Duffy's Tavern (old-time radio): every episode, 1941-1951

Duffy's Tavern is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on CBS, NBC Blue, NBC from 1941 to 1951, starring Ed Gardner, Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor. Stupid Potato carries 157 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule: no sign-up, no app.

Series: Duffy's Tavern
Network: CBS, NBC Blue, NBC
Years aired: 1941-1951
Stars: Ed Gardner, Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor, Florence Halop, Alan Reed
Genre: Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 157
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Episode list (157)

Guests Kate Smith and Ted Collins ( #6)
December 15, 1942 · 30 min
Guest Eddie Anderson ( #13)
December 29, 1942 · 30 min
Guest Milton Berle ( #5)
January 5, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Brace Breemer the Lone Ranger ( #15)
February 2, 1943 · 30 min
Guests Susan Hayward and Frank Buck
March 23, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Tallulah Bankhead ( #8)
June 1, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Clifton Fadiman
June 15, 1943 · 28 min
Guest Orson Welles ( #22)
October 12, 1943 · 31 min
Guest Peter Lorre ( #23)
October 19, 1943 · 29 min
Guest Peter Lorre
October 19, 1943 · 28 min
Guest Ida Lupino ( #24)
October 26, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Charles Coburn ( #25)
November 2, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Charles Coburn
November 2, 1943 · 29 min
Guest Lucille Ball
November 9, 1943 · 30 min
Guest Bing Crosby
December 7, 1943 · 30 min
Guests Dinah Shore and Joan Davis ( #31)
December 14, 1943 · 31 min
Guest Fred Allen
January 4, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Lauritz Melchior ( #35)
January 18, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Deems Taylor
January 25, 1944 · 29 min
Guest Billie Burke
February 1, 1944 · 24 min
Guests Laird Cregar and Michelle Morgan
February 15, 1944 · 29 min
Guest Phil Baker
February 22, 1944 · 30 min
Gracie Fields ( #41)
February 29, 1944 · 29 min
Guest Colonel Stoopnagle
March 7, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Gertrude Lawrence ( #43)
March 14, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Carole Landis ( #47)
April 11, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Charles Laughton ( #48)
April 18, 1944 · 30 min
Guests Bob Crosby and Dolores Hope
April 25, 1944 · 31 min
Guest Dennis Day ( #50)
May 2, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Adolph Menjou ( #51)
May 9, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Paul Lukas
May 23, 1944 · 29 min
Guests Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard
May 30, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Ransom Sherman ( #58)
June 27, 1944 · 29 min
Guest Rudy Vallee
September 15, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Gene Tierney
September 22, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Robert Benchley
November 10, 1944 · 29 min
Guest Harold Peary
November 24, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Larry Adler
December 1, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Sydney Greenstreet ( #72)
December 15, 1944 · 30 min
Guest Monty Woolley
December 22, 1944 · 28 min
Guest Boris Karloff
January 12, 1945 · 22 min
Guest Linda Darnell
January 19, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Sonny Tufts
February 2, 1945 · 30 min
Guest George Sanders ( #82)
February 23, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Pat O'Brien
March 16, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Dame May Whitty ( #86)
March 23, 1945 · 30 min
Archie's All-Star Revue ( #87)
March 30, 1945 · 30 min
Finnegan, the Millionaire, Who Inherits a Diamond Mine ( #88)
April 6, 1945 · 32 min
Archie Buys a 'Gem' From Finnegan ( #90)
April 20, 1945 · 30 min
Fish and Fantasy
April 27, 1945 · 30 min
Archie's Raise
May 18, 1945 · 30 min
Archie Impersonates Opera Star ( #85)
May 25, 1945 · 30 min
Archie Installs a Roulette Wheel ( #96)
June 1, 1945 · 32 min
Guest Jinx Falkenberg
June 8, 1945 · 31 min
Guest Deems Taylor ( #99)
September 28, 1945 · 30 min
Archie's Nephew
October 26, 1945 · 29 min
Mrs. Dimwitty Visits the Tavern ( #104)
November 2, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Maxie Rosenbloom ( #105)
November 9, 1945 · 30 min
Archie Hires Madam Zooma
November 16, 1945 · 30 min
Un-Splitting the Atom ( #108)
November 30, 1945 · 30 min
Christmas Bonus for a Date with Amber ( #109)
December 7, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Ed Monroe ( #110)
December 14, 1945 · 28 min
Is There a Santa Claus
December 21, 1945 · 30 min
Archie Balances the Books
December 28, 1945 · 30 min
Guest Alan Ladd ( #113)
January 4, 1946 · 29 min
Guest Larry Storch ( #114)
January 11, 1946 · 30 min
Archie's teacher 'Piano Legs' Riblet Visits
January 18, 1946 · 26 min
Guests Dave Hossinger and Rickie Jordan
January 25, 1946 · 30 min
Peggy Lee ( #117)
February 1, 1946 · 30 min
Peggy Lee ( #118)
February 8, 1946 · 30 min
Archie Returns From the Hospital ( #120)
February 22, 1946 · 30 min
Archie's Plant ( #121)
March 1, 1946 · 29 min
Guest Diana Lynn ( #124)
March 22, 1946 · 31 min
Guest Marie Mc Donald ( #127)
April 12, 1946 · 30 min
Guest Esther Williams
April 26, 1946 · 26 min
Duffy Decides to Take Up Reading
May 3, 1946 · 30 min
Pierre the Talking Dog ( #131)
May 10, 1946 · 30 min
Pierre's Radio Show ( #132)
May 17, 1946 · 28 min
Guest Roy Rogers ( #133)
May 24, 1946 · 30 min
Guest Louella Parsons
November 6, 1946 · 29 min
Guest Joan Bennett
December 18, 1946 · 29 min
Guests Minerva Pious and John J. Anthony
January 22, 1947 · 30 min
Phoebe
March 5, 1947 · 30 min
Mad Russian
May 28, 1947 · 30 min
Guests George Jessel & Rudy Vallee
November 5, 1947 · 30 min
Christmas Presents
December 3, 1947 · 30 min
Balancing the Books
January 7, 1948 · 29 min
Sues Duffy ( #174)
May 19, 1948 · 30 min
Sues Duffy
May 19, 1948 · 29 min
Guest Rex Harrison
May 26, 1948 · 29 min
Guest Jane Wyman
November 17, 1948 · 23 min
Miracle in Manhattan
December 22, 1948 · 30 min
Guest Dorothy Shay
December 29, 1948 · 29 min
Guest Desi Arnaz ( #203)
January 5, 1949 · 26 min
Hours to Live
February 9, 1949 · 30 min
Willie Gundig
February 16, 1949 · 30 min
Electricity
February 23, 1949 · 30 min
Guest Mickey Rooney
March 2, 1949 · 29 min
Archie Plans to Write a Script for TV with Marlene Dietrich
March 9, 1949 · 30 min
Christmas Club or Archie Saves Money
March 16, 1949 · 30 min
Spike Mc Gurk
March 23, 1949 · 29 min
Guests Jimmy Durante and Ann Sothern
March 30, 1949 · 30 min
Archie and Finnegan Double Date Gypsy Rose Lee
April 6, 1949 · 30 min
No More IOUs at Duffy's
April 13, 1949 · 30 min
Cass Daley as a Possible Groom for Miss Duffy
April 20, 1949 · 30 min
Archie Tries to Marry a Rich High Society Dame
April 27, 1949 · 30 min
Guest Charles Coburn
May 4, 1949 · 29 min
On the Trail of Whistling Sam
May 11, 1949 · 29 min
The Most Popular Bartender Contest
May 18, 1949 · 29 min
Guest Ed Wynn
May 25, 1949 · 29 min
Archie Wants to Marry Rich Agatha Pitts
June 1, 1949 · 30 min
Guest Bob Crosby
June 15, 1949 · 30 min
Genius of the Week
June 22, 1949 · 26 min
Guest Tony Martin
March 30, 1950 · 24 min
Fathers' Day
June 15, 1950 · 30 min
Guest Hedda Hopper
June 22, 1950 · 31 min
Archie Buys An Airplane
September 7, 1950 · 30 min
Archie Runs His Own Radio Station
September 21, 1950 · 30 min
Guest Sir Cedric Hardwicke
November 10, 1950 · 23 min
Archie the Agent
November 17, 1950 · 26 min
Guest Margaret O'Brien
November 24, 1950 · 25 min
Guest Prince Michael Romanoff
December 8, 1950 · 26 min
Guest Veronica Lake
December 15, 1950 · 25 min
Guest Charles Coburn
December 22, 1950 · 24 min
Cutting Prices Show
December 29, 1950 · 25 min
Actors Club at the Tavern
January 5, 1951 · 30 min
Archie, The Pure Food Inspector
January 12, 1951 · 30 min
Mrs. Piddleton's Town Hall Meeting
January 19, 1951 · 29 min
Guest Joan Bennett ( #276)
January 26, 1951 · 25 min
Guest Joan Bennett
January 26, 1951 · 30 min
Archie's Draft Board
February 2, 1951 · 29 min
Mystery Valentine
February 9, 1951 · 29 min
Archie Writes an Opera
February 16, 1951 · 28 min
Arthur Treacher Fashion Lecture
February 23, 1951 · 30 min
Arthur Treacher Classes Up the Joint
March 2, 1951 · 30 min
Archie the Hypnotist
March 9, 1951 · 30 min
Archie Hires Maxie as Waiter
March 16, 1951 · 29 min
Archie Finds a Diary
March 23, 1951 · 30 min
Artie Shaw Block Party
March 30, 1951 · 30 min
Vallee Detective Sketch
April 6, 1951 · 29 min
Rosenbloom Floor Show
April 13, 1951 · 30 min
The Circus Comes to Town
April 20, 1951 · 30 min
Phil Baker
April 27, 1951 · 30 min
Duffy's Tavern (xxx) Bobby Capo (Taped but never aired)
May 4, 1951 · 30 min
Duffy Wants to Sell the Tavern
October 5, 1951 · 29 min
Archie Throws Party for Columnists
October 12, 1951 · 30 min
Archie's Nephew Morton to Visit
October 19, 1951 · 29 min
Archie Helps Nephew Morton with School Work
October 26, 1951 · 29 min
Josita Visits the Tavern
November 2, 1951 · 29 min
Archie's Singing Contest
November 9, 1951 · 29 min
The Deems Taylor Show
November 16, 1951 · 30 min
Archie's Tea Room
November 23, 1951 · 30 min
Archie Inherits a Horse
November 30, 1951 · 30 min
Baby Left at Tavern
December 7, 1951 · 30 min
Archie's Teacher Visits the Tavern
December 14, 1951 · 30 min
Mc Guire Splits the Atom
December 21, 1951 · 30 min
Archie Wins a Trip to Honolulu
December 28, 1951 · 29 min

About Duffy's Tavern

When did Duffy's Tavern air?

Duffy's Tavern aired on CBS, NBC Blue, NBC from 1941 to 1951.

Who starred in Duffy's Tavern?

Duffy's Tavern starred Ed Gardner, Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor, Florence Halop, Alan Reed.

How many episodes of Duffy's Tavern can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 157 episodes of Duffy's Tavern, from 1941 to 1951, in the order they first aired; 5 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

Where can I listen to Duffy's Tavern free?

Duffy's Tavern plays free on Stupid Potato at https://stupidpotato.com/duffys-tavern/, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule. There is no sign-up and no app, and no modern ads.

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Episode list (157)

Guests Kate Smith and Ted Collins ( #6)

Guest Eddie Anderson ( #13)

Guest Milton Berle ( #5)

Guest Brace Breemer the Lone Ranger ( #15)

Guests Susan Hayward and Frank Buck

Guest Tallulah Bankhead ( #8)

Guest Clifton Fadiman

Guest Orson Welles ( #22)

Guest Peter Lorre ( #23)

Guest Peter Lorre

Guest Ida Lupino ( #24)

Guest Charles Coburn ( #25)

Guest Charles Coburn

Guest Lucille Ball

Guest Bing Crosby

Guests Dinah Shore and Joan Davis ( #31)

Guest Fred Allen

Guest Lauritz Melchior ( #35)

Guest Deems Taylor

Guest Billie Burke

Guests Laird Cregar and Michelle Morgan

Guest Phil Baker

Gracie Fields ( #41)

Guest Colonel Stoopnagle

Guest Gertrude Lawrence ( #43)

Guest Carole Landis ( #47)

Guest Charles Laughton ( #48)

Guests Bob Crosby and Dolores Hope

Guest Dennis Day ( #50)

Guest Adolph Menjou ( #51)

Guest Paul Lukas

Guests Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard

Guest Ransom Sherman ( #58)

Guest Rudy Vallee

Guest Gene Tierney

Guest Robert Benchley

Guest Harold Peary

Guest Larry Adler

Guest Sydney Greenstreet ( #72)

Guest Monty Woolley

Guest Boris Karloff

Guest Linda Darnell

Guest Sonny Tufts

Guest George Sanders ( #82)

Guest Pat O'Brien

Guest Dame May Whitty ( #86)

Archie's All-Star Revue ( #87)

Finnegan, the Millionaire, Who Inherits a Diamond Mine ( #88)

Archie Buys a 'Gem' From Finnegan ( #90)

Fish and Fantasy

Archie's Raise

Archie Impersonates Opera Star ( #85)

Archie Installs a Roulette Wheel ( #96)

Guest Jinx Falkenberg

Guest Deems Taylor ( #99)

Archie's Nephew

Mrs. Dimwitty Visits the Tavern ( #104)

Guest Maxie Rosenbloom ( #105)

Archie Hires Madam Zooma

Un-Splitting the Atom ( #108)

Christmas Bonus for a Date with Amber ( #109)

Guest Ed Monroe ( #110)

Is There a Santa Claus

Archie Balances the Books

Guest Alan Ladd ( #113)

Guest Larry Storch ( #114)

Archie's teacher 'Piano Legs' Riblet Visits

Guests Dave Hossinger and Rickie Jordan

Peggy Lee ( #117)

Peggy Lee ( #118)

Archie Returns From the Hospital ( #120)

Archie's Plant ( #121)

Guest Diana Lynn ( #124)

Guest Marie Mc Donald ( #127)

Guest Esther Williams

Duffy Decides to Take Up Reading

Pierre the Talking Dog ( #131)

Pierre's Radio Show ( #132)