| Comedy (1939 - 53) First heard on
Avalon Time from 01/07/39 until 12/20/39 over NBC. Avalon Time
for Avalon Cigarettes, was actually heard from 10/01/38 to 05/01/40. Red
Skelton joined the program in progress and quickly became the main feature of the series. Red's real life wife, Edna Stillwell Skelton is heard throughout this
series as a heckler. Country singer Red Foley, Dick Todd, Marlin
Hurt and Janette Davis are also heard in supporting roles. Several
more series were to followed. The Raleigh Cigarette Program from
10/07/41 to 06/06/44, and from 12/04/45 to 05/20/49 over NBC. He
then moved to CBS with the sponsorship provided by Norge from 10/02/49 to 06/25/52 and the
final move back to NBC, with multiple sponsors, from 09/16/52 to 05/26/53. |
