Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy,
often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked
those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic
missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing
manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who co-created the show,
Ed Gardner.
In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,"
either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was
interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese
accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet
to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here — oh,
hello, Duffy."
Duffy, the owner, was never heard. But Archie always was —
bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by
several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife,
Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and,
especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul
with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other
salesman's scam.
This collection of Duffy's Tavern Greats includes
105 different shows and appearances for a total of 50+ hours of
listening enjoyment.
This product is a DVD collection of Old Time Radio mp3s. It is
designed to be played on your computer DVD drive with standard mp3
software - like Windows media player or its equivalent on Macintosh
computers. The mp3 files on the DVDs can be copied onto CDs for
play in your car stereo, home entertainment center, etc so you can
take your favorite shows with you anywhere you go.
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