The Bickersons

46 remastered episodes

NBC (1946-1951)

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English

This upload contains 46 remastered episodes of The Bickersons, an Old Time Radio comedy that aired between 1946 and 1951. The series of sketches originally appeared on the NBC show Drene Time, starring Don Ameche and Frances Langford as the combative John and Blanche Bickerson.

A young Danny Thomas also appeared as Blanche's shady brother in its original iteration. The ongoing series was featured on a number of different shows, with Marsha Hunt playing Blanche briefly in the fall of 1948 on the Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy show and Lew Parker replacing Ameche in the standalone 1951 Bickersons show.

I've attempted to emulate OTRR's amazing efforts with their Certified & Researched sets by organizing the best copies of the known shows, as well as including extras like news magazine articles and photos. I have enhanced nearly all of the shows with noise and hiss removal, volume normalization, speed and pitch correction in Audacity. Please enjoy!


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

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1946-12-12 - Premiere Show 29:04
1946-12-29 - Deep Sea Treasure Enterprise 29:44
1947-01-05 - Everybody Has a Baby (aka Amos Borrows the Car) 29:34
1947-01-12 - Allergic To Dogs (aka The New Puppy) 29:57
1947-02-09 - The New Tuxedo 29:39
1947-02-23 - Amos the Driving Instructor (aka Amos Does Time) 29:57
1947-03-02 - Blanche Has a Stomach Ache (aka The Business Trip) 30:03
1947-03-16 - Blanche Bets on the Horses 30:09
1947-03-30 - John's New Fishing Pole 29:42
1947-04-20 - The Bachelor Party 29:55
1947-05-18 - Clams Are Healthy (aka The Will) 29:33
1947-11-12 - Blanche's Birthday Present 9:46
1947-11-26 - Hospital Stay (aka John's Operation) 10:46
1947-12-24 - Christmas Eve 10:42
1948-02-13 - Valentine's Day 10:45
1948-02-27 - The Movie 10:21
1948-03-12 - The Second Honeymoon 10:15
1948-03-26 - Easter Parade 10:28
1948-04-16 - Vacation Trailer 10:56
1948-04-23 - A Sprained Ankle (aka The Operation) 13:15
1948-04-30 - Streetcar Conductor 9:38
1948-05-07 - The Cat Is Going To Have Kittens (aka Kitty's Litter) 10:41
1948-05-14 - Two Weeks With Pay 10:43
1948-05-21 - An Eight-Horse Parlay 11:53
1948-05-28 - The Presidential Suite 10:50
1948-06-04 - 8th Wedding Anniversary 5:57
1948-06-11 - Income Tax Refund 10:56
1948-06-18 - Moving Day 9:29
1948-10-10 - Reading the Will 8:18
1948-11-25 - Thanksgiving 9:47
1948-12-13 - The Pink Slip 29:05
1948-12-19 - Christmas Eve (2nd Version) 8:35
1948-12-26 - Vacation Trailer (2nd Version) 6:47
1951-06-05 - Fatal Anniversary Present 29:42
1951-06-12 - The Mink Coat 29:50
1951-07-10 - Gooseby Vacation 28:50
1951-07-17 - Blanche's Expensive Injury 29:21
1951-08-21 - John's Snoring Dilemma 29:36
1951-08-28 - John the Shoplifter 30:02
1967-10-14 - Coffee Rich Advertisement 4:54
After the Anniversary Party 10:34
At Breakfast 8:46
Car Repairs & Teaching Blanche To Drive 8:39
Eunice's Wedding 6:27
John Goes To Las Vegas 12:22
The Cruise (aka The Bickersons At Sea) 12:33