This episode was originally released on 5/1/2020. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes.____________In Breaking Walls Episode 103 we visit the town of Wistful Vista to spend a weekend at Walt’s Malt Shop with Fibber McGee and Molly. While between 1938 and 1950, Jim and Marian Jordan’s comedy never finished lower than fifth in national radio ratings, in this episode, we’ll focus on the period after, when the show became a closed production and aired for fifteen minutes, five days per week.——————————Highlights:Jim Jordan—Saver of ThingsWho is this Fibber McGee and What does he do?First Smackout, by way of ChicagoMarian Jordan—Molly McGeeFibber and Molly join NBCWhen Tuesday Night was Comedy Night Television takes over as NBC’s Stars Jump ShipFibber and Molly Take a Ratings HitMarian’s Health DeterioratesNBC’s plan for the 1950sFibber and Molly Becomes a Serial Finding SuccessTaking Over Walt’s MaltAfter the WeekendWinding DownLooking Back to Look Forward——————————The WallBreakers:http://thewallbreakers.comSubscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts.To support the show:http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers——————————The reading material used in today’s episode was:On the Air — By John DunningNetwork Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim RamsburgAs well as several articles from Broadcasting Magazine, Radio & TV Mirror, and Sponsor Magazine.——————————On the interview front:Parley Baer and Harry Bartell were with SPERDVAC, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.comElvia Allman, Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan Jr, Phil Leslie, Willard Waterman, and Don Wilson were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com.Jim Jordan was with John Dunning for his 71KNUS program from Denver in 1982.Don Quinn was interviewed in Hawaii by Owen Cunningham while on vacation in 1951. And John Gibson and Jim Jordan were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear their full chat at Goldenage—WTIC.org——————————Selected music featured in today’s episode was:Caravan — By Gordon JenkinsGoodbye Montana, Pt. 1 — By George WinstonI Forgot to Remember to Forget — By Elvis PresleyRoute 66 — By Nat King Cole