DUFFY'S TAVERN

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     First heard as a audition/test program on the CBS series Forecast, 07/29/40.  The series became a regular on the CBS line up on 03/01/41 and aired for three seasons ending on 06/20/42.  Sponsorship for the first two seasons was by Schick.  Sanka paid the bills for the third season.  The series then moved to the Blue network from 10/06/42 through 06/27/44, sponsored by Ipana.  From 09/15/44 to 06/29/49, on NBC, Ipana continued it's sponsorship. Blatz sponsored from 09/29/49 through 09/21/50, still on NBC.  The series continued under multiple sponsorships on NBC from 11/10/50 until the "last call" on 01/18/52.  Ed Gardner played Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern.  Many guest stars appeared in the Tavern.

 

C00470 07/29/40 (FORECAST #6) (CBS) The Audition Show

              10/19/43 w/Peter Lorre  (NBC-BLUE)

 

C10445 07/25/43 Frank Buck

              08/28/43 Ida Lupino

 

C00471 12/07/43 w/Bing Crosby  (NBC-BLUE)

              12/14/43 w/Dinah Shore  (AFRS)

 

C00472 01/04/44 w/Fred Allen  (1st Minute Of Ginny Simms Show Heard

                                   Due To Recording Mistake By The Engineer.)

              12/25/45 Is There A Santa Claus

 

C16948 02/22/44 Phil Baker

              04/11/44 Carole Landis

 

C10446 01/25/44 Deems Taylor

              03/07/44 Colonel Stoopnagle

 

C10447 03/14/44 Gertrude Lawrence

              04/18/44 Charles Laughton

 

C10448 05/02/44 Dennis Day

              09/15/44 Rudy Vallee

 

C18528 05/09/44 #129 Adolphe Menjou

              1945 AFRS Archie's Nephew (Muddy, VG-)

 

C10449 09/22/44 Gene Tierney

              10/10/44 Robert Benchly

 

C10450 04/27/45 John Garfield

              06/08/45 Jinx Falkenberg

 

C10451 11/16/45 Archie Hires Madame Zooma

              01/25/46 Archie's Old Pal Stops By

 

C10452 02/01/46 Peggy Lee

              04/26/46 Esther Williams

 

C00473 05/10/46 The Talking Dog  (AFRS)

              05/28/47 The Coming Out Party  (NBC)

 

C00474 01/07/48 Balancing The Books  w/Gary Moore

              05/19/48 Archie Wants A Raise

 

C00475 05/26/48 w/Rex Harrison

              12/22/48 Miracle In Manhattan w/Jeff Chandler

 

C15223 02/09/49 Archie's Philosophy

              02/16/49 Archie's Yearbook

 

C18530 04/06/49 #318 Archie & Finnegan Double Date

              04/13/49 #319 J. Every Poindexter, Disguised Millionaire

 

C18531 04/20/49 #320 Cass Daley

              04/27/49 #321 Wants To Marry High Society Dame

 

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C18532 05/04/49 #322 Charles Coburn

              05/11/49 #323 Chester Morris

              09/21/50 #382 Barry Nelson

 

C18529 05/18/49 #324 Most Popular Bartender

              05/25/49 #325 Ed Wynn

 

C00476 06/15/49 Archie Wants To Marry w/Bob Crosby

              03/30/50 w/Tony Martin  (AFRS)

 

C00477 06/05/50 Father's Day

              09/07/50 Army Surplus Helicopter

 

C00478 01/05/51 Archie Dates Joan Bennett

              01/12/51 A Lady Visits From The Draft Board

 

C00479 01/19/51 A Literary Society Meeting

              01/26/51 Actor's Club At The Tavern w/Vincent Price

 

C00480 02/02/51 Archie Runs For Political Office

              02/09/51 Mystery Valentine  w/Shelley Winters

 

C00481 02/16/51 Archie The Hypnotist

              02/23/51 Arthur Treacher Leaves Duffy's Tavern For Another Show

 

C00482 03/02/51 Diary of Peter Stuyvesant

              03/09/51 Archie Writes An Opera  (No Close)

 

C00483 03/16/51 Archie's Fashion Lecture

              03/23/51 Culture Comes To Duffy's Tavern w/Arthur Treacher

 

C00484 03/30/51 Archie Throws A Block Party

              04/06/51 The Singing Detective  w/Rudy Vallee

 

C00485 04/13/51 The New Floor Show w/"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom

              04/20/51 Archie The Lion Tamer

 

C00486 04/27/51 Archie's Books Don't Balance

                               (Repeat Script Of 01/07/48)

              05/04/51 It's Latin Night At Duffy's Tavern

 

C00487 10/05/51 Archie Throws Party For Columnists

              10/12/51 Duffy Wants To Sell The Tavern w/Boris Karloff

 

C00488 10/19/51 Archie's Nephew Morton To Visit

              10/26/51 Archie Plays Nephew Morton With School Work

 

C00489 11/02/51 Spanish Floor Show

              11/09/51 Cultural Singing Contest  (No Close)

 

C00490 11/16/51 Archie Writes An Opera For TV

              11/23/51 Archie Opens A Tea Room

 

C00491 11/30/51 Archie Inherits Half A Race Horse

              12/07/51 Baby Left At Duffy's Tavern

 

C00492 12/14/51 Archie's School Teacher Visits

              12/21/51 Archie To Buy A Split Atom

 

C00493 12/28/51 Hawaiian Vacation Slogan Contest

              01/05/52 w/Vincent Price