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Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Over $30 for Molly’s Womens Club,” episode 794 of the classic comedy series, originally broadcast on December 17, 1953. Jim and Marian Jordan star as Fibber and Molly McGee in this 15-minute NBC program, written by Phil Leslie and sponsored by Nescafé. As Christmas approaches, Fibber’s latest money-making notions become wrapped up in a holiday fund for Molly’s ladi...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Trick or Treating with Teeny,” episode 760 of the classic NBC comedy, originally broadcast on October 30, 1953. Sponsored by Tums, this 15-minute Halloween installment stars Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee and Marian Jordan as Molly McGee and Teeny. When Fibber volunteers to accompany young Teeny on a Halloween trick-or-treat outing, his intentions to keep her out of tr...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Skating at Dugan’s Lake,” episode 465 of the classic NBC comedy, originally broadcast February 5, 1946. Sponsored by Johnson’s Wax, the episode features Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly McGee, with Arthur Q. Bryan as Doc Gamble and Gale Gordon as Mayor LaTrivia. Fibber confidently recalls his ice-skating prowess and tries to persuade Molly to join him for...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Letter Writing (Monitor - Complete),” episode 1484, originally broadcast December 21, 1958. This compact NBC Monitor-era sketch stars Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee and Marian Jordan as Molly McGee. During National Letter Writing Week, Fibber tries to settle down to some correspondence—but finding someone out of town to write to proves more complicated than expected. T...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Gerry Rigged,” originally broadcast on NBC on November 10, 1954. This archival episode is numbered 1029 and stars Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee and Marian Jordan as Molly. A ribbon tied around Fibber’s finger is meant to help him remember what “Gerry” rigged—but the little reminder soon becomes the focus of a typically bemused domestic-comedy predicament. The 15-minut...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Traffic Safety Campaign,” episode 737 of the classic NBC comedy series, originally broadcast on June 9, 1953. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee alongside Marian Jordan as Molly, with Harlow Wilcox as announcer. Wistful Vista launches a traffic-safety campaign designed to reward careful drivers and crack down on unsafe ones. The police commissioner hopes Fibber will...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Giving Up Cigars,” originally broadcast November 30, 1955. This local archival recording is identified as episode 1238 of the classic NBC comedy series, starring Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee and Marian Jordan as Molly. Fibber puts his resolve to the test when he tries to give up smoking cigars, setting up a brisk domestic-comedy predicament for the McGees. The episod...

From Fibber McGee and Molly comes “McGee Shops for Clothes,” episode 78, originally broadcast October 5, 1936. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee, alongside Marian Jordan as Molly McGee. Fibber and Molly head to the Bon Ton clothing store to find Fibber a new fall outfit, turning an ordinary shopping trip into a comic domestic expedition. This early 30-minute installment aired on NBC Red and was spo...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Election Day,” episode 260, originally broadcast November 5, 1940. In this NBC comedy written by Don Quinn, Jim and Marian Jordan star as Fibber and Molly McGee. When 79 Wistful Vista becomes the Thirteenth Precinct polling place, the McGees take on election-official duties while familiar neighbors arrive to vote. Broadcast on the night of the 1940 U.S. presidentia...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Quarantined with Measles,” episode 278 of the classic radio comedy, originally broadcast on March 11, 1941. Jim and Marian Jordan star as Fibber and Molly McGee, with Harold Peary as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. A week after the McGees’ party, 79 Wistful Vista is still feeling the consequences: a measles quarantine has left Fibber and Molly sharing their home with...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Dyeing 12 Dozen Easter Eggs,” episode 880 of the classic comedy series, originally broadcast on April 16, 1954. With Easter close at hand, Fibber and Molly take on the ambitious task suggested by the title, inviting the domestic complications and comic bustle that follow. Fibber McGee and Molly presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introd...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Taking Old Timer to Dinner and Movies,” originally broadcast on August 24, 1954. This local archival recording is identified as episode 972. Fibber and Molly plan a special evening out for the Old Timer, treating their elderly neighbor to dinner and a movie. Jim and Marian Jordan star as Fibber and Molly, with Bill Thompson as the Old Timer, in this 15-minute NBC b...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “The Used Car,” originally broadcast October 9, 1945. In episode 448 of the NBC comedy series, Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan star as Fibber and Molly McGee. With civilian automobiles newly relevant in the early postwar period, the McGees set out to shop for a car—especially a snappy green sedan. Fibber’s enthusiasm and Molly’s levelheaded perspective turn a practical...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “No News Is Bad News,” episode 435 of the classic radio comedy, originally broadcast April 10, 1945. This 30-minute NBC program was sponsored by Johnson’s Wax and stars Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly McGee. A newspaper delivery sets Fibber at odds with the neighborhood paperboy, touching off a domestic-comedy mix-up in Wistful Vista. Also cataloged as “No...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Parakeet’s Preference,” episode 765 of the classic NBC comedy series, originally broadcast November 6, 1953. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee, with Marian Jordan as Molly McGee. The McGees face a small but pressing household question: does their pet parakeet prefer sunshine or shade? This brief weekday-era episode finds Fibber and Molly trying to settle the bird’s...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Paperboy McGee,” episode 1205, originally broadcast on October 14, 1955. This NBC program is a rebroadcast of the November 1, 1954 episode, starring real-life husband-and-wife team Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly McGee. When Fibber tries to help a neighborhood paperboy, his good intentions leave him behind the usual eight-ball in Wistful Vista. Ralph Good...

Fibber McGee and Molly, “A Fire in the Fireplace,” originally broadcast November 8, 1955. This local archival recording is episode 1222 of the series. The surviving source information identifies the episode by its fireplace-fire title but provides no further verified plot details. Fibber McGee and Molly presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “McGee Rehearses Teeny for a School Play,” originally broadcast on February 21, 1955. This local archival recording is identified as episode 1102. In Wistful Vista, Fibber lends a hand as Teeny prepares for a school play tied to George Washington’s Birthday. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee, with Marian Jordan as Molly and the McGees’ young neighbor, Teeny, in this...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Molly Buys a Coffee Table,” episode 1268 of the classic NBC comedy series, originally broadcast January 11, 1956. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee alongside Marian Jordan as Molly. In Wistful Vista, Molly’s new coffee-table purchase creates a household predicament—especially when the table proves to be more than the McGees expected. This 15-minute installment comes...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Business Is Dull,” originally broadcast on NBC on March 11, 1954. This archival episode is numbered 854 and stars Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee, Marian Jordan as Molly, and Bill Thompson as the Old Timer. Still working at Quilby’s Variety Store, Fibber finds business painfully slow and sets out to improve sales with an energetic, decidedly forceful approach to custome...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “It’s National Dog Week (Monitor - Complete),” listed in the supplied archival record as episode 1476, originally broadcast November 23, 1958. In this brief NBC Monitor sketch, Fibber McGee enthusiastically explains National Dog Week to Teeny, with Marian Jordan heard as Molly and Teeny alongside Jim Jordan’s Fibber. It’s a compact visit to the McGees’ familiar comi...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “McGee Controls His Temper,” episode 420, originally broadcast on NBC on December 26, 1944. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee, alongside Marian Jordan as Molly, in the Johnson’s Wax-sponsored comedy series. At the McGee household, Fibber begins the day in a sour mood and vents to Molly over a string of everyday irritations—including troublesome pajamas, a fountain pe...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Golden Wedding Anniversary,” originally broadcast on March 6, 1945. Episode 430 of the classic NBC comedy series stars Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly McGee. After Molly spots a newspaper item about a couple’s golden anniversary, Fibber decides the McGees should celebrate theirs right away instead of waiting. Their plans for dinner and dancing at the Wist...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Tall Story Contest,” episode 460 of the classic radio comedy, originally broadcast on January 1, 1946. Jim Jordan stars as Fibber McGee alongside Marian Jordan as Molly, with Harlow Wilcox as announcer. On New Year’s Day in Wistful Vista, Fibber faces a same-day deadline for the Elks Club’s annual tall-story contest—and its $100 first prize. As Molly and familiar n...

Fibber McGee and Molly presents “Exchanging Christmas Gift,” originally broadcast December 16, 1952. This is episode 712 of the classic NBC comedy series starring Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber and Molly McGee. Amid the Christmas-shopping rush, the McGees arrive home with packages to find an unusually large present from Wallace Wimple. Their curiosity soon leads to a department-store exchange cou...