Fibber McGee and Molly 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's 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's most famous addresses and Molly's warning to Fibber not to open the hall closet door (and his subsequent decision to do it) created one of radio's best remembered running gags that audiences expected each week. Jim Jordan (Fibber) was born on a farm on November 16, 1896, near Peoria, Illinois. Marian Driscoll (Molly), a coal miner's daughter, was born in Peoria on November 15, 1898. After years of hardship and touring in obscurity on the small-time show biz circuit, they arrived in Chicago in 1924, where they eventually performed on thousands of shows and developed 145 different voices and characters. Broadcast to the nation from WMAQ/Chicago, the show entertained America until March 1956, and continued on NBC's 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. 1880 Quarter - 04/15/1947 40 Percent Off - 12/09/1941 A brisk Winter walk to Dugans Lake - 12/04/1945 Abandoned Jalopy - 03/01/1949 Acting Fire Commissioner Mcgee - 10/14/1941 Aeronautics - 02/11/1947 Alice Darlings new Boyfriend - 05/09/1944 All You can Eat for a Dollar - 04/15/1952 Architect Mcgee - 11/20/1945 Aunt Sarahs Fruitcake - 12/16/1947 Aunt Sarahs Picture - 05/02/1944 Awaiting A Phone Call - 10/12/1953 Baby Sitting Teeny - 02/04/1947 Bean Contest - 01/08/1946 Biography for Luncheon - 10/15/1953 Black Market Meat - 04/27/1943 Blizzard - 01/27/1942 Bon Ton for Laces - 10/22/1946 Breakfast in Bed for Molly - 03/02/1943 Briefcase Bronson - 05/01/1945 Building House next Door - 10/30/1945 Bull Moran - 10/08/1946 Camping at Dugans Lake - 06/22/1943 Camping Equipment for Boat Trip - 06/11/1946 Cannery Executive - 04/25/1944 Car Ignition Key release - 04/02/1946 Card Party - 01/29/1946 Cartable Radio - 01/13/1948 Catching Teenys Cat - 10/14/1947 Chicken Barbque - 09/19/1950 Childhood Sled - 02/10/1948 Christmas Shopping for Mcgees Nephew - 12/20/1938 Circus Day - 05/09/1950 Citizenship Test - 06/03/1947 Clean Closet Mrs Carstairs is coming - 06/05/1945 Cleaning the Closet - 02/02/1943 Collecting Docs Bills - 02/18/1947 Collecting for Red Cross - 02/27/1945 Collecting for Red Cross - 03/19/1946 Coming Home after doing Lux Theater - 04/09/1940 Country Clup Supper - 12/28/1948 Cousin Salvador - 04/16/1946 Cutting old Suit for Molly - 01/05/1943 D day - 06/06/1944 Department Store Adjustors - 12/05/1939 Diamond Stick Pin - 01/02/1945 Dining out - 01/25/1944 Dinner for Cousin Ernest - 10/23/1945 Diving for Gol Pieces - 06/10/1947 Doc Gamble Day - 03/15/1949 Docs Gift to Mcgee - 12/25/1945 Docs Pheasants - 11/23/1948 Dog License - 03/19/1940 Dress for Molly - 04/20/1943 Dress Makers Dummy - 03/22/1949 Duck Hunting - 10/31/1944 Duck Hunting with Latrivia - 11/03/1942 Early Christmas Prsents - 12/19/1944 Early to Bed - 02/18/1941 Egyptian Good Luck Ring - 02/13/1940 Election Day - 11/05/1940 Encyclopedia Salesman - 03/02/1936 Escaped Convicts - 05/30/1939 Etiquette - 11/23/1943 Fall House Cleaning - 10/21/1941 Fibber and Doc Eat Out - 02/19/1946 Fibber bakes Molly's Birthday Cake - 05/20/1941 Fibber builds a Footstool - 03/10/1942 Fibber builds Telescope - 04/08/1941 Fibber buys A Horse - 02/24/1942 Fibber buys A new Suit - 02/04/1941 Fibber changes His name to Ronald - 03/25/1941 Fibber Converts Furnace to Coal - 10/13/1942 Fibber cuts Christmas Tree - 12/16/1941 Fibber Feels Ill - 04/06/1943 Fibber finds lost Diamond Ring - 02/01/1944 Fibber finds Watch - 12/31/1940 Fibber getting in Condition - 11/24/1942 Fibber gives up Cigars - 10/08/1940 Fibber going Bald - 03/21/1939 Fibber grows a Moustache - 12/02/1941 Fibber has A Ribbon - 12/28/1943 Fibber is catching a Cold - 02/27/1940 Fibber is Drafted - 03/18/1941 Fibber is going to be Rich - 05/19/1942 Fibber is too Sick for Housework - 09/26/1939 Fibber misplaces Christmas Money - 12/15/1942 Fibber models A Dress - 06/18/1940 Fibber needs Glasses - 04/15/1941 Fibber Owed 7 Dollars - 02/24/1948 Fibber teaches Molly to drive - 11/13/1945 Fibber the Convalescent - 04/04/1944 Fibber the Director - 04/30/1940 Fibber the Magician - 06/12/1945 Fibber the Watch Salesman - 02/11/1941 Fibber tunes the Piano - 02/13/1945 Gasloine Rationing - 12/01/1942 German Spy - 04/18/1944 Getting ready for Camping Trip - 06/22/1943 Getting ready for Ranch Vacation - 06/20/1944 Getting rid of old Suit - 01/30/1940 Gildas Ladder Fibber makes A Record - 05/27/1941 Gildersleeve Girdle show - 01/23/1940 Gildersleeves Diary - 10/22/1940 Gildy say Goodbye - 09/30/1941 Golden Wedding Anniversary - 03/06/1945 Gone with the Wind - 01/09/1940 Good Grammar - 05/06/1947 Handwriting Analysis - 02/15/1944 Hiawatha - 11/07/1939 Hip Boots - 10/10/1944 Hitchin a Ride - 04/24/1945 Home Power Plant - 03/25/1947 Homemade Ice Cream - 08/08/1944 Hotdogs and A Blowout - 04/30/1935 Housing Survey- 05/08/1945 Hundred Dollar Bill - 01/07/1941 Ice Skating - 02/05/1946 Indian Fighter Uncle Sycamore - 04/13/1943 Inherited Yacht - 03/28/1939 Is this Trip necessary - 05/25/1943 Jewelry Store Robbery - 12/12/1939 Killer Canovas Autograph - 10/03/1939 Late Car Payment - 10/21/1947 Latherina Soap Contest - 03/31/1942 Leaving for Hollywood - 06/24/1941 Looking for A Xmas Tree - 12/21/1943 Looking for Skilled War Workers - 02/16/1943 Lost Key Ring - 12/23/1947 Magic Act - 01/06/1948 Mailing Christmas Packages - 12/10/1940 Mailmen - 04/11/1939 Make a Pal of your Wife Week - 03/12/1940 Masquerade Party - 11/29/1938 Mcgee and Health Foods - 04/23/1946 Mcgee builds a Dog House - 01/02/1940 Mcgee Buys a Life Raft - 11/11/1947 Mcgee Chops down old Oak Tree - 11/27/1945 Mcgee controls His Temper - 12/26/1944 Mcgee Flies a Kite - 03/12/1946 Mcgee gets Glasses - 04/25/1939 Mcgee loses the Laundry Bundle- 01/27/1948 Mcgee minds a Baby - 01/24/1938 Mcgee the Painter - 04/09/1946 Mcgee the Wrestler - 06/06/1939 Mcgees Fish Fry - 09/05/1939 Mcgees gives a Party - 03/04/1941 Mcgees go to the Carnival - 04/22/1947 Mcgees go to the Movies - 09/28/1943 Mcgees hire Beulah - 03/14/1944 Meeting Someone on Racing Night - 03/18/1947 Military Advisor - 01/31/1939 Miss Tremaine for Dinner - 10/29/1946 Missing Fender - 04/01/1941 Missing Screwdriver - 10/15/1940 Missing Shirt Collar Button - 01/24/1939 Molly gets Flowers - 01/08/1944 Molly Returns sets up Budget - 04/18/1939 Mollys lost Diamond Ring - 02/03/1942 Mollys Old Friend Thelma Visits - 04/29/1947 Motorcycle the Judge and Fibber - 04/16/1935 Mouse in the House - 02/28/1939 Mushrooms - 01/09/1945 My Old Mandolin - 03/21/1944 New Breadbox - 11/25/1947 New Furniture - 11/04/1941 New Licese Plates Stolen Car - 01/16/1940 New Radio - 01/07/1947 New Licese Plates Stolen Car - 01/16/1940 Newspaper Column - 09/19/1939 Newpaper Interview - 12/09/1947 Night before Christmas - 12/24/1946 Night out - 01/06/1942 Night out with the Boys - 04/22/1941 Night School - 11/14/1944 No Maple Syrup - 10/17/1944 No News is Bad News - 04/10/1945 No Train Reservations - 10/16/1945 Not enough Hot Water - 01/16/1945 Notre Dame vs. Army - 10/29/1940 Numerlogy - 05/04/1943 Old Ball Game - 05/21/1946 Old Muley caught - 05/30/1944 Old Straw Hat - 04/28/1942 Old Timer on the Lam - 10/27/1942 Otis Cadwallader - 10/06/1942 Out of Coal - 02/14/1939 Overdue Library Book - 11/21/1939 Package at the Post Office - 01/14/1947 Package from Unclge Sycamore Arrives - 12/19/1939 Packing for Vacation - 06/25/1940 Packing for Vacation locked Trunk - 06/23/1942 Physical Fitness - 03/11/1947 Piano Lessons - 01/21/1941 Pioneer Day - 01/22/1946 Planting a Hedge - 03/26/1940 Poker Game - 02/23/1943 Policemans Ball Uncle Sycamores Pistol - 05/16/1944 Political Campaign - 05/14/1946 Pot Roast for Dinner - 06/09/1942 Power Lawn Mower - 05/29/1945 Promoting a feud - 12/10/1946 Prowler at Fifis - 11/26/1946 Putting up a Porch Swing - 06/13/1944 Quarantined with Measles - 03/11/1941 Radio Phonograph - 12/24/1940 Radio Quiz Show - 12/12/1944 Shrimps Mcgee - 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