Fred Allen (Version 2): Inspector Allen Solves Spinach Problems (1933)

The Fred Allen Show: Old-Time Radio Comedy · Oct 21, 2026 · 20m

Inspector Allen, a bumbling detective running the Tiptoe Detective Agency, takes on a string of odd cases. Clients arrive with a stolen car missing a spare tire, a vanished vegetable-store truck and then a series of thefts of spinach. Allen uses trained ants to trace a trail of sand, and his investigation leads him toward a riverbank where a group of boys is involved. Along the way he handles a dentist's complaint, a squabble over a pair of short pants and a visit from a family whose father has taken a job as a window dresser. The program is a comedy sketch in the Fred Allen series…