1949-04-01 - 038) April Fools Day

My Favorite Husband was broadcast on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KFI</a> radio in Hollywood, California, on July 8, 1947, as an episode of the Premiere Performance series, which provided opportunities for program packagers to air pilots of potential series. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beal_(actor)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Beal</a> portrayed George Cugat, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kelly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nancy Kelly</a> played his wife. A review in the trade publication <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Billboard</a> found the broadcast to be "nothing more than a tired rehash of the now-familiar pattern set by Claudia and David stage and movie series".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Husband#cite_note-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>Its first network broadcast was a one-time special on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CBS Radio</a> on July 5, 1948. CBS's new series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Miss_Brooks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Our Miss Brooks</a> had been delayed coming to the air, so to fill in the gap that week CBS aired the audition program (the radio equivalent of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">television pilot</a>) for My Favorite Husband.Lucille Ball and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Bowman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lee Bowman</a> played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch My Favorite Husband as a series. Bowman was not available to do the series, so when it debuted later that month it starred Lucille Ball and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Denning" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Denning</a> as the leads.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Husband#cite_note-Desilu1-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[3]</a> The couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls, and were billed as "two people who live together and like it."

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My Favorite Husband was broadcast on KFI radio in Hollywood, California, on July 8, 1947, as an episode of the Premiere Performance series, which provided opportunities for program packagers to air pilots of potential series. John Beal portrayed George Cugat, and Nancy Kelly played his wife. A review in the trade publication Billboard found the broadcast to be "nothing more than a tired rehash of the now-familiar pattern set by Claudia and David stage and movie series".[1]Its first network broadcast was a one-time special on CBS Radio on July 5, 1948.CBS's new series Our Miss Brooks had been delayed coming to the air, so to fill in the gap that week CBS aired the audition program (the radio equivalent of a television pilot) for My Favorite Husband.Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch My Favorite Husband as a series. Bowman was not available to do the series, so when it debuted later that month it starred Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as the leads.[3] The couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls, and were billed as "two people who live together and like it."

My Favorite Husband&nbsp;was broadcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFI" rel="noopener noreferrer">KFI</a>&nbsp;radio in Hollywood, California, on July 8, 1947, as an episode of the&nbsp;Premiere Performance&nbsp;series, which provided opportunities for program packagers to air pilots of potential series.&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beal_(actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Beal</a>&nbsp;portrayed George Cugat, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kelly" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nancy Kelly</a>&nbsp;played his wife. A review in the trade publication&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Billboard</a>&nbsp;found the broadcast to be "nothing more than a tired rehash of the now-familiar pattern set by&nbsp;Claudia and David&nbsp;stage and movie series".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Husband#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a>Its first network broadcast was a one-time special on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBS Radio</a>&nbsp;on July 5, 1948. CBS's new series&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Miss_Brooks" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Miss Brooks</a>&nbsp;had been delayed coming to the air, so to fill in the gap that week CBS aired the audition program (the radio equivalent of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot" rel="noopener noreferrer">television pilot</a>) for&nbsp;My Favorite Husband.Lucille Ball and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Bowman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lee Bowman</a>&nbsp;played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch&nbsp;My Favorite Husband&nbsp;as a series. Bowman was not available to do the series, so when it debuted later that month it starred Lucille Ball and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Denning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Richard Denning</a>&nbsp;as the leads.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Husband#cite_note-Desilu1-3" rel="noopener noreferrer">[3]</a> The couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls, and were billed as "two people who live together and like it."

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