Ethel and Albert
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Ethel and Albert (aka The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert) was a comedy radio/TV series about a married couple, Ethel and Albert Arbuckle, living in the small town of Sandy Harbor. Created by Peg Lynch, who scripted and portrayed Ethel, the series first aired on local Minnesota radio in the early 1940s, followed by a run on ABC from May 29 1944 to August 28 1950.
Richard Widmark, who portrayed Albert in 1944, left after six months and was replaced by Alan Bunce. Ethel and Albert's daughter Suzy (Madeleine Pierce), born in 1946, was the only other voice heard on the series.
Peg Lynch brought her series to television in the early 1950s as a continuing 15-minute segment on The Kate Smith Hour during the 1952-1953 season. The Ethel and Albert television series was launched on NBC (April 25 1953-December 25 1954), moved to CBS (June 20 1955-September 26 1955) as a summer replacement for December Bride and ended its run on ABC (October 14 1955-July 6 1956). Humor was often low-key, constructed around simple household situations such as efforts to open a pickle jar. Often Ethel or Albert would attempt to prove the other wrong over some inconsequential matter. For example, one entire script centered around Ethel disputing Albert's claim that he could see her using only his peripheral vision.
The Couple Next Door was a similar Peg Lynch series which began in 1953-37 on Chicago's WGN, moving to the Mutual Broadcasting System in the summer of 1937. The married couple was played by Olan Soule and Elinor Harriot. It was revived on CBS Radio (December 30 1957-November 25 1960) with Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce as the unnamed married couple, essentially a reprise of the Ethel and Albert characters.
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