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Musical Comedy Time is a series of live hour-long adaptations of Broadway musical comedies and standard operettas that aired on NBC from October 2, 1950 to March 19, 1951.
Episode 13 : Flying High
March. 19,1951
High-flying tale about an oddball inventor and his revolutionary flying machine. He inadvertantly breaks the world record for high flying due to a fault in the landing gear of his plane.
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Episode 12 : No! No! Nanette!
March. 05,1951
This episode concerns a bible salesman called Jimmy Smith and the troubles that he gets into, and out of, on a summer weekend in New York and Atlantic City.
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Episode 10 : Mlle. Modiste
February. 05,1951
Operetta about Fifi, an aspiring prima donna, who works in Mme. Cecile's Parisian hat shop.
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Episode 9 : Louisiana Purchase
January. 22,1951
Set in New Orleans, this musical lampoons Huey Long and his strangle-hold on Louisiana Politics. When Senator Oliver P. Loganberry arrives in the Big Easy to investigate the dubious doings at the Louisiana Purchasing Company, it isn't long before he's set up for plenty of trouble himself.
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Episode 7 : Babes in Toyland
December. 25,1950
One hour version of Herbert's most famous operetta providing fun for the entire family as Mother Goose and all the favorite nursery rhyme characters deal with Silas Barnaby's attempt to steal Toyland.
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Episode 2 : Whoopee!
October. 16,1950
Hypochondriac millionaire Henry Williams moves out west to Arizona for his health, with his long-suffering nurse Mary Custer in tow. Romantic complications ensue when Henry involves himself in the affairs of Sally Morgan who is engaged to the local sheriff but is really in love with an Indian brave.
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