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<div class='seriesDetails'>
<section>
<img alt='cover image' title='The Fred Allen Show'
src='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Comedy</li>
</ul>
<label>The Fred Allen Show</label>
<aside>
<span>58 episodes</span>
<span>Aired 1932-1949</span>
</aside>
</div>
</section>
<div class='detail'>
<ol><li class='episode' title='Hillbilly Music (Frank Sinatra)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-10-21.mp3'>
<label>Hillbilly Music (Frank Sinatra)</label>
<aside>
<span>28mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-10-21</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Charlie Mccarthy Sues For Slander'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-10-28.mp3'>
<label>Charlie Mccarthy Sues For Slander</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-10-28</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Mash Notes (Martha Raye)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-11-04.mp3'>
<label>Mash Notes (Martha Raye)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-11-04</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Charlie The Chicken (Monty Woolley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-11-11.mp3'>
<label>Charlie The Chicken (Monty Woolley)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-11-11</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Renting A House (Boris Karloff)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-11-18.mp3'>
<label>Renting A House (Boris Karloff)</label>
<aside>
<span>24mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-11-18</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Brooklyn Pinafore I (Leo Durocher)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-11-25.mp3'>
<label>Brooklyn Pinafore I (Leo Durocher)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-11-25</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Seeking A Radio Job (Lauritz Melchoir)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-12-16.mp3'>
<label>Seeking A Radio Job (Lauritz Melchoir)</label>
<aside>
<span>31mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-12-16</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Radio Shows In Russia'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1945-12-30.mp3'>
<label>Radio Shows In Russia</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1945-12-30</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Take It Or Leave It (Phil Baker)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-01-06.mp3'>
<label>Take It Or Leave It (Phil Baker)</label>
<aside>
<span>28mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-01-06</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Carmen (Maurice Evans)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-01-13.mp3'>
<label>Carmen (Maurice Evans)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-01-13</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='A Movie On Freds Life (George Jessel)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-01-20.mp3'>
<label>A Movie On Freds Life (George Jessel)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-01-20</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Picadilly Oklahoma Parody (Beatrice Lillie)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-02-03.mp3'>
<label>Picadilly Oklahoma Parody (Beatrice Lillie)</label>
<aside>
<span>28mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-02-03</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Les Miserables Reprise (Orson Welles)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-02-10.mp3'>
<label>Les Miserables Reprise (Orson Welles)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-02-10</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Hillbilly Drama (Arthur Treacher)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-02-24.mp3'>
<label>Hillbilly Drama (Arthur Treacher)</label>
<aside>
<span>24mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-02-24</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Les Miserables Reprise (Orson Welles)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-03-03.mp3'>
<label>Les Miserables Reprise (Orson Welles)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-03-03</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Banana Mans Lament (Carmen Miranda)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-03-10.mp3'>
<label>Banana Mans Lament (Carmen Miranda)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-03-10</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Charlie The Chicken (Monty Woolley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-03-31.mp3'>
<label>Charlie The Chicken (Monty Woolley)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-03-31</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Brooklyn Pinafore II (Leo Durocher)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-04-14.mp3'>
<label>Brooklyn Pinafore II (Leo Durocher)</label>
<aside>
<span>24mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-04-14</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Racing Form Trial (Bert Lahr)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-04-28.mp3'>
<label>Racing Form Trial (Bert Lahr)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-04-28</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Mr. And Mrs. Breakfast Show (Tallulah Bankhead)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-05-05.mp3'>
<label>Mr. And Mrs. Breakfast Show (Tallulah Bankhead)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-05-05</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Cairo (Sydney Greenstreet)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-05-12.mp3'>
<label>Cairo (Sydney Greenstreet)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-05-12</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='King For A Day (Jack Benny)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-05-26.mp3'>
<label>King For A Day (Jack Benny)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-05-26</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='50th Anniversary Of The Telephone Company (Oscar Levant)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-06-23.mp3'>
<label>50th Anniversary Of The Telephone Company (Oscar Levant)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-06-23</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Mikado (Tony Martin)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-10-13.mp3'>
<label>Mikado (Tony Martin)</label>
<aside>
<span>25mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-10-13</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Mr. And Mrs. Breakfast Show Reprise (Tallulah Bankhead)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1946-10-27.mp3'>
<label>Mr. And Mrs. Breakfast Show Reprise (Tallulah Bankhead)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1946-10-27</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Murder In The Penthouse (The Quiz Kids)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-03-02.mp3'>
<label>Murder In The Penthouse (The Quiz Kids)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-03-02</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Picadilly Reprise (Beatrice Lillie, Bobby White)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-03-16.mp3'>
<label>Picadilly Reprise (Beatrice Lillie, Bobby White)</label>
<aside>
<span>27mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-03-16</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Suing Fred Over Picadilly Rights (Rodgers and Hammerstein)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-03-23.mp3'>
<label>Suing Fred Over Picadilly Rights (Rodgers and Hammerstein)</label>
<aside>
<span>26mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-03-23</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Shoshlik Shanty (Gregory Ratoff)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-04-06.mp3'>
<label>The Shoshlik Shanty (Gregory Ratoff)</label>
<aside>
<span>46mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-04-06</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Hollywood Mikado (Bing Crosby)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-05-11.mp3'>
<label>The Hollywood Mikado (Bing Crosby)</label>
<aside>
<span>26mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-05-11</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Gimmick With A Microphone'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-05-25.mp3'>
<label>Gimmick With A Microphone</label>
<aside>
<span>27mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-05-25</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Fred The Boarder (Ozzie And Harriet)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-06-15.mp3'>
<label>Fred The Boarder (Ozzie And Harriet)</label>
<aside>
<span>28mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-06-15</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Perfect Crime (James Mason)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-10-19.mp3'>
<label>The Perfect Crime (James Mason)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-10-19</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Haley And Allen Show (Jack Haley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-10-26.mp3'>
<label>The Haley And Allen Show (Jack Haley)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-10-26</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='New Years Eve Plans (George Jessel)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-12-14.mp3'>
<label>New Years Eve Plans (George Jessel)</label>
<aside>
<span>27mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-12-14</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Suing To Return Freds Cuckoo Clock (Monty Wooley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1947-12-28.mp3'>
<label>Suing To Return Freds Cuckoo Clock (Monty Wooley)</label>
<aside>
<span>27mins</span>
<span>Aired 1947-12-28</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Psycopathic Spectacular (James Mason)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-01-04.mp3'>
<label>Psycopathic Spectacular (James Mason)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-01-04</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Husband And Wife Radio Show (James and Pamela Mason)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-03-28.mp3'>
<label>Husband And Wife Radio Show (James and Pamela Mason)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-03-28</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='One Long Pan (Basil Rathbone)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-04-11.mp3'>
<label>One Long Pan (Basil Rathbone)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-04-11</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Author Meets His Match (James Farley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-04-18.mp3'>
<label>The Author Meets His Match (James Farley)</label>
<aside>
<span>30mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-04-18</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Scalping Baseball Tickets (Leo Durocher)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-04-25.mp3'>
<label>Scalping Baseball Tickets (Leo Durocher)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-04-25</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The J.P. Morgan Court Of Human Relations (Henry Morgan)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-05-02.mp3'>
<label>The J.P. Morgan Court Of Human Relations (Henry Morgan)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-05-02</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Break The Contestant (Don Mcneil)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-05-09.mp3'>
<label>Break The Contestant (Don Mcneil)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-05-09</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Fred Wants To Do Bing Crosby&#39;s Life Story (Bing Crosby)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-05-23.mp3'>
<label>Fred Wants To Do Bing Crosby&#39;s Life Story (Bing Crosby)</label>
<aside>
<span>31mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-05-23</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Quiz Program And Soap Opera (Jack Eigen)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-06-06.mp3'>
<label>Quiz Program And Soap Opera (Jack Eigen)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-06-06</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Cease The Melody (Jack Benny)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-06-27.mp3'>
<label>Cease The Melody (Jack Benny)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-06-27</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='A Prize For Listeners Missing Any Contest (Dale Carnegie)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-10-24.mp3'>
<label>A Prize For Listeners Missing Any Contest (Dale Carnegie)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-10-24</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Sam Shovel Private Eye (Arthur Treacher)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-11-07.mp3'>
<label>Sam Shovel Private Eye (Arthur Treacher)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-11-07</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='George Jessel Tries To Sneak Into The Roxy'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-11-28.mp3'>
<label>George Jessel Tries To Sneak Into The Roxy</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-11-28</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='TV Commercials (Henry Morgan)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-12-05.mp3'>
<label>TV Commercials (Henry Morgan)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-12-05</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Maine Murder Trial'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1948-12-26.mp3'>
<label>Maine Murder Trial</label>
<aside>
<span>28mins</span>
<span>Aired 1948-12-26</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Literary Panel (H. Allen Smith)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-01-09.mp3'>
<label>Literary Panel (H. Allen Smith)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-01-09</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Traveling Salesman (Jack Haley)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-01-23.mp3'>
<label>Traveling Salesman (Jack Haley)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-01-23</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Fred Tries To Get Rudy Vallee Into TV'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-01-30.mp3'>
<label>Fred Tries To Get Rudy Vallee Into TV</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-01-30</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Planning A Television Show (Bert Lahr)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-02-06.mp3'>
<label>Planning A Television Show (Bert Lahr)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-02-06</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Murder Case (Doc Rockwell)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-02-13.mp3'>
<label>Murder Case (Doc Rockwell)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-02-13</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Mob Buster (Victor Moore)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-03-20.mp3'>
<label>Mob Buster (Victor Moore)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-03-20</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Final Fred Allen Show (Jack Benny, Henry Morgan)'
data-cover='/cover/sm/the-fred-allen-show.jpg'
data-series='The Fred Allen Show'
data-file='otr/the-fred-allen-show/1949-06-26.mp3'>
<label>The Final Fred Allen Show (Jack Benny, Henry Morgan)</label>
<aside>
<span>29mins</span>
<span>Aired 1949-06-26</span>
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The Fred Allen Show was a long-running American radio comedy program that featured comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. The show&#39;s premise revolved around humorous and satirical skits, often focused on current events and the world of entertainment. With a variety of segments, including its most popular &quot;Allen&#39;s Alley,&quot; listeners were entertained as Allen explored an imaginary neighborhood and interacted with various characters. The show&#39;s tone was light and witty, with an emphasis on Allen&#39;s clever quips and ad-libs that kept the audience engaged.</p><p>The Fred Allen Show aired from October 23, 1932, to June 26, 1949, on CBS and NBC Radio Networks. During its 17-year run, it was sponsored by various companies, including Linit Bath Soaps, Hellmann&#39;s, Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Texaco, and Tenderleaf Tea. The show&#39;s most popular period was during its sponsorship by The Texas Company, when it was known as Texaco Star Theatre with Fred Allen. The show featured notable guest stars such as Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Roy Rogers, Bela Lugosi, Ed Gardner, Norman Corwin, and Edgar Bergen &amp; Charlie McCarthy. Additionally, the show engaged in a memorable on-air &quot;feud&quot; with fellow radio comedian Jack Benny, further adding to its popularity and entertainment value.
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<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious, Parker Fennelly, Jack Smart, Alan Reed, John Brown, Charlie Cantor, Ken Roberts, Edmund Ruffner, Harry Von Zell, Arthur Godfrey, Jimmy Wallington, Kenny Delmar</p>
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<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fred_Allen_Show' target='_blank'>wikipedia.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/fred-allen' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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