Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Aldrich Family "Christmas Eve With The Family" (12-21-52)

Published: Dec. 20, 2006, 5:52 a.m.

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The\\nAldrich Family as a separate radio show was born as a summer replacement for\\nJack Benny in NBC\'s Sunday night lineup, July 2, 1939, and it stayed there\\nuntil October 1, 1939, when it moved to Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., sponsored by\\nGeneral Foods\'s popular gelatin dessert Jell-O---which also sponsored Jack\\nBenny at the time. The Aldriches ran in that slot from October 10, 1939 until\\nMay 28, 1940, moving to Thursdays, from July 4, 1940 until July 20, 1944. After\\na brief hiatus, the show moved to CBS, running on Fridays from September 1,\\n1944 until August 30, 1946 with sponsors Grape Nuts and Jell-O,.before moving\\nback to NBC from September 05, 1946 to June 28, 1951 on Thursdays and, then,\\nits final run of September 21, 1952 to April 19, 1953 on Sundays.

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