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'''''It's Higgins, Sir''''' |
'''''It's Higgins, Sir''''' is a [[Radio broadcasting|radio]] [[Radio comedy|comedy]] program in the [[United States]] with Harry McNaughton as the title character.<ref name="dunningota">{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&dq=%22It's+Higgins,+Sir,+situation+comedy%22+%22Denise+Alexander%22&pg=PA351 |last=Dunning |first=John |author-link=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |page=351 |edition=Revised |access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> It had a limited run on NBC in 1951<ref name=gdotr>{{cite web|title=Radio Review: It's Higgins, Sir|url=http://www.greatdetectives.net/detectives/radio-review-higgins-sir/|work=The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref> as a summer replacement for ''The Bob Hope Show''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old Time Radio Classics Broadcast Archives|url=http://www.vintageradioclassics.com/broadcast/arcradioclassics1402.html|work=Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Classics|accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> |
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The program's premise was that among an American family's bequests from a British relative was a [[butler]], Higgins. Episodes "focused on the attempts of the English butler to adjust to life in America and to his new employers, and of the family to adjust to having a butler."<ref name="terrace">Terrace, Vincent (1981), ''Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs |
The program's premise was that among an American family's bequests from a British relative was a [[butler]], Higgins. Episodes "focused on the attempts of the English butler to adjust to life in America and to his new employers, and of the family to adjust to having a butler."<ref name="terrace">Terrace, Vincent (1981), ''Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930–1960''. A.S. Barnes & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|0-498-02393-1}}. p. 132.</ref> |
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Others in the cast besides McNaughton were [[Vinton Hayworth]], [[Peggy Allenby]], Charles Nevil, Pat Hosley, [[Denise Alexander]],<ref name=dunningota/> Ethel Wilson and Adelaide Klein. |
Others in the cast besides McNaughton were [[Vinton Hayworth]], [[Peggy Allenby]], Charles Nevil, Pat Hosley, [[Denise Alexander]],<ref name=dunningota/> Ethel Wilson and Adelaide Klein.<ref name=terrace/> One website commented, "It's McNaughton that drives the programme with his fantastic comedic timing, and the rest of the cast does an amazing job in helping him to shine."<ref>{{cite web|title=There's no mister, it's just Higgins, sir!|url=http://www.claytonology.com/5/category/its%20higgins%20sire101904e78/1.html|work=Claytonology|accessdate=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232031/http://www.claytonology.com/5/category/its%20higgins%20sire101904e78/1.html|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Although ''Higgins'' didn't last beyond the summer of 1951, two subsequent television programs had links to the show. A website pointed out the connections: <blockquote>A year and a half later in 1953, NBC premiered the family sitcom, ''[[My Son Jeep]]'', using the same musical score as Higgins and in one episode, it was mentioned that the Roberts family were neighbors to the Allison Family. More directly, [there was] ''[[Our Man Higgins]]'' starring Stanley Holloway as the butler to the McRoberts family.<ref name=gdotr/></blockquote> |
Although ''Higgins'' didn't last beyond the summer of 1951, two subsequent television programs had links to the show. A website pointed out the connections: <blockquote>A year and a half later in 1953, NBC premiered the family sitcom, ''[[My Son Jeep]]'', using the same musical score as Higgins and in one episode, it was mentioned that the Roberts family were neighbors to the Allison Family. More directly, [there was] ''[[Our Man Higgins]]'' starring Stanley Holloway as the butler to the McRoberts family.<ref name=gdotr/></blockquote> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* [https://archive.org/details/ItsHigginsSir All 13 episodes of ''It's Higgins, Sir'' available from archive.org] |
* [https://archive.org/details/ItsHigginsSir All 13 episodes of ''It's Higgins, Sir'' available from archive.org] |
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* [http://www.radioechoes.com/its-higgins-sir#.U2wZsPldWgt All 13 episodes of ''It's Higgins, Sir'' available from Radio Echoes] |
* [http://www.radioechoes.com/its-higgins-sir#.U2wZsPldWgt All 13 episodes of ''It's Higgins, Sir'' available from Radio Echoes] |
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* [https://www.otroutlaws.com/album/30/various-artists/its-higgins,-sir It's Higgins, Sir on Old Time Radio Outlaws] |
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[[Category:1950s American radio programs]] |
[[Category:1950s American radio programs]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 4 January 2024
| Genre | comedy |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | NBC |
| Starring | Harry McNaughton |
| Written by | Paul Harrison |
| Directed by | Paul Harrison |
| Original release | July 3 – September 25, 1951 |
It's Higgins, Sir is a radio comedy program in the United States with Harry McNaughton as the title character.[1] It had a limited run on NBC in 1951[2] as a summer replacement for The Bob Hope Show.[3]
The program's premise was that among an American family's bequests from a British relative was a butler, Higgins. Episodes "focused on the attempts of the English butler to adjust to life in America and to his new employers, and of the family to adjust to having a butler."[4]
Others in the cast besides McNaughton were Vinton Hayworth, Peggy Allenby, Charles Nevil, Pat Hosley, Denise Alexander,[1] Ethel Wilson and Adelaide Klein.[4] One website commented, "It's McNaughton that drives the programme with his fantastic comedic timing, and the rest of the cast does an amazing job in helping him to shine."[5]
Although Higgins didn't last beyond the summer of 1951, two subsequent television programs had links to the show. A website pointed out the connections:
A year and a half later in 1953, NBC premiered the family sitcom, My Son Jeep, using the same musical score as Higgins and in one episode, it was mentioned that the Roberts family were neighbors to the Allison Family. More directly, [there was] Our Man Higgins starring Stanley Holloway as the butler to the McRoberts family.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ a b "Radio Review: It's Higgins, Sir". The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Old Time Radio Classics Broadcast Archives". Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Classics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (1981), Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930–1960. A.S. Barnes & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-498-02393-1. p. 132.
- ^ "There's no mister, it's just Higgins, sir!". Claytonology. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- It's Higgins, Sir episode log and commentary from The Digital Deli Too
- It's Higgins, Sir episode log from Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs
- All 13 episodes of It's Higgins, Sir available from archive.org
- All 13 episodes of It's Higgins, Sir available from Radio Echoes
- It's Higgins, Sir on Old Time Radio Outlaws