-
Recent Posts
Tags
- Agnes Moorehead
- Arthur Q. Bryan
- Bill Thompson
- Billy Mills and His Orchestra
- Bing Crosby
- Bob Bailey
- Bob Hope
- Charlie McCarthy
- director)
- Don Quinn (writer)
- Edgar Bergen
- Fred Allen
- Fred Collins (announcer)
- Gale Gordon
- Great Gildersleeve
- Gunsmoke
- Harlow Wilcox
- Harold Peary
- Jack Benny
- Jack Webb
- Jim Jordan
- Johnny Dollar
- Let George Do It
- Lillian Randolph
- Louise Erickson
- Lucille Ball
- Marian Jordan
- NBC Chimes
- Obituary
- Old Time Radio
- Orson Welles
- Our Miss Brooks
- Phil Leslie (writer)
- Radio History
- Raymond Chandler
- Richard LeGrand
- Sherlock Holmes
- Shirley Mitchell
- Suspense!
- The King's Men
- Top Secret
- Walter Tetley
- War Bonds
- William Welch (producer)
- X Minus One
Archive
- December 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- May 2020
- March 2020
- April 2019
- March 2019
- July 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- June 2010
- March 2010
- January 2010
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
Blogroll
Links
Category Archives: Fibber McGee and Molly
Recommended Series For First Time OTR Listeners
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
Posted in Country Western Music, Detective Radio, Dragnet, Escape, Fibber McGee and Molly, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Horror Show, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Old Time Radio, Radio Detective, Suspense, X Minus One, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Tagged First Time Listeners, old time radio recommendations
Leave a comment
Christmas Radio Show Favorites
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
Happy Birthday, Gale Gordon
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
Fibber and Molly Go To Gildersleeve’s Halloween Party
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
Fibber And Molly’s Lasting Appeal
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
Mysteries of Old Time Radio
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
Posted in Fibber McGee and Molly, Old Time Radio, Omar Wizard of Persia
Tagged Omar Wizard of Persia, Serial
Leave a comment
Fibber McGee And Molly on the lookout for “German Spies”
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
Posted in Fibber McGee and Molly, WWII
Tagged Don Quinn, Fibber McGee & Molly, Nazi Spy, radio espionage, War Bonds
Leave a comment
Christmas in Wistful Vista: Part 4
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
Posted in Christmas Radio Shows, Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Great Gildersleeve, Old Time Radio
Tagged Arthur Q. Bryan, Bea Benaderet, Bill Thompson, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, Don Quinn (writer), Gale Gordon, Harlow Wilcox, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Phil Leslie (writer), The King's Men
Leave a comment
Christmas in Wistful Vista: Part 3
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
Posted in Christmas, Christmas Radio Shows, Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Great Gildersleeve, Old Time Radio
Tagged Bill Thompson, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, Don Quinn (writer), Gale Gordon, Harlow Wilcox, Isabel Randolph, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Martha Tilton, The King's Men
Leave a comment
Fibber McGee and Molly’s Beulah: A Female African American Role on Radio played by a White Man
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
Posted in Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Great Gildersleeve, NAACP, Old Time Radio
Tagged Arthur Q. Bryan, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, Don Quinn (writer), Harlow Wilcox, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Marlin Hurt, Phil Leslie (writer), Ransom Sherman, Shirley Mitchell, The King's Men
Leave a comment