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Comedy Fiction
Comedy Fiction
Mr & Mrs Blanding.
Mr & Mrs Blanding is a delightful comedy series that captures the humorous trials and tribulations of a married couple navigating everyday life. Set in the charming backdrop of mid-20th century America, this Old Time Radio (OTR) series brings laughter and relatable scenarios to the forefront. Collectors and fans of vintage radio will appreciate the timeless appeal of Mr & Mrs Blanding, as it reflects the comedic sensibilities of its era. This series stands alongside other classic comedies, making it a valuable addition to any OTR collection.
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Mr & Mrs Blanding: Programme Guide.
A dream house still leaves plenty of room for everyday frustrations. Mr. and Mrs. Blandings takes a familiar couple beyond their home-building ambitions into the practical and social complications of country life.
Broadcast history.
NBC launched the TWA-sponsored radio sitcom in January 1951. Contemporary coverage explicitly describes new radio stories based on Eric Hodgins’s characters, rather than simply repeating the film or reading the novels aloud.
Cast and creative team.
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake play the couple. The launch announcement credits Don Sharpe as producer, Nat Wolff as director and Homer Canfield supervising. The New York Public Library also preserves earlier radio scripts and synopses in its production archives.
Where to begin.
The Firehouse Benefit Play · Twin Oaks Lodge Getaway
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
Grant and Drake were married in real life, but the Blandings’ predicaments are scripted fiction. The familiar film association does not establish that the radio wife is played by the film’s leading actress.
Listening appeal.
Try The Firehouse Benefit Play or Twin Oaks Lodge Getaway. Each offers a way into the household’s comedy without requiring the film as a complete listening prerequisite.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 9 public recordings. The nine records are a selection from the radio production, with audition or development material requiring separate identification. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
9 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
9 episodes available.
Questions about Mr & Mrs Blanding.
Is Myrna Loy the radio Mrs. Blandings?
The radio company stars Betsy Drake with Cary Grant.
Are the broadcasts just the film soundtrack?
They are newly created radio performances using Hodgins’s characters.
