Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - My Friend Irma "Jane's New Boyfriend" (3-08-48)


Jane's New Boyfriend (Aired March 8, 1948)


This hit radio series with Marie Wilson ran on CBS Radio from April 11, 1947 to August 23, 1954. The TV version, seen on CBS from January 8, 1952 until June 25, 1954, was the first series telecast from the CBS Television City facility in Hollywood. The movie My Friend Irma (1949) starred Marie Wilson and Diana Lynn but is mainly remembered today for introducing Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis to moviegoers, resulting in even more screen time for Martin and Lewis in the sequel, My Friend Irma Goes West (1950).


THIS EPISODE:
March 8, 1948. CBS net. Sponsored by: Swan Soap ($100,000 fur contest), Spry. "Jane's New Boyfriend". Not auditioned. Irma and Jane have had fights with Al and Richard. Plans are made for an intimate dinner for four. Professor Kropotkin is matched up with Mrs. O'Reilly. Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy, Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Leif Erickson, Gloria Gordon. 30:04

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