Reallife married couple jim and marian jordan portrayed fibber and molly. This is the most complete fibber mcgee and molly collection to date. The lovable characters from the johnson wax show with fibber mcgee and molly. Mcgees penchant for patience makes it all the funnier when shes finally pushed to. Remember to subscribe, click notification bell and be sure to follow us. Classic channel offers a wide variety of content such as classic shorts like the three stooges, looney tunes and popeye the sailor cartoons. This is partly because of the shows very long 19351959 and successful run. Her most prominent radio role was that of the charismatic southern belle leila ransom on the great gildersleeve beginning in september 1942. Watch full episodes of fibber mcgee and molly and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. This product is a dvd collection of old time radio mp3s.
A large deck of yellow cards are placed face down on a table in a loose spread out pile. Jun 01, 2019 classic channel offers a wide variety of content such as classic shorts like the three stooges, looney tunes and popeye the sailor cartoons. Fibber and molly had great comedic timing and loved the writing and the format of guests always dropping by the house. Fibber and molly finished as a series of 5 minute segments which peppered nbcs monitor weekend service in the late 50s. Fibber mcgee and molly originated when the smalltime husbandandwife vaudevillians began their third year as chicagoarea radio performers. There are people who would argue that fibber mcgee and molly were the golden age of radio. Fibber mcgee and molly cast and characters tv guide. Fibber mcgee and molly was a 19351959 american radio comedy series.
The mp3 collection i purchased dates this episode as 671937. Boomer, wallace wimple, and nick depopolus bill thompson writer. Fibber and molly mcgee lived at 79 wistful vista in a town also named wistful vista. Make room for daddy, season 3, episode 16, terrys party 1955 by william berrin. One of the longestrunning comedy series in radio history, fibber mcgee and molly starred jim and marian jordan as a blowhard husband and his patient, longsuffering wife. Each card has a few words that make up a partial sentence on them. Chester morris played the part of boston blackie in several movies, and in the first episodes of the radio program which began on june, 1944. The great gildersleeves the great gildersleeve was network radios first and most successful spinoff series. The merry game of fibber mcgee and the wistful vista mystery.
The abbott and costello show season 1 episode 21 the television show duration. Fibber mcgee and molly also had to evolve a listen to the very first show from 1935 reveals an almost unrecognizable set of characterizations. The fibber mcgee and molly tv series never caught on, probably because it didnt have jim jordan and marian jordan, the original stars of the classic 19351959 radio show. In addition to the general decline of scripted radio and the. Mar 25, 2019 mcgee plans to generate his own electricity. The radio and television series beulah was also a spinoff of fibber mcgee and molly. The situation comedy, a staple of the nbc red network for the shows entire run and one of the most popular and enduring radio series of its time, ran as a standalone series from 1935 to 1956, and then continued as a shortform series as part of the weekend monitor from 1957 to 1959. One player reads a story out of a booklet and when the.
It is designed to be played on your computer dvd drive with standard mp3 software like windows media player or its equivalent on macintosh. Fibber mcgee and molly 19591960 good neighbors september 29, 1959 season 1 episode 3 yesterday television. September 26, 1939 fibber mcgee and molly, mcgee fakes illness to avoid fixing the screens october 3, 1939 fibber mcgee and molly, killer canovas autograph mcgee meets gildersleeve october 10, 1939 fibber mcgee and molly, the rummage sale bazaar. The other episode which is misdated is molly loses her engagement ring. Fibber could be relied upon to get into all kinds of situations, including getrich. Airing from 1935 to 1959, the series introduced a host of memorable supporting characters gildersleeve, beulah, wallace wimple as well as catchphrases that became part of. Well known because its great, not great because its well known. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Boston blackie was a safecracker and jewel thief who became a detective helping the friendless, and was advertised as an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.
Fibber mcgee and molly 1172 episodes on 8 mp3 dvds old time. This collection of fibber mcgee and molly greats includes 761 different shows and appearances for a total of 318 hours of listening enjoyment. Two of the shows they did for station wenr beginning in 1927, both written by harry lawrence, bore traces of what was to come and rank as one of the earliest forms of situation comedy. Fibber mcgee and molly would run as a weekly series, becoming one of radios most popular programs, until 1953. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Episodes of fibber mcgee and molly april 16, 1935 fibber mcgee and molly, the motorcycle cop april 30, 1935 fibber mcgee and molly, hot dogs and a blowout july 15, 1935 fibber mcgee and molly, a dip in the ocean july 22, 1935 fibber mcgee and molly, the baseball instructor august 26, 1935 fibber mcgee and molly, the mcgees win 79 wistful vista. Fibber mcgee and molly was an american radio comedy series. She also starred as louella in the life of riley and joined the cast of fibber mcgee and molly as alice darling in 1943. We also post classic tv such as petticoat junction, heres lucy, the dick van dyke show and beverly. Fibber mcgee and molly rare tv classics for sale online.
Laugh with over 450 hours of laughs with jim and marian jordan as fibber mcgee and molly in this classic radio sitcom. Fibber mcgee and molly, fibber mcgee and molly, a radio comedy series, first aired on nbc radio on april 16, 1935. A silvertongued salesman convinces mcgee to buy the most expensive model on the lot and, after molly finds out the cost, fibber is forced into the role of salesman to get rid of the white elephant. The best years for me were 19391953 when molly returned and the show was a half hour. The longer i listened to the show, the more i loved the recurring characters. Fibber mcgee and molly rare tv classics for sale online ebay. The show received high ratings, from season three in 1938 until the end of its run. Listen to 442 episodes of fibber mcgee and molly for free. After discovering that their car cant hold all the luggage theyve packed for vacation, fibber decides to buy a trailer for their trip. This series was kept in its original order, which is chronological. Ampico favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite october, 2017 subject. We will also be adding more new and original content in the future. On june 29, 1936, the series moved to nbcs more popular red network. Perhaps others may not care for it because they may unconsciouly look.
Robert north, and the whole gang for the first 20 surviving episodes of the 194849 season. Fibber mcgee and molly is one of my ultimate favorite otr programs. Gildersleeve, played by harold peary, began a new show called the great gildersleeve. Fibber mcgee and molly would go on to great success despite or perhaps because of the vaudeville sensibilities of its creators and stars, married couple jim and marian jordan. It took a year or two for the couple to settle in wistful vista, and a few more years to bring out the supporting cast like the great gildersleeve and the recurring gags the closet didnt appear. In 1935, the couple, along with head writer don quinn, teamed up to create fibber mcgee and molly, a weekly sitcom that was given a larger budget and an ensemble cast. Mcgee s penchant for patience makes it all the funnier when shes finally pushed to. They lived at 79 wistful vista, in the fictional midwestern city of wistful vista. Fibber mcgee and molly 19591960 the courtship first aired. Yesterday television ytv fibber mcgee and molly facebook. Tv version of the 193557 radio show debuted on nbc on september 15, 1959 and was cancelled on january 19, 1960.
It was only in 1940 when the show became a nationwide sensation, topping the ratings game versus other radio programs in america. But more than just staying power, the show showcased terrific comic and musical talent. What seemed out of place here were mentions of tiregas conservation and a recruitment ad for the army air corps. I think diehard fans of the show would appreciate the earliest episodes and the later years the fifteen minute, then fiveminute monitor skits. A staple of the nbc red network for the shows entire run and one of the most popular and enduring radio series of its time, the prime time situation comedy ran as a standalone series from 1935 to 1956, then continued as a shortform series as part of the weekend monitor from 1957 to 1959. Fibber mcgee and molly season 1 episode 6 courtship. Living in the fictional midwestern city of wistful vista, fibber was an american teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the exasperation of his long suffering. The couple portrayed fibber mcgee and his wife, molly, who lived at 79 wistful vista in a middle american town. Fibber mcgee and molly 1172 episodes on 8 mp3 dvds old. Haendiges titles this episode mollys lost diamond ring and dates it to 2 3. And yet somehow the mcgees never seemed to actually run out of money and lived quite comfortably, even being able to afford a housekeeper for a while. Fibber had no actual job, and spent much of his time on getrichquick schemes which never panned out. Fibber mcgee and molly online using any of the 3 radio players below.
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