Fibber McGee and Molly
(1935-1959)
Sponsors: Johnson's Wax, Pet Milk, Reynolds Aluminum and others.
Announcers: Harlow Wilcox and John Wald
Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee, teller of tall tales, incurable windbag.
Marian Jordan's Molly McGee...his long-suffering wife.
The McGees resided at perhaps the most famous address in all of radio
79 Wistful Vista!
Marian also portrayed "teenie," the little girl who frequently dropped in to
pester McGee.
Bill Thompson was the "Old Timer," Cliff Arquette played Wallingford
Tuttle...and there was Mayor LaTrivia, Gildersleeve (McGee's windy
neighbor), Bulah the maid, and many other unforgettable
characters with very unique names!
With the exception of Bob Hope, Fibber McGee and Molly was the most
patriotic show on radio. Whole runs of shows illustrated home
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front themes. At the end of these shows they signed off with pleas for
listeners to buy war bonds, to be volunteers, or to participate in scrap
drives.
Fibber had the most famous closet in history! The sound effects
"Crash" when the closet was opened brought tears of laughter from the
audience who witnessed the artistry of the sound effects technician who went
to great lengths to make the opening of the closet VERY special.
The closing of the show was simple...Molly's "Goodnight All"
Catchphrases like "T'aint funny, McGee!" and "Heavenly Days!" became
nationally popular!
More than 700 episodes have been preserved.
Marian Jordan died in 1961 and Jim passed away in 1988...he was 91. |
