Category Archives: Edgar Bergen

Ventriloquist Central Figure Video Collecting Series-A Rare Effanbee Charlie McCarthy

In the past, I did a blog and video about an original Effanbee Charlie McCarthy (click here to see that blog). Today’s video is a rare Effanbee Charlie McCarthy. Watch the video to see why he’s rare.   http://youtube.com/watch?v=HhECHP6oGJs   … Continue reading

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My Favorite Ventriloquist Figures (and their "Offspring")

After seeing the blog post about the Bob Isaacson Charlie McCarthy that is now in the Ventriloquist Central Collection (click here to see that blog), John Robinson sent me this email with pictures of his favorite ventriloquist figures: Hi Dan, … Continue reading

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Bergen and McCarthy, Old Time Radio Shows

In case you haven’t noticed, we have a new sponsor on Ventriloquist Central, “Old Time Radio Show Catalog.” I think they have every old time radio show (or so it seems) on this website at a very reasonable investment. The … Continue reading

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Charlie Mccarthy The Most Famous Ventriloquist Figure

Charlie McCarthy for more than 60 years was without question the most famous ventriloquist figure known. Of course with the popularity of Jeff Dunham over the past decade Charlie’s reign may be coming or has come to an end. We … Continue reading

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Ventriloquist Stanley Burns, Frank Marshall and Charlie McCarthy

I love to sometimes stir up the pot and see what we get. Just mentioning Frank Marshall and Edgar Bergen’s, “Charlie McCarthy” does this. We of course all know he didn’t create Charlie (or do we???), but he did in … Continue reading

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