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George Fenneman

Description

George Watt Fenneman was an American radio and television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. Marx said of Fenneman in 1976, "There never was a comedian who was any good unless he had a good straight man, and George was straight on all four sides".

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Programs

Dragnet
Dragnet
1949–1957
368 broadcasts
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1952–1961
629 broadcasts
You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life
1944–1959
289 broadcasts
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1933–1965
2,723 broadcasts

Broadcasts

Johnny Red30:00
Gunsmoke 
Johnny Red
Sat Aug 13 1955 · Western
The Big Fire30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Fire
Thu Mar 13 1952 · Mystery
Pucket's New Year25:00
Gunsmoke 
Pucket's New Year
Sun Jan 1 1956 · Western
Secret Word 'Arm'27:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Arm'
Wed Oct 17 1951 · Comedy
Skid Row29:00
Gunsmoke 
Skid Row
Sat Apr 9 1955 · Western
The Big Cowboy26:00
Dragnet 
The Big Cowboy
Tue Jun 1 1954 · Mystery
The Big Guilt29:00
Dragnet 
The Big Guilt
Sun Nov 23 1952 · Mystery
The Big Saw29:00
Dragnet 
The Big Saw
Tue Apr 6 1954 · Mystery
The Big Honeymoon29:00
Dragnet 
The Big Honeymoon
Thu Feb 7 1952 · Mystery
The Big Shoplift30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Shoplift
Thu Oct 11 1951 · Mystery
Sunday Supplement25:00
Gunsmoke 
Sunday Supplement
Sun Jun 24 1956 · Western
The Man Who Would Be Marshal25:00
Gunsmoke 
The Man Who Would Be Marshal
Sun Mar 18 1956 · Western
The Big Compulsion30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Compulsion
Sun Apr 12 1953 · Mystery
Big Fraud29:00
Dragnet 
Big Fraud
Tue Oct 27 1953 · Mystery
Potato Road30:00
Gunsmoke 
Potato Road
Sat May 7 1955 · Western
The Liar From Blackhawk30:00
Gunsmoke 
The Liar From Blackhawk
Sat May 21 1955 · Western
The Big Overtime30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Overtime
Thu Dec 13 1951 · Mystery
Big Revolt30:00
Dragnet 
Big Revolt
Sun Jun 21 1953 · Mystery
The Big Chet30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Chet
Sun Apr 5 1953 · Mystery
Big Rain29:00
Dragnet 
Big Rain
Tue Nov 3 1953 · Mystery
Daddy O25:00
Gunsmoke 
Daddy O
Sun Jun 10 1956 · Western
How To Cure A Friend25:00
Gunsmoke 
How To Cure A Friend
Sun Jan 15 1956 · Western
The Big Waiter30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Waiter
Thu Sep 13 1951 · Mystery
The Hunter25:00
Gunsmoke 
The Hunter
Sun Mar 4 1956 · Western
Secret Word 'Picture'23:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Picture'
Mon Jan 13 1958 · Comedy
Romeo25:00
Gunsmoke 
Romeo
Sun Jan 22 1956 · Western
Big Court30:00
Dragnet 
Big Court
Thu Jan 24 1952 · Mystery
Crack Up31:00
Gunsmoke 
Crack Up
Sat Feb 26 1955 · Western
The Bureaucrat25:00
Gunsmoke 
The Bureaucrat
Sun Jan 29 1956 · Western
The Reed Survives30:00
Gunsmoke 
The Reed Survives
Sat Jun 18 1955 · Western
Secret Word 'Shoe'25:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Shoe'
Wed Nov 2 1949 · Comedy
Big Heel26:00
Dragnet 
Big Heel
Tue Jul 20 1954 · Mystery
Secret Word 'Chair'23:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Chair'
Mon Feb 3 1958 · Comedy
Big Drive29:00
Dragnet 
Big Drive
Thu Aug 14 1952 · Mystery
The Bottle Man30:00
Gunsmoke 
The Bottle Man
Sat Jan 1 1955 · Western
Barton Boy30:00
Gunsmoke 
Barton Boy
Sat Oct 1 1955 · Western
Secret Word 'Book'22:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Book'
Mon Oct 26 1959 · Comedy
Big Customer26:00
Dragnet 
Big Customer
Tue Jun 22 1954 · Mystery
The Big Impossible30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Impossible
Sun Mar 15 1953 · Mystery
Money23:00
You Bet Your Life 
Money
Mon Nov 9 1959 · Comedy
Floor29:00
You Bet Your Life 
Floor
Wed Feb 18 1948 · Comedy
Big Look29:00
Dragnet 
Big Look
Tue May 11 1954 · Mystery
Big Cad26:00
Dragnet 
Big Cad
Tue Aug 17 1954 · Mystery
Gypsum Hills Feud30:00
Gunsmoke 
Gypsum Hills Feud
Sat Apr 16 1955 · Western
Big Wish26:00
Dragnet 
Big Wish
Tue Aug 10 1954 · Mystery
Big Ray30:00
Dragnet 
Big Ray
Thu Sep 4 1952 · Mystery
Light25:00
You Bet Your Life 
Light
Wed Jun 25 1952 · Comedy
Secret Word Room22:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word Room
Mon Oct 19 1959 · Comedy
General Parsley Smith30:00
Gunsmoke 
General Parsley Smith
Sat Jul 2 1955 · Western
Secret Word 'Window'29:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Window'
Wed Nov 30 1949 · Comedy
Poor Pearl30:00
Gunsmoke 
Poor Pearl
Sat Feb 19 1955 · Western
The Big Mustache30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Mustache
Tue Mar 23 1954 · Mystery
Secret Word Food22:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word Food
Mon Sep 21 1959 · Comedy
Secret Word Name Unedited1:02:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word Name Unedited
Mon Jul 2 1956 · Comedy
Big Chick26:00
Dragnet 
Big Chick
Tue Jun 29 1954 · Mystery
The Big Layout30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Layout
Sun Jan 25 1953 · Mystery
Good Girl Bad Company25:00
Gunsmoke 
Good Girl Bad Company
Sat Oct 8 1955 · Western
Doc's Revenge25:00
Gunsmoke 
Doc's Revenge
Sun Jan 8 1956 · Western
Secret Word 'Hand'23:00
You Bet Your Life 
Secret Word 'Hand'
Mon Jan 27 1958 · Comedy
The Big Joke30:00
Dragnet 
The Big Joke
Sun May 10 1953 · Mystery