Fibber Mcgee & Molly Christmas 1938 

Crazy times and glad these shows are getting some play again! Turn off the tube and listen to more radio.

I was born in the same era, and it's funny, but my family, like many at the time, had only one tv, and we watched together, kind of like how families gathered to listen to the radio. Back then, tv was a communal activity, and children watched what the adults chose and there wasn't a lot of violence or vulgarity. (That was for the movies!) These days, everyone goes off on their own . . . it's kind of alienating. I appreciate the range of entertainment options we have, but I miss the sense of togetherness we lost.

Doing out best! Thanks so much!

From Wikipedia - In 1938, the show and Jordan would both suffer major changes. During this time, Marian was drinking excessively. She entered a rehabilitation center in suburban Chicago and tried to get sober. The Jordan children were in high school and college. "Molly" was written out of the radio show, and the program was renamed Fibber McGee and Company. Those who knew Marian doubted that she would ever return to radio, especially after the show moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1939. However, Marian astonished everyone by travelling alone from Joliet, Illinois to Pasadena, California in March 1939. She was able to return to the character of "Molly," and some listeners considered her better than before.

Think that's when she became really ill and cut back from performing.

@@OTRHALLOWEENHOLIDAZE I've read articles that claim she was in a treatment for alcoholism, but I've not found conclusive evidence that was the case. Her health certainly did begin to decline in the '50s and contributed to her early death.

@@artmoss6889 yeah, seems to be what is known as to what happened. Thanks for the info!

It was very sad, because her husband Jim Jordan lived into his 90s I think.