| Other names | The Avalon Variety Show The Red Foley Revue The Red Skelton Revue Red Skelton Time |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Variety |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WLWO[1] |
| Syndicates | NBC Red |
| Starring | Red Foley (1938–39) Red Skelton (Oct. – Dec. 1939) Cliff Arquette (Jan. – May 1940) Dick Todd (May 1940) Kitty O'Neill |
| Announcer | Del King Don McNeill Peter Grant (commercial spokesman) |
| Written by | Edna Stillwell Jack Douglas |
| Recording studio | Cincinnati, Ohio[1] |
| Original release | October 1, 1938 – May 1, 1940 |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 83 |
| Opening theme | Avalon |
| Ending theme | Avalon |
| Sponsored by | Avalon cigarettes Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Bulova |
Avalon Time is an American old-time radio comedy/variety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on NBC's Red Network. The program was named after its sponsor, Avalon cigarettes.[2] Over the course of its run, Avalon Time was also sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco and the Bulova Watch Company.
The program is often regarded as comedian Red Skelton's first big break in show business and on radio.[3]
- ^ a b "Crosley Broadcasting 40th Anniversary" (PDF). Broadcasting. Vol. 62, no. 14. 2 April 1962. pp. 6, 32. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Series: Avalon Time". Radio Echoes.
- ^ "Red Skelton's Avalon Time Old Time Radio Show". www.oldradioshows.org. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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