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A 1959 attempt to adapt the series to television with a different cast and new writers was both a critical and commercial failure, which, coupled with Marian Jordan's death shortly thereafter, brought the series to a finish.<br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1794</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d28a77be341b5148285870d9ecd5b241.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Antique_Vase</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/antique-vase--59800301</link><description><![CDATA[The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. 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