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
31 min

(12/6/1942) GUEST: GEORGE JESSEL
29 min

(12/20/1942) GUEST: REESA STEVENS
29 min

(5/16/1943) GUEST: FRANK SINATRA
29 min

(10/21/1945) GUEST: FRANK SINATRA
29 min

(10/28/1945) GUEST: BERGEN & MCCARTHY, CHARLIE SUES FRED
22 min

(11/4/1945) GUEST: JAMES MASON
29 min

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

(12/2/1945) GUEST: LEO DUROCHER
30 min

(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

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(12/22/1937)
Part 1

(12/22/1937)
Part 2

(3/22/1939)
Murder at Addison Square Garden

(1/31/1940)
Man in the street

(1/31/1940)
Man in the street (Clip)

(3/18/1942)

(10/18/1942)

(12/6/1942)
Guest: George Jessel

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens - Part 1

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens - Part 2

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 1

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 1

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 2

(12/20/1942)
Guest: Reesa Stevens Part 2

(1/3/1943)
Part 1

(1/3/1943)
Part 2

(5/16/1943)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 1

(5/16/1943)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 2

(5/16/1943)
W/ GUEST FRANK SINATRA PART 1

(5/16/1943)
W/ GUEST FRANK SINATRA PART 2

(1/4/1945)
Guest: Martha Raye Part 1

(1/4/1945)
Guest: Martha Raye Part 2

(10/17/1945)
1st Show for Senator Claghorn

(10/17/1945)
1st Show for Senator Claghorn

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 1

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 1

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 2

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra - Part 2

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra Part 1

(10/21/1945)
Guest: Frank Sinatra Part 2

(10/28/1945)
Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred

(10/28/1945)
Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred Part 1

(10/28/1945)
Charlie McCarthy Sues Fred Part 2

(11/4/1945)
Guest: James Mason Part 1

(11/4/1945)
Guest: James Mason Part 2

(11/18/1945)
Guest: Boris Karloff Part 1

(11/18/1945)
Guest: Boris Karloff Part 2

(11/18/1945)
Guest: Boris Karloff Part 2

(11/18/1945)
Guest: Boris Karloff Part 2

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher - Part 1

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher - Part 2

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher (Part 1)

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher (Part 1)

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher (Part 2)

(12/2/1945)
Guest: Leo Durocher (Part 2)

(1/20/1946)
Allen's Alley

(1/20/1946)
Allen's Alley (Clip)

(1/20/1946)
Guest: George Jessel

(1/20/1946)
Guest: George Jessel (Clip)

(1/20/1946)
W/ GUEST, GEORGE JESSEL PART 1

(1/20/1946)
W/ GUEST, GEORGE JESSEL PART 2

(2/3/1946)

(2/3/1946)

(2/3/1946)
Picadilly

(2/3/1946)
Picadilly

(2/3/1946)
Picadilly

(3/3/1946)

(3/3/1946)
Clip from show with Orson Welles

(3/3/1946)
Guest: Orson Welles Part 1

(3/3/1946)
Guest: Orson Welles Part 1

(3/3/1946)
Guest: Orson Welles Part 2

(3/3/1946)
Guest: Orson Welles Part 2

(3/3/1946)
W/ GUEST: ORSON WELLES PART 1

(3/3/1946)
W/ GUEST: ORSON WELLES PART 2

(3/10/1946)

(3/10/1946)
Guest: Carmen Miranda

(3/10/1946)
W/ GUEST: CARMEN MIRANDA PART 1

(3/10/1946)
W/ GUEST: CARMEN MIRANDA PART 2

(4/14/1946)

(4/28/1946)
Racing Form Trial with Burt Lahr

(4/28/1946)
Racing Form Trial with Burt Lahr

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny Part 2

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny - Part 1

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny - Part 2

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny Part 1

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny Part 1

(5/26/1946)
Guest: Jack Benny Part 2

(5/26/1946)
King for a Day

(10/27/1946)
Breakfast Show

(10/27/1946)
Breakfast Show Part 1

(10/27/1946)
Breakfast Show Part 1

(10/27/1946)
Breakfast Show Part 2

(10/27/1946)
Breakfast Show Part 2

(10/27/1946)
Guest: Tallulah Bankhead

(1/26/1947)
(Part 1)

(1/26/1947)
(Part 2)

(3/2/1947)
Guests: Jack Benny & Henry Morgan

(3/2/1947)
Guests: Jack Benny & Henry Morgan

(3/11/1947)
The Brooklyn Pinafore

(6/15/1947)

(6/15/1947)
Guests: Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Part 1

(6/15/1947)
Guests: Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Part 2

(10/26/1947)
Part 1

(10/26/1947)
Part 2

(4/18/1948)
Guest: James Farley

(4/18/1948)
Guest: James Farley

(4/25/1948)
Guest: Leo Durocher Part 1

(4/25/1948)
Guest: Leo Durocher Part 2

(5/9/1948)
Guest: Don McNeill

(5/9/1948)
Guest: Don McNeill

(5/9/1948)
Part 1

(5/9/1948)
Part 2

(5/23/1948)
Guest: Bing Crosby

(5/23/1948)
Guest: Bing Crosby

(5/23/1948)
Guest: Bing Crosby

(5/23/1948)
Guest: Bing Crosby

(6/6/1948)
Quiz Program and Soap Opera

(6/6/1948)
Quiz Program and Soap Opera

(6/6/1948)
Quiz Program and Soap Opera

(6/15/1948)
Guests Ozzie and Harriet Nelson - Pt. 1

(6/15/1948)
Guests Ozzie and Harriet Nelson - Pt. 2

(6/15/1948)
Guests: Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Part 1

(6/15/1948)
Guests: Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Part 2

(6/27/1948)
Allen's Alley

(11/28/1948)
Guest: George Jessel

(3/4/1949)

(3/20/1949)
Mob Buster

(3/20/1949)
Mob Buster

(4/24/1949)
Teaching Technique

(4/24/1949)
Teaching Technique w/ Basil Rathbone Part 1

(4/24/1949)
Teaching Technique w/ Basil Rathbone Part 2

(5/1/1949)

(5/1/1949)

(5/1/1949)
Allen's Alley

(5/1/1949)
Guest: Bert Lahr (clip)

(5/1/1949)
Jamaica Race Track

(5/22/1949)
Colonel Stoopnagle Skit Part 1

(5/22/1949)
Colonel Stoopnagle Skit Part 2

(6/26/1949)
Final Broadcast with Jack Benny Part 1

(6/26/1949)
Final Broadcast with Jack Benny Part 2

(6/26/1949)
Finale with Jack Benny

(6/26/1949)
Finale with Jack Benny

FRED ALLEN SHOWOld-Time Radio Series

FRED ALLEN SHOW
Old-Time Radio Series