Category Archives: Fibber McGee and Molly

Recommended Series For First Time OTR Listeners

Posted on March 30, 2017 by oldradioshows

There are so many facets to the world of Old Time Radio, it is hard to know where to start enjoying it. The truth is there is so much to enjoy in OTR, it is easy to imagine that almost … Continue reading →

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Christmas Radio Show Favorites

Posted on December 21, 2015 by oldradioshows

Every year before I even think about going up to the attic to get the Christmas decoration boxes, I make it a point to dust off my collection of OTR Christmas Programs. There will be plenty of time to sit … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Gale Gordon

Posted on February 20, 2015 by oldradioshows

On Feb 20, 2015, we celebrate the 109 birthday of the beloved character actor Gale Gordon. Gale Gordon was born Charles T. Aldrich in New York in 1906, the son of vaudevillian Charles Aldrich and his English actress wife, Gloria … Continue reading →

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Fibber and Molly Go To Gildersleeve’s Halloween Party

Posted on October 23, 2014 by oldradioshows

The holiday at the end of October was actually the lead into All Saints Day, November 1, and All Souls Day, Nov 2. The religious feast is a time to remember those Saints who don’t already have a feast day … Continue reading →

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Fibber And Molly’s Lasting Appeal

Posted on August 25, 2014 by oldradioshows

Twenty four years is a long time to do anything, especially to have America come visit you at home every Tuesday night. That is just what Jim and Marian Jordan did from April 1935 until Sept 6, 1959, playing the … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Old Time Radio

Posted on November 22, 2013 by oldradioshows

One of the charms of investigating Old Time Radio shows is the element of mystery that often crops up. We aren’t talking about Mystery Programs necessarily, (although they can be a lot of fun in their own right) but mysteries about … Continue reading →

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Fibber McGee And Molly on the lookout for “German Spies”

Posted on November 1, 2013 by oldradioshows

Radio Espionage is deadly serious business, no matter how much fun popular culture and the media had fictionalizing the exploits of spies. The ancient Chinese text, Sun Tzu’s Art of War, which is required reading at West Point and Annapolis, … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Wistful Vista: Part 4

Posted on December 15, 2011 by oldradioshows

Skipping down Christmas Nostaliga Lane we return to our favorite old time radio comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly: On Christmas Eve 1946 becomes special; it is one of the few times the show is broadcast on Christmas Eve.  Teeny, the young girl … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Wistful Vista: Part 3

Posted on December 10, 2011 by oldradioshows

In our continuing journey down Christmas Nostaliga Lane from last year with our favorite old time radio comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly: In Christmas Radio Show episode from 1941, Fibber is determined not to spend money on a Christmas tree, so on Dec … Continue reading →

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Fibber McGee and Molly’s Beulah: A Female African American Role on Radio played by a White Man

Posted on September 10, 2011 by oldradioshows

Beulah first appears at 79 Wistful Vista on Jan 25, 1944. At her first utterances there are peals of laughter from the studio audience, almost before she has said anything funny. Fibber McGee and Molly hire Beulah for one day … Continue reading →

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