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Peg Lynch
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Often called "The Woman Who Invented Sitcom", Peg Lynch--my mother-- was the first woman to create, write, star in and own both her own radio and then television situation comedy series. By the time she died in 2015 at the age of 98, my mother had written over 11,000 radio and television scripts, alone and unaided. A pioneer. A ground breaker. A woman in a man's world. Her creation, Ethel and Albert became one of America's most popular husband-and-wife comedies from the day it was born in 1938 and for the next 75 years could be heard or seen either on ABC, NBC, CBS or Public Broadcasting, on radio or TV or live onstage, sometimes known as The Couple Next Door or The Little Things In Life but always starring Peg. Fans included everyone from housewives to celebrities--from George Burns & Gracie Allen, to Jack Benny, Orson Welles, James Thurber, George S. Kaufman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, Tyrone Power, even John F. Kennedy. www.peglynch.com
Ethel and Albert: Mildred Paulson’s Galoshes - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Hour 2/27/1952
As Albert’s heading out the door for an important business trip, Ethel reminds him to give her regards to Mildred. He may as well since he’ll be returning her galoshes when he changes trains in Chicago! Of course, Ethel provides Albert with very simple instructions for returning the overshoes. “Mildred will be at the cigar stand…”
And while you’re at it, Albert, will you take this jar of watermelon pickles to Mildred?
Written by Peg Lynch
Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert
Performed and Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - February 27 1952. The segment is introduced by Kate Smith.
And while you’re at it, Albert, will you take this jar of watermelon pickles to Mildred?
Written by Peg Lynch
Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert
Performed and Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - February 27 1952. The segment is introduced by Kate Smith.
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Ethel and Albert: The Christmas Cards - Written by Peg Lynch - Kate Smith Evening Hour - Jan 1952
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While searching for a lost button in his briefcase, Albert finds the Christmas cards that he was supposed to mail weeks ago. 200 Christmas cards ... all stamped, ready to mail ... and sitting in the bottom of Albert's briefcase! Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert Performed and Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - January 26, 1951. Includes a bri...
Ethel and Albert: Memorizing Phone Numbers - Written by Peg Lynch - Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1952
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Long before smartphones, you had to memorize phone numbers! Don't worry - Albert has a system that will help Ethel remember this and every phone number. A system that even includes the Dionne Quintuplets! But will it work!? Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert Performed and Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - January 10, 1952. Includes a brief in...
Ethel and Albert: Spring House Cleaning - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Evening Hour, 1952
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Albert brings home a surprise dinner guest to find that Ethel is in the middle of spring cleaning. Ethel tries her best to make the reluctant guest feel like one of the family... by putting him to work! Brief introduction by Kate Smith. Originally aired on The Kate Smith Hour in April 30, 1952 Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert
Ethel and Albert: The New Recipe - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1952
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When Ethel tries a new recipe for a dinner party, things don't go quite as planned. Albert pitches in to help ... with hilarious results. Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - March 19, 1952. Includes a brief introduction by Kate Smith.
Ethel and Albert: The Dutch Treat - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1950
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When the waiter doesn't give the ladies separate checks, Ethel pays for lunch and must figure out what everyone owes her. If you anything about Ethel, math does not always come naturally. Fortunately, Ethel has Albert to help. Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - October 13, 1950. Includes a brief introduction ...
Ethel and Albert: The Drivers License - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1950
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After losing his wallet Albert must replace his drivers license. But can he pass the test!? With a little help from Ethel, he just may. Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert Broadcast Live on NBC TVs The Kate Smith Hour - November 19, 1950. Includes a brief introduction by Kate Smith. Notice the flub ... this was live TV, folks!
Ethel and Albert: The Whistler - Written by Peg Lynch - Aired on The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1951
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Don't you hate it when you can't place a tune? In this segment, Ethel hears a worker whistling and is driven to distraction as she tries to name the song. With an appearance by Henry Jones, a mainstay of television from the 1950s - 1990s. Henry also popped up as "Hinkle" in '9 to 5' with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. Brief introduction by Kate Smith. Originally aired...
Ethel and Albert: Driving Albert to Work - Written by Peg Lynch - The Kate Smith Evening Hour
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A conversation as old as marriage: who's a better driver? In "Driving Albert to Work," Ethel maintains that she's a perfectly capable driver. But what's the opinion of the officer who pulls her over for making an illegal left turn? With introduction by Kate Smith. Originally aired on The Kate Smith Evening Hour Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert
Astrid King Presents "A Funny Woman" - A Fundraiser for Keats Community Library
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Peg Lynch was the first woman ever to create, write and star in and own her own domestic comedy series. In fact, she's often called "the women who invented sitcom." Her creation called "Ethel and Albert" became one of America's most popular husband and wife comedy series from the day it was born in 1938. And for the next 75 years, her show, in one form or another, could be heard either on radio...
Ethel and Albert: The Toothache - Written by Peg Lynch - Aired on The Kate Smith Hour 3/23/52
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In this "Ethel and Albert" segment from March 23, 1952, Albert wakes in the middle of the night with a toothache. But is that all it is!? Originally aired on The Kate Smith Hour Written by Peg Lynch Starring Peg Lynch as Ethel and Alan Bunce as Albert
Ep 11. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - The Ashes
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Ep 11. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - The Ashes
Ep. 10 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Now Is The Hour
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Ep. 10 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Now Is The Hour
Ep 9. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Bubbling, Babo, Bread & Wisk
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Ep 9. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Bubbling, Babo, Bread & Wisk
Ep. 8 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Back to Where it All Began
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Ep. 8 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Back to Where it All Began
Ep 7 -THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Elementary, my dear Peg"
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Ep 7 -THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Elementary, my dear Peg"
Ep 6 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Ethel and Albert and Odd and Kate"
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Ep 6 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Ethel and Albert and Odd and Kate"
Ep. 5 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Love and the Single Radio Star"
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Ep. 5 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "Love and the Single Radio Star"
Ep. 4 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "One-Woman Tornado"
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Ep. 4 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - "One-Woman Tornado"
Ep 3 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Gotham Bound
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Ep 3 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH - Gotham Bound
Ep 1 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH To Get Her Words Through the Air
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Ep 1 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PEG LYNCH To Get Her Words Through the Air
The Private Life of Peg Lynch - teaser: When Marlene Met the Wicked Witch
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The Private Life of Peg Lynch - teaser: When Marlene Met the Wicked Witch
Ethel & Albert: Spring Byington's Send Off After Summer Replacement
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Ethel & Albert: Spring Byington's Send Off After Summer Replacement
Ethel and Albert in Mr. Digit and the Battle of Bubbling Brook: Introducing Area Codes to America
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Ethel and Albert in Mr. Digit and the Battle of Bubbling Brook: Introducing Area Codes to America
Dinner Party: Ethel and Albert Advertise Wisk Laundry Detergent - 1960s Television Commercial
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Dinner Party: Ethel and Albert Advertise Wisk Laundry Detergent - 1960s Television Commercial
Ethel and Albert: Albert's Contribution to Christmas - Live on The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1951
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Ethel and Albert: Albert's Contribution to Christmas - Live on The Kate Smith Evening Hour - 1951
Astrid King's..The Peg Lynch Players 2020 Promo
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Astrid King's..The Peg Lynch Players 2020 Promo
Ethel and Albert: The Bumble Bunny - Written by Peg Lynch - Aired on The Kate Smith Hour in 1949
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Ethel and Albert: The Bumble Bunny - Written by Peg Lynch - Aired on The Kate Smith Hour in 1949
HER MOTHER'S VOICE INK FEST 2018 - Astrid Ronning King - a film by Paul Heiney
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HER MOTHER'S VOICE INK FEST 2018 - Astrid Ronning King - a film by Paul Heiney
Finding these are like finding a treasure!
Thank you! We're posting more of these Ethel and Albert segments weekly. Subscribe to the channel and stay tuned!
Im 78 years old. I recall this show very well. It was so understated
Radio close your eyes,open your 🧠❤️,enjoy 80 yrs now," when radio was" every night out of Chicago 👍👍
Men were teading newspaper, instead of playing video games☺️ They had stop names of central offices (LOcust)..in 1966, So theyd use the Zone Improvement Plan They didnt at first, use ZIP code ✉️
True. Remember them well. Ours was CL 9 (for Clearwater) 3494. Ethel & Albert were used to introduce telephone area codes to the American public. Mr. Digit & the Battle of Bubbling Brook.
I'm extremely grateful that that clip, and others of that long-ago vintage, have been preserved and are accessible. What a treat!
I figured it was time to get them out there...more to come.
Coolinary
Is the full show available somewhere? I'd love to see the parts featuring WSM's Grand Ole Opry.
I have only E & A segments, sent by collectors over the years. The full shows are part of Kate's archive at Boston U. They're quite protective. Sadly.
@peg_lynch_comedy I see. Do you think I'd have any luck asking them over at the archive for a digital copy?
@@JakeElmoreMusic you can try. It'll cost you.
Comment from Peg Lynch's daughter: I have the black satin suit she's wearing in this video, it's in great shape (she bought it in Paris on her honeymoon) and even better, I can fit into it!
Thank you for the upload! This is such a great find! ❤️
Much more to come. MUCH. Thanks!
This is truly a lost classic! 😀
Not lost anymore! Hopefully!
We recently visited "Ten Chimneys" in Genosee Depot Wisconsin, The estate of Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontaine. They were based in New York city for most of the year. It got me wondering if Peg ever hob nobbed with them.
She met them but theatre and early television were different worlds.
my wife has a robe very similar to Ethel's!!
I think I remember it from when I was little (I'm her daughter!).
Peg had a great sense of satire and comedy. She could write for an empty radio studio and a live television audience and both kinds of sketches would be funny. When you talk about chemistry between two performers Peg and Alan had it. Poor Alan Bunce, profusely sweating under those 1952 Kleig studio lights of which many were required to allow the image orthicon tube cameras enough light to register a decent picture. Thanks for posting this.
Kind words and true! Thanks.
Super job, the whole podcast was just great! I know she's proud of you both!
I sure hope so. Thank you. Unlike HER mother, Peg was very good about praise, and doled it out lavishly (if deserved!).
I prefer the radio versions. I don't sleep well at night so i just listen to the radio version on my phone
They were written to be audio only, then when I realised they were going on TH-cam, we had fun with images.
Aunt Effie had a better sound
Better sound than wha? Oh. Eva?
December Bride was too old fashioned and cardboard like. Cardboard is best recycled
I remember liking it though (probably to my mother's disgust).
Astrid......YOU ROCK
You're funny.
I always thought Lucy was overrated. Peg Lynch's take on marriage was the TRUE pulse of America
I'm hooked on this
It was not ALWAYS fun to do but glad I did the series. Now working on her "autobiograpy".
This needs to be on PBS.
Tell them!
gerry wilson agree with gradio as ford's is avaiable wo of my favorite actors hoard keel and hans conried worked together in mgm's texas carnival
What a joy to listen to! 🙂
Thank you!
gosh... i was trying to delay listening to this last episode ... trying to stave off the reality of this podcast coming to an end. You guys did an amazing job. The tone you captured is pure .... deep ... rich ... and at the same time ... sounding off-the-cuff and chatty. Thank you for this gift ... i hope you might consider adding an episode or two in the future .... perhaps including some extraneous odds and ends that ... for sake of editing smoothness ... couldn't be included this time. Thank you Astrid & James for making my holidays nicer ! !
You're in luck...follow up James/Astrid eps to follow as soon as we catch our breath. Thank you for such kind words!
I just stumbled on this treasure today! Happy New Year and Thank you Astrid❤
Delighted! Keep going! 11 episodes plus some follow ups when James and I catch our breath/
As a writer myself, I daresay Peg would have approved of Shakespeare's name being on her earn because, like Peg, Shakespeare, was a successful writer of popular entertainment and was an avid reader.
Perhaps. But it was MY call!
@@peg_lynch_comedy Absolutely. Just making a writers' observation. Didn't mean to imply I was second guessing you. I hope you take as a compliment that I compared her to Shakespeare.
First off, you are so funny and have definitely inherited your mother’s clever wit. You certainly had alot to deal with, even without the Dumbo fiasco. I am sure your mother and father approved of everything you did. Their song playing at the cemetery was perfect … and so are the words on their markers. I love your mother and admire her gift to us all with her talent.
@@HighlandLass1akb Ah, lovely words. Thank you. Sorry she's not around to see the fuss being made of her again--maybe she's watching. I like to think so. Well., james and I catching our breath before TPLPL comes back..just us talking, but inside info, anecdotes, stuff I couldn't fit into the podcasts. Hang in there with us!
I apologize for the grammatical error towards the end; I was just blathering along and landed on the wrong word. That said, all praise for Astrid's construction and performance of the story; it's just a thing of beauty. And thanks for listening!
Peg saying that Ameche acted like he actually had invented the telephone is perfect her.
Fun to see the clips from what Pegg was involved in!
It would be nice if you added an occasional full episode of the tv show. I'm intrigued.
Ah...but that would be jumping the gun..I like to keep you on your toes. If you look at Peg's channel here, I think there might be a complete episode somewhere, there are certainly clips.
Really enjoying these podcasts and learning about Peg. Her story would make a heck of a streaming series.
I think so too!
I celebrate your M❤Ms presence on the airwaves! Years ago I belatedly discovered that George Walsh , one of my top ,top favorite announcers ( radio and TVs Gunsmoke ) lived a few miles from me had I known sooner I would have paid him a visit and personally thanked him for his vocal contributions to radio entertainment!
Peg probably knew him or he might also have appeared at Old Tie Radio Conventions
Madeline Pierce ! ! !.... I cannot believe she could be so pouty and grudge-carrying ! ! ! .... poor Peg ..... beset and besieged by fair weather friends all the time .... if not outright frauds and thieves like the Jaffes ! ! ! ..... another fantastic chapter ! ! !
(Your mom at 26:35 is absolutely gorgeous) I have always been partial to The Couple Next Door because that was where my experience with the show began. I was driving late at night many years ago and listening to some radio station that was playing the episodes where the Piper's are selling their house and building another. I truly fell in love with the show, Peg's lovely voice and all of the terrific acting. Little did I know that years later, after finding out that Peg Lynch was alive and well, I found her address and sent her flowers. Within a week my phone rang and there on my caller ID--"Peg Lynch"! What a lady. The first of a trio of calls she graciously made to my home. It's a love affair that continues to this day, including this absolutely wonderful series. I can't thank you enough.
She was like that. Miss her madly. And agreed--she looks gorgeous in that clip. I have the dress!
I love this story! How lovely of you. And of her.
I Googled Apple Tree Lane and I think I found the house depicted in the black and white photo you shared. It is on the corner of Cedar Heights Rd and Apple Tree Lane. I can see the charm of it although it seems to have fallen into a bit of disrepair.
Not been past that way in years. Used to be red with white shutters and a big flat stone on the chimney (witchstone) to keep out, er, witches. And Margaret Hamilton..
Thanks, again. I loved the Walter Hart recording.
Me too. There are quite a few of them so--difficult to choose clips!
Hi again. Wow, those family pictures, and the pictures of you, I havn't seen.
Hi Astrid. Nice to see Odd, and to hear that Peg loved him more and more 🙂
It is, isn't it! Wonderful to see their old corrrespondence (when I can decipher Odd's handwriting, thank God hers were mostly typed!) . So full of love and affection. x
omg.... I actually look forward to Monday mornings.... thanks to you ! ! !.... amazing episode .... dense with fascinating stories .... I can't believe that creep stole the music box ! ! ! .... just adore the print ads you included ..... I cannot believe Alan.... (talented though he was) ... viewed himself the ''star of the show ! ! ! '' ...... seems like Peg was surrounded by sharks and users and morons throughout her career .... idiots who lacked sense & gratitude enough to treasure their association with such a force of nature as Peg Lynch .... and not fuck it up with diva sulks ... corporate backstabbing or other shameful behavior ..... the worst is Peg's mom..... never a kind or supportive word ! ! ! ..... how such a warm and funny & gifted person as Peg could emerge from that icy & emotionless home .... it's just incredible. .... ( sorry for the filibuster ) .... I never want this podcast to end ! ! !
Actually, Peg's mama Frances was wonderful, she showered on me all the attention and praise that Peg never got. It was just her way, and background: Scandinavian, Swiss, Scots--you dont show emotion, at least in those days! Peg accepted it nd mostly just laughed about it. Keep listening! Greatly appreciated!
10am EST, USA. Astrid, thank you so much for including me. Your mother was, truly, a treasure. Your creation of these archives are priceless. Brent E.
Thanks, Brent! BTW, I didn't have room in the podcasts but The Piano features in her autobiography, which I will launch soon... xxx
Thought of Astrid yesterday. Watching Turner Classic Movies and enjoyed Gale Storm in the film “Between Midnight and Dawn”.
another triumph ..... just wonderful ... beautifully told and edited .... hard to imagine Alan Bunce being so right wing !! ... and what nerve .... that stupid director trying to get Peg to sign him in as part owner of the show .... astonishing... the several business associates-turned-predators who thought they could bamboozle Peg !!!
Nice story! Look forward to see more of Odd ...
You will!
4:36 I had never heard of Ethel and Albert . How clever Peg was and in such misogynistic times. I am a fan!
Delighted to hear!
Alan Bunce and Peg Lynch-pure gold.
Another excellent installment!
en... thralling. .... omg .... that ''salted nuts'' bit ! ! ! hahahahaha
The one bad thing about a new episode dropping is the wait for the next one. I understand how the Ethel & Albert fans must have felt!
these are excellent! Please do more. I need content to get me thru the winter!!
Thank you. Only 12 I'm afraid, counting the Teaser. Other Peg stuff on the cards though...
@@peg_lynch_comedy have been enjoying a mp3 file of Couple next doors!! They really hold up. I'm playing some to the seniors in the park in Whitewater Wisconsin group . They loved the selling the house episodes!!