Fibber McGee and Molly - The Lost Episodes, Volume 5 - 10 hours [Audio CDs] #RA074
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Description   Fibber McGee and Molly, The Lost Episodes Volume 5 "That's my favorite room, Mr. McGee: the kitchen..." Jim and Marion Jordan as "Fibber McGee and Molly" - an institution on NBC Radio for over twenty yearsIn the thirty-year history of "Fibber McGee & Molly," the McGee's counted some truly memorable characters among their assorted friends and neighbors: the Old Timer, Wallace Wimple, Mayor LaTrivia, and Doc Gamble, to name but a few. What's always interested this author is that, to my knowledge, there was only one prominent character acknowledged to be next-door neighbor to Fibber and Molly: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve...and even his stint in Wistful Vista lasted only two years before he moved to greener sitcom pastures in neighboring Summerfield. So, apart from the periodic visits from little girl neighbor Teeny, who apparently lived across the street, and perfunctory mentions of the never-heard Toops family (Mort, Mabel, and Willie), listeners of both yesteryear and today are left to wonder why living next-door to the McGee's was such an undesirable proposition. With Fibber and Molly's change to a quarter-hour format, however, it didn't take long for a "For Rent" sign to be put up outside the house next-door and for the McGee's to say 'hello" to a newlywed couple, Lester and Sally Nelson. Since many of the show's earlier regulars disappeared in the fifteen-minute series due to budgetary concerns, the Nelsons -- played by Robert Easton and Mary Lou Harrington -- were a most welcome addition to the cast. Sally's appearances on the program would be sporadic at best, but Les was often pressed into service as a ready-made foil for Fibber -- often becoming ensnared in one of McGee's self-created catastrophes or acting as sounding board whenever Fibber was in a crisis. Actor Bob Easton played Lester Nelson as an amiable boob, offering never-heeded advice and often chuckling at his own cleverness in a most endearing fashion. Easton, at the time of his "Fibber McGee & Molly" hitch, was just coming into his own as a valuable character actor; one of those unsung performers who's recognizable on sight, even if one does have difficulty putting a name to his face. He was born Robert Burke (Easton was his mother's maiden name) on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although he spent his formative years in San Antonio, Texas picking up the laconic drawl that would serve him well as an actor. He demonstrated a good deal of precocity as a child, becoming one of radio's renowned "Quiz Kids", and later, while studying at the University of Texas in 1949, was asked to join the prestigious scholastic fraternity Phi Eta Sigma. It was about this time that he appeared in his first movie, "Undertow" (1949); he would receive his first screen credit in John Huston's "The Red Badge of Courage" in 1951. Character actor Robert Easton, shown here in one of his typical television roles, portrated Fibber's neighbor Lester Nelson as an amiable boob, always willing to encourage McGee in one of his harebrained schemes.After finishing "Courage", Easton was on the Universal Studios lot one day when he was approached by producer Howard Christie about a small role in the Abbott & Costello comedy "Comin' Round the Mountain" (1951). Easton landed the part of Luke McCoy, a minor character whose line "I'm tetched...I got kicked in the head by a mule" struck him as so funny that he suggested to director Charles Lamont he make it "a running gag as I met new people, as if it was my claim to fame." For better or worse, it was characters like Luke that would become Robert Easton's stock-in-trade: slow-witted hicks that he played to perfection in films like "Feudin' Fools" (1952), "The Raid" (1954), and "The Kettles in the Ozarks" (1956), and on TV shows like "My Little Margie" and "Gunsmoke", where he memorably portrayed Chester Goode's thick-as-a-plank brother Magnus. Easton had a healthy career in radio as well, appearing frequently on programs like "Inheritance" and doing memorable guest shots on "The Harold Peary Show" and "Meet Millie." What is generally not known about this talented performer is that he later went on to become a master of dialects, supplementing his hillbilly parts with appearances as diverse in the 1961 feature film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and a two-part "Get Smart" episode in which he portrayed a German-accented character known as Maestro. Easton would soon earn the nickname "the Henry Higgins of Hollywood" because of his outstanding work as one of the motion picture business' in-demand dialect coaches, working on films as diverse as "Scarface" (1983), "Good Will Hunting" (1997), and "The Last King of Scotland" (2006). You'll have the chance to experience the origins of this fine actor in this fifth volume of a new series of Radio Archives collections transferred from the long-lost original NBC Reference Recordings of the series. We invite you to listen to forty more full-length programs that, for the most part, have not been heard since they originally aired over fifty years ago. An additional bonus is their sparkling audio quality; thanks to the innovations of the digital age, these classic shows can now be heard at a level of clear and crisp high fidelity that far exceeds what was available to the average listener in 1954. The result is shows that sound - and are - just as bright, fresh, and entertaining as they were when first heard, a real tribute to the time, talent, and devotion to quality that went into their production. Old Vic Tuesday, October 5, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Tums and Better Farming Magazine Wedding Belle Wednesday, October 6, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Arrid Deodorant and RCA Victor Great Day in the Morning Thursday, October 7, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Better Farming Magazine A Member of the Family Sunday, October 10, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and Better Farming Magazine Mr. District Attorney Monday, October 11, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Murine and RCA Victor  The Way of All Pants Tuesday, October 12, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and Carter’s Little Liver Pills  A Little Money in My Pocket Wednesday, October 13, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Better Farming Magazine  Skate of Independence Thursday, October 14, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Murine and Better Farming Magazine  Let Them Eat Pancake Sunday, October 17, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance  Bon Ton Soup Monday, October 18, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Better Farming Magazine He Said, She Said Tuesday, October 19, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and Arrid Deodorant  The Face is Familiar Wednesday, October 20, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Better Farming Magazine You’re Quite a Captain, Kid Thursday, October 21, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Murine and Better Farming Magazine The Hard Kernel of Truth Sunday, October 24, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Murine and Better Farming Magazine  The Streets are Paved with Bold Monday, October 25, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and RCA Victor Poor Circulation Tuesday, October 26, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Carter’s Little Liver Pills and Better Farming Magazine Who’s the Boss? Wednesday, October 27, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and RCA Victor The Street With New Name Thursday, October 28, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Better Farming Magazine and Murine  Mother Gamble Sunday, October 31, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance  Paper, Mister? Monday, November 1, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and RCA Victor  Call of the Wild Duck Wednesday, November 3, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Dial Everything’s Ducky Thursday, November 4, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and Dial It’s a Gas! Sunday, November 7, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance But You Can’t Choose Your Relatives Monday, November 8, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and RCA Victor Mighty Like a Moose Tuesday, November 9, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Viceroy Cigarettes and Murine  Gerry-Rigged Wednesday, November 10, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Dial  Time Is of the Nonsense Thursday, November 11, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance and Dial Cleanliness is Next to Impossible Sunday, November 14, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance Stock in Trade Monday, November 15, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and RCA Victor  Paper Clipped Tuesday, November 16, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance  Kind of a Brag Wednesday, November 17, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Dial The Art of the Deal Thursday, November 18, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and Murine  An Offer He Might Refuse Sunday, November 21, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance  Fibber McGee, Kingmaker Monday, November 22, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial, and RCA Victor  Keyed Up Tuesday, November 23, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Viceroy Cigarettes and Murine  How’s That For a Topper? Wednesday, November 24, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and Dial  For Which We Are About to Receive Thursday, November 25, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and American Motors  Sales Resistance Sunday, November 28, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, RCA Victor and American Motors  Ribbon of Darkness Monday, November 29, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Dial and RCA Victor A Hard Day’s Nightmare Tuesday, November 30, 1954 - 15:00 - NBC, sponsored by Prudential Insurance, Viceroy Cigarettes and RCA Victor

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