The Fred Allen Show (old-time radio): every episode, 1932-1949

The Fred Allen Show is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on CBS / NBC from 1932 to 1949, starring Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar. Stupid Potato carries 161 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: The Fred Allen Show
Network: CBS / NBC
Years aired: 1932-1949
Stars: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, Jimmy Wallington
Genre: Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 161
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Episode list (161)

Mammoth Department Store
December 25, 1932 · 29 min
Judge Allen's Court
January 22, 1933 · 25 min
Inspector Allen Solves Spinach Problems
October 20, 1933 · 20 min
Dr. Allen of the Bedlam Sanitorium
November 24, 1933 · 21 min
Judge Allen's Cut Rate Court
March 21, 1934 · 32 min
Stamping Out Crime (Incomplete)
March 28, 1934 · 23 min
Circus Has Arrived
April 4, 1934 · 25 min
Spring Has Arrived
April 11, 1934 · 27 min
To Buy or Not Buy a Toupee
April 18, 1934 · 25 min
Bedlam Department Store
April 25, 1934 · 27 min
Last Show of the Season
June 26, 1935 · 60 min
Once an Amateur, Always an Amateur
October 2, 1935 · 60 min
Who Killed Kirk Reuben
October 16, 1935 · 59 min
The Wild Women of the Wilderness
November 6, 1935 · 60 min
Voopie on the Volga
November 27, 1935 · 57 min
Case of the Disappearing Elephant
December 4, 1935 · 56 min
Uncle Tom's Hot Spot
December 11, 1935 · 30 min
Department Store Santa
December 25, 1935 · 41 min
Murder at the Microphone
January 1, 1936 · 60 min
Home on the Range (pt 1 only - noisy)
January 15, 1936 · 31 min
Mumbo
January 22, 1936 · 58 min
Lord Falconbeak's Dilemma
January 29, 1936 · 60 min
Going, Going, Gone
February 5, 1936 · 60 min
The Fatal Shot
February 19, 1936 · 60 min
Murder Backstage
March 4, 1936 · 60 min
Colonel Culpepper's Plight
March 11, 1936 · 60 min
The Studio's Dilemma
March 25, 1936 · 60 min
Hortense's Dilemma
April 8, 1936 · 59 min
Sandy's Crime
April 15, 1936 · 60 min
The Lost Vice President
April 22, 1936 · 59 min
Jim Brown Is Really Fred Allen
April 29, 1936 · 60 min
The Comedian's Plight
May 20, 1936 · 60 min
Trombone Annie
May 27, 1936 · 60 min
Murder in the Chop House
June 3, 1936 · 60 min
Stoopnagel And Budd
June 17, 1936 · 59 min
Stoopnagle & Budd - Buck Rogers Spoof
September 23, 1936 · 59 min
Stoopnagle & Budd - Gangbusters Spoof
September 30, 1936 · 59 min
Who Killed Rappaport & Amateur Talent hunt 2nd half
October 7, 1936 · 59 min
Will She Come Out
October 14, 1936 · 30 min
Murder At Cupcake County
October 21, 1936 · 57 min
Studio Strategy
November 4, 1936 · 59 min
The Great Dane Mystery
November 18, 1936 · 59 min
The Egg Baron
November 25, 1936 · 60 min
The Prodigal Daughter's Return
December 2, 1936 · 60 min
The Community Sing
December 9, 1936 · 59 min
The Million Dollar Smile
December 16, 1936 · 26 min
Semaphore Biddle, First Department Store Santa
December 23, 1936 · 60 min
Murder on the High Seas
March 10, 1937 · 59 min
St Patrick's Day Show
March 17, 1937 · 61 min
Frank Sinatra's Debut
May 12, 1937 · 59 min
The Tycoon's Dilemma
December 15, 1937 · 60 min
Santa Will Not Ride Tonight
December 22, 1937 · 51 min
The Great Swimming Pool Mystery
December 29, 1937 · 60 min
High Wide and Homely
March 23, 1938 · 60 min
The Hotel Mystery
April 13, 1938 · 60 min
The True Story of Your Hero
April 27, 1938 · 60 min
Who Killed the Hula Hula Dancer
May 4, 1938 · 60 min
House That Jack Built
May 18, 1938 · 58 min
Who Stole the Favorite
May 25, 1938 · 60 min
The Program Was Killing Them
June 1, 1938 · 60 min
Music Publisher Needs a Tune
June 8, 1938 · 60 min
The Studio's Predicament
June 22, 1938 · 58 min
Mountain Malfeasance
June 29, 1938 · 60 min
Who Killed Judge Knapp
October 12, 1938 · 59 min
November, Month of Harvest and Thanksgiving
November 2, 1938 · 55 min
The Bank's Dilemma
November 16, 1938 · 60 min
Murder at the Opera
February 22, 1939 · 58 min
Murder at Addison Square Garden
March 22, 1939 · 59 min
The Studio's Plight
April 5, 1939 · 60 min
Crisis on the Showboat
June 21, 1939 · 56 min
The Search for Dr Livingston
October 4, 1939 · 60 min
Satire on Surveys and Polls
October 11, 1939 · 61 min
The Prairie Predicament
October 25, 1939 · 60 min
Doughnut King
November 8, 1939 · 61 min
Dr. Allen Clinic
December 27, 1939 · 61 min
Mountain Justice
January 31, 1940 · 58 min
Political Amateur Hour
February 7, 1940 · 45 min
The Visibility Was Poor, But The Pilot Could See His Finish
February 14, 1940 · 47 min
The Missing Cat
February 21, 1940 · 48 min
Life at the South Pole
February 28, 1940 · 60 min
Eagle Gets Loose in the Studio
March 20, 1940 · 59 min
Who Killed Mack Borden
March 27, 1940 · 58 min
The Laziest Man In The World
April 3, 1940 · 46 min
The Crisis In The Central Park Zoo
April 10, 1940 · 46 min
From Nipper To Nobody
April 17, 1940 · 47 min
He Caught His Wife Kissing a Stranger
April 24, 1940 · 39 min
Information Tease
May 1, 1940 · 47 min
The Curse of Ra
May 22, 1940 · 46 min
Death Takes A Pretzel Baron
May 29, 1940 · 45 min
The Senator's Dilemma
June 5, 1940 · 46 min
The Judge Was A Vegetarian So He Couldn't Meat Out
June 12, 1940 · 60 min
Jack Benny Interview
June 19, 1940 · 46 min
Us, The People Speak
June 26, 1940 · 46 min
Auditions
October 7, 1945 · 30 min
Hillbilly
October 21, 1945 · 28 min
Charlie Mc Carthy Sues Fred for Slander
October 28, 1945 · 29 min
Lost Memory
November 4, 1945 · 29 min
Mr. Mob Buster
November 11, 1945 · 30 min
Renting a House
November 18, 1945 · 29 min
Brooklyn Pinafore
November 25, 1945 · 29 min
Radio Shows in Russia
December 30, 1945 · 29 min
Take It or Leave It
January 6, 1946 · 30 min
Carmen
January 13, 1946 · 30 min
A Movie on Fred Allen's Life
January 20, 1946 · 29 min
Picadilly - Takeoff on Oklahoma
February 3, 1946 · 28 min
Edward Everett Horton Wants To Change His Name
February 10, 1946 · 31 min
Hillbilly Drama
February 24, 1946 · 30 min
Chicken Surplus
March 3, 1946 · 29 min
Carmen Miranda
March 10, 1946 · 30 min
Candy Anonymous
March 24, 1946 · 25 min
Brooklyn Pinafore
April 14, 1946 · 25 min
Racing Form Trial
April 28, 1946 · 30 min
Cairo
May 12, 1946 · 25 min
Makes Phil Harris an Offer
May 19, 1946 · 29 min
King for a Day
May 26, 1946 · 30 min
The Bowery
June 9, 1946 · 30 min
50th Anniversary of the Telephone Company
June 23, 1946 · 30 min
Guest - Charlie Cantor
June 30, 1946 · 30 min
Tribute to Medical Science
October 6, 1946 · 49 min
Radio Mikado
October 13, 1946 · 49 min
Breakfast Show
October 27, 1946 · 29 min
British Radio
January 12, 1947 · 30 min
Are You in Favor of Anti-Bribery Legislation
January 19, 1947 · 27 min
Law Busters
January 26, 1947 · 30 min
Tries To Get Lauritz A Job In Radio
February 2, 1947 · 29 min
Mayhem in the Penthouse
March 2, 1947 · 31 min
Picadilly
March 16, 1947 · 27 min
Suing Fred over Copyrights
March 23, 1947 · 58 min
The Hollywood Mikado
May 11, 1947 · 30 min
Gimmick with a Megaphone
May 25, 1947 · 27 min
Rochester Has His Own Radio Program
June 8, 1947 · 29 min
Renting the Room
June 15, 1947 · 28 min
The Perfect Crime
October 19, 1947 · 29 min
The Haley and Allen Show
October 26, 1947 · 30 min
New Year's Eve Plans
December 14, 1947 · 27 min
Tries to Sue to Return His Cuckoo Clock
December 28, 1947 · 28 min
Psychopathic Spectacular
January 4, 1948 · 30 min
Husband and Wife Radio Show
March 28, 1948 · 29 min
One Long Pan Skit
April 11, 1948 · 29 min
Author Meets His Match
April 18, 1948 · 30 min
Scalping Baseball Tickets
April 25, 1948 · 29 min
JP Morgan Court of Human Relations
May 2, 1948 · 29 min
Break the Contestant
May 9, 1948 · 29 min
Wants to Do Bing's Life Story
May 23, 1948 · 31 min
Quiz Program and Soap Opera
June 6, 1948 · 28 min
Stop the Music
June 27, 1948 · 29 min
Prize for Listeners Missing Contest
October 24, 1948 · 29 min
TV Commercials
December 5, 1948 · 29 min
Maine Murder Trial
December 26, 1948 · 29 min
The Author Meets His Match
January 9, 1949 · 29 min
Traveling Salesman
January 23, 1949 · 31 min
Guest - Rudy Vallee
January 30, 1949 · 29 min
Planning a TV Show
February 6, 1949 · 29 min
Murder Case
February 13, 1949 · 31 min
Cease the Melody
February 27, 1949 · 25 min
Guest - Frank Morgan
March 6, 1949 · 26 min
Mob Buster
March 20, 1949 · 29 min
The Mad Doctor Of Downing Street
April 24, 1949 · 28 min
Jamaica Race Track
May 1, 1949 · 29 min
Babysitting
May 22, 1949 · 28 min
Final Show
June 29, 1949 · 30 min

About The Fred Allen Show

When did The Fred Allen Show air?

The Fred Allen Show aired on CBS / NBC from 1932 to 1949.

Who starred in The Fred Allen Show?

The Fred Allen Show starred Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Alan Reed, Jimmy Wallington.

How many episodes of The Fred Allen Show can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 161 episodes of The Fred Allen Show, from 1932 to 1949, 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 The Fred Allen Show free?

The Fred Allen Show plays free on Stupid Potato at https://stupidpotato.com/fred-allen/, 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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The Fred Allen Show (old-time radio): every episode, 1932-1949

Episode list (161)

Mammoth Department Store

Judge Allen's Court

Inspector Allen Solves Spinach Problems

Dr. Allen of the Bedlam Sanitorium

Judge Allen's Cut Rate Court

Stamping Out Crime (Incomplete)

Circus Has Arrived

Spring Has Arrived

To Buy or Not Buy a Toupee

Bedlam Department Store

Last Show of the Season

Once an Amateur, Always an Amateur

Who Killed Kirk Reuben

The Wild Women of the Wilderness

Voopie on the Volga

Case of the Disappearing Elephant

Uncle Tom's Hot Spot

Department Store Santa

Murder at the Microphone

Home on the Range (pt 1 only - noisy)

Mumbo

Lord Falconbeak's Dilemma

Going, Going, Gone

The Fatal Shot

Murder Backstage

Colonel Culpepper's Plight

The Studio's Dilemma

Hortense's Dilemma

Sandy's Crime

The Lost Vice President

Jim Brown Is Really Fred Allen

The Comedian's Plight

Trombone Annie

Murder in the Chop House

Stoopnagel And Budd

Stoopnagle & Budd - Buck Rogers Spoof

Stoopnagle & Budd - Gangbusters Spoof

Who Killed Rappaport & Amateur Talent hunt 2nd half

Will She Come Out

Murder At Cupcake County

Studio Strategy

The Great Dane Mystery

The Egg Baron

The Prodigal Daughter's Return

The Community Sing

The Million Dollar Smile

Semaphore Biddle, First Department Store Santa

Murder on the High Seas

St Patrick's Day Show

Frank Sinatra's Debut

The Tycoon's Dilemma

Santa Will Not Ride Tonight

The Great Swimming Pool Mystery

High Wide and Homely

The Hotel Mystery

The True Story of Your Hero

Who Killed the Hula Hula Dancer

House That Jack Built

Who Stole the Favorite

The Program Was Killing Them

Music Publisher Needs a Tune

The Studio's Predicament

Mountain Malfeasance

Who Killed Judge Knapp

November, Month of Harvest and Thanksgiving

The Bank's Dilemma

Murder at the Opera

Murder at Addison Square Garden

The Studio's Plight

Crisis on the Showboat

The Search for Dr Livingston

Satire on Surveys and Polls

The Prairie Predicament

Doughnut King

Dr. Allen Clinic

Mountain Justice

Political Amateur Hour

The Visibility Was Poor, But The Pilot Could See His Finish