My name is Jim Hendrickson and I have list of things I am trying to collect and it must be complete,my friends have called me a completeist(my spelling)for many years and this is my blog. I cover just about everything, so you never know what will show up here. I have very eclectic taste ranging from pop music to history to horse racing and many more things that catch my interest. Come along and see whats out there.
Here are several episodes that are tremendous examples from the Golden Age of Radio, thanks to Buck Benny and Bob Camardella and their wonderful podcast !!
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show 12/23/1951
The Jack Benny Show 12/23/1951
Fibber McGee and Molly 12/16/1941 (Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree)
The Jack Benny Show 12/21/1941
Gunsmoke 12/20/1952 (A Christmas Story)
Life with Luigi 12/20/1949
Duffy's Tavern (The Christmas Carol) 12/21/1945
The Martin and Lewis Show 12/12/1949
The Jack Benny Show 12/22/1946
The Bing Crosby Show (A Crosby Family Christmas) 12/20/1950
The Jello Program starring Jack Benny 12/20/1936 (An Old Fashioned Christmas)
Duffy was never heard on the show, we have the tavern manager Archie, played by show creator and head writer Ed Gardner, (who speaks to Mr. Duffy on the phone each episode....but this one)
There was Miss Duffy, daughter of Duffy, played by different actress' in the 10 run of the show, including Shirley Booth (of Hazel fame and then wife of Ed Gardner) and Selma Diamond who was better know to younger audiences as Selma the baliff on the great 80s sitcom "Night Court".
Eddie the Waiter played by Eddie Green until his passing 1950 and Clifton Finnegan played by Charlie Cantor and later by Sid Raymond.
Archie was the brainchild of series creator Ed Gardner, but when he couldnt find an actor with the right accent he stepped and became Archie. Famous for his get rich quick schemes and malapropism this was one of the funniest shows on radio and ran on CBS 1941-42 then moved to NBC until the shows end in 1951.
A brief stint on TV did not prove successful in the 50s.
