"Don't force it, Phoebe"? Any ideas?

[kevs...@nildram.co.uk]

A phrase that has been used in our family is "Don't force it, Phoebe".
My Dad says its from an old radio show, and we wondered if anyone can
shed light on its origin? Many thanks in advance for any information.

[rt]

kevs...@nildram.co.uk wrote in
news:1160854149....@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

There was a character on the Jack Carson show named Phoebe
Peabody, who was played by Shirley Mitchell. Another character
named Phoebe Mae was played by Elsie Gordon on a show called
Trouble House. I don't think any episodes of Trouble House are
in circulation.

Actors and their roles are located here:

http://tinyurl.com/y4kqwd

There is a log of the Jack Carson show located here:

http://tinyurl.com/yjl74c

rt

[kevs...@nildram.co.uk]

Many thanks. I realise now I am posting in a US group, and I am writing
from the UK, my apologies; it's likely to be a home-grown source - it
was never said with an American accent, I recall. And it would have
been, had it been US-based! Thanks anyway.

[croo...@gmail.com]

It was used in a Ted Ray sbow - could have been Rays a Laugh

[chasang...@aol.com]

Hi my husband and my mum says it was definitely from the Charlie Chester Show.

[Phoebe Newton]

On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 1:01:53 PM UTC, chasang...@aol.com wrote:
> Hi my husband and my mum says it was definitely from the Charlie Chester Show

For anyone still in pursuit of this, it was definitely Charlie Chester and it was what rude little boys used to shout after me when I was a child. I remember getting quite a complex about it, so thank you, Charlie!

[Dougal Dixon]

When my parents used the phrase in in the immediate post-war years, it was always responded with "Awl right!" in a squeaky voice. Is that of any help?