By 1947, World War 2 was over. Soldiers returned home, got married to their sweethearts, and lived happily everafter. Or did they? The world of John and Blanche Bickerson was filled with marital reality. They were always fighting and bickering like... well... an old married couple. Danny Thomas added his own style of zany comedy as Amos, the brother of Blanche Bickerson. Of course, Blanche was played by Francis Lankford. John was played by Don Ameeche. Both were well known celebrities of film and radio.
The feature of these shows was the bickering interchange between John and Blanche, but there were often other antics onstage as well. The actors in their own personalities singing, or doing comedy bits. In this show, for example, Danny Thomas is supposed to be afraid of microphones and locks himself in a broom closet. He sings and is facilitated by Don and other of the shows crew. Francis Lankford also sings, before all the bickering fun begins.
The jokes are often old and cliche, but the fun is in the delivry of the performers. Each one getting in their punches as well as taking them. It's all good because the situations the Bickersons find themselves in is so crazy and outlandish, nobody really acts that way. Do they? You know that you and your spouse don't really sound like that. Right?
Hmm... I see your blank stare at me. Well, maybe a little bit.
Why do you keep giving me that look? Hey, get that tape recorder away from me.
Just listen to the show and enjoy.
