Avalon Time
American old-time radio comedy/variety program (1938 to 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avalon Time is an American old-time radio comedy/variety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on NBC's Red Network. The program was named after its sponsor, Avalon cigarettes.[2] Over the course of its run, Avalon Time was also sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco and the Bulova Watch Company.
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Other names | The Avalon Variety Show The Red Foley Revue The Red Skelton Revue Red Skelton Time |
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Genre | Comedy Variety |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | WLWO[1] |
Syndicates | NBC Red |
Starring | Red Foley (1938–39) Red Skelton (Oct. – Dec. 1939) Cliff Arquette (Jan. – May 1940) Dick Todd (May 1940) Kitty O'Neill |
Announcer | Del King Don McNeill Peter Grant (commercial spokesman) |
Written by | Edna Stillwell Jack Douglas |
Recording studio | Cincinnati, Ohio[1] |
Original release | October 1, 1938 (1938-10-01) – May 1, 1940 (1940-05-01) |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 83 |
Opening theme | Avalon |
Ending theme | Avalon |
Sponsored by | Avalon cigarettes Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Bulova |
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The program is often regarded as comedian Red Skelton's first big break in show business and on radio.[3]