Theater of the Mind
Don Quinn
Writer, Creator
424 episodes in 4 shows · 1940–1953
Don Quinn was the writer behind Fibber McGee and Molly, a full partner with stars Jim and Marian Jordan and the show's only writer until 1943, then its head writer through 1950. Along the way he created Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve and Beulah, both of whom got their own shows. He then created and wrote The Halls of Ivy for NBC, and later wrote its television version.
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Fibber McGee and Molly374 · Writer
1940
- Fibber Builds a Doghouse
- Gildersleeve's Suit
- Fibber's Car Is Stolen
- Radio Quiz Show
- Fibber's Old Suit
- Everyone Is Nice to Fibber
- Good Luck Egyptian Ring
- To Tell the Truth
- Fibber Takes Molly Out to Lunch
- Dog License Problem
- Returning from Hollywood
- Proper Picture Hanging Techniques
- Fibber the Director
- Caught in a Suit of Armor
- McGee Sprays Gildy with the Garden Hose
- McGee Gets a Job in a Hardware Store
- The Circus Comes to Town
- Spaghetti Dinner
- Trying to Hang Wallpaper
- Fibber Models a Dress for Molly
- Fibber Writes Music for Meredith Willson
- Back from Vacation
- Fibber Gives Up Cigars
- The Missing Screwdriver
- Gildersleeve's Diary
- Driving to the Big Football Game
- Election Day
- Fibber's Black Eye
- Visiting Uncle Dennis
- Uncle Dennis Visits
- Shoveling Coal from Gildersleeve's Lawn
- Mailing Christmas Packages
- Gildy's Radio-Phonograph
- Fibber Finds a Gold Watch
1941
- Hundred Dollar Bill
- Piano Lessons
- Fibber Buys a New Suit
- Fibber Becomes a Watch Salesman
- The McGees Try to Go to Bed Early
- Fibber's Bottle Collection
- The McGees Throw a Dinner Party
- Guests Quarantined with Measles
- Fibber Gets His Draft Notice
- The Missing Car Fender
- Fibber Builds a Telescope
- Stuck in Fresh Pavement
- Games and Books for the Army
- Salmon Dinner
- Fibber Bakes Molly a Birthday Cake
- Amusement Park
- Leaving for Hollywood
- Back from Vacation in Alaska
- Fifty Thousand Dollar Deal
- Fire Commissioner McGee
- Finding Old Love Letters
- Fibber Meets a Racketeer
- New Furniture
- Premiere of Look Who's Laughing
- Mayor La Trivia Won't Leave
- Beauty Clay Mine
- The Mustache
- Forty Percent Off
- Electric Chime Doorbell
1942
- A Night Out on the Town
- Who Broke Uppy's Window?, Part 1
- Who Broke Uppy's Window?, Part 2
- The Blizzard
- The Lost Diamond Ring
- Valentine Candy
- Home Movies
- The Horse
- Boomer's Suitcase
- Fibber Writes a Song
- The Soap Contest
- Scrap Drive
- Spring Festival Parade
- Out to the Ballgame
- The Old Straw Hat
- Sugar Substitute
- Fibber Is Being Followed by a Spy
- Going to Be Rich
- Uncle Dennis Disappears, Part 1
- Uncle Dennis Disappears, Part 2
- Pot Roast
- A Mouse in the House
- Packing for Vacation
- Back from Vacation (1942)
- Otis Cadwallader
- Converting the Furnace
- The Family Tree
- The Old-Timer on the Lam
- Duck Hunting with La Trivia
- Uppy's Nephew
- The Twenty Thousand Dollar Sofa
- Fibber Getting in Condition
- Gas Rationing
- Women Are Taking Over
- Misplaced Christmas Money
- Listening to Christmas Carols
1943
- Cutting Down Fibber's Old Suit for Molly
- Billy Mills Is Hospitalized
- Uppy Joins the WACs
- McGee the Author
- Cleaning the Hall Closet
- War Worker Shortage
- The Poker Game
- Breakfast in Bed for Molly
- Fibber Reads His Horoscope
- Fibber Raises $100 for the Red Cross Drive
- Buying a Washing Machine
- Fibber Feels Ill
- Uncle Sycamore's Radio Show
- Fibber Models a Dress for Molly (1943)
- Black Market Meat
- Fibber Changes His Name to Homer K. Frink
- Fibber's New Barometer Predicts Snow
- Fibber Steals a Car
- Fibber's Idea for World Travel
- Fibber's Thumb Caught in a Bowling Ball
- Camping at Dugan's Lake
- Renting the Spare Room
- WAC Commission for Fred Nitney's Daughter
- Cleaning Doc Gamble's House
- Fibber Makes His Own Chili Sauce
- Etiquette Lessons from an 1877 Book
1944
- Fibber Does His Income Taxes
- Molly Gets Flowers from a Man Named Ralph
- Dining Out to Celebrate
- Fibber Buys a Diamond Ring for $20
- Waiting for the Ice Cream Delivery at Kramer's
- Fibber Has His Handwriting Analyzed
- Before a Western Campfire
- Red Cross Speech on the Radio
- Dinner Party: Beulah Is Hired
- Fibber Finds His Old Mandolin
- Fibber Has Pneumonia; Gildy and Leroy Visit
- Fibber Returns from the Hospital
- Fibber Thinks His Neighbor Is a German Spy
- Job Offer as a Cannery Executive
- Aunt Sarah's Picture
- Alice Darling's New Boyfriend
- The Policeman's Ball
- Old Muley Caught
- D-Day Broadcast
- Fixing the Porch Swing
- Getting Ready for the Cattle Ranch
- Fibber Can't Find His Hip Boots
- Tapping a Tree for Maple Syrup
- Stranger Wants to Repay a Four Dollar Debt
- Duck Hunter McGee (1944)
- Fibber Attends Night School
- Faking a Broken Rib to Avoid Housecleaning
- Wallace Wimple, Navy Physical Instructor
- Fibber Presses His Pants
- Quiz Show: Smokes for Folks
- Fibber Snoops for Presents in the Closet
- Fibber Controls His Temper
1945
- The Diamond Stickpin
- Mushrooms or Toadstools
- Hot Water Shortage
- A Big Project to Burn Off Excess Energy
- Housing a Sailor for the Night
- The Cross-Eyed Cat
- Fibber Tunes the Piano
- Catching a Train
- Golden Anniversary Party
- Visit from an Old Cattleman Friend
- Fixing the Radio
- Giving Doc Gamble's Clothes Away
- McGee the Poet
- Newspaper Delivery Problems
- The Bank Statement
- Hitching a Ride to the Elks Club
- Briefcase Bronson Is on the Loose
- Housing Shortage Survey on V-E Day
- Fibber Buys a Trunk at an Auction
- Musical Arrangement for the War Bond Drive
- Starting Mrs. Carstairs' Power Lawn Mower
- Cleaning the Hall Closet (1945)
- McGee the Magician
- Big Financial Plans with Mrs. Carstairs
- Spending the Summer on a Houseboat
- Welcoming La Trivia Home from the War
- Shopping for a Used Car
- No Train Reservation for Mrs. Carstairs
- Cousin Ernest Comes for Dinner
- Fibber the Sculptor
- Fibber Makes Fudge
- Teaching Molly to Drive
- Architect McGee, Construction Supervisor
- Fibber Chops Down the Old Oak Tree
- Winter Walk to Dugan's Lake
- Fibber Thinks He's the Governor's Pal
- Fibber Paints the Christmas Tree White
- Doc's Gift to McGee
1946
- Tall Story Contest
- Fibber Wants to Win a Bean Counting Contest
- Fibber Finds a Treasure Map
- Re-Enacting a Robbery for Pioneer Day
- Molly's Card Party
- Skating at Dugan's Lake
- Fibber's New Suit
- Doc and Fibber Dine at Joe's Gravy Bowl
- Fibber Loses His Fountain Pen
- Fibber Reports His Car Stolen
- Kite Flying Contest with Doc Gamble
- Fibber Is a Red Cross Collector
- Bullets Brannigan
- The Protecto-Rejecto Switch
- Salvador McGee
- The Antique Table
- Living to 150 by Eating Healthy
- The Barbershop Quartet
- Catching Old Muley at Dugan's Lake
- Political Campaign for City Council
- Fireball McGee
- Wedding Anniversary
- The Aviation Show
- Two-Week Fishing Trip Without Molly
- Doc Gives McGee Placebos for His Illness
- Bull Moran and the Skunk Incident
- Checking the City Water
- Bad Day at the Bon Ton
- The Dinner Party
- The McGees Visit Johnson's Wax Headquarters
- A Visit from Ronald Colman
- Fibber Invents a Football Play
- A Prowler Is Following Fifi Tremaine
- Fibber Fights the Bank over $19
- Getting La Trivia and Doc to Fight over Fifi
- Fibber Tans Himself with a Sun Lamp
- Fixing Broken Toys for Needy Children
1947
- Fibber Joins the Posse
- Package at the Post Office
- House Alteration: Looking for an Architect
- Waiting for a Bus
- Babysitting with Teeny
- Fibber's Model Airplane
- Fibber Collects Doc Gamble's Bills
- Fibber Fixes a Window
- Fibber Isn't Getting His Mail
- Man's Untapped Energies
- Waiting Outside the Drugstore in the Rain
- Home Power Plant
- Traffic Citations: Safe Driving Campaign
- The 1880 Quarter
- The Street Carnival
- Thelma Graham Visits Molly
- Trouble with Grammar
- Smuggled Irish Tweed
- Shrimps McGee: Old Family Recipe
- Citizenship Test
- Teeny's Kitty Is Under the Porch
- Late Car Payment
- Big Deal at the Farm
- Inflatable Raft from the Army Surplus Store
- The Phone Call
- Painting the Kitchen
- Duck Hunting Trip
- The Gazette Interview
- Making a Fruitcake from the Family Recipe
- Fibber Loses His Key Ring in the Snow
1948
- Fibber's Magic Act
- Big Bucks for Horatio Alger Books
- Fibber to Collect a $7 Debt
- Volunteering for Jury Duty
- The Broken Card Table
- Telegram from George Marshall
- Molly's Easter Dress Creation
- Overnight Trip to a Small Hotel
- Fixing Doc's Car
- The New Fire Alarm Box
- Ceramics
- The Passenger Pigeon Trap
- Fishing Season Opens
- Making Cologne
- Molly's Toothache
- McGee's Tune
- Pressed Pants
- Bowling Night
- Doc's Pheasants for Dinner
- The Street Light Is Burned Out
- The 35-Pound Salmon
- The Country Club Dance
1949
- Weather Stripping
- The Sleigh Ride
- Money in a Shoebox
- The Laundromat
- Good Listener McGee
- Molly's Birthday Party
- Finding the Hairdresser at 1414 14th Street
- Fibber Lies to a Stranger About His Wealth
- The Abandoned Jalopy
- Doc Gamble Day
- The Dressmaker's Dummy
- The Thousand Pound Inheritance
- Kramer's Cash Register
- Fibber's New Pipe
- The New Fire Truck
- The Time Organizer
- Do a Good Turn, McGee
- A New House for Ole
- Doc's New Suit
- Fibber Writes a Movie Script
- The Canoe Trip
- The Fish Dinner
- The Umbrella Stand
- Making Cloth out of Paper
- The Community Chest Bazaar
- The Concert Goers
- The Trolley Rider
- The Cuckoo Clock
- Stuck in the Grating
- The Tax Bill: Thanksgiving
- The Bargain Inner Tube
- Making Christmas Cards
- Man of the Year Swindle
- Trip to Rich Aunt Sarah's
1950
- At Aunt Sarah's
- The McGees Help Out at Walt's Malt Shoppe
- Fibber Cuts Down the Old Jesse James Tree
- Fibber Can't Decide What Kind of Suit to Buy
- The Gang Goes for a Sleigh Ride
- Molly Is Asked to Run for City Council
- Looking for Lost Tubes of Radium
- Fibber Is Sued When a Dog Bites the Mailman
- Mayor La Trivia's Party
- Ole Is Kidnapped
- Fibber Builds a Guest House
- Pruning the Shade Tree
- McGee the Census Taker
- Running the General Store
- Something Fell Off the Car
- Fibber Plans a Dance at the Elks Club
- The Fishing Trip
- Circus Day
- Picnic in the Orchard
- Fibber Goes to Night School
- Fibber's Stomach Ache
- The Con Men
- Snapshot Contest
- Real Estate Deal
- The Ukulele Course
- Fibber Needs Glasses
- The One Hundred Thousand Dollar Stamp
- Aunt Jennie
- Parking Meters; Returning the Razor
- Dinner at La Trivia's
- Bank Night at the Bijou
- Fibber the Postman
- Shoveling Snow
1951
- Fixing Teeny's Sled
- Mailing Circulars
- City Hall Grass
- McGee's Belongings
- Skating Party on Dugan's Lake
- National Pancake Week
- The Nasty Letter
- Express Company Bandits
- Trip to Peoria
- Molly's Checkup
- The Antique Vase
- Good Deeds
- Surprise Party (Fibber and Molly Don't Show)
- McGee Declared Well
- The Grocery Budget
- Soapbox Derby Racer for Teeny
- The Hitchhiking Bureau
- McGee the Artist
- Hole in One
- Fibber Runs a Red Light and Turns Himself In
- Letter Trapped in Mailbox by a Bird's Nest
1953
The Halls of Ivy47 · Writer, Creator
- The Student Editorial
- The Gangster's Son
- Wellman's Nose: Charter Day Ceremonies
- Dr. Bromley, Shakespeare Expert
- The Chinese Student
- Student Thief
- Merton Savada's Crush
- Victoria's New Review
- Dirty Politics
- Professor Gerhardt's Secret
- Toddy Plays Hooky
- Mrs. Foster's Lost Dog
- The Scofield Prize
- Student Actress
- Mrs. Whitney's Statue
- Dr. Abel
- The Fighting Med Student
- The Sexton Award
- D-Day
- Stolen First Edition
- Faculty Raffle
- Poetry Reading
- The Education of Annie Belle
- The Leslie Hoff Painting
- The New English Teacher
- Phone Problems
- Jack Benny Visits Ivy
- Professor Barrett's Play
- The Goya Bequest
- Professor Warren's Retirement
- Romiette and Julio
- Student Vandalism and the Draft
- Sweet Sorrow
- Nelson Carter's Son
- Track Star
- The Astronomy Exam
- Professor Grimes
- Faculty Marriage
- Professor Walden's Son
- Faculty Follies, Part 1
- Student Singer
- Doctor Spatzen
- Mummynapper
- Pregnant Student
- The Wellmans Come to Dinner
- Math Professor
- Summer Vacation
The Screen Guild Theater2 · Writer
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