Theater of the Mind
Marian Jordan
Cast, Announcer
Born April 15, 1898.
568 episodes in 11 shows · 1939–1954
Radio Hall of Fame inductee (as Marian Driscoll Jordan).
Marian Jordan teamed with Jim Jordan on early radio shows such as The Smith Family on Chicago's WENR and Smackout, an early situation comedy they created with writer Don Quinn. Her lasting role was Molly McGee, Fibber's patient wife, on Fibber McGee and Molly, which began on NBC's Blue Network in 1935. She also played Molly in six movies based on the show.
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Fibber McGee and Molly553 · Cast
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
- Teeny's Missing Dog
- The War Is Not Almost Over
- Looking for a Christmas Tree
- A Fresh Start for the New Year
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
- Bill Smith, Old School Chum from Peoria
- Before a Western Campfire
- Red Cross Speech on the Radio
- Dinner Party: Beulah Is Hired
- Fibber Finds His Old Mandolin
- 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
- 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
- Fifteenth Anniversary Show
- 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
- 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
- McGee Declared Well
- The Gas Bill
- 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
- New Fish Bait
- Businessmen's Symphony
- Trip to Omaha for the Community Chest Rally
- Community Chest Rally in Omaha
- Teeny Needs to Go to the Dentist
- Fibber Cooks Dinner for Molly's Birthday
- Fibber Sells an Old Raccoon Coat
- Some Like It Hot
- The Chaperones
- Floorwalker McGee
- Detective McGee (1951)
- Big Pool Match at the Elks Club
1952
- Rumors
- The Rummage Sale
- Locked Out
- Playing Cupid
- Paying the Bills
- Braiding a Rug
- Fibber Gets a Letter from the IRS
- Pancake Day
- Fixing the Back Step
- Twentieth Anniversary on NBC
- The Statue of Buckshot McGee
- Running Kramer's Drug Store
- Selling Umbrellas During a Heat Wave
- The Perilous Horoscope
- All You Can Eat for One Dollar
- Traffic Court
- Potted Plant and Pet Show
- Picnic at Dugan's Lake
- Fibber Tunes the Piano (1952)
- At the Carnival
- Fibber's Annual Checkup
- Fibber Does a Singing Commercial
- McGee the Political Worker
- Molly's Rich Friend Gert Visits
- Stock in the Transit Company
- The Post Office Box Key
- The Giant Grizzly
- McGee's Fruit Punch
- The Missing Umbrella
- Polishing Doc's Car Blindfolded
1953
- McGee's Giant Icicle
- Installing a Wall Safe
- The New Courteous McGee
- Fibber Minds Doc's Office
- McGee the Artist (1953)
- Breakfast in Bed for Molly (1953)
- Something Fell Off the Car (1953)
- McGee's False Alarm
- Fibber Delivers a Cake for Molly
- The Old Moose Head
- The Lady at 14th and Oak
- Ole's Brother John
- The Old Tax Law
- Fight with the Neighbor
- The Lost Cat Ad
- Traffic Safety Campaign
- Molly's Lunch Date with Al Bennington
- Fishing Trip
- Letter to the Postmaster
- Buying a Parakeet
- Teaching the Parakeet to Talk
- Buying Shampoo at Kramer's Drug Store
- Preparing the Executive Club Speech
- Buying a Suit for the Luncheon
- Biography for the Luncheon
- Fibber's Hoarse, Molly Speaks
- Ribbon on Her Finger
- Taking Molly Out Dining and Dancing
- Luggage Shopping for the Trip to See Aunt Sarah
- Packing for the Trip to See Aunt Sarah
- Further Trip Preparations
- Seeking Aunt Sarah's House
- Overnight in the Wrong House
- Who Is F.C.?
- Trick or Treating with Teeny
- Trying to Catch the Phantom Burglar
- The Phantom Burglar Nabbed
- Buying and Installing a Lock
- The Shoe Repair Shop
- The Parakeet's Preference
- Buying Teeny's Gift at the Bon Ton
- Preparation for Duck Hunting
- Fibber Looks for His Hunting License
- Buying Food for the Hunting Trip
- Leaving for Lake Wapahokey
- Hunting Trip Spoiled by Rain
- The Happy Hunter Returns Home
- Fibber Goes to Bed at Seven O'Clock
- The Christmas Fund
- The Phony Ring Investment
- Selling Doc the Ring
- Autumn Leaves Drive
- Fibber Enters a Photo Contest
- Candid Camera Fiend
- Fibber Develops His Own Film
- Fibber Loses a Photo Worth $75
- Fibber Finds the $75 Photo
- Fibber Gets a Call from Washington
- Fibber Misses the Return Call
- Party Line Blocks the Call from Washington
- The Phone Call Finally Gets Through
- The McGees Hire a Cleaning Lady
- Molly Loses an Earring
- Christmas Shopping
- Over $30 for Molly's Women's Club
- The McGees Get a Tax Refund
- Mailing Aunt Sarah's Gift
- Haggling over a Christmas Tree
- Doc Helps Decorate the Christmas Tree
- Laura the Lopsided Pine Tree
- Spending Christmas at Home
- Fibber Revives His Vaudeville Act
- The Elks Club Extravaganza
1954
- A Quiet New Year's Day at Home
- The Citizen X Contest Continues
- Works on Toaster to Forget Contest
- Everybody Wants to Tail Fibber's Clues
- Fibber's Cigar Ashes
- It's Fibber's Birthday
- Molly Is Citizen X
- Tight-Lipped McGee
- The Three Dollar Lawsuit
- Going to See South Atlantic
- Fibber the Plumber
- Fibber's Bank Statement
- Redecorating the Servicemen's Center
- The Boys Go to Work
- Writing Checks with Teeny's Ink
- Disposing of the Christmas Tree
- McGee's New Dial Phone
- New Neighbor Frank Ingram
- House Rental Agent McGee
- Advertising the House for Rent
- House Almost Rented
- What's in the Attic?
- Installing a Light in Fibber's Closet
- The House Is Finally Rented
- Molly Is Caught in the Attic
- Fibber Sleeps Through Two-Gun Justice
- Celebrating Washington's Birthday
- Tall Tale McGee
- The Eight-Year-Old Newspaper
- Fibber's High School Athletic Trophy
- Trouble with the Bon Ton Parking Valet
- Federal Income Tax Preparation
- McGee's Lucky Day (1954)
- The McGee Jet Ketchup Gun
- The Ketchup Representative Comes
- The Envelope Swindle
- Fibber Wants to Run a Variety Store
- Fibber Manages Quilby's Variety Store
- Business Is Dull
- Promoting Business
- Further Business Promotions
- Fibber Helps Molly with the Club Luncheon
- Voting for Congressman
- Buying a Thousand Bricks
- Building a Barbecue
- Wimple Helps with the Barbecue
- Sleepwalker McGee
- Fibber Loses a Coat Button
- Fibber Exchanges Buttons
- Turning Fibber In
- Hiring a Lawyer
- Indian Scout McGee
- Fibber Prepares for the Hike
- The Nature Hike
- Forty Thousand Copies of Partly True
- Unloading Forty Thousand Magazines
- Fibber's Old Suit (1954)
- Stung by a Wasp
- Tennis Player McGee
- City Orders the Oak Tree Cut
- Cutting Down the Old Oak Tree
- New Shoes
- McGee's Hiccups
The Screen Guild Theater3 · Cast
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