The Fred Allen Show (old-time radio): every episode, 1932-1949 · page 2 of 2
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 255 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date, and a story for 161 of them. Every episode is free to listen to, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule: no sign-up, no app.
Episode list: 251 to 255 of 255
Mob Buster
· 29 minFred Allen strolls down Main Street on a Sunday night with his regular sidekick Portland Hoffa, trading jokes and chatting with townspeople about whether people like to travel. Their encounters include a senator discussing Professor Einstein, a neighbor who has never left her home, and an Irish marcher with sore feet. Later, Victor Moore arrives after a health-food dinner, and the program turns to a parody of a crime drama starring Victor Moore as a determined police chief hunting a gangster nicknamed Charlie the Chicken. The show was broadcast on March 20, 1949, on CBS and NBC.
Characters: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Victor Moore, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum, Ajax Cassidy
The Mad Doctor Of Downing Street
· 28 minFred Allen and his sidekick Portland Hoffa stroll down Main Street on a Sunday night, meeting a parade of eccentric townsfolk and celebrities while trading jokes about health weeks, school teaching and Irish independence. Basil Rathbone, a guest on the program, describes his bus tour and his new radio mystery work, then recounts a story called The Mad Doctor of Downing Street. In it, Sir Hubert Buffington, physician to the King, is accused after the death of a tattooed circus man who visited his office. The broadcast is a comedy sketch series from 1949, heard on the Fred Allen Show, which aired on CBS and NBC on April 24, 1949. Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa lead the cast, with Kenny Delmar and Minerva Pious also taking part.
Characters: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar, Basil Rathbone, Speedy Simpson, Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum, Sir Hubert Buffington
Jamaica Race Track
· 29 minFred Allen and Portland Hoffa stroll along Main Street on a Sunday evening, meeting a string of eccentric townsfolk who comment on newsreel stories, politics and animals. Bert Lahr then tells Fred about a summer theatre venture he hopes to buy, the Roundhouse Repertory Players, which needs $5,000 by six o'clock. The pair head to the Jamaica Racetrack, where Fred places a bet on a horse called Watermelon. The Fred Allen Show is a weekly comedy program on radio, and this episode aired on 1949-05-01, with Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar and Minerva Pious in the lead roles. The story is built around these meetings and the racetrack plan.
Characters: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Bert Lahr, Kenny Delmar, Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum, Ajax Cassidy, JP Mortimer
Babysitting
· 28 minFred Allen strolls down Main Street on a Sunday night, collecting mail from a friend and quizzing passersby about hobbies. He meets Colonel Stoopnagle, Titus Moody and others, and encounters a Ford dealer's booklet on overdrive. Later, Fred is left babysitting Leopold, the son of Joe and Marj, who refuses to sleep. Colonel Stoopnagle arrives with a list of inventions and tries a story and a record to settle the boy down, while Fred attempts to finish his radio program for the following Sunday. The Fred Allen Show, broadcast in 1949 on CBS and NBC, features Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar and Minerva Pious.
Characters: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Colonel Stoopnagle, Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum, Kenny Delmar, Leopold, Joe
Final Show
· 30 minFred Allen and Portland Hoffa stroll down Main Street on a Sunday evening, stopping to chat with a string of colorful townsfolk about summer vacations. Along the way they meet Senator Claghorn, Mrs. Nussbaum, and Mr. Moody, who runs a roadside egg stand. Later, Fred and Portland visit a Ford dealer to say goodbye, since this is the program's final broadcast. Fred Allen hosts this comedy variety show, which aired on June 29, 1949, on CBS and NBC. The episode's first part is written in a sketch format that moves from street encounters to a showroom visit and a loan-company errand for Henry Morgan.
Characters: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Senator Claghorn, Mrs. Nussbaum, Mr. Moody, Ajax Cassidy, Ford dealer, Henry Morgan
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