Episode 01: Fibber McGee & Molly
Podcast Date: 05/06/17
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Dan and Tom discuss the long-running radio sitcom Fibber McGee & Molly. Married couple Jim and Marion Jordan play Fibber & Molly, a married couple who have a weekly radio program that just sort of magically happens around them. We talk about the pre-history of the show (the 1931 – 1933 show Smackout!), the vagabond years (when Fibber and Molly lived in their car), and the long-running retconned formula, when they settled down to happy domesticity.
Hidden Gems in the Internet Archive:
Dan’s Pick this Week: A corny little melodrama about a short-line railroad: “The Green Valley Line.”
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