Fibber McGee and Molly was a 1935–1959 American radio comedy series.

 

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Fibber McGee and Molly was a 1935–1959 American radio comedy series. The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most popular and enduring radio series of its time, it ran as a stand-alone series from 1935 to 1956, and then continued as a short-form series as part of the weekend Monitor from 1957 to 1959. The title characters were created and portrayed by Jim and Marian Jordan, a husband-and-wife team that had been working in radio since the 1920s. rdans' previous radio sitcom Smackout, followed the adventures of a working-class couple, the habitual storyteller Fibber McGee and his sometimes terse but always loving wife Molly, living among their numerous neighbors and acquaintances in the community of Wistful Vista. As with most radio comedies of the era, Fibber McGee and Molly featured an announcer, house band and vocal quartet for interludes. 

At the peak of the show's success in the 1940s, it was adapted into a string of feature films. A 1959 attempt to adapt the series to television with a different cast and new writers was both a critical and commercial failure, which, coupled with Marian Jordan's death shortly thereafter, brought the series to a finish. Five days after the wedding, Jim received his draft notice. He was sent to France, and became part of a military touring group which entertained the armed forces after World War I. When Jim came home from France, he and Marian decided to try their luck with a vaudeville act. They had 2 children, Kathryn Therese Jordan (1920–2007) and James Carroll Jordan (1923–1998). 

Fibber McGee and Molly. January 25, 1944. NBC net. Johnson's Wax. First appearance of Marlin Hurt as "Beulah." The closet is heard. Fibber and Molly celebrate the return of their laundry with a night out on the town. Wistful Vista night life leaves much to be desired!. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Marlin Hurt, Shirley Mitchell, Ransom Sherman, Arthur Q. Bryan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer). 29:20. Audio Condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.

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 Fibber McGee and Molly. January 25, 1944. NBC net. Johnson's Wax. First appearance of Marlin Hurt as "Beulah." The closet is heard. Fibber and Molly celebrate the return of their laundry with a night out on the town. Wistful Vista night life leaves much to be desired!. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Marlin Hurt, Shirley Mitchell, Ransom Sherman, Arthur Q. Bryan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer). 29:30.