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Description   Fibber McGee and Molly - The Lost Episodes Volume 11 Throughout the 1940s, network radio was a powerhouse, dominating home entertainment. But, by the mid-1950s, things had changed; television had rapidly taken the place of radio and, in most American homes, people who used to faithfully listen to their radio favorites were now gathering around their TV sets to watch their favorite shows. Many stars and shows made the transition to television, proving just as popular on the tube as they had been on the radio, but others - for a variety of reasons - didn't make the switch. The comedy team behind one extremely popular show, in fact, made the decision NOT to go to television - and, by 1953, they assumed they were on the verge of a well-earned retirement. Jim and Marion Jordan had been the stars of "Fibber McGee and Molly" for nearly twenty years. The series had been a ratings grabber almost from the start, entertaining millions of listeners from that familiar address at 79 Wistful Vista. At the urging of Johnson's Wax, their long-time sponsor, they had actually filmed a TV pilot, but both were dissatisfied with the results. Fact was, after twenty years in radio - and a decade or so of vaudeville before that - the Jordan's, weren't particularly interested in putting on make-up, memorizing lines, and sweating under hot lights in a TV studio. Their network, however, had other ideas - and so, in the fall of 1953, "The Fibber McGee and Molly Show" was reborn as a fifteen-minute daily series on NBC Radio. Starring Jim and Marion, along with co-stars Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Bryan, and a host of talented radio veterans, the prerecorded show began airing twice a day five times a week - once in the early afternoon and once in the early evening. The result was three more seasons of hilarious entertainment, heard by a surprisingly large listening audience that enjoyed the antics of Fibber and Molly thru the spring of 1956. Despite being prerecorded, once episodes of this new series were aired, the shows went into a vault at NBC Hollywood seemingly never to be heard again. Luckily, a few years ago, RadioArchives.com unearthed almost the entire run of the series - well over 500 episodes - on the original NBC transcription discs, the same recordings used to air the shows originally in the 1950s. So far, we've released ten multi-CD sets of these shows, fully restored for truly sparkling audio fidelity - and now we're excited to be offering "Fibber McGee and Molly: The Lost Episodes, Volume 11" featuring twenty-four more broadcasts, just as originally aired in November and December of 1955. The twenty-four shows in "Fibber McGee and Molly: The Lost Episodes, Volume 11" haven't been heard since they originally aired over fifty years ago - and they're just as delightful and entertaining now as they were way back then. If you've been collecting these long-lost shows in the earlier sets released by RadioArchives.com, you'll want to get this latest collection to enjoy with your whole family. Here is the complete content of this fully restored audio collection: Sewing on a Button Friday, November 18, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Practical Joke Monday, November 21, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors What's McGee to Do? Tuesday, November 22, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Peanut Machine Wednesday, November 23, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Shopping for a Turkey Thursday, November 24, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors McGee Safeguards His Health Friday, November 25, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors McGee's Invention Monday, November 28, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors A Box of Cigars Tuesday, November 29, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Smoking Again Wednesday, November 30, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors A Visit from Mrs. Compost Thursday, December 1, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Feeding the Dog Friday, December 2, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Mysterious Letter Monday, December 5, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Who is Mary Ellen Strongheart? Tuesday, December 6, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Solving the Mystery Wednesday, December 7, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Collaborating with Wallace Wimple Thursday, December 8, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Gas War Friday, December 9, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors A Gift for Doc Gamble Monday, December 12, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Investments Incorporated Tuesday, December 13, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Investments Require Confidence Wednesday, December 14, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Investment Pays Off Thursday, December 15, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Repairing the Vacuum Cleaner Friday, December 16, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors Mail the Package, McGee! Monday, December 19, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors McGee's Hideout Tuesday, December 20, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors The Christmas Sign Wednesday, December 21, 1955 - 15:00 - NBC, multiple sponsors

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