+ The Stan Freberg Show was a weekly radio comedy show that ran on the CBS Radio Network for only fifteen episodes in 1957 from July 14 through October 20. The show, starring comedian Stan Freberg and featuring the vocal talents of Daws Butler, June Foray and Peter Leeds, Peggy Taylor as the resident singer, and the musical direction of Billy May, appeared in the 7:30 p.m.(ET) time period following repeats of The Jack Benny Program {"The Best Of Benny"} on Sundays.
Despite its short run, the show managed to develop some running gags and stock jokes, from Freberg's ambivalence toward Madison Avenue (faux advertisements for "Puffed Grass" and "Food", as well as the classic sketch "Gray Flannel Hatful of Teenage Werewolves") to the overwhelmingly popular interviews with a sneaker-wearing Abominable Snowman. By the thirteenth episode, it was clear that The Stan Freberg Show was suffering from a lack of advertiser interest (perhaps helped by Freberg's werewolf comparisons). However, according to Freberg in his autobiography, It Only Hurts When I Laugh, two different cigarette companies did offer to sponsor the program, but Stan turned them down. Because no other advertisers were willing to provide primary or alternate sponsorship on Freberg's terms, CBS canceled the series after fifteen episodes; according to, it was the last American network radio show to devote itself purely to comedy.-WikiPedia
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Please enjoy these 19 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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07.21.1957 | (02) interview with the abominable snowman |
+ Program #2. Sustaining. | |
07.28.1957 | (03) miss universe contest |
+ Program #3. Sustaining. | |
08.04.1957 | (04) great moments in history paul revere |
+ Program #4. The story behind the ride of Paul Revere, Dr. Herman Horn lectures on Hi Fi, The Lox... | |
08.11.1957 | (05) orville arrives from the moon |
+ Program #5. A flying saucer is captured and a moon man is interviewed. Prof. Herman Horn lecture... | |
08.18.1957 | (06) program censor |
+ Program #6. Elderly Man River, Face The Funnies, The Rock Island Line. | |
08.25.1957 | (07) the lone psyciatrist |
+ Program #7. The Lone Analyst, The Golden Spike, Banana Boat Song. | |
09.01.1957 | (08) uninterupted melody |
+ Program #8. Acrobats on Radio, "Uninterrupted Melody": a movie about men in uniform (Good Humor ... | |
09.08.1957 | (09) abominable snowman revisited |
+ Program #9. A revisit to the Abominable Snowman, a visit to George Washington, a radio show from... | |
09.15.1957 | (10) another hi fi lecture |
+ Program #10. The Freberg Build-It-Yourself grand piano, The fortune cookie factory, Prof. Horn l... | |
09.22.1957 | (11) college football report |
+ Program #11. A sports interview, A Hollywood agent with canine clients, Bang Gunley: U. S. Marsh... | |
09.29.1957 | (12) how to repair a leaky faucet |
+ Program #12. How to fix a leaky faucet, a Hollywood labor leader, Ssshhh--boom. | |
10.06.1957 | (13) all about werewolves |
+ Program #13. "Cocktails For Two," "Gray Flannel Hat Full Of Teenage Werewolves," a great story a... | |
10.13.1957 | (14) sponsored by freberg |
+ Program #14. A visit to the World Advertising Agency, a crime drama about Sam Spillaine, private... | |
10.20.1957 | (15) final show the best of stan freburg |
+ Program #15. The last show of the series. A reprise of the best skits from the previous fourteen... | |
N/A | stan freberg (xxxx) commercial today the pits | ||
N/A | stan freberg (xxxx) commercial cntadina, empire state building | ||
N/A | stan freberg (xxxx) commercial dragnet, christmas | ||
N/A | stan freberg (xxxx) commercial ppg, moby dick | ||
N/A | stan freberg (xxxx) commercial clark smathers faces life |
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