Bringing Up Father (radio)

Bringing Up Father
Genre	Radio sitcom
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	NBC Blue Network on NBC Radio.
Starring	Mark Smith, Agnes Moorehead, Neil O'Malley, Helen Shields, Joan Banks, Craig McDonnell.
Original release	July 1 –; September 30, 1941
Sponsored by	Lever Brothers

Bringing Up Father is an American radio situation comedy show based on the comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. It aired from July 1 to September 30, 1941, each Tuesday at 9 p.m. on NBC Radio.^[1] Each episode was a half-hour long. The sponsor was Lever Brothers.

Plot

Much like the comic strip each episode featured Jiggs' family in domestic hijinks, with Jiggs usually the victim of his wife's anger.

Cast

Jiggs: Mark Smith, Neil O'Malley.
Maggie: Agnes Moorehead
Nora: Helen Shields, Joan Banks
Dinty Moore: Craig McDonnell

Theme song

The music was composed by Merle Kendrick.^[2]

Jiggs, stand up and be a man,

Don't let Maggie get under your collar

Jiggs, be a man for once

And stand up and holler

Jiggs, it's time you make your stand

But it's sure not to make us quit singing of "Bringing Up Father" ^[3]

Audio example

Internet Archive: Bringing Up Father
Note: This audio example is actually from the 1931 version of the Bringing Up Father radio show, made under the supervision of the William Morris Agency. The 1931 transcription program of Bringing Up Father was originally broadcast by The Yankee Chain, which consisted of seven New England radio stations operated by the Shepherd Broadcasting Company.^[4]

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
^ Terrace, V. (1998). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 53. ISBN 9781476605289. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ Terrace, V. (2003). Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 9780786449255. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
^ The San Antonio Light. March 8, 1931.

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[Dunning-1] Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-07.

[google2-2] Terrace, V. (1998). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 53. ISBN 9781476605289. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[google3-3] Terrace, V. (2003). Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 9780786449255. Retrieved 2017-01-13.

[google4-4] The San Antonio Light. March 8, 1931.

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