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Comedy Fiction
Comedy Fiction
The Aldrich Family.
The Aldrich Family remains a cherished part of Old Time Radio history, appealing to collectors and listeners who appreciate the charm of classic sitcoms. Fans of family-oriented humor and vintage radio will find joy in the relatable stories and comedic timing that defined this series.
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The Aldrich Family: Programme Guide.
Henry Aldrich tries to explain a situation that usually becomes harder to explain as he talks. The Aldrich Family builds comedy from adolescent mistakes, parental expectations and the gap between intention and result.
Broadcast history.
The programme grew from Clifford Goldsmith’s stage play What a Life and earlier appearances within variety shows. It became a radio series in 1939 and continued into the early 1950s.
Cast and creative team.
Ezra Stone is the best-known early Henry, with Jackie Kelk as friend Homer in the familiar company. Other performers took Henry’s role during the long history; Goldsmith’s writing is central to the programme’s creation and development.
Where to begin.
McCall's Bicycle · Christmas Eve With The Family
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
The recurring family call and response became a recognisable signature, but it does not make every surviving performance the same episode or cast. A character can remain familiar through changes of voice.
Listening appeal.
Try McCall’s Bicycle or Christmas Eve with the Family. The domestic stories supply separate comic problems rather than a continuous mystery.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 93 public recordings. The ninety-three records are a surviving selection; repeated situations do not establish identical performances. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
93 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
93 episodes available.
Questions about The Aldrich Family.
Is Henry played by the same actor in every year?
The role changes during the programme’s long run.
Did the family originate solely as a radio idea?
Goldsmith’s stage play supplied its starting point.
