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Bill Thompson

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Born July 8, 1913. (Wikidata)

436 episodes in 10 shows · 1939–1956

Bill Thompson was a master of funny voices on Fibber McGee and Molly, where he played the cranky Old Timer, the timid birdwatcher Wallace Wimple, the blustering con man Horatio K. Boomer and restaurant owner Nick Depopulis. He got his start on The Breakfast Club, and later appeared on Edgar Bergen's show and the CBS Radio Workshop. In animation he voiced Droopy and many Disney characters, including Mr. Smee in Peter Pan.

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Fibber McGee and Molly422 · Cast

About Fibber McGee and Molly

1940 30

Gildersleeve's Suit January 9, 1940
Fibber's Car Is Stolen January 16, 1940
Radio Quiz Show January 23, 1940
Fibber's Old Suit January 30, 1940
Everyone Is Nice to Fibber February 6, 1940
Good Luck Egyptian Ring February 13, 1940
To Tell the Truth February 20, 1940
Fibber Takes Molly Out to Lunch March 12, 1940
Dog License Problem March 19, 1940
Returning from Hollywood April 9, 1940
Proper Picture Hanging Techniques April 23, 1940
Fibber the Director April 30, 1940
Caught in a Suit of Armor May 7, 1940
McGee Sprays Gildy with the Garden Hose May 14, 1940
McGee Gets a Job in a Hardware Store May 21, 1940
The Circus Comes to Town May 28, 1940
Spaghetti Dinner June 4, 1940
Trying to Hang Wallpaper June 11, 1940
Fibber Models a Dress for Molly June 18, 1940
Back from Vacation October 1, 1940
Fibber Gives Up Cigars October 8, 1940
The Missing Screwdriver October 15, 1940
Gildersleeve's Diary October 22, 1940
Driving to the Big Football Game October 29, 1940
Election Day November 5, 1940
Fibber's Black Eye November 12, 1940
Visiting Uncle Dennis November 19, 1940
Uncle Dennis Visits November 26, 1940
Shoveling Coal from Gildersleeve's Lawn December 3, 1940
Mailing Christmas Packages December 10, 1940

1941 28

Hundred Dollar Bill January 7, 1941
Piano Lessons January 21, 1941
Fibber Buys a New Suit February 4, 1941
Fibber Becomes a Watch Salesman February 11, 1941
The McGees Try to Go to Bed Early February 18, 1941
Fibber's Bottle Collection February 25, 1941
The McGees Throw a Dinner Party March 4, 1941
Guests Quarantined with Measles March 11, 1941
Fibber Gets His Draft Notice March 18, 1941
The Missing Car Fender April 1, 1941
Fibber Builds a Telescope April 8, 1941
Stuck in Fresh Pavement April 29, 1941
Games and Books for the Army May 6, 1941
Salmon Dinner May 13, 1941
Fibber Bakes Molly a Birthday Cake May 20, 1941
Amusement Park June 17, 1941
Leaving for Hollywood June 24, 1941
Back from Vacation in Alaska September 30, 1941
Fifty Thousand Dollar Deal October 7, 1941
Fire Commissioner McGee October 14, 1941
Finding Old Love Letters October 21, 1941
Fibber Meets a Racketeer October 28, 1941
New Furniture November 4, 1941
Premiere of Look Who's Laughing November 11, 1941
Mayor La Trivia Won't Leave November 18, 1941
Beauty Clay Mine November 25, 1941
The Mustache December 2, 1941
Forty Percent Off December 9, 1941

1942 32

Who Broke Uppy's Window?, Part 1 January 13, 1942
Who Broke Uppy's Window?, Part 2 January 20, 1942
The Blizzard January 27, 1942
The Lost Diamond Ring February 3, 1942
Valentine Candy February 10, 1942
Home Movies February 17, 1942
The Horse February 24, 1942
Boomer's Suitcase March 3, 1942
Fibber Writes a Song March 24, 1942
The Soap Contest March 31, 1942
Scrap Drive April 7, 1942
Spring Festival Parade April 14, 1942
Out to the Ballgame April 21, 1942
The Old Straw Hat April 28, 1942
Sugar Substitute May 5, 1942
Fibber Is Being Followed by a Spy May 12, 1942
Going to Be Rich May 19, 1942
Uncle Dennis Disappears, Part 1 May 26, 1942
Uncle Dennis Disappears, Part 2 June 2, 1942
Pot Roast June 9, 1942
A Mouse in the House June 16, 1942
Packing for Vacation June 23, 1942
Otis Cadwallader October 6, 1942
Converting the Furnace October 13, 1942
The Family Tree October 20, 1942
Duck Hunting with La Trivia November 3, 1942
Uppy's Nephew November 10, 1942
The Twenty Thousand Dollar Sofa November 17, 1942
Fibber Getting in Condition November 24, 1942
Gas Rationing December 1, 1942
Women Are Taking Over December 8, 1942
Misplaced Christmas Money December 15, 1942

1943 21

Billy Mills Is Hospitalized January 12, 1943
Uppy Joins the WACs January 19, 1943
McGee the Author January 26, 1943
Cleaning the Hall Closet February 2, 1943
War Worker Shortage February 16, 1943
The Poker Game February 23, 1943
Breakfast in Bed for Molly March 2, 1943
Fibber Raises $100 for the Red Cross Drive March 23, 1943
Buying a Washing Machine March 30, 1943
Fibber Feels Ill April 6, 1943
Uncle Sycamore's Radio Show April 13, 1943
Fibber Models a Dress for Molly (1943) April 20, 1943
Black Market Meat April 27, 1943
Fibber Changes His Name to Homer K. Frink May 4, 1943
Fibber's New Barometer Predicts Snow May 11, 1943
Fibber Steals a Car May 18, 1943
Fibber's Idea for World Travel May 25, 1943
Fibber's Thumb Caught in a Bowling Ball June 1, 1943
Camping at Dugan's Lake June 22, 1943
The War Is Not Almost Over December 7, 1943
A Fresh Start for the New Year December 28, 1943

1944 2

Fibber Has Pneumonia; Gildy and Leroy Visit March 28, 1944
Wallace Wimple, Navy Physical Instructor November 28, 1944 · doubles

1945 2

Catching a Train February 20, 1945
Visit from an Old Cattleman Friend March 13, 1945

1946 34

Fibber Finds a Treasure Map January 15, 1946
Re-Enacting a Robbery for Pioneer Day January 22, 1946
Molly's Card Party January 29, 1946
Skating at Dugan's Lake February 5, 1946
Fibber's New Suit February 12, 1946
Doc and Fibber Dine at Joe's Gravy Bowl February 19, 1946
Fibber Loses His Fountain Pen February 26, 1946
Fibber Reports His Car Stolen March 5, 1946
Kite Flying Contest with Doc Gamble March 12, 1946
Fibber Is a Red Cross Collector March 19, 1946
Bullets Brannigan March 26, 1946
The Protecto-Rejecto Switch April 2, 1946
Salvador McGee April 9, 1946
The Antique Table April 16, 1946
Living to 150 by Eating Healthy April 23, 1946
The Barbershop Quartet April 30, 1946
Catching Old Muley at Dugan's Lake May 7, 1946
Political Campaign for City Council May 14, 1946
Fireball McGee May 21, 1946
Wedding Anniversary May 28, 1946
The Aviation Show June 4, 1946
Two-Week Fishing Trip Without Molly June 11, 1946
Doc Gives McGee Placebos for His Illness October 1, 1946
Bull Moran and the Skunk Incident October 8, 1946
Checking the City Water October 15, 1946
Bad Day at the Bon Ton October 22, 1946
The Dinner Party October 29, 1946
The McGees Visit Johnson's Wax Headquarters November 5, 1946
A Visit from Ronald Colman November 12, 1946
Fibber Invents a Football Play November 19, 1946
A Prowler Is Following Fifi Tremaine November 26, 1946
Fibber Fights the Bank over $19 December 3, 1946
Fibber Tans Himself with a Sun Lamp December 17, 1946
Fixing Broken Toys for Needy Children December 24, 1946

1947 29

Fibber Joins the Posse January 7, 1947
Package at the Post Office January 14, 1947
House Alteration: Looking for an Architect January 21, 1947
Waiting for a Bus January 28, 1947
Babysitting with Teeny February 4, 1947
Fibber's Model Airplane February 11, 1947
Fibber Collects Doc Gamble's Bills February 18, 1947
Fibber Fixes a Window February 25, 1947
Fibber Isn't Getting His Mail March 4, 1947
Waiting Outside the Drugstore in the Rain March 18, 1947
Home Power Plant March 25, 1947
Traffic Citations: Safe Driving Campaign April 1, 1947
The 1880 Quarter April 15, 1947
The Street Carnival April 22, 1947
Thelma Graham Visits Molly April 29, 1947
Trouble with Grammar May 6, 1947
Smuggled Irish Tweed May 13, 1947
Shrimps McGee: Old Family Recipe May 27, 1947
Citizenship Test June 3, 1947
Teeny's Kitty Is Under the Porch October 14, 1947
Late Car Payment October 21, 1947
Big Deal at the Farm October 28, 1947
Inflatable Raft from the Army Surplus Store November 11, 1947
The Phone Call November 18, 1947
Painting the Kitchen November 25, 1947
Duck Hunting Trip December 2, 1947
The Gazette Interview December 9, 1947
Making a Fruitcake from the Family Recipe December 16, 1947
Fibber Loses His Key Ring in the Snow December 23, 1947

1948 22

Fibber's Magic Act January 6, 1948
Big Bucks for Horatio Alger Books February 17, 1948
Fibber to Collect a $7 Debt February 24, 1948
Volunteering for Jury Duty March 2, 1948
The Broken Card Table March 9, 1948
Telegram from George Marshall March 16, 1948
Molly's Easter Dress Creation March 23, 1948
Overnight Trip to a Small Hotel March 30, 1948
Fixing Doc's Car April 6, 1948
The New Fire Alarm Box April 13, 1948
Ceramics April 20, 1948
The Passenger Pigeon Trap April 27, 1948
Fishing Season Opens May 11, 1948
Making Cologne May 18, 1948
Molly's Toothache May 25, 1948
McGee's Tune June 1, 1948
Pressed Pants October 5, 1948
Bowling Night November 16, 1948
Doc's Pheasants for Dinner November 23, 1948
The Street Light Is Burned Out November 30, 1948
The 35-Pound Salmon December 14, 1948
The Country Club Dance December 28, 1948

1949 33

Weather Stripping January 4, 1949
The Sleigh Ride January 11, 1949
Money in a Shoebox January 18, 1949
The Laundromat January 25, 1949
Good Listener McGee February 1, 1949
Molly's Birthday Party February 8, 1949
Finding the Hairdresser at 1414 14th Street February 15, 1949
Fibber Lies to a Stranger About His Wealth February 22, 1949
The Abandoned Jalopy March 1, 1949
Doc Gamble Day March 15, 1949
The Dressmaker's Dummy March 22, 1949
The Thousand Pound Inheritance March 29, 1949
Kramer's Cash Register April 5, 1949
The New Fire Truck April 19, 1949
The Time Organizer April 26, 1949
Do a Good Turn, McGee May 3, 1949
A New House for Ole May 10, 1949
Doc's New Suit May 17, 1949
Fibber Writes a Movie Script May 24, 1949
The Canoe Trip May 31, 1949
Fifteenth Anniversary Show September 13, 1949
The Fish Dinner September 27, 1949
The Umbrella Stand October 4, 1949
Making Cloth out of Paper October 11, 1949
The Concert Goers October 25, 1949
The Trolley Rider November 1, 1949
The Cuckoo Clock November 8, 1949
Stuck in the Grating November 15, 1949
The Tax Bill: Thanksgiving November 22, 1949
The Bargain Inner Tube November 29, 1949
Making Christmas Cards December 6, 1949
Man of the Year Swindle December 13, 1949
Trip to Rich Aunt Sarah's December 27, 1949

1950 31

At Aunt Sarah's January 3, 1950
The McGees Help Out at Walt's Malt Shoppe January 10, 1950
Fibber Cuts Down the Old Jesse James Tree January 17, 1950
Fibber Can't Decide What Kind of Suit to Buy January 24, 1950
The Gang Goes for a Sleigh Ride January 31, 1950
Molly Is Asked to Run for City Council February 7, 1950
Looking for Lost Tubes of Radium February 14, 1950
Fibber Is Sued When a Dog Bites the Mailman February 21, 1950
Mayor La Trivia's Party February 28, 1950
Pruning the Shade Tree March 21, 1950
McGee the Census Taker April 4, 1950
Running the General Store April 11, 1950
Something Fell Off the Car April 18, 1950
Fibber Plans a Dance at the Elks Club April 25, 1950
The Fishing Trip May 2, 1950
Circus Day May 9, 1950
Picnic in the Orchard May 16, 1950
Fibber Goes to Night School September 26, 1950
Fibber's Stomach Ache October 3, 1950
The Con Men October 10, 1950
Snapshot Contest October 17, 1950
Real Estate Deal October 24, 1950
The Ukulele Course October 31, 1950
Fibber Needs Glasses November 7, 1950
The One Hundred Thousand Dollar Stamp November 14, 1950
Aunt Jennie November 21, 1950
Parking Meters; Returning the Razor November 28, 1950
Dinner at La Trivia's December 5, 1950
Bank Night at the Bijou December 12, 1950
Fibber the Postman December 19, 1950
Shoveling Snow December 26, 1950

1951 34

Fixing Teeny's Sled January 2, 1951
Mailing Circulars January 9, 1951
City Hall Grass January 16, 1951
McGee's Belongings January 23, 1951
Skating Party on Dugan's Lake January 30, 1951
National Pancake Week February 6, 1951
The Nasty Letter February 13, 1951
Express Company Bandits February 20, 1951
Trip to Peoria February 27, 1951
Molly's Checkup March 6, 1951
The Antique Vase March 13, 1951
Good Deeds March 20, 1951
Surprise Party (Fibber and Molly Don't Show) March 27, 1951
McGee Declared Well April 3, 1951
The Gas Bill April 10, 1951
The Grocery Budget April 17, 1951
Soapbox Derby Racer for Teeny April 24, 1951
The Hitchhiking Bureau May 1, 1951
McGee the Artist May 8, 1951
Hole in One May 15, 1951
Fibber Runs a Red Light and Turns Himself In May 22, 1951
Letter Trapped in Mailbox by a Bird's Nest May 29, 1951
New Fish Bait June 5, 1951
Businessmen's Symphony June 12, 1951
Trip to Omaha for the Community Chest Rally October 2, 1951
Community Chest Rally in Omaha October 9, 1951
Teeny Needs to Go to the Dentist October 16, 1951
Fibber Cooks Dinner for Molly's Birthday October 23, 1951
Fibber Sells an Old Raccoon Coat November 6, 1951
Some Like It Hot November 20, 1951
The Chaperones November 27, 1951
Floorwalker McGee December 4, 1951
Detective McGee (1951) December 11, 1951
Big Pool Match at the Elks Club December 18, 1951

1952 30

Rumors January 8, 1952
The Rummage Sale January 15, 1952
Locked Out January 22, 1952
Playing Cupid January 29, 1952
Paying the Bills February 5, 1952
Braiding a Rug February 12, 1952
Fibber Gets a Letter from the IRS February 19, 1952
Pancake Day February 26, 1952
Fixing the Back Step March 4, 1952
Twentieth Anniversary on NBC March 11, 1952
The Statue of Buckshot McGee March 18, 1952
Running Kramer's Drug Store March 25, 1952
Selling Umbrellas During a Heat Wave April 1, 1952
The Perilous Horoscope April 8, 1952
All You Can Eat for One Dollar April 15, 1952
Traffic Court April 22, 1952
Potted Plant and Pet Show April 29, 1952
Picnic at Dugan's Lake May 6, 1952
Fibber Tunes the Piano (1952) May 13, 1952
At the Carnival May 20, 1952
Fibber's Annual Checkup May 27, 1952
Fibber Does a Singing Commercial June 3, 1952
McGee the Political Worker June 10, 1952
Molly's Rich Friend Gert Visits October 7, 1952
Stock in the Transit Company October 14, 1952
The Post Office Box Key October 21, 1952
The Giant Grizzly October 28, 1952
McGee's Fruit Punch November 11, 1952
The Missing Umbrella November 18, 1952
Polishing Doc's Car Blindfolded November 25, 1952

1953 53

McGee's Giant Icicle January 27, 1953
Installing a Wall Safe February 3, 1953
The New Courteous McGee February 10, 1953
Fibber Minds Doc's Office February 17, 1953
McGee the Artist (1953) February 24, 1953
Breakfast in Bed for Molly (1953) March 3, 1953
Something Fell Off the Car (1953) March 10, 1953
Reward for a Noble Deed March 17, 1953
McGee's False Alarm April 14, 1953
Fibber Delivers a Cake for Molly April 21, 1953
The Old Moose Head April 28, 1953
The Lady at 14th and Oak May 5, 1953
Ole's Brother John May 12, 1953
The Old Tax Law May 19, 1953
Fight with the Neighbor May 26, 1953
The Lost Cat Ad June 2, 1953
Traffic Safety Campaign June 9, 1953
Molly's Lunch Date with Al Bennington June 16, 1953
Fishing Trip June 30, 1953
Letter to the Postmaster October 6, 1953
Buying a Parakeet October 7, 1953
Buying Shampoo at Kramer's Drug Store October 9, 1953
Preparing the Executive Club Speech October 13, 1953
Biography for the Luncheon October 15, 1953
Ribbon on Her Finger October 19, 1953
Luggage Shopping for the Trip to See Aunt Sarah October 21, 1953
Packing for the Trip to See Aunt Sarah October 22, 1953
Seeking Aunt Sarah's House October 27, 1953
Overnight in the Wrong House October 28, 1953
Who Is F.C.? October 29, 1953
The Phantom Burglar Nabbed November 3, 1953
The Shoe Repair Shop November 5, 1953
The Parakeet's Preference November 6, 1953
Buying Teeny's Gift at the Bon Ton November 9, 1953
Preparation for Duck Hunting November 10, 1953
The Happy Hunter Returns Home November 18, 1953
Fibber Goes to Bed at Seven O'Clock November 19, 1953
The Christmas Fund November 20, 1953
Selling Doc the Ring November 24, 1953
Autumn Leaves Drive November 25, 1953 · performer, commercial spokesman
Fibber Enters a Photo Contest December 1, 1953
Fibber Develops His Own Film December 3, 1953
Fibber Loses a Photo Worth $75 December 4, 1953
Fibber Misses the Return Call December 9, 1953
Party Line Blocks the Call from Washington December 10, 1953
The Phone Call Finally Gets Through December 11, 1953
Christmas Shopping December 16, 1953
The McGees Get a Tax Refund December 18, 1953
Mailing Aunt Sarah's Gift December 21, 1953
Laura the Lopsided Pine Tree December 24, 1953
Spending Christmas at Home December 25, 1953
Fibber Revives His Vaudeville Act December 30, 1953
The Elks Club Extravaganza December 31, 1953

1954 41

A Quiet New Year's Day at Home January 1, 1954
The Citizen X Contest Continues January 18, 1954
Works on Toaster to Forget Contest January 19, 1954
Fibber's Cigar Ashes January 21, 1954
It's Fibber's Birthday January 22, 1954
Tight-Lipped McGee January 26, 1954
The Three Dollar Lawsuit January 27, 1954
Going to See South Atlantic January 28, 1954
The Boys Go to Work February 3, 1954
House Rental Agent McGee February 10, 1954
Advertising the House for Rent February 11, 1954
The House Is Finally Rented February 17, 1954
Molly Is Caught in the Attic February 18, 1954
Fibber Sleeps Through Two-Gun Justice February 19, 1954
Celebrating Washington's Birthday February 22, 1954
Tall Tale McGee February 23, 1954
The Eight-Year-Old Newspaper February 25, 1954
Fibber's High School Athletic Trophy February 26, 1954
McGee's Lucky Day (1954) March 3, 1954
The Ketchup Representative Comes March 5, 1954
The Envelope Swindle March 8, 1954
Fibber Wants to Run a Variety Store March 9, 1954
Business Is Dull March 11, 1954
Promoting Business March 12, 1954
Further Business Promotions March 15, 1954
Fibber Helps Molly with the Club Luncheon March 19, 1954
Buying a Thousand Bricks March 31, 1954
Wimple Helps with the Barbecue April 5, 1954
Sleepwalker McGee April 7, 1954
Fibber Loses a Coat Button April 8, 1954
Turning Fibber In April 12, 1954
Hiring a Lawyer April 13, 1954
Indian Scout McGee April 19, 1954
Fibber Prepares for the Hike April 20, 1954
Forty Thousand Copies of Partly True April 22, 1954
Stung by a Wasp April 27, 1954
Tennis Player McGee April 28, 1954
City Orders the Oak Tree Cut April 29, 1954
Cutting Down the Old Oak Tree April 30, 1954
New Shoes May 3, 1954
McGee's Hiccups May 4, 1954

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show5 · Cast

About The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show

Phil's Band Turns to Drama January 15, 1954
Firing Elliott February 19, 1954
This Band Is Underpaid April 16, 1954
Herbert's Happy Hacienda April 23, 1954
This Is Your Past May 14, 1954

The CBS Radio Workshop2 · Cast

About The CBS Radio Workshop

Colloquy 3: An Analysis of Satire August 31, 1956
A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served September 14, 1956

Avalon Time1 · Cast

About Avalon Time

To Vacation or Not to Vacation July 1, 1939

Lux Radio Theatre1 · Cast

About Lux Radio Theatre

Peter Pan December 21, 1953

Recollections at Thirty1 · Cast

About Recollections at Thirty

Gene and Glenn July 25, 1956

The Chase and Sanborn Program1 · Cast

About The Chase and Sanborn Program

Guest: Ronald Colman April 18, 1943

The Great Gildersleeve1 · Cast

About The Great Gildersleeve

Bullard Needs Boat Access April 4, 1951

The Halls of Ivy1 · Cast

About The Halls of Ivy

D-Day June 7, 1950

Wild Bill Hickok1 · Cast

About Wild Bill Hickok

The Circle of Death December 19, 1952

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