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The Bickersons

18 episodes · 1946–1951 · NBC, CBS · Comedy

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John and Blanche Bickerson spent nearly all their time together in an all-out verbal war over money, jealousy and everything else. Philip Rapp created them, and Don Ameche and Frances Langford first played them in 1946 on NBC's Drene Time, a variety show with Danny Thomas. The Bickersons moved on to The Old Gold Show and the Chase and Sanborn hour, and in the summer of 1951 CBS gave them their own half hour, with Lew Parker as John. They helped pave the way for The Honeymooners.

Sources: The Bickersons, Wikipedia

Episodes

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1946

• Premiere Show December 15, 1946 · 29 min
• Deep Sea Treasure Enterprise December 29, 1946 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs doesn't list this date, but lists the same title on September 22, 1946.

1947

• Everybody Has a Baby (aka Amos Borrows the Car) January 5, 1947 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs doesn't list this date, but lists the same title on September 29, 1946.
• The New Puppy January 12, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Blanche has bought a puppy. Also, Gale Gordon plays a psychiatrist trying to talk Danny Thomas out of a phone booth.
• The New Tuxedo February 9, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Blanche has lent John's new tuxedo to her brother Amos. Danny Thomas takes on interior decorators.
• Amos the Driving Instructor (aka Amos Does Time) February 23, 1947 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Blanche Has a Stomach Ache (aka the Business Trip) March 2, 1947 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Blanche Bets on the Horses March 16, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Blanche has paid fifty dollars to a racetrack tout for a sure thing.
• John's New Fishing Pole March 30, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Blanche has lent John's brand-new fishing pole to Amos, to unclog a drain.
• The Bachelor Party April 20, 1947 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Will May 18, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Blanche's brother Amos wants John to make out a will.

1948

• The Pink Slip (Unaired Pilot) December 13, 1948 · 29 min

1951

• Fatal Anniversary Present June 5, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  The first show of the series. John buys Blanche a diamond ring for their anniversary and can't pay for it. Frances Langford sings 'Blue Skies.'
• The Mink Coat June 12, 1951 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Gooseby Vacation July 10, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
  John gives Blanche a driving lesson, and the Bickersons go on vacation.
• Blanche's Expensive Injury July 17, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
  Blanche sprains her ankle and buys a television set. Frances Langford sings 'Somebody Loves Me.'
• John's Snoring August 21, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  Blanche wants John to see a doctor about his snoring, and he finally agrees to an operation. From the 1951 CBS series, with Lew Parker as John.
• John the Shoplifter August 28, 1951 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.