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My Friend Irma was a long-running radio sitcom that premiered on CBS Radio on April 11, 1947. American actress Marie Wilson was given the role of Irma Peterson, the show's main character. She also starred in the film and TV adaptations of the series.

 

The series featured Jane Stacy and her friend Irma Peterson, a stenographer based on Minnesota. The two met in the show's pilot episode, and reside in an apartment run by an Irish landlady. In the series, Stacy narrated the misadventures of her friend Irma.

 

The show was last heard on radio on August 23, 1953. Due to its popularity, it also had its film, television, and comic adaptations. 

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1948-01-26  E042 The Lonely Hearts Club

CBS net. Sponsored by: Swan Soap ($100,000 fur contest), Spry. Irma gives up on Al and joins a Lonely Hearts club. The script was subsequently used on "My Friend Irma" on January 27, 1952 (see cat. #42278). Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy (writer), Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer). 
 1948-02-02  E043 The Red Hand
 1948-02-09  E044 Billy Boy, The Boxer
 1948-02-16  E045 The Professor's Concerto
 1948-02-23  E046 It's All Relative
 1948-03-01  E047 Fortune Raised

+ CBS net. Sponsored by: Swan Soap, Spry. Mr. Clyde asks Irma to pick up his new tuxedo. Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy (writer), Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Alan Reed. 
 1948-03-08  E048 Double Troubles

+ CBS net. Sponsored by: Swan Soap ($100,000 fur contest), Spry. Irma and Jane have had fights with Al and Richard. Plans are made for an intimate dinner for four. Professor Kropotkin is matched up with Mrs. O'Reilly. Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy, Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Leif Erickson, Gloria Gordon. 
 1948-03-15  E049 Buy Or Sell

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