ETHEL AND ALBERT

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Ethel and Albert (aka The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert) was a radio and television comedy series about a married couple, Ethel and Albert Arbuckle, living in the small town of Sandy Harbor. Created by Peg Lynch (born 1916), who scripted and portrayed Ethel, the series first aired on local Minnesota radio in the early 1940s, followed by a run on NBC, CBS and ABC from May 29, 1944 to August 28, 1950.

Radio historian Gerald Nachman (in Raised on Radio) called the show "insightful and realistic... a real leap forward in domestic comedy--a lighthearted, clever, well-observed, daily 15-minute show about the amiable travails of a recognizable suburban couple" which combined "the domestic comedy of a vaudeville-based era with a keen modern sensibility. Lynch made her comic points without stooping to female stereotypes, insults, running gags, funny voices or goofy plots."

The show began as three-minute filler between a pair of Minnesota KATE station programs, then expanded to 15 minutes and finally became a half-hour show during its last years on radio. Like Easy Aces, the humor on Ethel and Albert was low-key; like Vic and Sade, it was constructed around such simple, often mundane household situations as efforts to open a pickle jar. Often Ethel or Albert would attempt to prove the other wrong over some inconsequential matter. For example, one entire script centered around Ethel disputing Albert's claim that he could see her using only his peripheral vision. "I realized that I didn't have to sit down and knock myself out every minute to try to think of something funny," Lynch told critic Leonard Maltin years later. "All I had to do was look around me."

Two film stars had a presence in the show. Richard Widmark, who portrayed Albert in 1944, left after six months and was replaced by Alan Bunce. Margaret Hamilton, famous as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, played Aunt Eva. Ethel and Albert's daughter Suzy (Madeleine Pierce), born in 1946, was the only other voice heard on the original series.

EPISODES LIST

Ethel and Albert 45-02-09 (0207) Ethel Gets a Job at a Department Store (1st half)
Ethel and Albert 45-04-13 (0250) Putting Out The Flag for FDR (interrupted by news)
Ethel and Albert 45-06-04 (0284) More Storage Space
Ethel and Albert 46-08-23 (0602) Albert Phones from California
Ethel and Albert 47-07-14 (0832) Teddy bites Mrs Spritterbock
Ethel and Albert 47-07-31 (0845) Ethel is Scared of a Very Large Wasp
Ethel and Albert 47-12-09 (0938) Christmas Ottoman
Ethel and Albert 47-12-10 (0939) Bad Mood aka Monogrammed Cigarette Case
Ethel and Albert 47-12-11 (0940) Bet
Ethel and Albert 47-12-12 (0941) Christmas Shopping
Ethel and Albert 48-05-05 (1044) Muskie
Ethel and Albert 48-05-06 (1045) Babysitter Guild
Ethel and Albert 48-05-11 (1048) Vice President
Ethel and Albert 48-05-12 (1049) Early Golf
Ethel and Albert 48-05-13 (1050) Overnight Guests
Ethel and Albert 48-05-14 (1051) Noise Upstairs
Ethel and Albert 48-05-17 (1052) Spring Cleaning
Ethel and Albert 48-05-18 (1053) Wallpapering Susy's Room
Ethel and Albert 48-05-25 (1058) Muskie Mounted
Ethel and Albert 48-06-01 (1063) Lost Cigarette Lighter
Ethel and Albert 48-07-06 (1088) Albert Sunburned
Ethel and Albert 48-07-20 (1098) Missing Twenty-five Dollars
Ethel and Albert 48-08-12 (1115) Playground
Ethel and Albert 48-08-20 (1121) Finding Stamps
Ethel and Albert 48-08-30 (1127) Susie Poses for an Ad
Ethel and Albert 48-08-31 (1128) Counting Wallpaper Stripes
Ethel and Albert 48-09-07 (1133) Bad Sunburn - Open Mic at End (aka Country Club)
Ethel and Albert 48-09-08 (1134) Mowing
Ethel and Albert 48-09-10 (1136) For Granted
Ethel and Albert 49-05-11 (1309) Albert's Secretary Engaged
Ethel and Albert 49-12-14 (0001) Duck Hunting
Ethel and Albert 50-02-27 (0007) 1947 Tax Audit (1st half)
Ethel and Albert 50-04-24 (0015) Grandma sends Susie a bunny for Easter
Ethel and Albert 50-06-05 (0015) Susie's Dance Recital
Ethel and Albert 50-07-03 (0025) Paul Revere Story
Ethel and Albert 50-07-10 (0026) Albert Tries To Tell A Joke
Ethel and Albert 50-08-12 - Playground
Ethel and Albert 50-09-07 - Country Club
Ethel and Albert 50-09-08 - Mowing
Ethel and Albert 50-09-10 - For Granted
Ethel and Albert 50-xx-xx (xxxx) Dining Out
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Complaint Department (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Driver's License (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Giving Directions (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) I Can't Remember Names (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Just Call and Say Hello (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Neighborhood Bully (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Recipe Arithmetic (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Southern Hospitality (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Taking Betsy to Camp (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) The Birthday Surprise (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) The Painter (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) Their First Kiss (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 60-xx-xx (xxxx) To Open, Turn Left (from NBC's Monitor)
Ethel and Albert 73-xx-xx - Recreation of Betsy's Boyfriend

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