Skippy Hollywood Theatre
Syndicated (transcription)
Syndicated (transcription) · 1944–1949
35 EpisodesFortnightlyPGSince 1944
The run
- Network
- Syndicated (transcription)
- Years active
- 1944–1949
- Surviving broadcasts
- 35
- Genre
- comedy
This upload contains 35 episodes of the Skippy Hollywood Theatre. Produced by C.P. MacGregor, the Skippy Hollywood Theatre was a syndicated, transcribed weekly anthology show that dramatized a wide range of story genres, from comedy to romance to drama. The show was one of the more popular syndicated shows and aired from 1942-1951. Despite the long run, only a handful of shows are known to exist. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, but any corrections are welcome. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “skippy-hollywood-theatre-1947-06-13-37-theres-nothing-like-a-good-cup-of-coffee”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
11 dated broadcasts across 6 years on the air, with 1 year where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1944, in original transmission order.
- 1. Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1944-04-08 (xx) With All My Love · 8 Apr 1944
- 2. Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1946-01-19 (xx) Murder Deferred · 19 Jan 1946
- 3. Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-04-25 (30) Sugar in the Vinegar · 25 Apr 1947
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1944-04-08 (xx) With All My Love
8 Apr 1944 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 8 April 1944. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1946-01-19 (xx) Murder Deferred
19 Jan 1946 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 19 January 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-04-25 (30) Sugar in the Vinegar
25 Apr 1947 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 25 April 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-05-16 (33) A Third of Life
16 May 1947 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 May 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-06-06 (36) The Great Dane (Significant Skipping)
6 Jun 1947 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 6 June 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-08-15 (46) Strange Courtship
15 Aug 1947 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 15 August 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1947-10-24 (55) Pranks For Parents
24 Oct 1947 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 24 October 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Skippy Hollywood Theatre 1948-07-09 (92) Front Page Lady
9 Jul 1948 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 July 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Also on Syndicated (transcription)
Syndicated (transcription) in 1944–1949
Other series the network carried while Skippy Hollywood Theatre was on the air.
Same seasons
comedy on the air then
Series in the same genre whose runs overlapped this one.
What it became
Friends in front of a microphone
Jack Benny and Fibber McGee sold intimacy: recurring characters, in-jokes, a house style. The modern hang-out show is the same trick without the script.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
Working in the tradition of Skippy Hollywood Theatre
Modern series carrying this form forward.
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