Harold Peary as Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, on the NBC
radio show The Great Gildersleeve. It aired August 31, 1941 to 1957. It
was one of broadcast history’s earliest spin-off programs having been
a staple on the classic radio sitcom Fiber McGee and Molly.

During the show’s 1950 summer hiatus, Peary had contracted with CBS
radio and was legally unable to appear on NBC as a star performer, thus
prompting the hiring of Willard Waterman as Peary’s replacement. 

This was one of the last episodes of the radio series.

Released on November 21, 1941

Clip from “Look Who’s Laughing”

Judge for Yourself, at first subtitled The Fred Allen Show, is a Mark Goodson
and Bill Todman quiz and audience participation television program, with
comedian Fred Allen as the emcee. It aired on NBC from August 18, 1953
to May 11, 1954. Dennis James was the series announcer, but took over
as host in January 1954.

                   Fred Allen (John Florence Sullivan)  

                        May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956

"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" debuted on CBS Radio as a action packed half-hour detective series on Friday, February 11, 1949. It featured Charles Russell in the
title role as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Through the following
years, several actors played the part – including Edmond O’Brien, John Lund,
and Bob Bailey. It aired until September 30, 1962 with a one year hiatus from
1954-1955. The show was sponsored by Wrigley’s Gum.

Charles Russell

Edmond O’Brien

Bob Bailey

Mandel Kramer played Johnny Dollar in the
final broadcast.

                            Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney

                         (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

Art Carney is best known for playing Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason‘s
Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners on the CBS
television network from 1955 to 1956.

Art Carney stars as a department store Santa in the Twilight Zone
episode “Night Of The Meek” (1960)