Duffy's Tavern: Duffy Ain't Here

In one of the goofiest slapstick comedies on the radio, Archie the bartender assaulted the English language and insulted most of Hollywood. Portrayed by series creator Ed Gardner, Archie had hard luck with the ladies. But, he must have had some appeal to draw a group of guest stars like Marlene Dietrich, Gypsy Rose Lee, Chester Morris, Ed Wynn, Bob Crosby, Rudy Vallee, and more. Or maybe the credit goes to his compatriots Finnegan, Eddie, Miss Duffy, Clancy the Cop, Slippery McGuire, and the rest of the gang (played by the likes of Charlie Cantor, Eddie Green, Florence Halop, Alan Reed, Sheldon Leonard, and more). Raise a glass to 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes and rare NBC monitor rehearsal recordings.

Episodes include: "Auditor Finds a Shortage", 01-07-48; "Archie Wants to Patent Electricity", 02-23-49; "Archie Writes a Television Play", 03-09-49; "Spike McGurk", 03-23-49; "Archie and Finnegan Double Date", 04-06-49; "Millionaire Bum J. Everett Poindexter", 04-13-49; "Will Miss Duffy Marry?", 04-20-49; "Someone's Getting Hitched", 04-27-49; "Detective Archie Tracks 'Whistling Sam' Roberts", 05-11-49; "Ed Wynn Narrates Archie's Opera", 05-25-49; "Bob Crosby Sings to Archie's Girlfriend, Gwendolyn", 06-15-49; "Archie Buys a Radio Station", 09-21-50; "Arthur Treacher Classes Up the Joint", 03-02-51; "The Singing Detective", 04-06-51; "New Floor Show", 04-13-51; "Archie the Lion Tamer", 04-20-51; "Archie Opens a Tea Room", 11-23-51; "Archie Inherits Half a Race Horse", 11-30-51; "Archie the Father", 12-07-51; "Atomic Research", 12-21-51; NBC Monitor - Rehearsals (Various Sketches).