The Honeymooners: Steak and Potatoes

Original Air Date: 1936 or 1937Long before Eddie Albert became familiar to television audiences through Green Acres, he displayed a very different side of his talents on radio. This episode features two recently surfaced recordings from The Honeymooners, a series of brief romantic musical sketches pairing the young Albert with a female singing partner. In these charming slices of 1930s radio, a young couple tries to enjoy life's simple pleasures on a limited budget.A picnic in Central Park provides an excuse for songs including “The Best Things in Life Are Free” and “Side by Side,” while another sketch finds domestic tranquility threatened by an excessively health-conscious dinner—and the irresistible prospect of steak and apple pie.Mixing popular music, romance, and gentle comedy, these rediscovered recordings offer a rare glimpse of Eddie Albert near the beginning of his long career—and reveal talents that audiences who know him primarily from film and television may never have encountered.Subscribe to the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon at https://www.snackwagon.netBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-snack-wagon-rare-historic-radio-programs--5919985/support.