Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Fibber Mc Gee & Molly "Collecting For Red Cross" (2-27-45)
b'Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top-rated program in America. Few radio shows were more beloved than Fibber McGee and Molly. The program\\xe2s lovable characters included Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, Mrs. Uppington, Wallace Wimple, Alice Darling, Gildersleeve, Beulah, Myrt, and the Old Timer. 79 Wistful Vista was one of America\\xe2s most famous addresses and Molly\\xe2s warning to Fibber not to open the hall closet door (and his subsequent decision to do it) created one of radio\\xe2s best remembered running gags that audiences expected each week.
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