I love Fred Allen. One of the all time great comedic actors. It's a shame he didn't do more movies, but his radio show was pure gold!

What an absolute DELIGHT to see Fred and Portland together.

@RonGerstein-tf5tp

2 ай бұрын

Did Portland come from Maine or Oregon?

@franknew9001

8 сағат бұрын

Portland Hoffa was born in Portland, Oregon. Her parents named her in which the city she was born.

Ilove this show!

Aw, this made me teary eyed. So sweet!! Fred is hilarious!!

The photo of the American Airlines aircraft at the end, 28:51, is a Douglas DC-7.

Portland had two great marriages, 25 yrs with Fred, and after he passed she remarried, 25 years with that spouse.

Arlene Francis was so gracious.

@jetpilot3714

11 ай бұрын

And smokin hot

Note how John mentioned WXIX-TV in Milwaukee, WI? Eventually CBS would end up on channel 6 WITI (now Fox) and now on WDJT Channel 58. As for WXIX, the calls would end up on Cincinnati's Fox affiliate and the Milwaukee station would move down one spot to channel 18 and be rebranded as WVTV under Gaylord Broadcasting and would become a powerful, successful independent station, now relegated to the waste bin that is the CW.

That's when they started putting advertising ahead of the viewers .money speaks louder than viewers.

Panel: Dorothy Killgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis & Reginald Gardner.

I hated it when they rushed the final contestants.

@RonGerstein-tf5tp

4 ай бұрын

Instead there would be 7 minutes of dead air.

@bookwoman53

2 ай бұрын

At least the contestants frequently went home with $50.

Fred died walking home how ironic

Introduced by Lee Vines.