All, or nearly all, of the radio programs are available on CD or MP3, and many are available on Old Time Radio sites. But the television show has never resurfaced. This one episode did find its way into a VHS collection of 24 old television shows which were originally on radio. I believe there were only 24 of the radio scripts that became television broadcasts.
I was nine when Halls of Ivy went off the air. My parents would let me stay up to watch it with them. I can—and sometimes do—sing the Alma Mater from memory. Had I not been imprinted at so impressionable an age, I might have chosen something other than a life in academe. By 1955, the die had been cast.
Don't know if this was written for the show or not but this is the Fred Waring version and is a cut on Waring's " College Memories " album. The album also includes a nice cut of Bing Crosby singing solo counterpoint to Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians singing " The Wiffenpoof Song ".
This program can still be heard on Old Time Radio on the web - just look for it under Ronald's name. I have been listening to it for many years - Never saw the TV version - will try to find it. It was one of my favorate radio programs and I still enjoy it. Thanks for posting - Do you have a full length version?
I'm not sure if there's any ONE source for all 38 episodes, in order for the series to be "remastered" and released on DVD, 'winston'. This is such an obscure series, very few people KNOW of its existance...
The opening narrator is the show's original radio announcer, Ken Carpenter...Henry Russell, the show's musical director on radio and TV, composed the theme with Vic Knight.
This was an adaptation of the Colman's 1950-'52 radio series (adapting most of the original radio scripts), which lasted one season on TV. The series had two "alternate sponsors", Nabisco and International Harvester- and each had different ideas on how the show should sound...depending on who sponsored it, the show used a laugh track one week, and omitted it the next!
All, or nearly all, of the radio programs are available on CD or MP3, and many are available on Old Time Radio sites. But the television show has never resurfaced. This one episode did find its way into a VHS collection of 24 old television shows which were originally on radio. I believe there were only 24 of the radio scripts that became television broadcasts.
TheCTConservative 1 month ago
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ashkenaz 2 months ago
I was nine when Halls of Ivy went off the air. My parents would let me stay up to watch it with them. I can—and sometimes do—sing the Alma Mater from memory. Had I not been imprinted at so impressionable an age, I might have chosen something other than a life in academe. By 1955, the die had been cast.
ashkenaz 2 months ago
Don't know if this was written for the show or not but this is the Fred Waring version and is a cut on Waring's " College Memories " album. The album also includes a nice cut of Bing Crosby singing solo counterpoint to Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians singing " The Wiffenpoof Song ".
artscriticXX 6 months ago
This is an amazingly unkind tease. what happened to the whole episode???
tabernash42 9 months ago
Great song. Written for the show.
I remember this show. Also remember Ronnie and Benita on the Jack
Benny show. They were Jack's neighbors. Jack borrowed Ronnie's
Oscar and it was stolen. Just another reason for Ronnie (that's
what Benita called him) to get annoyed with Jack.
Yikes!
rockgor 10 months ago
This program can still be heard on Old Time Radio on the web - just look for it under Ronald's name. I have been listening to it for many years - Never saw the TV version - will try to find it. It was one of my favorate radio programs and I still enjoy it. Thanks for posting - Do you have a full length version?
Shodansixtyone 1 year ago
I'm not sure if there's any ONE source for all 38 episodes, in order for the series to be "remastered" and released on DVD, 'winston'. This is such an obscure series, very few people KNOW of its existance...
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
This episode, "The Old Professor Forgot His Umbrella", originally aired on May 17, 1955, adapted from a December 12, 1951 radio episode.
fromthesidelines 2 years ago
The opening narrator is the show's original radio announcer, Ken Carpenter...Henry Russell, the show's musical director on radio and TV, composed the theme with Vic Knight.
fromthesidelines 2 years ago
I wonder if they will ever get around to selling the series on DVD....
winston007771 1 year ago
This was an adaptation of the Colman's 1950-'52 radio series (adapting most of the original radio scripts), which lasted one season on TV. The series had two "alternate sponsors", Nabisco and International Harvester- and each had different ideas on how the show should sound...depending on who sponsored it, the show used a laugh track one week, and omitted it the next!
fromthesidelines 2 years ago 2