Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio – THE SATURDAY SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 17, 1978

LET’S PRETEND (6-21-47) “Bluebeard” featuring Gwen Davies, Jack Grimes, Bob Red-. dick, Ann Marie Dyer, Arthur Anderson. Uncle Bill Adams is host for this presentation of the classic fairy tale. Cream of Wheat. (12:35; 11:40)

JUDY CANOVA SHOW (10-19-43) Hill­billy comedy with Judy, Mel Blanc as Pedro and Ruby Dandridge as Geranium. Colgate Palmolive-Peet Company. (12:25; 7:10; 5:25)

GRAND CENTRAL STATION (1946) “Larkspur to Feed the Soul.” Romantic comedy about Ellie the actress and her boyfriend David who wants to give up show business. Pillsbury Sno-Sheen Cake Flour. (8:55; 9:20; 7:55)

LIFE OF RILEY (7-25-43) William Bendix is Chester A. Riley who is planning to build a new home. This is a show from the program’s first season on the air. Sustaining. (17:15; 10:50)

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (11-16-47) Ralph Edwards is master of ceremonies (Aren’t we devils!) and Harlow Wilcox is the announcer. Audience participation stunts and listeners try­ing to guess the identity of “Miss Hush:’ Duz Soap. (8:15; 8:25; 11:20)

SPECIAL GUEST is GALE GORDON who as Mayor LaTrivia, joins Fibber and Chuck for this final show.

EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION! Chuck Schaden interviews JIM JORDON (Fibber Mc­Gee), HAL PEARY (Throckmorton P. Gilder­sleeve), GAL GORDON (Mayor LaTrivia) and PHIL LESLIE (writer) about their involvement in the original FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY radio series. (28:12).