Fibber McGee and Molly: "Fibber Buys a New Suit and Steals a Hat" 2/4/41
McGee needs a new suit, so he and Molly head to the store. What could possibly go wrong?
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Friday, March 6, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2020
Friday's Favorite OTR
Fibber McGee and Molly: "Fibber Makes His Own Chilli Sauce" 11/09/43
Tired of wartime rationing, Fibber decides to make his own chilli sauce. He can't remember his recipe, but why should that stop him?
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Friday, June 30, 2017
Friday's Favorite OTR
Fibber McGee and Molly: "Dinner at LaTrivias" 12/05/50
Fibber and Molly may or may not have been invited to Mayor LaTrivia's home for dinner, but Fibber decides they'll go no matter what.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Friday's Favorite OTR
Fibber McGee and Molly: "Missing Car Fender" 4/1/41
Molly goes for a drive and brings the car home without a left rear fender. So her task during this episode is to prevent Fibber from going out to the garage until Gildersleeve can buy a new fender and install it.
One of the great comedy teams of radio give us yet another hilarious episode.
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Molly goes for a drive and brings the car home without a left rear fender. So her task during this episode is to prevent Fibber from going out to the garage until Gildersleeve can buy a new fender and install it.
One of the great comedy teams of radio give us yet another hilarious episode.
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday's Favorite OTR
Fibber Mcgee and Molly--4/22/47
Jim and Marion Jordan were a great comedy team. His character of Fibber was something of a blowhard, with his wife often playing "straight man," but tossing in her own one-liners from time to time as well.
Another strength of the show was the strong supporting cast, with talented comedic actors such as Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryant (the voice of Elmer Fudd in the Warner Bros. cartoons). Harlow Wilcox was the spokesman for the sponsor (Johnson Wax) AND a character in the show, thus allowing the commercial to also work as a comedy skit.
This episode involved Fibber and Molly taking a trip to the carnival. Fibber is convinced all the games are rigged. So when Molly wins a prize at everything she plays, Fibber decides that she's being allowed to win because the carnival people have guessed he is on to them. It was a pretty simple plot, but it allowed the two comedians to trade quips, encounter other characters, and be funny. It was good comedy, still making you laugh after six decades.
Click HERE to listen or download.
Jim and Marion Jordan were a great comedy team. His character of Fibber was something of a blowhard, with his wife often playing "straight man," but tossing in her own one-liners from time to time as well.
Another strength of the show was the strong supporting cast, with talented comedic actors such as Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryant (the voice of Elmer Fudd in the Warner Bros. cartoons). Harlow Wilcox was the spokesman for the sponsor (Johnson Wax) AND a character in the show, thus allowing the commercial to also work as a comedy skit.
This episode involved Fibber and Molly taking a trip to the carnival. Fibber is convinced all the games are rigged. So when Molly wins a prize at everything she plays, Fibber decides that she's being allowed to win because the carnival people have guessed he is on to them. It was a pretty simple plot, but it allowed the two comedians to trade quips, encounter other characters, and be funny. It was good comedy, still making you laugh after six decades.
Click HERE to listen or download.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday's Favorite OTR
Fibber McGee and Molly: “Selling Umbrellas in a Heat Wave” 4/1/52
Jim and Marion Jordan (who played Fibber and Molly) were skilled comedians who played off each other with seeming effortlessness. On radio, they were fortunate enough to be backed up by a cadre of comedic actors who could help keep the same running gags fresh and funny over and over again.
This episode, in which Fibber comes up with an absurd rationale for trying to sell umbrellas during a heat wave, is a great example of this.
For instance, Gale Gordon—who would have to be included on anyone’s list of best comedic actors ever—played the reoccurring role of Mayor LaTrivia. As usual, he’s driven to incoherent apoplexy when Fibber and Molly continually misunderstand what he’s trying to tell them. As usual, it’s one of several laugh-out-loud routines included in the episode. It was a variation of a routine they repeated over and over again, but Gordon and the Jordans were able to make it funny every single time.
Click HERE to listen or download.
Jim and Marion Jordan (who played Fibber and Molly) were skilled comedians who played off each other with seeming effortlessness. On radio, they were fortunate enough to be backed up by a cadre of comedic actors who could help keep the same running gags fresh and funny over and over again.
This episode, in which Fibber comes up with an absurd rationale for trying to sell umbrellas during a heat wave, is a great example of this.
For instance, Gale Gordon—who would have to be included on anyone’s list of best comedic actors ever—played the reoccurring role of Mayor LaTrivia. As usual, he’s driven to incoherent apoplexy when Fibber and Molly continually misunderstand what he’s trying to tell them. As usual, it’s one of several laugh-out-loud routines included in the episode. It was a variation of a routine they repeated over and over again, but Gordon and the Jordans were able to make it funny every single time.
Click HERE to listen or download.
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