The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show
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The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show was a popular American radio comedy program featuring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wisecracking dummy Charlie McCarthy, influential in the golden age of radio entertainment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Edgar Bergen–Charlie McCarthy Show | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American radio show
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comedy program ⓘ radio program ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Chase and Sanborn Hour
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The Chase and Sanborn Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charlie McCarthy
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Edgar Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastLive | true ⓘ |
| broadcastPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Charlie McCarthy
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Edgar Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1937 ⓘ |
| format | radio ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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variety show ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | ventriloquist dummy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
helped popularize ventriloquism in mass media
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major hit of network radio era ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influence on later radio and TV comedy duos ⓘ |
| hasNotableEpisode |
episodes featuring Mae West
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episodes featuring W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| hasStyle | banter between ventriloquist and dummy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity guest appearances
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comedy sketches ⓘ |
| influenced |
American radio comedy
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variety show format ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1956 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Edgar Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ventriloquism on radio
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wisecracking dummy character ⓘ |
| originalMedium | radio broadcasting ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Chase and Sanborn Coffee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charlie McCarthy
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Edgar Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Golden Age of American network radio ⓘ |
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The Edgar Bergen–Charlie McCarthy Show