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The Burns & Allen Show "Gracie Sends Sam Spade To Jail" (02-10-49)
Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen.Burns wrote most of the material, and played the straight man. Allen played a silly, addleheaded woman. Both attributed their success to the other, to the
The Amos & Andy Show "Leroy Strikes It Rich" (11-11-47)
Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Ch
My Little Margie "30 Days To Live" (12-12-54)
My Little Margie is an American situation comedy that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed. My Little Margie premiered on CBS as
Milton Berle Show "Income Taxes" (03-09-48)
Milton Berle, (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002), born Milton Berlinger. five-story walkup at 68 West 118th Street in New York City, New York. appeared a child actor in many silent films, beginning with The Perils of Pauline (1914) and at the age of 6.Â
The Life Of Riley "Good Neighbor Week" (10-05-46)
The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s. The show began as a proposed
The Aldrich Family "Henry's Engagement" (10-10-39)
The Aldrich Family, a popular radio teenage situation comedy (1939-1953), is remembered first and foremost for its unforgettable introduction: awkward teen Henry's mother calling, "Hen-reeeeeeeeeeeee! Hen-ree Al-drich!" A top-ten ratings hit w
Life with Luigi "Luigi Needs Driver's License" (02-27-49)
Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Lui
Our Miss Brooks "Peanut The Great Dane" (05-22-49)
Our Miss Brooks, an American situation comedy, began as a radio hit in 1948 and migrated to television in 1952, becoming one of the earlier hits of the so-called Golden Age of Television, and making a star out of Eve Arden (1908-1990) as comely, wisecra
Granby's Green Acres "Granby Lays An Egg" (07-31-50)
Granby's Green Acres - Broadcast History: July 3 - August 21, 1950, CBS. 30m, Mondays at 9:30. Cast: Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as John and Martha Granby, ex-bank teller and wife who moved to the country to become farmers. Louise Erickson as Janice
The Beulah Show "2 Episodes" (03-23-53) and 10-09-53)
The Beulah Show is an American situation-comedy series that ran in radio on CBS from 1945 to 1954, and in television on ABC from 1950 to 1953. It is notable for being the first sitcom to star an African American. Originally portrayed by Caucasian actor