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The Fred Allen Show

268 episodes · 1932–1956 · NBC, CBS, ABC, Armed Forces Radio Service · Comedy

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Fred Allen, born John Florence Sullivan, went from vaudeville juggler to radio's sharpest wit, on shows like Town Hall Tonight and Texaco Star Theatre. On December 6, 1942, he introduced Allen's Alley, a weekly stroll past the doors of his oddball neighbors: Senator Claghorn (Kenny Delmar), Mrs. Nussbaum (Minerva Pious), and Titus Moody (Parker Fennelly). His wife, Portland Hoffa, was on every show. After a year off the air for high blood pressure, he returned on October 7, 1945, Sundays at 8:30 on NBC, for Standard Brands' Tenderleaf Tea and Blue Bonnet margarine. He was radio's top-rated show in 1946-47, but ABC's giveaway show Stop the Music cut into his audience, and he signed off for good on June 26, 1949.

Sources: Fred Allen, Wikipedia; The Fred Allen Show, Wikipedia

Episodes

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19334 episodes
  • Judge Allen's Court January 22, 1933 · CBS · 25 min
    A visit to Judge Allen's courtroom.
  • Inspector Allen Solves the Spinach Robbery October 20, 1933 · NBC · 20 min
    A radio that fits in the bathtub, and Inspector Allen solves a spinach robbery with help from Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan and the Shadow, one of the Shadow's earliest known appearances.
  • Dr. Allen of the Bedlam Sanitarium November 24, 1933 · NBC · 21 min
    A visit to Dr. Allen's sanitarium, where foreign doctors stop in.
  • The Bargain Basement Court December 1, 1933 · NBC · 19 min
    Judge Allen tries the wisdom of Solomon, and a parrot takes the stand in a dispute over a dog. The last show of the Salad Bowl Revue.
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  • The Mountain Bride June 26, 1935 · NBC · 60 min
    The last show of the season: the news of the week, a race for mayor of Bedlamville, a hillbilly drama, and the amateur contest.
  • Once an Amateur, Always an Amateur October 2, 1935 · NBC · 60 min
    The first show of the season, with Fred just back from Hollywood, an all-star amateur contest, and a man who plays "Marching Through Georgia" on mixing bowls.
  • Who Killed Kirk Reuben? October 16, 1935 · NBC · 59 min
    Detective One Long Pan takes the case, the quartet sings "Since Yussel Learned to Yodel," and an amateur plays three harmonicas at once.
  • The Wild Women of the Wilderness November 6, 1935 · NBC · 60 min
    Lady barbers of the future, a psychology test at the drugstore, and the amateur contest.
  • Whoopee on the Volga November 27, 1935 · NBC · 57 min
    A school for landlords, the sound of the China Clipper, a Russian melodrama, and amateurs judged by an applause machine.
  • The Case of the Disappearing Elephant December 4, 1935 · NBC · 56 min
    One Long Pan hunts a missing elephant, Fred meets the lawyers Shyster and Shyster, and an amateur plays a steer's horn.
  • Town Hall Tonight Uncle Tom's Hot Spot December 11, 1935 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Department Store Santa December 25, 1935 · NBC · 41 min
    A Christmas Day show, with a department store Santa who plays the saxophone among the amateurs.
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  • Murder at the Microphone January 1, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A New Year's Day mystery: Captain Benny has been murdered.
  • Town Hall Tonight: Home on the Range (Part 1 only) January 15, 1936 · 31 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Mumbo January 22, 1936 · NBC · 58 min
    One Long Pan solves the mystery of the missing elephants, and the amateurs include a Connecticut quartet and an eighteen-year-old harmonica player.
  • Lord Falconbeak's Dilemma January 29, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A cold snap, a commercial in rhyme, Walter Tetley as a small Shakespearean actor, and an amateur with a talking dog.
  • Going, Going, Gone February 5, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A Southern melodrama, a bouncy band number, and the amateur contest.
  • The Fatal Shot February 19, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    Women on juries, college classes by telephone, and a hillbilly drama.
  • Murder Backstage March 4, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A woman president by 1940? One Long Pan investigates, and Tom the talking bird once again says almost nothing. An all-Harlem amateur night.
  • Colonel Culpepper's Plight March 11, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    An accountant looks at Fred's income tax, a Southern melodrama, and an amateur who plays the piano through a carpet.
  • The Studio's Dilemma March 25, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    Singing in the bathtub under the new copyright law, and Titanic Pictures makes another epic.
  • Hortense's Dilemma April 8, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Wives hooked on gambling, a look at radio comedians, and a farm drama with an egg-laying scene.
  • Sandy's Crime April 15, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    The band plays the Quartet from Rigoletto on nose flutes, Fred joins the Texas Rangers, and a drama of Scotland.
  • The Lost Vice President April 22, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Ambulance chasers, an Amos 'n' Andy imitator with a Russian accent, and a look at Fred Allen in 1976.
  • The Slogan April 29, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    Fred plans his vacation, and an amateur also named Fred Allen plays the musical saw.
  • The Comedian's Plight May 20, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    How conversation has changed, and the whole cast goes off-mike for a minute.
  • Trombone Annie May 27, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A hillbilly drama, and Jerry Colonna, unbilled, sings "The Road to Mandalay."
  • Murder in the Chop House June 3, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A talking-picture rogues' gallery, a joke about the new Queen Mary, and a frontier courtroom drama.
  • Welcome Stranger June 10, 1936 · NBC · 30 min
    Walter Tetley as a Rover Boy invites Fred to summer camp. The second half was given up to Herbert Hoover's address to the Republican convention.
  • Stoopnagle and Budd June 17, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    How to fire employees gracefully, and Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd introduce themselves before the summer.
  • Town Hall Tonight Stoopnagle & Budd - Buck Rogers Spoof September 23, 1936 · 59 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century.”
  • Town Hall Tonight Stoopnagle & Budd - Gangbusters Spoof September 30, 1936 · 59 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Town Hall Tonight Who Killed Rappaport & Amateur Talent hunt 2nd half October 7, 1936 · 59 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Will She Come Out? October 14, 1936 · NBC · 30 min
    Fake eye doctors and a harmonica band. The second half gave way to a broadcast by President Roosevelt.
  • Murder at Cupcake County October 21, 1936 · NBC · 57 min
    Fred blows out the candles on four years in radio, and a hillbilly trial.
  • Studio Strategy November 4, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Fred gets a squirt of seltzer that stops the show, and Titanic Pictures presents "Africa Squeaks."
  • The Great Dane Mystery November 18, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    A theater to cure phobias, and One Long Pan solves the kidnapping of a Great Dane.
  • The Egg Baron November 25, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Salesmen in the Depression and now, Thanksgiving plans, and Minerva Pious in her own voice.
  • The Prodigal Daughter's Return December 2, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Fred takes a few jabs at Jack Benny, perhaps before the famous feud began, and a Scots drama.
  • The Community Sing December 9, 1936 · NBC · 59 min
    Fred tries a phone call around the world, and a Lower East Side company does The Merchant of Venice with Minerva Pious as Portia.
  • The First Department Store Santa December 23, 1936 · NBC · 60 min
    A Christmas play about the first department store Santa, and Fred talks with a professional Santa who plays the saxophone.
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  • Murder on the High Seas March 10, 1937 · NBC · 59 min
    Fred's lawyers advise him to sue Jack Benny, and an escape artist fails to get out of a packing case.
  • St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1937 · NBC · 61 min
    A hillbilly drama, an Irish tenor, Irish dancing, and the escape artist tries the packing case again.
  • The Coronation May 12, 1937 · NBC · 59 min
    A visit to England for the coronation, and Frank Sinatra and his Four Sharps, his first commercial radio appearance.
  • The Tycoon's Dilemma December 15, 1937 · NBC · 60 min
    From Hollywood: a sobering gas for drunks, a neon sign expert, and Fred, Peter and Portland switch parts.
  • Santa Will Not Ride Tonight December 22, 1937 · NBC · 59 min
    Jack Benny tries to sell Fred his Maxwell, and a Christmas fable.
  • The Great Swimming Pool Mystery December 29, 1937 · NBC · 59 min
    The Yuletide soreheads of 1937, and the last show from Hollywood.
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  • Murder at the Opera February 22, 1939 · NBC · 60 min
    Art for the subway walls, a television tube glassblower, and an opera mystery.
  • Murder at Addison Square Garden March 22, 1939 · NBC · 59 min
    A Pullman porter, a Jack Benny imitator, and the Shadow helps One Long Pan solve a case in the ring.
  • The Studio's Plight April 5, 1939 · NBC · 60 min
    World's Fair hotel rates, the story of Alexander Graham Bell told in bells, and George Jessel takes a call from Mama.
  • Crisis on the Showboat June 21, 1939 · NBC · 56 min
    A newsreel cameraman, vacation plans, and a showboat drama.
  • The Search for Dr Livingston October 4, 1939 · 60 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Satire on Surveys and Polls October 11, 1939 · 61 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Prairie Predicament October 25, 1939 · 60 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Guest-Billy Rose.”
  • The Sound Man's Revenge November 8, 1939 · NBC · 61 min
    New York's pedestrian laws, and an expert on doughnut dunking.
  • Dr. Allen Clinic December 27, 1939 · 61 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
194030 episodes
  • Of Smiles-mountain Justice January 31, 1940 · 58 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Political Amateur Hour February 7, 1940 · NBC · 45 min
    Making the Republican convention good radio, a singing telegram soloist, and the inventor of the tea bag.
  • The Visibility Was Poor, but the Pilot Could See His Finish February 14, 1940 · NBC · 47 min
    Unheard poets, an Eagle Scout, and Portland's valentine.
  • The Missing Cat February 21, 1940 · NBC · 48 min
    A snowstorm in the East, a six-year-old xylophone player, and should a balding man wear a toupee?
  • Life at the South Pole February 28, 1940 · 60 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Eagle Show March 20, 1940 · NBC · 62 min
    The famous show where a trained eagle gets loose in the studio, and a send-up of Pot o' Gold called "The Tub of Silver."
  • Who Killed Mack Borden March 27, 1940 · 58 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Laziest Man in the World April 3, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    The head window cleaner at the Empire State Building, and a hillbilly drama.
  • The Crisis in the Central Park Zoo April 10, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    The census begins, and the stage manager at Madison Square Garden.
  • From Nipper to Nobody April 17, 1940 · NBC · 47 min
    A maker of clothes for dogs, and the story of bandleader Peter Van Steeden.
  • He Caught His Wife Kissing a Stranger April 24, 1940 · NBC · 39 min
    Rochester joins Fred in some unkind remarks about Jack Benny, and Fred marks thirty years in show business.
  • Information Tease May 1, 1940 · NBC · 47 min
    A worm hunter, and a send-up of Information Please.
  • The Barber College May 8, 1940 · NBC · 60 min
    Fred answers Jack Benny's imitation of him, and an airline caterer describes airline meals.
  • The Curse of Ra May 22, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    An impressionist does Boyer, Fields, Robinson, Stewart and Fred himself.
  • Death Takes a Pretzel Baron May 29, 1940 · NBC · 45 min
    Amateur poets, the World's Fair mascot, and two listeners tell radio off.
  • The Senator's Dilemma June 5, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    The wettest May since 1908, and Doc Rockwell.
  • Hillbilly Court June 12, 1940 · NBC · 60 min
    From Hollywood: a cattle caster, and a hillbilly opera.
  • The Million Dollar Smile June 19, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    From Hollywood: Jack Benny, "second violinist with the Waukegan Philharmonic," is Fred's guest, and the feud is on.
  • Us, the People Speak June 26, 1940 · NBC · 46 min
    The last show of the season: a champion woman ballplayer, and a great ad lib.
  • Grab It or Leave It October 2, 1940 · 43 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • The Sea Buzzard October 9, 1940 · CBS · 41 min
    Fred interviews Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman, and the cast does a sequel to The Sea Hawk.
  • Death Takes a Boniface October 16, 1940 · CBS · 43 min
    The founder of the League of Less Noise, and are studio audiences good for radio?
  • The Story of Bramson Snide November 6, 1940 · CBS · 44 min
    Little-known hobbies, Major Bowes's amateur of the month, and a football drama.
  • Mountain Justice (1940) November 13, 1940 · CBS · 46 min
    The man behind Broadway's big signs, an Information Please parody, and a hillbilly drama.
  • The Eagle Is Back November 20, 1940 · CBS · 42 min
    Fantasia opens, and the eagle and its trainer come back for a second visit.
  • The Great Department Store Dilemma November 27, 1940 · CBS · 45 min
    The football season ends, an Arthur Murray dance teacher, and a saga of big business.
  • Death Comes to the Mystery Story Writer December 4, 1940 · CBS · 41 min
    An eleven-year-old soprano, and a Fetlock Bones mystery.
  • The Dentist's Plight December 11, 1940 · CBS · 43 min
    The owner of a flea circus, and Fred goes into the audience to give away money.
  • Santa Claus Sits Down December 18, 1940 · CBS · 46 min
    Stuart Canin, who started the Benny-Allen feud with "The Bee," plays it again.
  • Murder at the Faculty Club December 25, 1940 · CBS · 44 min
    A Christmas Day show: the new Sixth Avenue subway, a sausage stuffer, and Inspector Bungle.
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  • The Quiz Nippers January 1, 1941 · ABC · 62 min
    The lowlights of 1940, how Major Bowes got his name, and a send-up of The Quiz Kids.
  • All Is Not Gold That Glitters January 8, 1941 · ABC · 61 min
    A smokestack watcher, and a satire of radio giveaways and quiz shows.
  • The Specialist's Quandary January 15, 1941 · ABC · 61 min
    A dietitian for dogs, and a medical drama where Dr. Allen cures all.
  • They Almost Junked the Junket January 22, 1941 · CBS · 59 min
    The president of the sandhogs' union, Portland breaks up, and a drama of Hollywood and Bucko the movie horse.
  • A Stay-at-Home Cruise to Havana January 29, 1941 · CBS · 60 min
    A digest of Lady in the Dark, and Schick's chief shaver tester.
  • Mountain Justice (1941) February 5, 1941 · ABC · 59 min
    Poets who weren't let in, a talented amateur of the month, and a hillbilly drama.
  • Truth or Subsequences February 12, 1941 · CBS · 59 min
    A Penobscot chief does bird calls, and a send-up of a guessing-game show.
  • Milk February 19, 1941 · CBS · 59 min
    Rising meat prices, the Keeper of the Kipper, and the true story of milk.
  • Western Union February 26, 1941 · ABC · 62 min
    Loan shark victims, and the loan shark answers back.
  • Philanda Blank March 2, 1941 · 57 min
  • Little Red Riding Hood March 5, 1941 · CBS · 58 min
    Franklin P. Adams's pet peeves, and Little Red Riding Hood as told by Gangbusters, Superman and the opera.
  • Philander Blank: My Story March 12, 1941 · CBS · 57 min
    A bingo crackdown, Mary Margaret McBride at the round table, and the story of the first tax collector.
  • Nicotine Alley March 19, 1941 · CBS · 57 min
    A bus strike, Kenny Baker's blind date, and a send-up of Tobacco Road.
  • The Wedlock Society March 26, 1941 · ABC · 58 min
    Spring poets, should children be spanked, and a send-up of a marriage club show.
  • One Long Pan Takes a Chance April 2, 1941 · CBS · 57 min
    Lionel Stander's marriage woes, and Fred fools Kenny into thinking he's won the Pot o' Gold.
  • Shortcut to a Nervous Breakdown April 9, 1941 · ABC · 59 min
    Sam Levene, and an early look at Fred's views of radio comedy and network executives.
  • Sleep April 16, 1941 · CBS · 57 min
    The races open, and the trainer of Gargantua the gorilla.
  • The Undoing of Abner Snide April 23, 1941 · CBS · 57 min
    How Fred gets ideas for the newsreel, and a play about radio.
  • The Baritone's Plight April 30, 1941 · CBS · 60 min
    Subway advertising, and elevator shoes.
  • Jack Benny's Tenth Anniversary May 7, 1941 · ABC · 58 min
    Fred gives the whole show over to Jack Benny's tenth year on the air, with a visit to Amos 'n' Andy's lodge hall.
  • Rhyme Doesn't Pay May 14, 1941 · CBS · 59 min
    The Pulitzer Prizes, pollster Archibald Crossley, and the Allen Sentiment Factory.
  • Who Killed Carmen Feitlebaum? May 21, 1941 · ABC · 61 min
    Doc Rockwell on money and worry, and a send-up of morning radio and quiz shows.
  • The Great Studio Economy Wave May 28, 1941 · ABC · 60 min
    A cranberry farmer left holding the bog, a horse dentist, and hard times at Clambake Productions.
  • One Long Pan on the Ghost-to-Ghost Network June 4, 1941 · CBS · 59 min
    Leo Durocher on the Dodgers, Fred's birthday, and murder at a radio station.
  • The Saga of the Great American Drugstore June 11, 1941 · CBS · 58 min
    A nightclub owner on making a star, and the Allen Drug-O-Mart.
  • No Blood and No Sand June 18, 1941 · CBS · 58 min
    Summer stock, Thomas Dewey for the USO, and a bullfight drama.
  • The Hour of Good Intentions June 25, 1941 · ABC · 63 min
    The last show of the season: heat waves through history, and the cast heads for Rabinowitz' Retreat.
  • Havoc in the Auto Factory November 12, 1941 · ABC · 56 min
    Comic books and children, Anna May Wong, and a Detroit automobile drama.
  • Death Comes to Barnegie Hall November 19, 1941 · ABC · 57 min
    Saving waste paper, Mark Hellinger, and One Long Pan at the symphony.
  • Mob-Breakers November 26, 1941 · ABC · 58 min
    The football season, Edna May Oliver rents a date, and crime on radio.
  • How Clean Is My Alley December 3, 1941 · ABC · 57 min
    Shorter toothpicks, and Simone Simon.
  • Death Valley Takes a Holiday December 10, 1941 · CBS · 61 min
    Days after Pearl Harbor: the siren is dropped from the show, Fred is made a Comanche chief, and John Daly reads the news.
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  • Mayhem at King Tut's Tomb February 25, 1942 · ABC · 50 min
    The last Wednesday show before the move to Sunday, and will Jack Haley replace Fred?
  • The Hardy Family in the Penitentiary March 8, 1942 · CBS · 55 min
    Hollywood awards, a gangster Macbeth, and Fred tells a couple about to walk out the story of his career.
  • Forum for the Forlorn April 5, 1942 · ABC · 54 min
    Victor Moore in a send-up of Hobby Lobby.
  • The Great Side Show Mystery May 3, 1942 · ABC · 60 min
    One Long Pan at the side show. One commercial is missing and two short stretches are rough.
  • The Courtin' of Nasty and Nell May 10, 1942 · ABC · 58 min
    A soap opera, a patriotic song, and a thundering epic of the West.
  • Jack Haley in Court May 24, 1942 · ABC · 61 min
    Jack Haley in a courtroom skit.
  • A Star Is Born June 7, 1942 · ABC · 58 min
    The saga of Mona Bodenfelder.
  • Mountain Justice (1942) June 21, 1942 · ABC · 59 min
    Doc Rockwell's vitamin medicine show, a tin whistle and banjo duet, and a hillbilly courtroom.
  • Vacation Plans June 28, 1942 · ABC · 58 min
    The last show of the season and Fred's last hour-long show, with a vaudeville duet.
  • Poor Old Charlie October 4, 1942 · CBS · 31 min
    The first half-hour Fred Allen show and Arthur Godfrey's first as announcer, with Charles Laughton in a soap opera send-up.
  • Roland Young and the Shrimp Cocktail October 11, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
    Bonnie Baker announces her engagement, and Roland Young tries not to order a shrimp cocktail.
  • Les Miserables October 18, 1942 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    Fred and Orson Welles do Les Miserables their way.
  • The Courtin' of Ginny Suggs October 25, 1942 · ABC · 30 min
    The first meatless Tuesday, and Roy Rogers jingles his spurs.
  • Robert Benchley November 1, 1942 · CBS · 28 min
    Coffee rationing, and Robert Benchley breaks up.
  • Hugh Herbert November 8, 1942 · ABC · 30 min
    Fred tries to sell Hugh Herbert a story for the movies.
  • Accept It or Pip Off November 15, 1942 · ABC · 28 min
    Gracie Fields joins Fred in British versions of American radio shows.
  • Fred at the Opera November 22, 1942 · CBS · 30 min
    The story of Fred's sad career in opera, and James Melton sings from Pagliacci.
  • A New Suit November 29, 1942 · ABC · 28 min
    Adolphe Menjou translates Fred's jokes, and a trip to the tailor.
  • The First Allen's Alley December 6, 1942 · ABC · 29 min
    Possibly the first visit to Allen's Alley, and George Jessel invites Fred into his Broadway show.
  • How Do You Feel About the Banning of Bingo December 13, 1942 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Guests: Jack Haley, Christina Carroll.”
  • Santa Claus Refuses to Mediate December 20, 1942 · ABC · 30 min
    Three days without newspapers, and Rise Stevens sings "Ave Maria."
194314 episodes
  • The Missing Shot January 3, 1943 · CBS · 27 min
    Canned goods rationing, and Peter Lorre's Mr. Moto meets One Long Pan.
  • Jack Benny's Violin January 10, 1943 · CBS · 31 min
    Horsemeat at home, and Jack Benny gets ready for his violin solo.
  • Oscar Levant January 31, 1943 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 31 min
    Dining out, and Fred and Oscar Levant discuss Jack Benny's Carnegie Hall recital.
  • The Phantom of Carnegie Hall February 7, 1943 · CBS · 31 min
    The work-or-fight order, and Claude Rains as the Phantom.
  • The Shot in the Penthouse February 28, 1943 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 31 min
    Point rationing, and Take It or Leave It breaks out in the middle of the show.
  • Fred's One Hundredth Texaco Show March 7, 1943 · CBS · 30 min
    Movie awards, and a hillbilly drama with Cass Daley.
  • The Great Goldfish Murder March 21, 1943 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    Cradle-to-grave security, and Richard Haydn on Crimebusters.
  • Jimmy Durante and the War Stamps April 4, 1943 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    The fish shortage, and Jimmy Durante helps Fred buy war stamps.
  • Philco Hall of Fame Fred Allen Tribute April 5, 1943 · 60 min
  • Bela Lugosi's House April 25, 1943 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    Smaller newspapers, and Fred tries to rent Bela Lugosi's house.
  • Are You Raising Chickens? May 16, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Frank Sinatra sings "She's Funny That Way," and Fred tells how he became the first jitterbug.
  • Fred's Life Story May 23, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    National Poetry Week, and George Jessel helps write Fred's life story, with Jessel's mother on the show.
  • The Jockey Who Rode with Death June 6, 1943 · CBS · 27 min
    The pay-as-you-go tax, and Ellery Queen and One Long Pan solve a case.
  • Life Can Be Melchior December 12, 1943 · CBS · 31 min
    Fred becomes Lauritz Melchior's agent and tries to get him into radio. One song is missing.
194416 episodes
  • Lum Allen and His Barefoot Bobcats January 2, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    Loan sharks, and Fred invites violinist Albert Spalding into his hillbilly band.
  • Duffy's Tavern January 9, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    The worst storm of the season, and a visit to Ed Gardner at Duffy's Tavern.
  • The Three Dollars January 23, 1944 · CBS · 32 min
    The fish shortage, and Fred is in trouble with the government over three dollars a stranger gave him.
  • Louella Parsons' Last Stand February 13, 1944 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    The alarm clock shortage, and a western with Louella Parsons.
  • Murder in Studio H February 27, 1944 · ABC · 30 min
    Short shirttails, and the Quiz Kids solve a murder.
  • The Black Market Murders March 12, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    Income taxes, and George Raft on Mob Busters.
  • Victory Gardens March 19, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    How are the victory gardens growing?
  • Fixing the Ticket March 26, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    Benny Goodman breaks up his band, and Archie tries to fix Fred's traffic ticket at Duffy's Tavern.
  • Radio Versus Television April 2, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    The egg surplus, and Fred and Jack Haley talk about the coming of television.
  • The Pekinese of the Baskervilles April 9, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    Restaurant price ceilings, and Reginald Gardiner joins a Fetlock Bones mystery.
  • North Dakota April 23, 1944 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    The circus, and Fred's new Broadway show sounds a lot like Oklahoma!
  • The Story of Moose Max May 7, 1944 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 31 min
    The new meat rules, and George Jessel's western starring Fred.
  • One by Allen May 14, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    The sugar quota, and Norman Corwin's sound effects, followed by a send-up of Corwin's style.
  • Portland's Birthday May 28, 1944 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    Everyone from Allen's Alley wishes Portland a happy birthday.
  • The Killers June 4, 1944 · 31 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • South Dakota June 11, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    Vacations at home, Deems Taylor at Carnegie Hall, and Fred's new musical.
194511 episodes
  • Jack Benny Mrs Nussbaums Restaurant January 14, 1945 · 30 min
  • Bergen Mc Carthy Fred Allen September 3, 1945 · 35 min
  • Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy October 7, 1945 · NBC · 27 min
    The first show of the season, and Fred's first on NBC after years on CBS. Charlie McCarthy walks out on Bergen and teams up with Fred.
  • Hillbilly Music (Guest: Frank Sinatra) October 21, 1945 · NBC · 28 min
    The Allen's Alley question is the traffic jam. Fred and Frank Sinatra do a hillbilly sketch.
  • Charlie McCarthy Sues for Slander October 28, 1945 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    Charlie McCarthy takes Fred to court for slander. The Alley question: women in the postwar business world.
  • Mash Notes (Guest: Martha Raye) November 4, 1945 · NBC · 29 min
    Radio turns twenty-five, and Fred remembers the first broadcast he heard. Martha Raye guests. The Alley question: the Victory Loan.
  • Charlie the Chicken (Guest: Monty Woolley) November 11, 1945 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 30 min
    Fred is trying to buy a radio, and Monty Woolley wants to give his away. The Alley question: new science.
  • Renting a House (Guest: Boris Karloff) November 18, 1945 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    During the housing shortage, Boris Karloff offers to rent Fred a haunted house.
  • The Brooklyn Pinafore (1945) November 25, 1945 · NBC · 29 min
    Fred and Leo Durocher perform an operetta, The Brooklyn Pinafore.
  • Seeking a Radio Job December 16, 1945 · NBC · 31 min
    Allen's Alley asks whether the family's income went up in 1944, and why. Then Fred appoints himself agent for opera star Lauritz Melchior and tries to land him a job in radio. Allen did a similar sketch in 1943 and again in 1947.
  • Radio Shows in Russia December 30, 1945 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    Gregory Ratoff describes a Russian banquet and how American radio would sound in Russia.
194624 episodes
194717 episodes
194815 episodes
194913 episodes
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19561 episode