Fibber McGee and Molly Radio Show Scripts, 1937-1988
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
- From the Collection: Leslie, Phil (Person)
Language of Materials
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
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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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