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January 8, 1952 - June 25, 1954
CBS Situation Comedy
Cast:
| Irma Peterson: | Marie Wilson |
| Jane Stacey: | Cathy Lewis |
| Kay Foster: | Mary Shipp |
| Al: | Sid Tomack |
| Richard Rhinelander III: | Brooks West |
| Joe Vance: | Hal March |
| Mrs. O'Reilly: | Gloria Gordon |
| Mrs. Rhinelander: | Margaret DuMont |
| Professor Kropotkin: | Sig Arno |
| Mr. Clyde: | Donald McBride |
| Mr. Corday: | John Carradine |
| Bobby Peterson: | Richard Eyer |
| Also: | Aileen Carlyle |
| Also: | Frances Mercer |
Format One: (1952-1953)
New York City; Mrs. O'Reilly's Boarding House,
185 West 73rd Street, Manhattan, Apartment 3-B,
the residence of secretaries Irma Peterson,
a beautiful but dumb blonde, and Jane Stacey,
a level-headed girl who is constantly
plagued by Irma's scatterbrained antics.
Stories depict their romantic heartaches: Irma and her
boyfriend, the impoverished and jobless Al, a con artist
who sees her, his "Chicken," as only a means by which
to further his harebrained money-making ventures;
and Jane and her boyfriend, her multi-millionaire
employer, Richard Rhinelander III, an investment
counselor who she struggles to impress and hope-
fully one day marry. Jane, aware of a audience,
speaks directly to the camera and establishes scenes.
Format Two: (1953-1954)
Irma had a new roommate in newspaper reporter Kay
Foster (Jane had moved to Panama), her seven-year-old
nephew Bobby had come to live with her, and she had
a new boyfriend named Joe Vance. Her original nutty
neighbor Professor Kropotkin, the violinist at the
Paradise Burlesque, was also gone, replaced by an
eccentric actor, Mr. Corday. The original regulars
left in the cast were Irma, her landlady Mrs.
O'Reilly, and Mr. Clyde, the blustery, cranky
attorney for whom she worked.
Watch an episode of My Friend Irma below.
Marie Wilson created the title role in My Friend
Irma on radio in 1947. Irma was possibly the
kookiest secretary in the entire world. She was
friendly, enthusiastic, sexy, and very wacky.
She just had no sense of logic. The series was the
first to be broadcast from the new CBS Television
Center in Hollywood and was done live.
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before making it's way to television. Click on the icon below to listen to a sample episode.  OTRCAT has preserved 50 broadcasts that can be purchased for just pennies per episode! Click on the banner above to to step back in time and listen to My Friend Irma. |
The film My Friend Irma (1949) starred Marie Wilson and Diana Lynn
but is mainly remembered today for introducing Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis to moviegoers, resulting in even more screen time for
Martin and Lewis in the sequel, My Friend Irma Goes West (1950).
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