''Bringing Up Father'' is an American radio situation comedy show based on the comic strip ''

Bringing Up Father ''Bringing Up Father'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it ran for 87 years, from January 2, 1913, to May 28, 2000. The strip was later titled ''Jiggs and Maggie'' (or ...

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. It aired from July 1 to September 30, 1941, each Tuesday at 9 p.m. on NBC Radio. Each episode was a half-hour long. The sponsor was

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Plot

Much like the comic strip each episode featured Jiggs' family in domestic hijinks, with Jiggs usually the victim of his wife's anger.

Cast

* Jiggs: Mark Smith, Neil O'Malley. * Maggie:

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* Nora: Helen Shields,

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* Dinty Moore: Craig McDonnell

Theme song

The music was composed by Merle Kendrick. ''Jiggs, stand up and be a man, '' ''Don't let Maggie get under your collar'' ''Jiggs, be a man for once'' ''And stand up and holler'' ''Jiggs, it's time you make your stand'' ''But it's sure not to make us quit singing of "Bringing Up Father"''

Audio example

Internet Archive: ''Bringing Up Father''

Note: This audio example is actually from the 1931 version of the ''Bringing Up Father'' radio show, made under the supervision of the William Morris Agency. The 1931 transcription program of ''Bringing Up Father'' was originally broadcast by The Yankee Chain, which consisted of seven New England radio stations operated by the Shepherd Broadcasting Company.

Sources

Bringing Up Father American comedy radio programs 1941 radio programme debuts 1941 radio programme endings Radio programs based on comic strips NBC Blue Network radio programs NBC radio programs 1940s American radio programs Radio programs about families {{US-radio-show-stub