My Favorite Husband was a radio sitcom that starred Richard Denning and Lucille Ball as Mr. and Mrs. Cugat (in the early part of the series). With Jell-O as the show's main sponsor, at least three "plugs" for such product were made every episode, one from Ball's introductory line "Jell-O everybody!" From its debut in 1948 on CBS Radio, to its last episode in 1951, the show was able to produce a total of 124 episodes.
In My Favorite Husband, initially, Mr. Cugat was characterized as a rich banker, and his wife Mrs. Cugat was socially prominent figure. In the latter part of the series, when new writers were employed in the show, the Cugats were made into a middle class couple, thinking listeners could better relate to them.
Lucille stars with Richard Denning in this pre-I Love Lucy radio comedy. They are Liz and George Cooper, "two people who live together and like it," based on the popular novel "Mr. and Mrs. Cugat," by Isabel Scott Rorick. The couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the pretend city of Sheridan Falls. Lucille Ball plays Liz as the oddball wife and Richard Denning plays George is the typical straight-laced husband.
Also featured in this show is Gale Gordon, the "slow burn" specialist, who plays the overbearing boss, Mr. Atterbury. He is well known to fans of old time radio as principal Conklin on Our Miss Brooks, a show that served as one of the models for this one.
Part of the appeal of the show is to hear Lucy, the magnificent comedy talent doing another show besides "I Love Lucy." We can study Lucy's timing and inflection delivering wacky lines prior to working with Desi Arnaz. Desi was lucky to be the big lug that this nutty lady attached herself to, a Cuban conga player singing Babaloo got to the "favorite husband" after all.
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Please enjoy these 111 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.14.1949 | my favorite husband (058) television |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Getting a television set for the Atterbury's, or is it thr... | |
| 10.21.1949 | my favorite husband (059) superstition |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Superstitious Liz tackles "Supercricket." When their roman... | |
| 10.28.1949 | my favorite husband (060) halloween surprise party |
+ Liz has just come out of the beauty parlor where her beautician Sally told her that the Atterbury�... | |
| 11.04.1949 | my favorite husband (061) mother in law |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. George's mother comes for a visit and the Cooper household... | |
| 11.11.1949 | my favorite husband (062) baby sitting |
+ As we look in on the Coopers it's morning. George Cooper is in the dining room eating breakfast, a... | |
| 11.18.1949 | my favorite husband (063) katy and mr negley |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz decides to help her maid Katy's romance with Mr. Nagle... | |
| 11.25.1949 | my favorite husband (064) the quiz show | ||
| 12.02.1949 | my favorite husband (065) college homecoming |
+ As we look in on the little town of Sheridan Falls, it's morning and Iris Atterbury is turning up ... | |
| 12.09.1949 | my favorite husband (066) the french lessons |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz takes French lessons, which leads George onto the fiel... | |
| 12.16.1949 | my favorite husband (067) george's christmas presents |
+ As we look in on the Cooper’s it’s morning and there are seven shopping days left until Christ... | |
| 12.23.1949 | my favorite husband (068) the sleigh ride |
+ Liz wants a Christmas like the old days where they would jump in to their sleigh and go out in to ... | |
| 12.30.1949 | my favorite husband (069) liz and george are handcuffed | ||
| 01.06.1950 | my favorite husband (070) is there another woman |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. George's new secretary has a crush on him, and Liz's old l... | |
| 01.13.1950 | my favorite husband (071) liz teaches iris to drive |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz gives Iris a two hour driving lesson before her first ... | |
| 01.20.1950 | my favorite husband (072) liz and the green wig |
+ It’s that time of year when George Cooper wants to go over Liz’s accounts, but Liz hasn’t ke... | |
| 01.27.1950 | my favorite husband (073) liz writes a song |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz can't carry a tune with a shovel, but that won't stop ... | |
| 02.03.1950 | my favorite husband (074) the country club dance |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz and Iris are determined to go to the country club danc... | |
| 02.10.1950 | my favorite husband (075) mrs. coopers boyfriend |
+ Katie has a boyfriend who she hasn’t seen in fifteen years. Roscoe is very wealthy and Katie has... | |
| 02.17.1950 | my favorite husband (076) liz teaches the samba |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz gives teenager Wally Forsythe a samba lesson and finds... | |
| 02.24.1950 | my favorite husband (077) liz redecorates the house |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz is determined to redecorate the house, with the help o... | |
| 03.03.1950 | my favorite husband (078) women's rights part 1 | ||
| 03.10.1950 | my favorite husband (079) women's rights part 2 |
+ As we look in on the Coopers we see a story unfolding, a story that started last week when the Coo... | |
| 03.17.1950 | my favorite husband (080) the wills |
+ After Liz and George make out their wills, Liz is convinced that George intends to do away with h... | |
| 03.24.1950 | my favorite husband (081) liz's radio script |
+ The series began in 1948 on the CBS network, and ultimately led to TV’s super hit “I Love Lucy... | |
| 04.09.1950 | my favorite husband (083) hobbies |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Liz and Iris try "jealousy" and golf to try to get their h... |
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