The Fibber McGee and Molly TV shows are now available from The Nostalgia Merchant. Fibber McGee and Molly, starring Marian and Jim Jordan, was a radio show that played a major role in determining the full form of what became classic, old-time radio. The series was a pinnacle of American popular culture from its 1935 premiere until its end in 1959 and was one of the longest-running comedies in the history of classic radio in the United States.
The Jordans also portrayed their characters in four movies. In the early years of the radio show, they were supporting characters in the 1937 Paramount film This Way, Please, starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Betty Grable. Once the show hit its stride, they had leading roles in the films Look Who's Laughing (1941), Here We Go Again (1942), and Heavenly Days (1944). See Radio In The Movies.
The first two movies are generally considered the best, as they co-star fellow radio stars Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Harold Peary also appears in both as Gildersleeve, with Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Thompson, Harlow Wilcox, Gale Gordon, and Isabel Randolph appearing in both their show roles and as other characters. "Look Who's Laughing" (1941) and "Here We Go Again" (1942).
TV version of the 1935-57 radio show debuted on NBC on September 15, 1959 and was cancelled on January 19, 1960. The Fibber McGee and Molly TV series never caught on, probably because it didn't have Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan, the original stars of the classic 1935-1959 radio show. People remembered the Jordans too well and could not accept other actors in the roles of Fibber and Molly. Starring: Bob Sweeney, Cathy Lewis, Barbara Beaird, Roy Norris Elisabeth Fraser, Harold Peary. Purchase 5 episodes of this TV Classic from The Nostalgia Merchant.
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