Those Websters
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Those Websters was a radio situation comedy series starring Willard Waterman and Constance Crowder as George and Jane Webster. The program was launched in New York and then moved to Chicago for a short spell before finishing its run from Hollywood.
The series replaced That Brewster Boy (1941-45), which starred a teenaged Dick York. Several Brewster cast members continued on with Those Websters, and the situation comedy was similar. The transition is evident in the near-anagram; Brewster=Webster.
The riotous Websters were heard Friday evenings at 9:30pm on CBS from March 9, 1945 to February 22, 1946 with Quaker Oats as the sponsor. On March 3, 1946, the series moved to Mutual where it aired Sundays at 6pm until August 22, 1948.
The Webster family lived at 46 River Road in the Chicago suburb of Spring City where George Webster often attended the lodgehall meetings of the Sons of the Mustangs of the Moonlight Mesas. Attempting to prove that "families are fun," those hapless Websters continually encountered confusion and plans went astray during their chaotic misadventures.
The children were Liz Webster (Joan Alt) and Billy Webster (Arthur Young, Gil Stratton Jr.), with Bill Idelson as Billy's friend Emil. The cast also included Fran Allison, Clarence Hartzell, Parley Baer and Eddie Firestone Jr. (1921-2007). Frank Worth led the orchestra.
Two years after this series came to an end, Waterman replaced Harold Peary as the title character in The Great Gildersleeve in 1950.
[edit] References
- The Great Gildersleeve Journal: "Those Websters: Willard Waterman’s Other Family Sitcom."
