Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy were first heard over the radio on Rudy Vallee's Royal Gelatin Hour on 12/17/36 on NBC. They were a hit. They appeared on NBC from 05/09/37 to 12/26/48, first for The Chase And Sanborn Hour in the 60 minute format until 1939 and then for Standard Brands in the 30 minute format. They moved to CBS and were heard from 10/02/49 to 07/01/56.
01/30/38 # 39 w/Boris Karloff in "The Evil Eye"
02/06/38 # 40 w/Marlene Dietrich in "I Love An Actress"
02/13/38 # 41 w/Barbara Stanwyck in "The Straw"