timeless life lessons.
At its core, "LIFE WITH LUIGI" is a story of perseverance and the immigrant experience, a theme that resonates deeply with audiences across generations. Luigi, portrayed with endearing sincerity by J. Carrol Naish, embodies the optimism and determination of countless newcomers to America.

His broken English and earnest attempts to navigate American customs and bureaucracy provide ample opportunities for comedic misunderstandings and situational humor.
The supporting cast adds depth and diversity to Luigi's world, with characters like Pasquale, the lovable but scheming Italian restaurant owner, and Schultz, the kindly German-accented janitor who befriends Luigi. Each character brings their own quirks and idiosyncrasies, contributing to the rich tapestry of the show's universe.
One of the show's greatest strengths lies in its ability to balance humor with genuine emotion.

While "LIFE WITH LUIGI" delivers plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, it also tackles issues of identity, belonging, and the pursuit of happiness. Luigi's struggles to adapt to his new home, overcome language barriers, and find his place in society are portrayed with sensitivity and empathy, reminding listeners of the challenges faced by immigrants throughout history.

The writing is sharp and witty, infused with clever wordplay and cultural references that add depth to the storytelling. The episodes are structured around Luigi's letters to his beloved Mama in Italy, providing a narrative framework that allows for both episodic adventures and ongoing character development. From misadventures at the local department store to encounters with colorful neighbors, each episode offers a glimpse into Luigi's world and the eclectic cast of characters that populate it.
The show's enduring popularity can be attributed to its timeless themes and universal appeal.

While rooted in the specific context of post-war America, "LIFE WITH LUIGI" speaks to the immigrant experience in a way that transcends time and place. Its messages of hope, friendship, and resilience continue to resonate with audiences of all backgrounds, reminding us of the power of laughter to bridge divides and bring people together.

In conclusion, "LIFE WITH LUIGI" is a classic example of the magic of radio storytelling. With its memorable characters, clever writing, and heartfelt themes, it remains a beloved favorite among fans of old-time radio and newcomers alike. Whether revisiting nostalgic memories or discovering it for the first time, listeners are sure to be charmed by the timeless appeal of Luigi and his unforgettable journey in pursuit of the American Dream.
 

EPISODES LIST:

Life with Luigi 1948-06-15 (000) Audition (The Little Immigrant)
Life with Luigi 1948-09-21 (001) Luigi Discovers America
Life with Luigi 1948-11-09 (006) Luigi Finds Stolen Diamond Ring
Life with Luigi 1948-11-16 (007) Luigi Attends PTA Meeting
Life with Luigi 1948-11-30 (009) Luigi Joins Hospital Plan
Life with Luigi 1948-12-07 (010) Damage Claim on Broken Mirror
Life with Luigi 1948-12-14 (011) Luigi Gets Job as Santa Claus
Life with Luigi 1948-12-21 (012) Antique Colonial Silver Cup
Life with Luigi 1948-12-28 (013) Luigi Needs to Get Married
Life with Luigi 1949-01-09 (014) First Date with American Girl
Life with Luigi 1949-01-16 (015) Surprise Party
Life with Luigi 1949-01-30 (017) Character References
Life with Luigi 1949-02-06 (018) Luigi Receives Erroneous Phone Bill
Life with Luigi 1949-02-20 (020) Making a Speech with a Fever
Life with Luigi 1949-02-27 (021) Luigi Needs a Driver's License
Life with Luigi 1949-03-06 (022) Income Tax Problems
Life with Luigi 1949-03-13 (023) The Raffle
Life with Luigi 1949-03-20 (024) Luigi's First Car
Life with Luigi 1949-03-27 (025) Luigi Goes to Dance School
Life with Luigi 1949-04-03 (026) Luigi Tries to Return a Nightgown
Life with Luigi 1949-04-10 (027) Rosa Must Lose Weight
Life with Luigi 1949-04-24 (028) Luigi Gets a Big Electric Bill
Life with Luigi 1949-05-01 (029) Plans a Block Party
Life with Luigi 1949-05-08 (030) Luigi's Toothache
Life with Luigi 1949-05-15 (031) Super Salesman
Life with Luigi 1949-05-29 (032) The Wedding
Life with Luigi 1949-06-05 (033) At the Racetrack
Life with Luigi 1949-06-12 (034) Papa's Coat Pocket
Life with Luigi 1949-06-19 (035) Pasquales' Birthday Party
Life with Luigi 1949-06-26 (036) Life Insurance Policy
Life with Luigi 1949-07-03 (037) July 4th Parade
Life with Luigi 1949-07-10 (038) The Registered Letter
Life with Luigi 1949-07-17 (039) At the Beach
Life with Luigi 1949-07-24 (040) Homesick
Life with Luigi 1949-07-31 (041) X- Ray Pictures
Life with Luigi 1949-08-07 (042) A Date with Shirley
Life with Luigi 1949-08-14 (043) Sore Thumb
Life with Luigi 1949-08-21 (044) The Driver's License
Life with Luigi 1949-08-28 (045) Go West, Young Man
Life with Luigi 1949-09-04 (046) Hit and Run Witness
Life with Luigi 1949-09-11 (047) Luigi Tries to Become a Singer.flac"
Life with Luigi 1949-09-18 (048) Midget Radio Lawsuit
Life with Luigi 1949-09-25 (049) Block Party
Life with Luigi 1949-09-27 (050) Stock Investments
Life with Luigi 1949-10-04 (051) Luigi Throws a Party at the Store
Life with Luigi 1949-10-11 (052) Columbus Day Play
Life with Luigi 1949-10-25 (054) The City Zoning Commission
Life with Luigi 1949-11-01 (055) The Football Game
Life with Luigi 1949-11-08 (056) No Electioneering
Life with Luigi 1949-11-22 (058) Thanksgiving Celebration
Life with Luigi 1949-11-29 (059) Mario Lanza Record Album
Life with Luigi 1949-12-06 (060) Post Office Breaks Luigi's Gift
Life with Luigi 1949-12-20 (062) Gifts for Pasquale
Life with Luigi 1949-12-27 (063) New Year's Phone Call
Life with Luigi 1950-01-03 (064) Pietro Needs an Overcoat
Life with Luigi 1950-01-10 (065) Luigi's First Citizenship Papers
Life with Luigi 1950-01-17 (066) Cold Season
Life with Luigi 1950-01-24 (067) Using Television to Increase Business
Life with Luigi 1950-01-31 (068) Flunking the Final Exam on Purpose
Life with Luigi 1950-02-07 (069) The Abraham Lincoln Letter
Life with Luigi 1950-02-14 (070) Valentine's Date at the Pump Room
Life with Luigi 1950-02-21 (071) George Washington Radio Contest
Life with Luigi 1950-02-28 (072) Miss Spaulding's Open House Party
Life with Luigi 1950-03-07 (073) Income Tax Season
Life with Luigi 1950-03-14 (074) Big Brothers of America
Life with Luigi 1950-03-21 (075) Luigi Enlists in the Marines
Life with Luigi 1950-03-28 (076) Luigi Finds a Wallet
Life with Luigi 1950-04-04 (077) The Traffic Light
Life with Luigi 1950-04-11 (078) Basco is a Good Name
Life with Luigi 1950-04-25 (080) Donation for Gym Equipment
Life with Luigi 1950-05-02 (081) Soothos Cough Syrup Guarantee
Life with Luigi 1950-05-09 (082) Two Hundred Dollar Orchids for Mother's Day
Life with Luigi 1950-05-16 (083) Future American, 1953
Life with Luigi 1950-05-23 (084) Taking a Picture of Rosa
Life with Luigi 1950-05-30 (085) Luigi's Antiques are Auctioned Off
Life with Luigi 1950-06-06 (086) Party Line Troubles
Life with Luigi 1950-06-13 (087) Luigi Stands Up to Pasquale
Life with Luigi 1950-07-04 (088) July 4th Parade
Life with Luigi 1950-08-15 (089) Luigi has a Fire in the Store
Life with Luigi 1950-08-22 (090) Business Trip to Buffalo
Life with Luigi 1950-09-05 (092) Luigi Sells Ice Cream
Life with Luigi 1950-09-12 (093) Luigi is Lonely
Life with Luigi 1950-09-19 (094) Crusade for Freedom Speech
Life with Luigi 1950-09-26 (095) Trolley Transfer
Life with Luigi 1950-10-03 (096) Luigi Gives Blood
Life with Luigi 1950-10-10 (097) A Day in New York with Frank Sinatra
Life with Luigi 1950-10-17 (098) Pasquale Hires a Tutor
Life with Luigi 1950-10-24 (099) Antique Dealers of America Association
Life with Luigi 1950-10-31 (100) Right to Vote Taken Away
Life with Luigi 1950-11-07 (101) Luigi Opens his Barber Shop
Life with Luigi 1950-11-14 (102) Headaches or Heartaches
Life with Luigi 1950-11-21 (103) Moonlighting at the Daisy Jones Pie Factory
Life with Luigi 1950-11-28 (104) Not Counted in the Census
Life with Luigi 1950-12-05 (105) Lost in Chicago
Life with Luigi 1950-12-12 (106) Luigi Joins the Record Collector's Club
Life with Luigi 1950-12-19 (107) A Christmas Present for Pasquale
Life with Luigi 1950-12-26 (108) A Visit from the Immigration Service
Life with Luigi 1951-01-02 (109) Ice Skating Party at the Lake
Life with Luigi 1951-01-09 (110) Luigi's Screenplay - The Queen of Sheba's Iceberg
Life with Luigi 1951-01-16 (111) Luigi Deposits a California Check
Life with Luigi 1951-01-23 (112) Luigi Refuses to Talk to Pasquale
Life with Luigi 1951-01-30 (113) Graduating From 2A to 2B
Life with Luigi 1951-02-06 (114) Luigi Finds Out he has Tonsillitis
Life with Luigi 1951-02-13 (115) Luigi has his Tonsils Removed
Life with Luigi 1951-02-20 (116) Luigi Writes a Play About George Washington
Life with Luigi 1951-02-27 (117) Luigi Becomes a Gas Station Attendant
Life with Luigi 1951-03-06 (118) The Mail-Order Suit
Life with Luigi 1951-03-20 (120) The Spring Walk
Life with Luigi 1951-03-27 (121) April Fool's Joke
Life with Luigi 1951-04-17 (124) Basco-Pasquale Lifetime Shoelace Company
Life with Luigi 1951-04-24 (125) Miss Spaulding Resigns
Life with Luigi 1951-05-01 (126) A Date with the Librarian
Life with Luigi 1951-05-08 (127) Horse and Wagon Delivery Service
Life with Luigi 1951-05-15 (128) I Want to be an American Day
Life with Luigi 1951-05-22 (129) Rosa's Make-Over for the Antique Dealer's Dance
Life with Luigi 1951-05-29 (130) How to Make Minestrone Soup
Life with Luigi 1951-06-12 (132) Luigi Becomes a Soda Jerk
Life with Luigi 1951-06-19 (133) Luigi Decides to Paint His Own Safety Zones
Life with Luigi 1951-06-26 (134) Luigi Throws a Party for his Salesmen
Life with Luigi 1951-07-03 (135) July 4th Parade
Life with Luigi 1951-08 New Season Presentation
Life with Luigi 1951-08-28 (136) Shultz and Olson not in Luigi's Class
Life with Luigi 1951-09-04 (137) Naming the O'Reilly's Baby
Life with Luigi 1951-09-11 (138) Luigi's Block Party
Life with Luigi 1951-09-18 (139) Luigi Isn't in the Phone Book
Life with Luigi 1951-09-25 (140) Go West, Young Man
Life with Luigi 1951-10-02 (141) Mama Thinks Luigi is a Millionaire
Life with Luigi 1951-10-09 (142) 'Why Was My Face Red' Contest
Life with Luigi 1951-10-16 (143) Luigi's Dun and Bradstreet Rating
Life with Luigi 1951-10-23 (144) Luigi the Square Dance Caller
Life with Luigi 1951-10-30 (145) Trick or Treat
Life with Luigi 1951-11-06 (146) Luigi Opens up a New Antique Store
Life with Luigi 1951-11-13 (147) Miss Spaulding Off for a Week
Life with Luigi 1951-11-20 (148) Luigi's Thanksgiving Dinner for America
Life with Luigi 1951-12-25 (153) A Christmas Present for Pasquale
Life with Luigi 1952-01-01 (154) Insurance for Everything
Life with Luigi 1952-01-08 (155) Luigi Takes Rosa to the Movies
Life with Luigi 1952-01-15 (156) Rosa Attends Luigi's Night Class
Life with Luigi 1952-01-22 (157) Rosa Goes to the Head of the Class
Life with Luigi 1952-01-29 (158) High Standard of Living
Life with Luigi 1952-02-05 (159) Homesick
Life with Luigi 1952-02-12 (160) The Toledo Weighing Machine
Life with Luigi 1952-02-26 (162) Civil Defense Job
Life with Luigi 1952-03-04 (163) Luigi May Lose his Home
Life with Luigi 1952-03-11 (164) Income Tax Problems
Life with Luigi 1952-03-18 (165) Luigi Saves Enough to Buy a Car
Life with Luigi 1952-03-25 (166) Three Little Words
Life with Luigi 1952-04-01 (167) April Fool's Joke
Life with Luigi 1952-04-08 (168) Easter Birthday Party
Life with Luigi 1952-04-15 (169) Insomnia
Life with Luigi 1952-04-22 (170) No Girl for the Dance
Life with Luigi 1952-04-29 (171) Luigi Wants to Help Out His Country
Life with Luigi 1952-09-02 (179) Spending the Day at the Beach
Life with Luigi 1952-09-16 (181) Luigi Faces a Lawsuit
Life with Luigi 1952-09-23 (182) Horowitz's 25th Wedding Anniversary
Life with Luigi 1952-09-30 (183) Paying the Rent with a Rare Quarter
Life with Luigi 1952-10-07 (184) Luigi Wants to Buy a Refrigerator
Life with Luigi 1952-10-21 (186) Free Lunch Bazaar at School
Life with Luigi 1952-10-28 (187) Luigi Sends the Government an Idea
Life with Luigi 1952-11-11 (188) Luigi's Cousin from Italy
Life with Luigi 1952-11-18 (189) Luigi Wins Essay Contest
Life with Luigi 1953-01-06 (196) Miss Spaulding Sends Luigi Home from School
Life with Luigi 1953-01-13 (197) Luigi Goes to the Opera
Life with Luigi 1953-01-27 (199) Luigi Worried About School Safety Zone
Life with Luigi 1953-02-03 (200) Miss Spaulding is Assigned a Different Class
Life with Luigi 1953-02-10 (201) Luigi Feels Like a Failure
Life with Luigi 1954-05-00 (001) Mother Writes for Luigi to Come Home (Audition)
Life with Luigi 1954-05-00 (002) Luigi Sells Vacuum Cleaners to Earn Money (Audition)
Life with Luigi 1954-05-00 (003) Luigi Meets Immigration Man (Audition)

 

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