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Duffy’s Tavern was a radio sitcom that aired from 1940 to 1952 on CBS (1941-1942), NBC Blue (1942-1944), and NBC (1944-1951). The title refers to a place situated on 23rd St. in New York, managed by a guy named Archie, played by Ed Gardner. Shirley Booth, Gardner’s wife, also starred with him on this show. Booth had the role of Miss Duffy.

At the beginning of each episode, the song “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” will be heard, which will be interrupted when Archie gets a phone call. He would answer the call with his popular line “Duffy ain’t here, Archie the Manager speakin’... Then, throughout the show, there are some popular stars that will drop by. Apart from Ava Gardner and Booth, other regulars of the show include Charlie Cantor, Eddie Green, Alan Reed. The star-studded guests were Fred Allen, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope,, Boris Karloff, Shelley Winters, and many more. Click here to read more about Duffy's Tavern

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.04.1946	duffy's tavern alan ladd afrs#113	+ Duffy's Tavern. January 4, 1946. Program #113. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie wants guest Alan Ladd t...
01.11.1946	duffy's tavern 192 filming 'the life of archie', with larry storch {afrs#114}	+ Duffy's Tavern. January 11, 1946. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie wants to film his life story, and to...
01.11.1946	duffy's tavern (192) making a movie (with larry storch)	+ Duffy's Tavern. January 11, 1946. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie wants to film his life story, and to...
02.01.1946	duffy's tavern peggy lee afrs#117	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 1, 1946. Program #117. , AFRS rebroadcast. A very funny show as Archie b...
02.01.1946	duffy's tavern (195) guest peggy lee	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 1, 1946. Program #117. , AFRS rebroadcast. A very funny show as Archie b...
02.08.1946	duffy's tavern (196) archie has to have his tonsils out	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 8, 1946. Program #118. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie's getting ready to hav...
02.08.1946	duffy's tavern archie has to have his tonsils out afrs#118	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 8, 1946. Program #118. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie's getting ready to hav...
02.22.1946	duffy's tavern archie returns from hospital afrs#120	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 22, 1946. Program #120. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie returns after the ton...
03.01.1946	duffy's tavern archie the horticulturist afrs#121	+ Duffy's Tavern. March 1, 1946. Program #121. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie receives a potted plant a...
03.08.1946	duffy's tavern (200) ed gardner returns as archie
03.15.1946	duffy's tavern (201) archie takes up gardening
04.12.1946	duffy's tavern (205) archie tries to impress marie mcdonald	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 12, 1946. Program #127. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie tries to get guest Marie...
04.26.1946	duffy's tavern (207) fashion show with esther williams	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 26, 1946. Program #129. , AFRS rebroadcast. Guest Esther Williams models cl...
05.03.1946	duffy's tavern (208) archie tells everyone about world hunger	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 3, 1946. Sponsored by: Ipana, Vitalis. A moving and different kind of "Duffy'...
05.10.1946	duffy's tavern (209) pierre the talking dog	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 10, 1946. , AFRS rebroadcast. Archie hires Finnegan's singing (and talking) p...
11.06.1946	duffy's tavern louella parsons	+ Duffy's Tavern. November 6, 1946. Sponsored by: Ipana, Trushay. Archie tries to get mentioned is ...
12.18.1946	duffy's tavern (226) the raffle (with joan bennett)	+ Duffy's Tavern. December 18, 1946. Sponsored by: Trushay, Ipana, Minit-Rub. Guest Joan Bennett's ...
01.22.1947	duffy's tavern (231) mrs nussbaum asks john j anthony for marital advice	+ Duffy's Tavern. January 22, 1947. Sponsored by: Ipana, Trushay, Minit-Rub. Mrs. Nussbaum plans to...
03.05.1947	duffy's tavern (237) archie proposes to a wealthy girl
05.28.1947	duffy's tavern (249) miss duffy's coming out party	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 28, 1947. "Mad Russian". Sponsored by: Ipana, Ingraham Shaving Cream. "Miss D...
11.05.1947	duffy's tavern george jessel & rudy vallee	+ Duffy's Tavern. November 5, 1947. Sponsored by: Ipana, Trushay, Minit-Rub. There's going to be a ...
12.03.1947	duffy's tavern jean sablon	+ Duffy's Tavern. December 3, 1947. Sponsored by: Ipana, Trushay, Minit-Rub. The program does not b...
01.07.1948	duffy's tavern (268) auditor finds a shortage (garry moore)	+ Duffy's Tavern. January 7, 1948. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Trushay Hand Lotion, Minit-Rub. An audito...
05.19.1948	duffy's tavern (287) duffy won't give archie a raise	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 19, 1948. "Sues Duffy". Sponsored by: Ipana, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream. Arch...
05.26.1948	duffy's tavern (288) dream girl (with rex harrison)	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 26, 1948. Sponsored by: Ipana, Vitalis. Duffy's planning to get married and h...
12.22.1948	duffy's tavern (303) miracle on third avenue (christmas show with jeff chandler)	+ Duffy's Tavern. December 22, 1948. Sponsored by: Bristol Myers. A Christmas show. Archie is depre...
12.29.1948	duffy's tavern (304) christmas cards (with dorothy shay)	+ Mr. Duffy rings for Archie but Ed informs him he’s in the back brooding over one of two things, ...
02.09.1949	duffy's tavern (310) archie has three days to live	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 9, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. "Twenty-Four ...
02.16.1949	duffy's tavern (311) schoolmate willie gundig visits	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 16, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. "Willie Gund... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
02.23.1949	duffy's tavern (312) archie wants to patent electricity	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 23, 1949. "Electricity". Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cre... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
03.02.1949	duffy's tavern mickey rooney	+ Duffy's Tavern. March 2, 1949. Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream. Archie is writi...
03.09.1949	duffy's tavern (314) archie writes a television play (with marlene dietrich)	+ Duffy's Tavern. March 9, 1949. Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream. Archie is writi...
03.16.1949	duffy's tavern (315) spike mcguirk, the bully (with sheldon leonard)	+ There had been quite a party at Duffy’s last night and a great fight broke out. Archie is assess...
03.23.1949	duffy's tavern (316) archie opens a bank account with ten dollars	+ Duffy's Tavern. March 23, 1949. "Spike McGurk". Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream...
03.30.1949	duffy's tavern (317) durante and sothern act in archie's play	+ Duffy's Tavern. March 30, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Guests Jimmy ...
04.06.1949	duffy's tavern (318) archie and finnegan double date	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 6, 1949. Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream. It's Spring cle...
04.13.1949	duffy's tavern (319) millionaire bum j everett pointdexter	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 13, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Trushay, Benex shave cream. This is a netw...
04.20.1949	duffy's tavern (320) will miss duffy marry (with cass daley)	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 20, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Duffy has off...
04.27.1949	duffy's tavern (321) someone's getting hitched	+ Duffy's Tavern. April 27, 1949. Sponsored by: Ipana, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cream. Archie is planni...
05.04.1949	duffy's tavern (322) the boys play poker with charles coburn	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 4, 1949. Sponsored by: Ipana, Vitalis. Archie offers guest Charles Coburn a j...
05.11.1949	duffy's tavern (323) detective archie tracks 'whistling sam' roberts	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 11, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Mum. "Your bath washes away the past, Mum sa...
05.18.1949	duffy's tavern (324) the most popular bartender on third avenue	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 18, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Mum, Benex shaving cream. This is a network,...
05.25.1949	duffy's tavern (325) ed wynn narrates archie's opera	+ Duffy's Tavern. May 25, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Mum, Benex Shave Cream. Archie has written a...
06.01.1949	duffy's tavern (326) archie wants to marry a rich woman	+ Duffy's Tavern. June 1, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Archie places a... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
06.15.1949	duffy's tavern (328) bob crosby sings to archie's girlfriend gwendolyn	+ Duffy's Tavern. June 15, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Mum, Benex Shave Cream. Guest Bob Crosby si... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
02.16.1950	duffy's tavern (351) guest shelley winters
03.30.1950	duffy's tavern (357) tony martin pretends to be duffy
05.18.1950	duffy's tavern (364) hedda hopper plans a coming out party
05.25.1950	duffy's tavern (365) singing detective with rudy vallee
06.15.1950	duffy's tavern (366) fathers' day	+ Duffy's Tavern. June 15, 1950. Sponsored by: Blatz Beer. The program was recorded in Puerto Rico ...

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.16.1949	duffy's tavern (311) schoolmate willie gundig visits	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 16, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. "Willie Gund... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
02.23.1949	duffy's tavern (312) archie wants to patent electricity	+ Duffy's Tavern. February 23, 1949. "Electricity". Sponsored by: Trushay, Vitalis, Benex Shave Cre... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
06.01.1949	duffy's tavern (326) archie wants to marry a rich woman	+ Duffy's Tavern. June 1, 1949. , Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Archie places a... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
06.15.1949	duffy's tavern (328) bob crosby sings to archie's girlfriend gwendolyn	+ Duffy's Tavern. June 15, 1949. Sponsored by: Vitalis, Mum, Benex Shave Cream. Guest Bob Crosby si... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT