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on the day of its premiere noted, "The story of the Gibson Family will be continuous but each episode will be complete in itself." The main characters were Bob and Dot Gibson, Sally (their daughter), and a butler named Awful.
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might be considered a musical soap opera. It focused on day-to-day activities of the title household and incorporated music composed specifically for the program. A preview of the show published in
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was added as a comedic complement to
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attracting would-be customers into his tent, crying "Hurry-hurry-hurry, just-a warmin' up, folks" and then describing some of the attractions supposedly offered inside.
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on the air. The program incorporated some of the actors from its predecessor, while others were dropped. Winninger took on the role of a carnival
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in the role of Uncle
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program – the first original musical comedy on radio. It was broadcast on
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