FUN ON THE AIR

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, August 20, 2005 

BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (2-24-49) A handwriting expert tells Gracie that George should be a surgeon, so Gracie gets neighbor Blanch (Bea Benaderet) to pretend she’s sick to test George’s “doctoring ability.” Cast in­cludes Joe Kearns and Bill Goodwin. Maxwell House Coffee, NBC. (28 min)

HENRY MORGAN SHOW (1-29-47) The comedian opens “The Morgan Digest” for a condensed version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta “The Mikado.” Charles Irving, Arnold Stang, Elm City Four, Bernie Green and the orchestra. Eversharp, ABC. (29 min)

BOB HOPE SHOW (8-3-53) Guest Henry Fonda joins Bob for their version of the play, “Point of No Return.” Regulars include Margaret Whiting, Bill Goodwin, Les Brown and his band of Renown. AFRS rebroadcast. (25 min)

TEXACO STAR THEATRE (5-10-42) Fred Allen stars on a Mother’s Day broadcast fea­turing guest Marlene Dietrich and regulars Kenny Baker, Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, John Brown, Al Goodman and the orchestra. Marlene joins Fred for a sketch about radio sound effects and they appear with the Texaco Workshop Players in a “thundering effort about the frozen North.” She sings “See What the Boys in the Back Room will Have.” Texaco Gasoline, CBS. (33 min & 27 min)

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (4-8-53) Willard Waterman stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Leroy (Walter Tetley) has prob­lems when his girlfriend (Barbara Whiting) is attracted to the Mayor’s son (Tommy Bernard). With Lillian Randolph as Birdie and Dick LeGrande as Peavy. Kraft Foods, NBC. (29 min)