MY FAVORITE HUSBAND INDEX
Broadcast #26:
Over Budget - Beans
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: January 7, 1949
Notes: This was the first episode sponsored by Jell-O. The show moves to Fridays at 8:30-9:00 pm.
Broadcast #27:
Piano and Violin Lessons
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: January 14, 1949
Broadcast #28:
Marriage License Error
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: January 21, 1949
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #26, "The Marriage License".
Broadcast #29:
Absolute Truth
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: January 28, 1949
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #72, "Lucy Tells the Truth".
Broadcast #30:
Speech for Civic Organization
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: February 4, 1949
Broadcast #31:
Valentine's Day
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: February 11, 1949
Notes: This was Gale Gordon's first appearence on My Favorite Husband. He played the Judge. This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #15, "Lucy Plays Cupid".
Broadcast #32:
Secretarial School
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: February 18, 1949
Broadcast #33:
Absentmindedness
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: February 25, 1949
Broadcast #34:
Mother-in-Law
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: March 4, 1949
Notes: Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet, do not play the Atterburys in this program. Bea Benaderet plays George's mother, and Gale Gordon plays George's mother's boyfriend.
Broadcast #35:
Charity Review
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: March 11, 1949
Notes: This was Gale Gordon's first appearnce on the show as Rudolph Atterbury, George's boss. This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #13, "The Benefit".
Broadcast #36:
Giveaway Program
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: March 18, 1949
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #43, "Redecorating".
Broadcast #37:
Old Jokes and Old Stories
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: March 25, 1949
Notes: This was Bea Benaderet's first appearence as Iris Atterbury, Rudolph Atterbury's wife. Gale Gordon, who plays Rudolph Atterbury, and Benaderet are semi-regulars from this point on, and are not listed as guests.
Broadcast #38:
April Fool's Day
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: April 1, 1949
Broadcast #39:
Gum Machine
Season #1: 1948-49)
Airdate: April 8, 1949
Broadcast #40:
Horseback Riding
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: April 15, 1949
Broadcast #41:
Time Budgeting
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: April 22, 1949
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #33, "Lucy's Schedule".
Broadcast #42:
Vacation Time
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: April 29, 1949
Broadcast #43:
Overweight
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: May 6, 1949
Broadcast #44:
Anniversary Presents
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: May 13, 1949
Notes: This program is the basis for I Love Lucy episode #10, "The Fur Coat".
Broadcast #45:
Getting Old
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: May 20, 1949
Broadcast #46:
Liz in the Hospital
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: May 27, 1949
Broadcast #47:
Budget - Mr. Atterbury
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: June 3, 1949
Broadcast #48:
Hair Dyed
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: June 10, 1949
Notes: This episode is often confused with the broadcast episode #96 "Gossip". This program was the basis for I Love Lucy episode #93, "The Black Wig".
Broadcast #49:
George Ruins A Neighbor's TV
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: June 17, 1949
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #42, "The Courtroom".
Broadcast #50:
Liz Changes Her Mind
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: June 24, 1949
Notes: This was the only My Favorite Husband show to be repeated. It aired again on September 30, 1950. This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #49, "Lucy Changes Her Mind".
