FRED ALLEN SHOW
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FRED ALLEN SHOW

John Steinbeck recognized Fred Allen as "unquestionably the best humorist of our time, a brilliant critic of manners and morals." Following in the footsteps of Will Rogers, Fred reintroduced topical political humor to radio. "Until that time, everybody was depending a lot on sketches and a lot that had been brought up from vaudeville and revues," explained scriptwriter Harry Bailey. "Fred began to mention actual people, places and events and use them for takeoffs and comedy." Fred introduced his classic "Allen’s Alley" segment December 13, 1942. The original denizens of the Alley included Alan Reed (later the voice of Fred Flintstone); John Brown (Digger O’Dell the friendly undertaker on The Life of Riley and Thorny on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) and Jack Scott Smart (The Fat Man) as Senator Bloat. Only Minerva Pious’ Mrs. Nussbaum remained in Allen’s Alley when the segment was revived in 1945 with Kenny Delmar’s Senator Claghorn, Parker Fennelly’s Titus Moody and Peter Donald’s Ajax Cassidy.

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(1/31/1940) GUEST: HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP, JOE LOUIS 1-31-40
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(12/6/1942) GUEST: GEORGE JESSEL
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(12/20/1942) GUEST: REESA STEVENS
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(5/16/1943) GUEST: FRANK SINATRA
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(10/21/1945) GUEST: FRANK SINATRA
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(10/28/1945) GUEST: BERGEN & MCCARTHY, CHARLIE SUES FRED
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(11/4/1945) GUEST: JAMES MASON
29 min

(11/18/1945) GUEST: BORIS KARLOFF
29 min

(12/2/1945) GUEST: LEO DUROCHER
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(1/20/1946) GUEST: GEORGE JESSEL
29 min

(2/3/1946) PICADILLY WITH BEATRICE LILLIE (30 MIN.)
30 min

(2/17/1946) E.E. Horton
20 min

(2/24/1946) Arthur Treacher
30 min

(3/3/1946) GUEST: ORSON WELLES (30 MIN.)
29 min

(3/10/1946) Guest: Carmen Miranda
29 min

(4/14/1946) THE BROOKLYN PINAFORE
25 min

(4/28/1946) RACING FORM
29 min

(5/12/1946) GUEST: SYDNEY GREENSTREET
30 min

(5/26/1946) Fred Allen w/ special guest Jack benny
29 min

(5/26/1946) GUEST: JACK BENNY - QUIZ
30 min

(10/27/1946) BREAKFAST SHOW WITH TALLULAH BANKHEAD (30 MIN.)
30 min

(1/26/1947) GUEST: EDWARD G. ROBINSON
31 min

(10/19/1947) GUEST: JAMES MASON
28 min

(10/26/1947) GUEST: JACK HALEY
30 min

(1/4/1948) GUEST: MARTHA RAYE
30 min

(4/25/1948) GUEST: LEO DUROCHER
29 min

(5/2/1948) GUEST: HENRY MORGAN
29 min

(5/9/1948) GUEST: DON MCNEIL
29 min

(5/23/1948) Guest: Bing Crosby
29 min

(6/15/1948) GUESTS: OZZIE & HARRIET NELSON
29 min

(6/27/1948) STOP THE MUSIC W/ GUEST JACK BENNY
29 min

(11/28/1948) GUEST: GEORGE JESSEL
29 min

(3/20/1949) MOB BUSTER
29 min

(5/1/1949) JAMAICA RACE TRACK
29 min

(5/22/1949) COLONEL STOOPNAGLE SKIT
29 min

(6/26/1949) GUEST: JACK BENNY
30 min

FRED ALLEN SHOWOld-Time Radio Series

FRED ALLEN SHOW
Old-Time Radio Series