Fibber McGee and Molly: "Halloween Party at Gildersleeve's House"

Halloween episodes were very common during the Golden Age of Radio. The Jack Benny Program did at least six Hallloween-themed episodes, with yet others that at least referenced the holiday. Among the shows that featured Halloween episodes was Fibber McGee and Molly. Its final Halloween episode was "Halloween Party at Gildersleeve's House," which aired on October 24, 1939.Fibber McGee and Molly was one of the most successful sitcoms in any medium. It debuted on the NBC Blue Network on April 16, 1935 and ran as a standalone show until 1956. It ran from 1957 to 1959 as segment on the NBC radio show Monitor. The show was created by husband and wife comedy team Jim and Marian Jordan. It centred on Fibber McGee (Jim Jordan), a habitual teller of tall tales, and his wife Molly,who was often terse with Fibber, but loved him all the same. Set in the small town of Wistful Vista, Fibber McGee and Molly had a large cast of recurring characters. Among the most popular, if not the most popular, was…