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December 4, 2011 (WARNING: These Raw Notes Contain Spoilers)

7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
12/24/49 "Department Store Swindle" or "How I Played Santa Claus" Program #31 Charles Russell , Jay Novello, Georgia Ellis, Marlene Ames (or Adams), Parley Baer, Paul Dubov, Connie Crowder ; Producer/Director - Gordon T. Hughes ; Writers- Paul Dudley & Gil Doud ; Music - Leith Stevens ; Announcer - Bob Stevenson ; Sound Effects - Billy Gould, Berne Surrey ; Expense Account Total - $ 511.50 ; Alt: "How I Played Santa Claus and Almost Got Left Holding the Bag", or "Small Time Swindlers of Big Time Department Stores", or “How I Played Santa Claus and Almost Got Left Holding the Sack”, or “How I Played Santa Claus and Almost Got Left Holding the Bag” ; “It was the week before Christmas and all through the house, a creature was stirring — and boy, what a rat!” [Music] “This is another in the adventures of America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar, starring Charles Russell. At insurance investigation, Johnny Dollar is only an expert — at making out his expense account, he’s an absolute genius!” [Music] “Expense Account: Submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar. To: Home Office, Industrial Insurers Incorporated, Hartford, Connecticut. Attention: Mr. Even Steven, General Manager. The following is an accounting of my expenditures during investigation of small time swindles of big time department stores, or — how I played Santa Claus and almost got left holding the sack, or — going for a sleigh ride without benefit of snow can be tough sledding.” What do you do when the bad guy is really Santa Claus? Ho, ho! Johnny is sent to Manhattan to investigate a peculiar robber who has been hitting many department stores. His modus operandi is to act like a salesman, take people's money, and then scram. In Miller's Store a little girl has taken his picture, and the when the crook tried to take the camera the little girl bit his hand. In his efforts to evade capture we find out that the crook has managed to masquerade as Santa Claus. Finally, he stows himself away in an 8' by 3' packing case - but unfortunately for him the destination of the case was the state prison in Ossining. (Sus.) (CBS) (29:48)
7:30 p.m.Dragnet
12/15/48 "The Garbage Chute Murder" Program #29 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Barton Yarborough (Ben Romero) ; Writers - James E. "Jim" Moser ; Technical Advice - William H. Parker, L.A. Police Chief ; Sponsor - Fatima, Velvet Pipe Tobacco ; NBC ; Sergeants Friday and Romero are working out of homicide detail organist Laura Barclay has been strangled with a lamp cord. The killer seems to have entered through an unused garbage chute. Martin Eric Swanson was the perp. (27:14)
8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
3/28/53 "Quarter-Horse" Program #49 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc Adams), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell), Lawrence Dobkin (Ed Butler), Joe Kearns (Thatcher), Johnny McGovern (Lonnnie Thatcher), Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman ; Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Writer - Norman Macdonnell ; Music Composer/Conductor - Rex Koury ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; While having some drinks at the Texas Trail, Ed Butler torments old man Thatcher about his new breed of quarter-horse. Thatcher has come up from Missouri just over a year ago with his grandson Lonnie and his new, strange-looking colts. Butler enjoys ribbing the old man saying his stock is "one quarter-horse and three-quarters what else?" Matt buys Kitty and himself a drink from Sam the bartender and they discuss the incident. Fed up with Butler's constant haranguing, Thatcher challenges him to a grudge race, and puts up the deed to his ranch against $4000 of Butler's money. Thatcher insists that Matt hold the stakes. Matt tries to dissuade the old man, but Thatcher insists that his horse might be funny looking and, "He's sleepy and he's quiet, but he can unwind like lightening". At the race, Hank Thomas is going to ride Butler's thorough-bred horse and Thatcher's grandson is going to ride his quarter-horse colt. Chester will fire the starting gun around 2:00 PM. Before the race begins Thatcher is drunk, and he manages to get himself shot. He dies lamenting that he will never know if his horse would win. Chester says that Thatcher tried to draw on Butler first, and got himself killed. Butler insists that the race is forfeit and the Thatcher ranch is now his - but young Lonnie Thatcher insists on racing. Mr. Hightower, the newspaper editor, wants the race to proceed. The quarter-horse colt wins by half a length. (CBS) (29:38)
8:30 p.m. Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show
12/23/51 Stolen Christmas Presents Phil Harris & Alice Faye, Elliot Lewis (Frankie Remley), Walter Tetley (Julius Abbrusio), Robert North (Willie Faye), Jeanine Roos (Little Alice), Anne Whitfield (Phyllis), Hans Conried, Sheldon Leonard; Producer/Director - Paul Phillips ; Writers - Ray Singer & Dick Chevillat ; Music - Walter Scharf and His Music ; Announcer - Bill Forman ; Sponsor - RCA Victor; NBC ; After a visit to a department Santa, Phil meets a 5-year-old girl and a little boy in the parking lot. Then, the Harris' Christmas presents disappear. Phil sings, "Jingle Bells." (29:30)
9:00 p.m. Fibber McGee & Molly
12/21/48 12/21/48 "Christmas Card from Elizabeth" Program #566 Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee), Marian Jordan (Molly McGee/Sis- "Elizabeth"), Bill Thompson (Wallace Wimple/Mr. Old Timer), Arthur Q. Bryan (Doc Gamble), Gale Gordon (Mayor LaTrivia), Jack Kirkwood ; Music - The King's Men, Billy Mills Orchestra ; Writers - Don Quinn, Phil Leslie ; Sponsor - Johnson's Wax ; Pitchman - Harlow Wilcox ; NBC ; Fibber's gotten a Christmas card signed, "With love, Elizabeth." Who's Elizabeth? Fibber begins to thinbk he has a female admorer only to discover that Elizabeth tuns out to beTeeny (Sis) and her mother had addressed the card for her. (Johnson's Wax) (NBC) (29:20)
9:30 p.m. Let George Do It
12/25/50 "Santa Claus in Glass" Program #218 Robert Bailey, Virginia Gregg (Miss Claire "Brooksie" Brooks, Valentine's secretary), Irene Tedrow (Verna), Bob Griffin (Eric Souchak), Larry Dobkin (Leopold J. Farnham), Barney Phillips (Ferdie), Bob Bruce (messenger) ; Writers - David Victor, Jackson Gillis ; Director - Don Clark ; Producers - Owen & Pauline Vinson ; Music Composed and Presented by - Eddie Dunstedter ; Announcer - John "Bud" Hiestand ; Mutual Broadcasting System ; Sponsor - Standard of California, for independent Standard and Chevron Gas Stations ; George is talking to Johnson, getting information on how to stuff a duck for Brooksie, as they are celebrating Christmas together at Brooksie's. The door buzzer is heard. It is Ferdie, the new elevator man. He and Brooksie exchange presents. Ferdie mentions that Eric Souchak, who is an actor from Europe, is asleep. Mac the mailman has a delivery to make, a package for Souchak. Ferdie takes delivery of the package for the sleeping Souchak. Leopold J. Farnham presents himself at Brooksie's door. He is interested in Souchak. Then a woman is seen calling out Souchak's name at his door. She claims to be Souchak's wife. George pounds on Souchak's door, but there is no answer. His wife gets her key and opens the door. Eric is not there. Later, George and Brooksie find the packageless Ferdie and he has been punched out. Another man from Armored Delivery arrives with a special package, insured for $5000. Souchak answers the imtercom saying he doesn't want to take delivery today. George finds the package in the possession of Mrs. Souchak. Inside is a glass Santa Claus. Ferdie breaks it, thinking it contains something inside that has been smuggled. It is empty. (29:42)
10:00 p.m. 21st Precinct
12/22/54 12/22/54 "The Giver" Everett Sloane (Captain Frank Kennelly), Ken Lynch (Lieutenant Matt King), Harold Stone (Sergeant Waters), Santos Ortega ; Writer/Director - Stanley Niss ; Producer - John Ives ; Announcer - Art Hannes ; CBS ; AFRTS rebroadcast ; sustained ; Mrs. Beaven complains that her next door neighbor is doing business from his apartment. Mr. Wolfschmidt however, is giving the merchandise away! (29:50)
10:30 p.m. This is You FBI
12/21/51 "The Case of the Innocent Santa Claus" Episode #351 Stacy Harris (Special Agent Jim Taylor), Anthony Barrett, Walter Catlett, Jay C. Flippen, Tony Hughes, Bill Johnstone, Anne Whitfield (Roxie) ; Creator/Producer Director - Jerry Devine ; Writer - Jerry D. Lewis ; Narrator - William Woodson ; Music Composer/Conductor - Frederick Steiner ; Announcer - Larry Keating ; Sponsor - Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ; Fred Harper is a struggling but upbeat comedian with a young daughter, Roxie. He is hired by Mr. Caldwell to play Santa Claus for the Caldwell children. When he is picked up by "Caldwell's chauffeur" to go to the job he is knocked out. Whoever took Harper's rented Santa Claus suit did an armed robbery job at the Caldwell's home. When the F.B.I. finds Harper he has two of the stolen pieces of jewelry in his pocket. Roxie says that she saw her father being picked up in a car with a broken tail light. The state police find the car and it contains the Santa Claus suit from the Yale Costume Company along with rubber gloves. They find finger prints of Al Bedford on the gloves. Pete Morrow, Harper's agent, was Bedford's partner. Harper gets out of jail in time to play Santa Claus at Roxie's school - but when he gets there with Special Agent Taylor they find the janitor in the Santa Claus suit, but Fred takes his place because the janitor has no material. (ABC) (29:58)

Yea, something was up...

Hi steel, for some reason I wish Ed had gone one more week before pulling out the Christmas shows...

I’m with you on that.

"Hi, let me know if you want on the ping list"

Please! I don't know how many ping lists you have, but I would only like to be on the "Big Broadcast"

Are the times you listed Eastern or Pacific?

Eastern. However, tonight’s shows will be available for listening on command for one week, beginning tomorrow at Vision’s link above.^^^

Thanks!

Good - finally got the tree up and trimmed. How are you?

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

Saints just won, but that Packers-Giants game had to be the game of the week. WOW.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

Yeah, Buddy!!!