The Fred Allen Show
NBC
NBC · 1932–1949
Broadcasts
276
Cadence
Twice weekly
Rated
PG
Since
1932
The run
- Network
- NBC
- Years active
- 1932–1949
- Surviving broadcasts
- 276
- Genre
- comedy
[Note: This upload is a duplicate of my other Fred Allen Version 2 upload with one difference. In this upload, the episodes are numbered restarting at 1 for each different sponsor. In the version 2 upload, the episodes have been numbered consecutively regardless of sponsor.] This upload contains 277 episodes of the Fred Allen radio shows
Restoration quality — measured from the surviving files
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
12 dated broadcasts across 18 years on the air, with 6 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1932, in original transmission order.
- 1. Linit Bath Club Revue 1932-12-25 (10) Mammoth Department Store · 25 Dec 1932
- 2. Town Hall Tonight 1935-06-26 (51) Last Show of the Season · 26 Jun 1935
- 3. Town Hall Tonight 1936-05-27 (86) Trombone Annie · 27 May 1936
- 01
Linit Bath Club Revue 1932-12-25 (10) Mammoth Department Store
25 Dec 1932 · 29 min
- 02
Town Hall Tonight 1935-06-26 (51) Last Show of the Season
26 Jun 1935 · 59 min
- 03
Town Hall Tonight 1936-05-27 (86) Trombone Annie
27 May 1936 · 59 min
- 04
Town Hall Tonight 1938-03-23 (60) High Wide and Homely
23 Mar 1938 · 59 min
- 05
Fred Allen Show 1939-10-25 (4) The Prairie Predicament
25 Oct 1939 · 59 min
- 06
Texaco Star Theater 1940-10-09 (2) The Sea Buzzard
9 Oct 1940 · 41 min
- 07
Texaco Star Theater 1941-03-26 (25) The Wedlock Society (East Coast)
26 Mar 1941 · 58 min
- 08
Texaco Star Theater 1942-05-03 (69) The Great Side Show Mystery
3 May 1942 · 59 min
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NBC in 1932–1949
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