| 词条 | The Adventures of Topper | ||||||||||||||
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| show_name = The Adventures of Topper | image = File:Roland Young in Topper Returns.jpg | imagesize = 250 px | caption = Roland Young as Cosmo Topper (from the film Topper Returns) | other_names = | format = | runtime = | country = United States | language = English | home_station = | syndicates = | television = Topper | presenter = | starring = Roland Young | announcer = Richard Kollmar | creator = | writer = | director = | senior_editor = | editor = | producer = | exec_producer = | narrated = | rec_location = | rem_location = | oth_location = | first_aired = June 7, 1945 | last_aired = September 13, 1945 | num_series = | num_episodes = | audio_format = | opentheme = | othertheme = | endtheme = | sponsor = Post Toasties cereal Maxwell House coffee | website = | podcast = }}The Adventures of Topper is a radio situation comedy in the United States. It was broadcast on NBC June 7, 1945 - September 13, 1945,[1] as a summer replacement for Dinah Shore's program.[2] FormatThe 30-minute program was based on characters created by novelist Thorne Smith. Cosmo Topper, a businessman, bought the house that had been inhabited by George and Marian Kerby before they died. He had no idea that the Kerbys' ghosts haunted the house. Confusion arose because only Topper could see the ghosts, leading his wife to wonder why he spoke to people who apparently were not there.[3] David C. Tucker, in his book, The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms, cited the program's ghost-based premise as one reason for its lack of success: "As noted by Varietys reviewer, however, a comedy centered on the antics of appearing and disappearing ghosts 'reads good on paper and was even enhanced in the film treatment,' but played less well on radio, resulting in a show he found 'singularly unfunny.'"[4] The program was sponsored by Post Toasties cereal and Maxwell House coffee.[5] PersonnelCharacters in the program and the actors who played them are shown in the table below.
Source: Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows,[3] except as noted. The announcer was Richard Kollmar.[3] See also
References1. ^1 2 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-507678-3}}. Pp. 15-16. 2. ^{{cite news|last1=House|first1=Helen|title=Sponsors Prepare for Summer Season|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/45-OCR/1945-04-30-BC-OCR-Page-0015.pdf|accessdate=4 October 2016|work=Broadcasting|date=April 30, 1945|page=15}} 3. ^1 2 Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. P. 17. 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Tucker|first1=David C.|title=The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms|date=2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786487325|page=94|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kKCs1QNkSsC&pg=PA94&dq=%22Frances+Chaney%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE_tPyhcDPAhWG6CYKHfw8BdUQ6AEI6wEwIw#v=onepage&q=%22Frances%20Chaney%22&f=false|accessdate=4 October 2016|language=en}} 5. ^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. 10. Streaming
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