Duffy’s Tavern was a radio sitcom that aired from 1940 to 1952 on CBS (1941-1942), NBC Blue (1942-1944), and NBC (1944-1951). The title refers to a place situated on 23rd St. in New York, managed by a guy named Archie, played by Ed Gardner. Shirley Booth, Gardner’s wife, also starred with him on this show. Booth had the role of Miss Duffy.
At the beginning of each episode, the song “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” will be heard, which will be interrupted when Archie gets a phone call. He would answer the call with his popular line “Duffy ain’t here, Archie the Manager speakin’... Then, throughout the show, there are some popular stars that will drop by. Apart from Ava Gardner and Booth, other regulars of the show include Charlie Cantor, Eddie Green, Alan Reed. The star-studded guests were Fred Allen, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope,, Boris Karloff, Shelley Winters, and many more. Click here to read more about Duffy's Tavern
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Please enjoy these 138 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 01.05.1943 | duffy's tavern (072) guest milton berle |
+ Duffy's Tavern. January 5, 1943. Program #5. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Miss Duffy wa... | |
| 01.05.1943 | duffy's tavern milton berle afrs#5 |
+ Duffy's Tavern. January 5, 1943. Program #5. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Miss Duffy wa... | |
| 03.23.1943 | duffy's tavern (083) with susan hayward and frank buck |
+ Duffy's Tavern. March 23, 1943. Program #19. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie the bi... | |
| 06.01.1943 | duffy's tavern tallulah bankhead afrs#8 |
+ Duffy's Tavern. June 1, 1943. Program #8. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Tito Guizar sing... | |
| 06.15.1943 | duffy's tavern (095) with clifton fadiman |
+ Duffy's Tavern. June 15, 1943. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Clifton Fadiman visit... | |
| 10.19.1943 | duffy's tavern peter lorre & raffles the talking mynah bird |
+ Duffy's Tavern. October 19, 1943. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Sal Hepatica ("Duffy's First Reader"... | |
| 10.26.1943 | duffy's tavern (101) archie's life story (with ida lupino) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. October 26, 1943. Program #24. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Ida L... | |
| 11.02.1943 | duffy's tavern (102) the poker game |
+ Duffy's Tavern. November 2, 1943. Program #25. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Charl... | |
| 11.09.1943 | duffy's tavern (103) with lucille ball |
+ Duffy's Tavern. November 9, 1943. Program #26. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie's go... | |
| 12.07.1943 | duffy's tavern (107) bing crosby may buy a half interest in the bar |
+ Duffy's Tavern. December 7, 1943. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Sal Hepatica, Minit-Rub. Will Bing C... | |
| 12.14.1943 | duffy's tavern (108) archie's song (with joan davis and newlywed dinah shore) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. December 14, 1943. Program #31. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guests are... | |
| 01.04.1944 | duffy's tavern fred allen |
+ Duffy's Tavern. January 4, 1944. Blue net, KECA, Sponsored by: Minit-Rub, Sal Hepatica. The prog... | |
| 01.25.1944 | duffy's tavern (114) with deems taylor |
+ Duffy's Tavern. January 25, 1944. Program #36. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Deems... | |
| 02.01.1944 | duffy's tavern (115) archie needs finnegan to marry billie burke |
+ Duffy's Tavern. February 1, 1944. Program #37. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie want... | |
| 02.22.1944 | duffy's tavern (118) archie invests in an oil well (with phil baker) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. February 22, 1944. Program #40. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie wan... | |
| 02.29.1944 | duffy's tavern gracie fields afrs#41 |
+ Duffy's Tavern. February 29, 1944. Program #41. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie tur... | |
| 03.07.1944 | duffy's tavern (120) archie gets tax advice from colonel stoopnagle |
+ Duffy's Tavern. March 7, 1944. Blue net, KECA, Sponsored by: Minit-Rub, Sal Hepatica. Archie is ... | |
| 03.14.1944 | duffy's tavern (121) archie writes a play (with gertrude lawrence) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. March 14, 1944. Program #43. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie has wr... | |
| 03.14.1944 | duffy's tavern gertrude lawrence afrs #43 |
+ Duffy's Tavern. March 14, 1944. Program #43. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie has wr... | |
| 04.11.1944 | duffy's tavern (125) carole landis talks about women in the work force |
+ Duffy's Tavern. April 11, 1944. Program #47. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Carole ... | |
| 04.11.1944 | duffy's tavern carole landis afrs#47 |
+ Duffy's Tavern. April 11, 1944. Program #47. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Carole ... | |
| 04.18.1944 | duffy's tavern (126) guest charles laughton |
+ Duffy's Tavern. April 18, 1944. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie wants guest Charles... | |
| 04.25.1944 | duffy's tavern (127) crosby and hope (bob crosby & mrs delores hope) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. April 25, 1944. Program #49. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie and gu... | |
| 05.02.1944 | duffy's tavern (128) archie tries to get a girl for dennis day |
+ Duffy's Tavern. May 2, 1944. Program #50. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Archie tries to ... | |
| 05.09.1944 | duffy's tavern (129) men's fashion lecture (with adolph menjou) |
+ Duffy's Tavern. May 9, 1944. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Adolphe reads the lecture abo... |
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