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Fibber McGee and Molly Radio Show Scripts, 1937-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 006-1

Scope and Contents

This series includes the bound and unbound radio scripts from Smackout and Fibber McGee & Molly. The bound scripts are from 1937 to 1953; the unbound scripts start in 1941 and include outlines, drafts and final versions. Note that script numbers have often been taken directly from what was written on the original folder. A subseries called "Special Scripts and Related Material" includes scripts for an unproduced television spin-off, a radio series from the 1970s called Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! as well as other special programs done over the years.

Dates

  • 1937-1988

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Records in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Extent

15 linear feet

Arrangement

This series was kept in its original order, which is chronological.

Box 1: Fibber McGee and Molly Bound Scripts, May 3, 1937-December 25, 1951

Item # Date

1 Smackout Scripts April 1, 1935- August 1, 1935

2 Scripts May 3, 1937- August 9, 1937

3 Scripts September 28, 1943- December 21, 1943

4 Scripts December 28, 1943- March 21, 1944

5 Scripts March 28, 1944- June 20, 1944

6 Scripts September 13, 1949- December 6, 1949

7 Scripts December 13, 1949- February 28, 1950

8 Scripts March 7, 1950- May 23, 1950

9 Scripts October 2, 1951- December 25, 1951

Box 2: Fibber McGee and Molly Bound Scripts, 1935-1953, 1987

Item # Date

1 Scripts January 1, 1952- March 18, 1952

2 Scripts March 25, 1952- June 10, 1952

3 Scripts October 7, 1952- January 6, 1953

4 Scripts April 14, 1953- June 30, 1953

5 Scripts January 13, 1953- April 7, 1953

6 Script Summaries 1935-1946

7-8 "Fibber McGee's Closet: The Ultimate Log of Performances by Fibber McGee and Molly 1917-1987" 1987, 2 Volumes

Box 3: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, March 25, 1941-October 10, 1944

Folder # Script Date

1 #288 Fibber Changes his name to Ronald March 25, 1941

2 #293 Stuck in Cement April 29, 1941

3 #299 Collecting for Armed Forces May 6, 1941

4 #23 Breakfast in Bed for Molly March 2, 1943

5 #24 Fortune Teller March 9, 1943

6

7 #25 McGee's Horoscope

#26 Red Cross Drive March 16, 1943

March 23, 1943

8 #27 The Washing Machine March 30, 1943

9 #28 Fibber Feels Ill April 6, 1943

10 #29 Indian Fighter Uncle Sycamore on Radio April 13, 1943

11 #30 A Dress for Molly April 20, 1943

12 #31 Black Market Meat April 27, 1943

13 #33 Fibber's Barometer Indicates Snow May 11, 1943

14 #34 Notice from Police May 18, 1943

15 #35 Is this Trip Necessary? May 25, 1943

16 #36 Bowling June 1, 1943

17 #37 Polyanna McGee June 8, 1943

18 #39 Camping at Dugans Lake June 22, 1943

19 #2 Renting a Spare Room October 5, 1943

20 #4 Mirror Show October 19 ,1943

21 #5 Cigar Smoking Show October 26, 1943

22 #10 Teenie's Dog November 30, 1943

23 #11 Allocation – War Bonds December 7, 1943

24 #12 Handcuffs October 14, 1943

25 #13 Looking for a Christmas Tree December 21, 1943

26 #19 Fibber Finds a Lost Diamond Ring February 1, 1944

27 #20 Home Made Ice Cream February 8, 1944

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29 #22 Old School Chum, Bill Smith

#23 Fire in the Fireplace February 22, 1944

February 29, 1944

30 #24 Speech for the Red Cross March 7, 1944

31 #25 McGee Hires Beulah March 14, 1944

32 #26 My Old Mandolin March 21, 1944

33 #27 Hal and Leroy Visit March 28, 1944

34 #28 Fibber the Convalescent April 4, 1944

35 #29 Food Show April 11, 1944

36 #30 German Spy April 18, 1944

37 #31 Cannery Show April 25, 1944

38 #32 Aunt Sarah's Visit May 2, 1944

39 #33 Alice's Boyfriend May 9, 1944

40 #34 Policeman's Ball May 16, 1944

41 #35 The Hairdressers' May 23, 1944

42 #36 Old Muly Caught May 30, 1944

43 #37 D Day June 6, 1944

44 #38 Putting up a Porch Swing June 13, 1944

45 #39 Getting Ready for Ranch Vacation June 20, 1944

46 #1 Hip Boots October 10, 1944

Box 4: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, October 17, 1944-November 13, 1944

Folder # Script Date

1 #2 Maple Sugar October 17, 1944

2 #3 Four Dollar Debt October 24, 1944

3 #4 Duck Hunting October 31, 1944

4 #6 Night School November 14, 1944

5 #7 Fibber Avoids Housecleaning November 21, 1944

6 #8 Wallace Wimple, Physical Culture Specialist November 28, 1944

7 #9 Fibber Tries to Iron December 5, 1944

8 #10 Radio Quiz Show December 12, 1944

9 #11 Early Christmas Presents December 19, 1944

10 #12 Even- Tempered McGee December 26, 1944

11 #13 Aunt Sarah's Diamond Pin January 2, 1945

12 #15 Mushrooms January 9, 1945

13 #16 McGee's Shampoo January 16, 1945

14 #17 Playground Equipment for Teeny January 23, 1945

15 #18 Merchant Seaman Allocation January 30, 1945

16 #19 An Honest Man February 6, 1945

17 #20 Fibber Tunes the Piano February 13, 1945

18 #21 Railway Station February 20, 1945

19 #22 Red Cross February 27, 1945

20 #23 Golden Anniversary March 6, 1945

21 #24 Western Show March 13, 1945

22 #25 Vacuum Cleaner March 20, 1945

23 #26 Clothes Drive March 27, 1945

24 #27 Longfellow McGee April 3, 1945

25 #28 Newspaper Show April 10, 1945

26 #29 The Bank Statement April 17, 1945

27 #30 Take Care of your Car April 24, 1945

28 #31 Briefcase Bronson May 1, 1945

29 #33 Housing Survey May 8, 1945

30 #34 Dreadnaught Trunk May 15, 1945

31 #34 Seventh War Loan [Also labeled #34] May 22, 1945

32 #35 Power Lawn Mower May 29, 1945

33 #37 Fibber the Magician June 12, 1945

34 #39 Vacation June 26, 1945

35 #1 La Trivia's Return October 2, 1945

36 #2 Buying a Car October 9, 1945

37 #3 Getting Train Reservations October 16, 1945

38 #4 Visiting Cousin October 23, 1945

39 #5 Sculpture Show October 30, 1945

40 #6 Making Fudge November 6, 1945

41 #7 Teaching Molly to Drive November 13, 1945

Box 5: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, Nov. 20, 1945-Nov. 5, 1946

Folder # Script Date

1 #8 Architect McGee November 20, 1945

2 #9 Lumberjack November 27, 1945

3 #10 A Walk to Dugan's Lake December 4, 1945

4 #11 My Friend the Governor December 11, 1945

5 #15 Bean Counter January 8, 1946

6 #16 The Treasure Map January 15, 1946

7 #17 Pioneer Day January 22, 1946

8 #18 Card Party January 29, 1946

9 #19 Ice Skating February 5, 1946

10 #20 Fibber's New Suit February 12, 1946

11 #21 Fibber & Doc Eat Out February 19, 1946

12 #22 Fountain Pen February 26, 1946

13 #23 Stolen Cars March 5, 1946

14 #24 Fibber Flies a Kite March 12, 1946

15 #25 Red Cross Speech March 19, 1946

16 #26 Bullets Brannigan March 26, 1946

17 #27 Car Key Invention April 2, 1946

18 #28 Salvador McGee April 9, 1946

19 #29 Molly's Antique Table April 16, 1946

20 #30 Long Life April 23, 1946

21 #32 Fibber Goes Fishing May 7, 1946

22 #33 I Should Have Took Up Politics May 14, 1946

23 #34 The Baseball Game May 21, 1946

24 #35 Anniversary Show May 28, 1946

25 #36 Air Show Flying Fool McGee June 4, 1946

26 #37 Preparing for Vacation June 11, 1946

27 #1 Strange Malady October 1, 1946

28 #2 Bull Moran Comes to Town October 8, 1946

29 #3 Fibber Sees Animals in the Drinking Water October 15, 1946

30 #4 A Quick Trip to the Bon Ton October 22, 1946

31 #5 Molly Invites Miss Tremayne for Dinner October 29, 1946

32 #6 Racine November 5, 1946

Box 6: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, November 12, 1946-May 27, 1947

Folder # Script Date

1 #7 Fibber McGee Friend of Celebrities November 12, 1946

2 #8 Football- Wistful Vista vs. Hortonville November 19, 1946

3 #9 Mysterious Man November 26, 1946

4 #10 Bank Show December 3, 1946

5 #11 Gamble- Latrivia Feud December 10, 1946

6 #12 Fibber McGee's Suntan December 17, 1946

7 #13 Night Before Christmas December 24, 1946

8 #15 Posse Show January 7, 1947

9 #16 Snow Storm January 14, 1947

10 #17 Architect Show January 21, 1947

11 #18 Waiting for a Bus January 28, 1947

12 #19 The McGee's Sit with Teeny February 4, 1947

13 #20 Model Plane February 11, 1947

14 #21 Collecting Doc Gamble's Bills February 18, 1947

15 #22 New Window Pane February 25, 1947

16 #23 Fire the Mailman! March 4, 1947

17 #24 The Energies of Man March 11, 1947

18 #25 Waiting in the Rain March 18, 1947

19 #26 Home Power Plant March 25, 1947

20 #27 Traffic Crack-Down in Wistful Vista April 1, 1947

21 #28 Molly's Twisted Ankle April 8, 1947

22 #29 Fibber Finds and Loses an Old Coin April 15, 1947

23 #30 Carnival in Town April 22, 1947

24 #31 Molly's Old Schoolmate April 29, 1947

25 #32 Don't Say Ain't May 6, 1947

26 #33 A Fine Irish Tweed May 13, 1947

27 #34 Assessor Show May 20, 1947

28 #35 Shrimps McGee May 27, 1947

Box 7: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, June 3, 1947-March 3, 1948

Folder # Script Date

1 #36 Naturalization Show June 3, 1947

2 #37 Let's Go Swimming June 10, 1947

3 #38 An Old Loan is Paid Off June 17, 1947

4 #1 McGee's Surprise October 7, 1947

5 #2 Teeny's Kitten October 14, 1947

6 #3 Bravery is its Own Reward October 21, 1947

7 #4 Pumpkin Show October 28, 1947

8 #5 Scale Show November 4, 1947

9 #6 It Opens Up Into a Boat November 11, 1947

10 #7 Phone Call November 18, 1947

11 #8 Painting The Kitchen November 25, 1947

12 #9 Duck Hunting Trip December 2, 1947

13 #10 Newspaper Interview December 9, 1947

14 #11 Aunt Sarah's Fruitcake December 16, 1947

15 #12 Lost Key Ring December 23, 1947

16 #13 Department Store Show December 30, 1947

17 #14 Parlor Magic Show January 6, 1948

18 #15 Portable Auto Radio January 13, 1948

19 #16 Molly's Prize Pickles January 20, 1948

20 #17 The Laundry Didn't Come Back January 27, 1948

21 #18 Make Your Own Table Lamp February 3, 1948

22 #19 My Odd Sled February 10, 1948

23 #21 Foggy the Ham Operator February 24, 1948

24 #22 Jury Duty March 2, 1948

25 #23 Checker Game March 9, 1948

26 #24 A Face With Character March 16, 1948

27 #25 Molly's Easter Dress March 23, 1948

28 #26 The Overnight Trip March 30, 1948

Box 8: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, April 6, 1948-March 29, 1949

Folder # Script Date

1 #27 Fixing Doc's Car April 6, 1948

2 #28 New Fire Alarm Box April 13, 1948

3 #29 McGee Makes a Vase April 20, 1948

4 #30 Passenger Pigeon April 27, 1948

5 #31 Selling the House May 4, 1948

6 #32 Going Fishing May 11, 1948

7 #33 Bonds, Guest Star U.S. Treasury Department May 18, 1948

8 #34 Molly's Toothache May 25, 1948

9 #35 Fibber's Song June 1, 1948

10 #1 McGee's Pressed Pants October 5, 1948

11 #2 McGee Quits Smoking October 12, 1948

12 #3 Retrieving Portable Radio October 19, 1948

13 #7 Looking for a Bowling Partner November 16, 1948

14 #8 Doc's Pheasants November 23, 1948

15 #9 Street Light is Out November 30, 1948

16 #10 Let Us Gift Wrap Your Packages December 7, 1948

17 #11 McGee's Lucky Day December 14, 1948

18 #12 Christmas Card December 21, 1948

19 #13 Guests of the Mayor December 28, 1948

20 #14 Weather stripping January 4, 1949

21 #15 Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Sleigh Ride January 11, 1949

22 #16 Five Thousand Bucks January 18, 1949

23 #17 Laundermat Show January 25, 1949

24 #18 How to be a Good Listener February 1, 1949

25 #19 Surprise Party February 8, 1949

26 #20 Street Numbers February 15, 1949

27 #21 Canadian Friend February 22, 1949

28 #22 Junk Heap March 1, 1949

29 #23 Burning the Elks Club Mortgage March 8, 1949

30 #24 Doc Gamble Day March 15, 1949

31 #25 Dressmaking March 22, 1949

32 #26 Inheritance Show March 29, 1949

Box 9: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, April 5, 1949-March 14, 1950

Folder # Script Date

1 #27 The Drugstore April 5, 1949

2 #28 The Pipe Smoker April 12, 1949

3 #29 A Ride in the Fire Engine April 19, 1949

4 #30 Housework April 26, 1949

5 #31 A Good Deed Every Day May 3, 1949

6 #33 Doc Gamble Needs a New Suit May 17, 1949

7 #35 Canoe and Mandolin May 31, 1949

8 #1 15th Anniversary Show September 13, 1949

9 #2 Mustard Slogan Show September 20, 1949

10 #3 Fish Dinner September 27, 1949

11 #4 Delivered by Mistake October 4, 1949

12 #5 Making Cloth out of Old Papers October 11, 1949

13 #6 Community Chest Drive October 18, 1949

14 #7 Found Concert Tickets October 25, 1949

15 #8 Streetcar November 1, 1949

16 #9 The Cuckoo Clock November 8, 1949

17 #10 Lost Half Dollar November 15, 1949

18 #11 Thanksgiving November 22, 1949

19 #12 Fixing the Inner Tube November 29, 1949

20 #13 Christmas Card December 6, 1949

21 #14 Man-of-the Yearbook December 13, 1949

22 #15 Christmas Show December 20, 1949

23 #16 Trip Out of Town December 27, 1949

24 #17 A Week at Aunt Sarah's January 3, 1950

25 #18 Helping out at Walt's Malt Shop January 10, 1950

26 #19 Free Firewood January 17, 1950

27 #20 New Suit January 24, 1950

28 #21 Sleigh Ride January 31, 1950

29 #22 Molly for City Council February 7, 1950

30 #23 Lost Radium February 14, 1950

31 #24 Dog Bite February 21, 1950

32 #25 Formal Party February 28, 1950

33 #26 Kidnapping Ole March 7, 1950

34 #27 No Building Permit March 14, 1950

Box 10: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, March 21, 1950-December 11, 1951

Folder # Script Date

1 #28 Pruning the Tree March 21, 1950

2 #29 McGee Spots a Flying Saucer March 28, 1950

3 #30 McGee the Census Taker April 4, 1950

4 #31 Running a Store April 11, 1950

5 #32 Piece off the car April 18, 1950

6 #33 Elks Dance April 25, 1950

7 #34 Opening the Fishing Season May 2, 1950

8 #35 The Circus May 9, 1950

9 #36 Picnic Show May 16, 1950

10 #37 Big Rancher May 23, 1950

11 #2 Night School Chemistry Course September 26, 1950

12 #5 Snapshot Contest October 17, 1950

13 #6 Bank Contract Show October 24, 1950

14 #7 Ukelele Show October 31, 1950

15 #8 Astigmation Show November 7, 1950

16 #9 The $100,000 Postage Stamp November 14, 1950

17 #10 Advice to the Lovelorn November 21, 1950

18 #11 Parking Meters November 28, 1950

19 #12 Dinner Party December 5, 1950

20 #13 Bank Night December 12, 1950

21 #14 Deliveryman McGee December 19, 1950

22 #15 Shoveling Snow December 26, 1950

23 #16 Fixing Teeny's Sled January 2, 1951

24 #17 Mailings January 9, 1951

25 #18 Test Case January 16, 1951

26 #19 Leave My Things Alone January 23, 1951

27 #20 Ice Skating Party January 30, 1951

28 #21 National Pancake Day February 6, 1951

29 #22 Insulting Letter February 13, 1951

30 #23 YMCA Secretary … Mr. Williamson February 20, 1951

31 #31 The Gas Bill April 10, 1951

32 #34 Art Class May 8, 1951

33 #39 The New Business Men's Symphony Orchestra June 12, 1951

34 #4 Happy Birthday Molly October 23, 1951

35 #7 Duck Hunting November 13, 1951

36 #9 Homecoming Dance November 27, 1951

37 #10 Christmas Shopping December 4, 1951

38 #11 Snowman Show December 11, 1951

Box 11: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, December 18, 1951-October 21, 1952

Folder # Script Date

1 #12 Pool Tournament December 18, 1951

2 #13 Christmas Day December 25, 1951

3 #14 New Years Day January 1, 1952

4 #15 Rumors January 8, 1952

5 #16 Rummage Sale January 15, 1952

6 #17 Locked Out January 22, 1952

7 #18 Dan Cupid Show January 29, 1952

8 #19 Mailing Out Checks February 5, 1952

9 #20 Braiding a Rug February 12, 1952

10 #21 Summoned by the IRS February 19, 1952

11 #22 Pancake Day February 26, 1952

12 #23 Repairing the Back Steps March 4, 1952

13 #24 Candy from an Unknown Admirer (20th Anniversary) March 11, 1952

14 #25 Statue March 18, 1952

15 #26 Running Kramer's Drugstore March 25, 1952

16 #27 Heat Wave April 1, 1952

17 #28 Horoscope April 8, 1952

18 #29 All You Can Eat for a Dollar April 15, 1952

19 #30 Molly's Traffic Ticket April 22, 1952

20 #31 Potted Plant and Pet Show April 29, 1952

21 #32 Let's Have a Picnic May 6, 1952

22 #33 Piano Sale at the Bon Ton May 13, 1952

23 #34 Carnival May 20, 1952

24 #35 Doc Gamble Check-Up May 27, 1952

25 #36 Singing Commercial June 3, 1952

26 #37 Campaign Manager June 10, 1952

27 #1 Molly's Schoolmate October 7, 1952

28 #2 Stockholder McGee October 14, 1952

29 #3 Post Office Box October 21, 1952

Box 12: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, October 28, 1952 – June 9, 1953

Folder # Script Date

1 #4 The Story of Trapper Joe October 28, 1952

2 #5 McGee's Fruit Punch November 11, 1952

3 #6 Where's My Umbrella November 18, 1952

4 #7 Waxing His Car November 25, 1952

5 #8 Cuckoo Clock December 2, 1952

6 #9 A Gift for my Sweet Little Wife December 9, 1952

7 #10 Exchanging Mort's Christmas Gift December 16, 1952

8 #11 Doc Gamble's Surprise Party December 23, 1952

9 #12 Country Club Dance December 30, 1952

10 #13 Good Old Fred's in Town January 6, 1953

11 #14 Twenty Bucks January 13, 1953

12 #15 Inside Wistful Vista … McGee's Book January 20, 1953

13 #16 The Big Icicle January 27, 1953

14 #17 Wall Safe February 3, 1953

15 #18 Sir Walter Raleigh Show February 10, 1953

16 #19 Helping Doc Gamble February 17, 1953

17 #20 McGee Mind's Docs Office February 24, 1953

18 #21 Breakfast in Bed for Molly March 3, 1953

19 #22 Something Fell off the Car March 10, 1953

20 #23 Molly is Sick March 17, 1953

21 #24 Today's My Lucky Day March 24, 1953

22 #25 Hypnotism Show March 31, 1953

23 #26 Elk's Club Vaudeville Show April 7, 1953

24 #27 False Alarm April 14, 1953

25 #28 Cake to the Ladies' Club April 21, 1953

26 #29 Barter Show April 28, 1953

27 #30 Who was that Lady? May 5, 1953

28 #31 Surprise for Ole May 12, 1953

29 #32 Old Law Books May 19, 1953

30 #33 Body Builder Show May 26, 1953

31 #34 Lost Cat Show June 2, 1953

32 #35 Converting Traffic June 9, 1953

Box 13: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, June 16, 1953 - March 11, 1954

Folder # Script Date

1 #36 Molly's Lunch Date June 16, 1953

2 #37 Operations Skywatch June 23, 1953

3 #38 Going Fishing June 30, 1953

This season the show schedule changes to every night Monday through Friday, with fifteen minute episodes.

4 #1 New Schedule October 5, 1953

5 #2 How's the Postal Service October 6, 1953

6 #3 Buying a Parakeet October 7, 1953

7 #4 Teaching the parakeet to talk October 8, 1953

8 #5 Buying shampoo at Kremer's October 9, 1953

9 #6 Awaiting a Phone Call October 12, 1953

10 #7 Preparing Club Speech October 13, 1953

11 #8 Suit for Luncheon October 14, 1953

12 #9 Biography for Luncheon October 15, 1953

13 #10 Molly Speaks for Fibber October 16, 1953

14 #11 Returning October 19, 1953

15 #12 Fibber and Molly go on a Date October 20, 1953

16 #13 Buying New Luggage October 21, 1953

17 #14 The day before a Trip October 22, 1953

18 #15 Going to Aunt Sarah's October 23, 1953

19 #16 Train Ride October 26, 1953

20 #17 Arriving at Aunt Sarah's October 27, 1953

21 #18 Overnight in the Wrong House October 28, 1953

22 #19 Home at Last October 29, 1953

23 #20 Trick or Treating October 30, 1953

24 #21 Prowler November 2, 1953

25 #22 The McGee's are Robbed November 3, 1953

26 #23 Checking the Locks November 4, 1953

27 #24 Going to the Shoemaker November 5, 1953

28 #25 Sunshine November 6, 1953

29 #26 Buying Teeny a Birthday Present November 9, 1953

30 #27 Doc Gamble's November 10, 1953

31 #28 Getting Ready to go Duck Hunting November 11, 1953

32 #29 Buying Groceries November 12, 1953

33 #30 Duck Hunting November 13, 1953

34 #31 Camping in the Rain November 16, 1953

35 #32 A Day of Shooting November 17, 1953

36 #33 Fibber Comes Home November 18, 1953

37 #34 Who's Duck was it Anyway? November 19, 1953

38 #35 Christmas Fund November 20, 1953

39 #36 Phony Ring Investment November 23, 1953

40 #37 Ladies Christmas Fund November 24, 1953

41 #38 Mr. Wimple the Guest November 25, 1953

42 #39 Thanksgiving Dinner November 26, 1953

43 #40 Waiting for the Paper November 27, 1953

44 #41 Seven Years Bad Luck November 30, 1953

45 #42 Buying a Camera December 1, 1953

46 #43 Candid Camera December 2, 1953

47 #44 Getting the Film Developed December 3, 1953

48 #45 Picking a Prizewinning Picture December 4, 1953

49 #46 Finding a Burnt Picture December 7, 1953

50 #47 Missed Call from Washington December 8, 1953

51 #48 Waiting for Washington December 9, 1953

52 #49 War Department Call December 10, 1953

53 #50 Fibber is called to Action December 11, 1953

54 #51 Fibber Hires Help for Molly December 14, 1953

55 #52 Molly Loses an Earring December 15, 1953

56 #53 Christmas Shopping December 16, 1953

57 #54 Investing 90¢ December 17, 1953

58 #55 Tax Refund December 18, 1953

59 #56 Aunt Sarah's Christmas Gift December 21, 1953

60 #57 Christmas Tree Shopping December 22, 1953

61 #58 Decorating the Christmas Tree December 23, 1953

62 #59 The Patient Little Star & Laura the Lopsided Pine December 24, 1953

63 #60 Christmas Day December 25, 1953

64 #61 Thank You and Exchange December 28, 1953

65 #62 Rehearsing December 29, 1953

66 #63 Looking for a Partner December 30, 1953

67 #64 The New Years Eve Vaudeville Show December 31, 1953

68 #65 New Years Day January 1, 1954

69 #66 Found Ice Skates January 4, 1954

70 #67 Ice Skating January 5, 1954

71 #68 Fibber the Writer January 6, 1954

72 #69 Who is Citizen X? January 7, 1954

73 #70 The first clue to Citizen X January 8, 1954

74 #71 The mob search for Citizen X January 11, 1954

75 #72 Looking for the sheepish Citizen X January 12, 1954

76 #73 Teaching a Parakeet how to talk January 13, 1954

77 #74 The search continues January 14, 1954

78 #75 New License Plates January 15, 1954

79 #76 Second Guessing January 18, 1954

80 #77 Fixing the Toaster January 19, 1954

81 #78 Follow the Windbag January 20, 1954

82 #79 Betting on Ashes January 21, 1954

83 #80 Surprise Birthday Party for Fibber January 22, 1954

84 #81 Citizen X is Found January 25, 1954

85 #82 Famous Molly McGee January 26, 1954

86 #83 Lawsuit January 27, 1954

87 #84 Ticket to a Show January 28, 1954

88 #85 Magic Handcuffs January 29, 1954

89 #86 Bank Statement Error February 1, 1954

90 #87 Fixing up the Club Room February 2, 1954

91 #88 Surprising the Ladies February 3, 1954

92 #89 Paying the Bills February 4, 1954

93 #90 Taking Down the Christmas Tree February 5, 1954

94 #91 A New Dial Telephone February 8, 1954

95 #92 Just Being Neighborly February 9, 1954

96 #93 Stay out of the Attic February 10, 1954

97 #94 Running an Ad February 11, 1954

98 #95 Realtor McGee February 12, 1954

99 #96 Almost Rented February 15, 1954

100 #97 In the Closet February 16, 1954

101 #98 Finally Rented February 17, 1954

102 #99 Molly in The Attic February 18, 1954

103 #100 Fibber Sleeps through Two Gun Justice February 19, 1954

104 #101 Celebrating Washington's Birthday February 22, 1954

105 #102 Tall Tale McGee February 23, 1954

106 #103 No Script February 24, 1954

107 #104 Eight Year Old Newspaper February 25, 1954

108 #105 Fibber's High School Athletic Trophy February 26, 1954

109 #106 Trouble with the Bon Ton Parking Valet March 1, 1954

110 #107 Federal Income Tax Preparation March 2, 1954

111 #108 McGee's Lucky Day March 3, 1954

112 #109 The McGee Jet Ketchup Gun March 4, 1954

113 #110 Ketchup Representative Comes March 5, 1954

114 #111 Swindlers March 8, 1954

115 #112 Fibber the Entrepreneur March 9, 1954

116 #113 Managing a Variety Store March 10, 1954

117 #114 Marketing March 11, 1954

Box 14: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, March 12, 1954-November 28, 1954

Folder # Script Date

1 #115 The Raffle March 12, 1954

2 #116 Free Advertising March 15, 1954

3 #117 Almost Business Owners March 16, 1954

4 #118 Lost Fifty March 17, 1954

5 #119 A Conversation with Humphrey Bogart March 18, 1954

6 #120 Planning the Ladies Luncheon March 19, 1954

7 #121 Ladies Luncheon Contest March 22, 1954

8 #122 Dr. McGee March 23, 1954

9 #123 Used Car Salesman March 24, 1954

10 #124 Scientific Research March 25, 1954

11 #125 Selling Molly's Fudge March 26, 1954

12 #126 Fixing Teeny's Tricycle March 29, 1954

13 #127 Voting for a new Congressman March 30, 1954

14 #128 A Thousand Bricks March 31, 1954

15 #129 April Fools April 1, 1954

16 #130 McGee's Time Capsule April 2, 1954

17 #131 Building a Barbecue April 5, 1954

18 #132 Sleepwalking April 6, 1954

19 #133 Plum Butter and Rhubarb Sauce April 7, 1954

20 #134 Jewel Thief April 8, 1954

21 #135 Proven Innocent April 9, 1954

22 #136 Switched Buttons April 12, 1954

23 #137 Getting a Lawyer April 13, 1954

24 #138 Set Free April 14, 1954

25 #139 Traffic Jam April 15, 1954

26 #140 Dying Twelve Dozen Easter Eggs April 16, 1954

27 #141 Indian Scout McGee April 19, 1954

28 #142 Prepares for Hike April 20, 1954

29 #143 Nature Hike April 21, 1954

30 #144 Where's the Mail? April 22, 1954

31 #145 40,000 Magazines April 23, 1954

32 #146 McGee's Old Suit April 26, 1954

33 #147 Stung By a Wasp April 27, 1954

34 #148 Tennis Player McGee April 28, 1954

35 #149 City Orders Fibber to Cut Tree April 29, 1954

36 #150 Cutting Down the Old Tree April 30, 1954

37 #151 New Shoes May 3, 1954

38 #152 McGee's Hiccups May 4, 1954

39 #153 An Orchid Plant for Doc May 5, 1954

40 #155 Carver's Coffee Slogan Contest May 7, 1954

41 #156 McGee Plans to Return to School May 10, 1954

42 #157 Fibber Meets Clobber Head Jones May 11, 1954

43 #158 Fibber's Dog "Flash" May 12, 1954

44 #159 Flash Broke the Coffee Maker May 13, 1954

45 #160 Sued for Alienating Flash's Affections May 14, 1954

46 #161 Fibber on Trial May 17, 1954

47 #162 Wimple Saves the Day May 18, 1954

48 #163 Repairing the Door Chimes May 19, 1954

49 #164 Flash is Back May 20, 1954

50 #165 McGee's New Private Phone Book May 21, 1954

51 #166 Chemist McGee May 24, 1954

52 #167 Garage Afire May 25, 1954

53 #168 McGee's Steel Stickum May 26, 1954

54 #169 To Market the Stickum May 27, 1954

55 #170 Naval Commander Comes for Demonstration May 28, 1954

56 #171 Flight to Washington May 31, 1954

57 #172 Stranger Could be a Spy June 1, 1954

58 #173 Trouble En Route to Hull Shipyard June 2, 1954

59 #174 Successful Steel Seal Test June 3, 1954

60 #175 Hot Tip from Uncle Dennis June 4, 1954

61 #176 The 360 lb. Crate June 7, 1954

62 #177 Fibber Losing Hair? June 8, 1954

63 #178 Fibber "Helps" Repairman Repair Washing Machine June 9, 1954

64 #179 Using the New Bar-B-Que June 10, 1954

65 #180 Installing the Old Porch Swing June 11, 1954

66 #181 Clearing Out Fire Hazards June 14, 1954

67 #182 Annual Art Exhibit June 15, 1954

68 #183 Chairman of Elks Hobby Show June 16, 1954

69 #184 Registering Hobby Entries June 17, 1954

70 #185 A Successful Show June 18, 1954

71 #186 Fibber "Repairs" Molly's Sewing Machine June 21, 1954

72 #187 Umpire McGee June 22, 1954

73 #188 Counterfeiters in Wistful Vista June 23, 1954

74 #189 Boating at Dugan's Lake June 24, 1954

75 #190 Living by the Golden Rule, for a Week June 25, 1954

76 #191 Being Truthful in Court June 28, 1954

77 #192 Stranger Ducked Out of Town June 29, 1954

78 #193 McGee Can't Locate Stranger June 30, 1954

79 #194 To Sell Hall Closet Contents? July 1, 1954

80 #195 Stranger Won Trial, McGee's Bail Returned July 2, 1954

81 #196 McGee's New Electric Mower July 5, 1954

82 #197 Building a Professional Lemonade Stand July 6, 1954

83 #198 Trouble with the Law July 7, 1954

84 #199 Procrastination July 8, 1954

85 #200 Thrill Circus July 9, 1954

86 #201 Spading the Flower Bed for Molly July 12, 1954

87 #202 Professor Analyzes Bone July 13, 1954

88 #203 Dr. Eichelburger Visits July 14, 1954

89 #204 Planning a Theatre Party July 15, 1954

90 #205 World Premiere of "Lasso Law" July 16, 1954

91 #206 Visiting Stringbean Wilson July 19, 1954

92 #207 Keys Left in Ignition July 20, 1954

93 #208 Painting the Bathroom July 21, 1954

94 #209 Tea at Whitney's Hilltop Estate July 22, 1954

95 #210 Surprise Party for Doc at the Ritz Vista July 23, 1954

96 #211 179th Anniversary of the U.S. Post Office July 26, 1954

97 #212 Making Peach Preserves July 27, 1954

98 #213 Heat Wave July 28, 1954

99 #214 McGee Builds Own Air Conditioner July 29, 1954

100 #216 To the Theatre to Cool Off August 2, 1954

101 #217 Mysterious Magnolia Manor August 3, 1954

102 #218 Actor McGee Hired August 4, 1954

103 #219 Star of "The Last of Magnolia Manor" August 5, 1954

104 #220 McGee Rehearses and Ruins Movie August 6, 1954

105 #221 Reminiscing with Old Photos August 9, 1954

106 #222 McGee Straightens up the Living Room August 10, 1954

107 #223 Checking Safe Deposit Box Holdings August 11, 1954

108 #224 Old Newsboy's Day August 12, 1954

109 #225 Fibber Buys a Geiger Counter August 13, 1954

110 #226 In Utah Seeking Uranium August 16, 1954

111 #227 Old Timer's Old Mine August 17, 1954

112 #228 Claim Jumpers August 18, 1954

113 #229 Claim was Secret A.E.C. Storage August 19, 1954

114 #231 Subscribing to Beekeeper's Guide August 23, 1954

115 #232 Taking Old Timer to Dinner and Movie August 24, 1954

116 #233 2-Cent a lb. Watermelon August 25, 1954

117 #234 Molly's New Bedroom Mirror August 26, 1954

118 #235 Where Did McGee Park His Car? August 27, 1954

Sunday shows added.

119 #236 Fibber Wants to Relax August 29, 1954

120 #237 Lake Winnahoppapoogie August 30, 1954

121 #238 Fishing Boat Sinks August 31, 1954

122 #239 Executive McGee September 1, 1954

123 #240 Fibber Repairs Radio September 2, 1954

124 #241 McGee's Twin Rock Falls Trip September 5, 1954

125 #244 Molly's Book End September 8, 1954

126 #245 Refund for Fibber's Shirt September 9, 1954

Friday shows dropped.

127 #247 Fibber's Joke September 13, 1954

128 #248 Molly's Parliamentary Procedure September 14, 1954

129 #249 Thirsty McGee September 15, 1954

130 #250 Lost Library Book September 16, 1954

131 #246 [Untitled] (Aired out of production order) September 19, 1954

132 #252 Fibber's Frog-Hunting Business September 20, 1954

133 #253 Frog Hunting at Dugan's Lake September 21, 1954

134 #254 Frogs Escape McGee Home September 22, 1954

135 #255 Fibber Releases Frogs September 23, 1954

136 #257 Fibber's Thwarted Phone Call September 27, 1954

137 #259 A Soft, Well-Paid Job September 29, 1954

138 #260 Thoughtful McGee September 30, 1954

139 #261 A Hungry Mob for Dinner October 3, 1954

140 #262 McGee Safeguarding His Health October 4, 1954

141 #263 The Expensive Discount Card October 5, 1954

142 #264 The Wrong Wedding October 6, 1954

143 #265 McGee's Lousy Day October 7, 1954

144 #266 McGee's Reluctant to Sell Old Car October 10, 1954

145 #267 D.A. Wants Fibber October 11, 1954

146 #268 Seeking Clothing Thief October 12, 1954

147 #269 Fibber & Molly Return Money October 13, 1954

148 #270 Finding Teeny's Roller Skate October 14, 1954

149 #271 Out for Sunday Breakfast October 17, 1954

150 #277 Taking on Street Department October 25, 1954

151 #278 McGee Needs Petition Signatures October 26, 1954

152 #279 Sidewalk Superintendent McGee October 27, 1954

153 #280 The Paving Bill October 28, 1954

154 #281 Doc's Mother Visits October 31, 1954

155 #282 Paper Boy McGee November 1, 1954

156 #284 Fibber's New Duck Callers November 3, 1954

157 #285 Who Threw the Decoy? November 4, 1954

158 #287 Jerry McGee to Visit November 8, 1954

159 #291 Fibber's Foibles November 14, 1954

160 #292 Consolidated Bottle Cap Stock November 15, 1954

161 #293 Amalgamated Paper Clip November 16, 1954

162 #294 Train to Chicago Stock-holders Meeting November 17, 1954

163 #295 Meeting Mr. J. Appleton Fonebocker November 18, 1954

164 #296 Living It Up at Ritz-Waldorf November 21, 1954

165 #297 Stockholder's Meeting November 22, 1954

166 #298 Molly Locks Keys in Car November 23, 1954

167 #299 Molly's New Hat November 24, 1954

168 #300 Thanksgiving Dinner November 25, 1954

169 #301 Vacuum Cleaner Salesman Comes November 28, 1954

Box 15: Fibber McGee and Molly Unbound Scripts, Special Scripts and Related Materials, November 29, 1954-April 29, 1988

Folder # Script Date

1 #302 Novel Writer McGee November 29, 1954

2 #303 McGee's Nightmare Comes True November 30, 1954

3 #304 Rumor – Doc to Marry December 1, 1954

4 #305 Doc's Secret Hunting Trip December 2, 1954

5 #306 McGee Avoids Fred Swayze December 5, 1954

6 #307 Party for John Cameron Swayze December 6, 1954

7 #308 McGee Nearly Buys "Hot" Goods December 7, 1954

8 #309 McGee Accidentally Wins Contest December 8, 1954

9 #310 McGee's Slogan Too Good December 9, 1954

10 #311 Buying Christmas Cards from Kremer's December 12, 1954

11 #312 The Jiffy Home Fix-It Kit December 13, 1954

12 #313 Temporary Christmas Employee December 14, 1954

13 #314 Wimple Assists Fibber's Deliveries December 15, 1954

14 #315 No Time for Lunch December 16, 1954

15 #316 Wimple Ill, Molly Assists December 19, 1954

16 #317 Shopping A Gift for Teeny December 20, 1954

17 #318 Les Trips Over Ash Can December 21, 1954

18 #319 Fibber's Late Shopping December 22, 1954

19 #320 The Patient Little Star December 23, 1954

20 #321 Belated Gift to Doc December 26, 1954

21 #322 Repairing Hole in Plaster December 27, 1954

22 #323 Helping Lester Get a Job December 28, 1954

23 #324 Lester Keeps Old Job December 29, 1954

24 #325 McGee Squares with Friends December 30, 1954

25 #326 Dinner and Cards at Toops January 2, 1955

26 #327 Getting Basketball Tickets January 3, 1955

27 #328 War Surplus Store Auction January 4, 1955

28 #329 Advertising Scheme January 5, 1955

29 #330 Painting Ads on Balloons January 6, 1955

30 #331 Wimple's Surprise Flight January 9, 1955

31 #332 Daredevil Dave Subs for Fibber January 10, 1955

32 #333 Superiority of Women January 11, 1955

33 #334 Weight-Losing Contest January 12, 1955

34 #335 A Tough Row to Hoe January 13, 1955

35 #336 Trying to Forget Food January 16, 1955

36 #337 The Appetite Killer Pills January 17, 1955

37 #338 Weigh-In Day January 18, 1955

38 #339 Fibber's Prescription January 19, 1955

39 #340 Planning a Sleigh Ride January 20, 1955

40 #341 Sleigh Ride and Wiener Roast January 23, 1955

41 #342 "Home Owners Review" January 24, 1955

42 #343 Relocating Aunt Sarah's Tea Set January 25, 1955

43 #344 President Andrew Johnson Portrait January 26, 1955

44 #345 Old Cappy Visits January 27, 1955

45 #346 "Torpedoes Away" January 30, 1955

46 #347 Mystery of the Missing Garbage Can January 31, 1955

47 #348 McGee on the Trail February 1, 1955

48 #349 Case Solved February 2, 1955

49 #350 Time to Renew License Plates February 3, 1955

50 #351 McGee Prepares Civil Defense Speech February 6, 1955

51 #352 Speaker McGee February 7, 1955

52 #353 The Tiltmore Relaxing Chair February 8, 1955

53 #354 Remembered Anniversary February 9, 1955

54 #355 Furnace on the Blink February 10, 1955

55 #356 Just Can't Part with Old Records February 13, 1955

56 #358 Planning a Good Deed February 15, 1955

57 #359 Painting Mrs. Morley's House February 16, 1955

58 #360 Invited to Play Old Records on Air February 17, 1955

Subseries A:

Special Scripts and Related Materials

59 Unidentified Radio Script Pages Undated

60 Radio Quiz Script Undated

61 Radio Script Bits and "Saves" Undated

62 Radio Script Notes and Gags Undated

63 Television Audition Notes and Drafts (Muscleman McGee) Undated

64 Television Audition Revised Drafts (Muscleman McGee) Undated

65 Safeguarding Military Information Circa 1942-1945

66 Headlines from Home #10 May 3, 1943

67 Headlines from Home #11 May 10, 1943

68 Headlines from Home #12 May 17, 1943

69 Headlines from Home #13 May 24, 1943

70 Unused Storyline Ideas Circa 1944

71 Special Broadcast for the American Cancer Society April, 1945

72 Page One Awards (Special Broadcast) December 6, 1945

73 Fibber McGee and Molly for The Prudential Insurance Company March 1947

74 Family Theatre, "Advice for the Lovelorn" (Fibber McGee and Molly) October 30, 1947

75 Television Script November 17, 1949

76 NBC Anniversary Show with Fibber McGee and Molly September 5, 1951

77 The Braided Rug, Television Script April 18, 1953

78 Unused Scripts by Other Writers 1954-1955

79 #1 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 11, 1973

80 #2 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 13, 1973

81 #3 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 14, 1973

82 #4 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 15, 1973

83 #5 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 16, 1973

84 #6 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 17, 1973

85 #7 Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio! December 18, 1973

86 #1 Radioland- Christmas with Fibber McGee September 18, 1974

87 #2 Radioland- Christmas with Fibber McGee September 20, 1974

88 #3 Radioland- Christmas with Fibber McGee September 23, 1974

89 #4 Radioland- Christmas with Fibber McGee September 27, 1974

90 #5 Radioland- Christmas with Fibber McGee October 1, 1974

91 Radioland Productions Notes and Correspondence 1973-1974

92 Radioland- Old Philosopher Stuff July 1974

93 SPERDVAC Magazine and Catalog 1975

94 Radio Program Log of Marian and Jim Jordan: Appearances and Specials, 1917-1980 1980

95 Log of Musical Selections by the Kings Men on the Fibber McGee and Molly Program 1940-1953 1980

96 Chuck Shaden's Nostalgia Newsletter and Radio Guide 1980

97 AFRS Christmas Show July 17, 1982

98 Fibber McGee Day April 29, 1988

Physical Location

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