The Johnson Wax Program with Fibber McGee and Molly was one of the most popular and longest running shows of the golden age of radio appearing on NBC from 1935 until 1959 it starred Jim and Marian Jordan... Fibber McGee and Molly, who live in the little house at 79 Wistful Vista, was known for memorable characters, famous catch phrases and running gags but The Johnson Wax Program had thee most famous radio gag of all of the golden age with Fibber McGee's closet.
As a chance to do a great sound effect gag (First heard on the episode I've attached)Fibber McGee's closet was a treasured moment on the show...How it would play out was once maybe a season for some reason someone would need something from the hall closet in the McGee house, the door would open and Molly would usually scream "don't open that closet" and a thunderous clatter of items would crash to the floor, which would lead to a thunderous applause of the audience...The show did a great job of not over doing this gag and using it always with the great enjoyment of the studio audience. One episode McGee used the closet to catch a robber who held the couple up in their house.
Growing up my Mom would describe our hall closet as Fibber McGee's closet which usually was a signal for a good ole closet cleaning. I think everyone could relate to having a messy catch all closet or a junk drawer that held all the useful things to good to throw out but don't quite have a home; for a generation the term would be a happy reminder of how radio held a mirror and we could laugh at ourselves.
Enjoy!!!
As a chance to do a great sound effect gag (First heard on the episode I've attached)Fibber McGee's closet was a treasured moment on the show...How it would play out was once maybe a season for some reason someone would need something from the hall closet in the McGee house, the door would open and Molly would usually scream "don't open that closet" and a thunderous clatter of items would crash to the floor, which would lead to a thunderous applause of the audience...The show did a great job of not over doing this gag and using it always with the great enjoyment of the studio audience. One episode McGee used the closet to catch a robber who held the couple up in their house.
Growing up my Mom would describe our hall closet as Fibber McGee's closet which usually was a signal for a good ole closet cleaning. I think everyone could relate to having a messy catch all closet or a junk drawer that held all the useful things to good to throw out but don't quite have a home; for a generation the term would be a happy reminder of how radio held a mirror and we could laugh at ourselves.
Enjoy!!!
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