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Amos And Andy "Sapphire Is A Wanted Criminal" (10-15-46)
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 Chic
People Are Funny "Could You Buy A Hamburger" (10-15-54)
People are Funny was a television game show that premiered and ended on NBC from 1954-1961. It was shot in the outside world and dared people to do stunts for fun for spectators. This was done to "reveal the true nature" of their guests. This show was con
The Life Of Riley "Riley The Scoutmaster" (1-19-51)
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 G
The Fred Allen Show "Peter Lorre" (1-03-43)
The Fred Allen Show - Born John Florence Sullivan on May 31, 1894, Fred Allen began his career in vaudeville before becoming one of radioâs most acerbic and admired wits. Allen and his wife, former chorus girl Portland Hoffa, began their radio career
Lum & Abner "2 Episodes" (2-16-53)(2-17-53)
"Grand Re-Opening Of The Jot-Em Down Store" (2-16-53) and "Abner Bought Something At An Auction" (2-17-53) Lum and Abner , The Adventures of two small town shop keepers in the Town of Pine Ridge Arkansas Lum and Abner were Broadcast from 1931 until 1954
Fibber McGee & Molly "Installing A Wall Safe" (2-03-53).
Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top-rated program in America. Few radio shows were more beloved than Fibber McGee and Molly.
The Jack Benny Program "Jack Takes Date To Underground Restaurant" (5-16-54)
The Jack Benny Program was remarkable in many ways, but in none more than this: he built a character of every sour ingredient in life, but somehow his real personality trickled through and made it wonderful. Would a real miser act that way before 30 mi
The Great Gildersleeve "Gildy's Sued" (1-07-45)
The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957) was the arguable founding father of the spin-off program, as well as one of the first true situation comedies (as opposed to sketch programs) in broadcast history. Hooked around a character who had been a staple on th
The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet "David Sells Ozzies Suit" (8-26-45)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet launched on CBS October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) from October 14, 1949, to June 18, 1954.The Adventures of Ozzie a
Hancock's Half Hour "The Insurance Policy" (2-11-58)
Hancock's Half-Hour - Tony Hancock starred as an exaggerated version of his own character, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. Sid James played a criminally-inclined confidante who usually managed to con Ha