Fibber McGee & Molly "Gasoline Rationing" (12-01-42) - Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod
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. Broadcast to the nation from WMAQ/Chicago, the show entertained America until March 1956, and continued on NBC\xe2s Monitor until 1959. Jim Jordan died on April 1, 1988. Marian Jordan died on April 7, 1961. Fibber McGee and Molly was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989. First Broadcast date April 16, 1935. Last Broadcast date September 6, 1959.
