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+ Meet The Meeks 1947-1949 (NBC), a comedy that originated on WMAQ Chicago Saturday mornings and was sponsored by All-Sweet Margarine. Forrest Lewis played Mortimer Meek, who later went on to play in dozens of movies and television shows in the 1950s and '60s like "The Andy Griffith Show", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C", "Son of Flubber", "The AbsentMinded Professor" and many more. He died in 1977 of a heart attack at age 77, four years after his last television appearance. "Meet the Meeks" was an 11 am, Saturday Morning, OTR Sitcom, originating from WMAQ Radio, Chicago (NBC 1947-1949). Meet the Meeks was a follow up sitcom for the 1940-1942 program "Meet Mr. Meek." This family sitcom played in the radio days, when families actually sat, and used their imaginations, together. The antics of Mortimer Meek, wife Agatha, daughter Peggy & Uncle Louie could not help but make you laugh out loud. Those were the days, when you could actually visualize what carried on! Click here to read more about Meet The Meeks

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Please enjoy these 71 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.05.1949	meet the meeks (74) second cousins, twice removed	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. When the Meeks have dinner w...
01.29.1949	meet the meeks (73) what is a philanthropist	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. A trip to New York is the pr...
01.08.1949	meet the meeks (70) who bought the bowling ball	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Meek has laid down the l...
01.01.1949	meet the meeks (69) the invisible boyfriend	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Peggy invents a new boyfrien...
12.25.1948	meet the meeks (68) the checkers contest	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Meek tries to explain wh...
12.18.1948	meet the meeks (67) the art of the rhumba	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Dance instructor Dolores Mur...
12.11.1948	meet the meeks (66) a peggy problem	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mortimer asks Peggy to "be n...
12.04.1948	meet the meeks (65) a hope chest for peggy	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. On their third anniversary, ...
11.27.1948	meet the meeks (64) spending time at home	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Meek and his men's club ...
11.20.1948	meet the meeks (63) the beavers club	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mortimer is preparing for th...
11.13.1948	meet the meeks (62) school elections	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Harold is running for presid...
11.06.1948	meet the meeks (61) the school play	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Will Peggy appear in the sch...
10.30.1948	meet the meeks (60) dinner party	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. The program opening is slightly upcut. Mrs. Meek and brother ...
10.23.1948	meet the meeks (59) five year old newspaper	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. A five-year-old newspaper ar...
10.16.1948	meet the meeks (58) business and mystery books	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Meek brings home a book ...
10.09.1948	meet the meeks (57) mysterious type writer	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mortimer has written a nasty...
10.02.1948	meet the meeks (56) meeks becomes a car thief	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Uncle Louie and Peggy plan a...
09.25.1948	meet the meeks (55) copper candlestick	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Meek and Uncle Louie tal...
09.18.1948	meet the meeks (54) aunt clara's vase	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mr. Barker considers the off...
09.11.1948	meet the meeks (53) the party line	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. The complications from havin...
09.04.1948	meet the meeks (52) missing lawnmower	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mortimer Meek is expected to...
08.28.1948	meet the meeks (51) rekindling romance	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Agatha is depressed that the...
08.21.1948	meet the meeks (50) the suitcase in 709	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Agatha and Peggy check Morti...
08.14.1948	meet the meeks (49) the charity bazaar	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Mrs. Meek has been given the jo...
08.07.1948	meet the meeks (48) grocery job for uncle louie	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sponsored by: Allsweet Margarine. Uncle Louie has a job perfec...

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This situation comedy was broadcast on NBC from 1947 to 1949, and starred Forest Lewis and Fran Allison. Most, or many folk remember Fran Allison as the host of Kukla, Fran and Ollie that was telecast on television from 1948 to 1956.

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