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[Vision]

Friends, it's Sunday night again. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio programs.

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[Vision]

"The Big Broadcast is a Sunday night tradition for families throughout the WAMU listening area. Each week, Big Broadcast host Ed Walker offers listeners priceless recordings of popular radio programs from the '30s, '40s and '50s. Priceless, especially, for a man whose first sentence as a child was, 'Turn the radio on.' "

[Vision]

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

[Vision]

• 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
  12/20/59 Red Mystery Matter (CBS) (23:40)
• 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
  07/28/49 #08 Miss Persons/Juanita Lasky (Sus.) (NBC) (29:19)
• 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  05/28/61 #477 The Sod Buster (CBS) (23:36)
• 08:30 p.m. Fibber McGee & Molly
  Jack Benny: 12/19/48 Christmas Shopping (NBC) (26:30)
• 09:00 p.m. Archie
  12/13/47 Chirstmas Shopping (Swift) (NBC) (29:40)
• 09:30 p.m. Night Beat
  12/21/51 Five Days off for Christmas (Sus.) (NBC) (29:28)
• 10:00 p.m. Let George Do It 12/25/50 Santa Claus in Glass (Standard Oil) (MBS) (29:42)
• 10:30 p.m. 21st Precinct 12/22/54 The Giver (Sus.) (CBS) (29:50)

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx again, Vision !

December 5, 2010 (WARNING: Contains Spoilers)

• 7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
  12/20/59 " The Red Mystery Matter" (23:40) Bob Bailey (Johnny Dollar), Forrest Lewis (Red Barrett), Barney Phillips (Buster Favor), Alan Reed, Sr. (Ham Pratt), Lawrence Dobkin (Pat McCracken) ; Writer/Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Dan Cubberly ; Expense Account Total - "On the house" - Pat McCracken ; The strangest disappearance Dollar has ever been called on to investigate. Johnny has been overworked lately. Red Barrett, fishing guide at the Lake Mojave Resort, Arizona, calls him on the advice of Pat McCracken. Red says that something tragic is going to happen at the resort, but doesn't tell Johnny what it is. Dollar travels out to the Resort, at the southern end of the Lake, near Davis Dam. He first meets his old friend Buster Favor, general factotum of the Resort, who says that Red has disappeared, his room a shambles, and there is blood on the floor. Johnny notices a single fish scale among the still wet blood. Ham Pratt says that a car matching the description of Red's was seen turning off the main road in the direction of Temple Bar fishing camp. Johnny goes there - and finds Red - waiting to fish with him. It has all been arranged as a vacation for Johnny by Pat McCracken at Red's new place of employment, Temple Bar.

• 7:30 p.m. Dragnet
  7/28/49 "The Big Missing" Program #8 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Barton Yarborough (Ben Romero), Raymond Burr (Chief Ed Backstrand) ; Writer - James Moser ; NBC ; sustained ; Friday and Romero are working out of missing persons detail. Juanita Lasky has disappeared and has been reported missing by her mother, Hannah, in Fountain Green, Utah. Twelve days later, Juanita shows up claiming temporary amnesia. (29:19)

• 8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  5/28/61 "The Sod-Buster" Program #477 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc Adams), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell), Ralph Moody, Jeanne Bates (Bessie Mae Wilker), John Dehner, Barney Phillips ; Producer/Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Writer - Ray Kemper ; Editorial Supervision - John Meston ; Music Composed and Conducted - Rex Koury ; Announcer - George Walsh ; Commercial Spokesman - Verne Smith ; Sponsor - Pepsi, NP-27 ; CBS ; While Matt Dillon is out of town searching for murderer Cliff Meadows, Chester is left in charge of things. Two people who "look like they both came off a hog farm" arrive in Dodge. Bessie Mae Wilker (whose looks, according to Chester, are rivaled only by "wart hogs") and her sod-busting "scrawny old coot" father, Sedge Wilker, think Chester is the Marshal. Sedge sets Bessie Mae to gussie herself up and try to romance the unwilling victim. Bessie Mae has romance on her mind! A prisoner is freed and the bank is robbed. Is there a connection?

• 8:30 p.m. Jack Benny
  (26:30) "Christmas Shopping for a Wallet for Don Wilson" Program #674 Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc (leather goods clerk), Frank Nelson (sporting goods clerk), Artie Auerbach (Mr. Kitzel), Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson ; NBC ; Jack and Mary are shopping. Don has been with Jack 15 years and Mary says that Jack needs to repay Don's loyalty with a good gift. Jack gets Don $40 wallet, and Jack writes a card to be wrapped within the giftbox. They talk to the clerk at the sporting goods department about for a gift for Phil Harris. They run into Mr. Kitzel at the store. Jack goes back to the wallet department and changes the note on the card of the gift, which means that the clerk has to unwrap and then re-wrap the gift. The elevator is being run by four operators, who eventually break into song. Jack wants to re-write the card again. A couple of the Beverly Hills Beavers are also shopping for their treasurer, Jack Benny, whose eyes are as "bluer than the waters of Lake Louise under a sultry summer sky". Dennis Day brings lunch for his mother, whose the store Santa Claus. Jack needs to have Don's gift back again, as he forgot to sign the card! Jack then goes to the lingerie department to buy a gift for his sister, Florence Spenchel. Now, Jack substitutes the $1.98 wallet for the $40 one, then they run into Don who has purchased a $40 gift wallet for someone. Dennis Day sings "Ave Maria".

• 9:00 p.m. Archie
  12/13/47 "Chirstmas Shopping" (Swift) (NBC) (29:40)  Bob Hastings (Archie Andrews), Arthur Kohl (Fred Andrews), Alice Yourman (Mary Andrews), Gloria Mann  (Veronica Lodge), Harlan Stone (Jughead Jones), Rosemary Rice (Betty Cooper), Ray Hedge (floorwalker)  ; Writer - Carl Champell ; Producer/Director - Kenneth W. MacGregor ; Announcer - Bob Sherry ; Sponsor - Swift & Company, franks and Brookfield sausage ;  It is Saturday afternoon in Riverdale.  Mr. Fred  Andrews is reading the paper.  His wife Mary tells him to answer the ringing phone.  It is Veronica Lodge who wants Fred to give Archie a message.  She wants him to come over at 4:00 rather than 3:00 because she is going Christmas shopping for Archie's present.  Jughead drops in on Archie and together they go Christmas shopping.  Mr. Andrews also goes shopping.  Betty Cooper calls for Archie after he has left.  Betty and Mrs. Andrews decide to go Christmas shopping together at Stacey's.   When Archie sees Veronica he pretends to be a clothes dummy while Jughead talks to her.  The floorwalker thinks Archie is the worst clothes dummy he has ever seen.  When Archie reveals that he is a real person the floorwalker says that the jacket Archie is wearing still has it's $14.95 price-tag.  Archie says that he bought it last year but evidently never took the tag off.  The floorwalker insists on Archie's last $14.95.  Archie gets a sales-slip so that he can exchange the coat back for the money.  He thinks he has had a smart idea until he realizes that he will be coat-less.  Mr. Andrews debates on the type of perfume he will buy for Mrs. Andrews.  He sees his wife coming so he puts the bottle in his pocket so she doesn't see what he is buying.  She moves away but the floorwalker saw him put it in his pocket.  Mr. Andrews pulls the bottle out of his pocket and finds that it has leaked.  The floorwalker was going to let him off, even though there is no wife to be seen, but now Mr. Andrews HAS to pay for the damaged merchandise.  Mrs. Andrews loses her dress and coat from a rack as she is trying on a bathrobe.  The floorwalker is flabbergasted.  At the exchange Archie runs into Mr. Sherry and then his perfume-reeking father, and his bathrobed mother, plus Veronica and Betty.  The floorwalker shows up.  Pandemonium reigns.  Once things quiet down all the stories are found to be true.  Everyone vouches for Archie's coat, and Mr. Andrews does have a wife, etc.  The floorwalker straightens everything out and lets Mrs. Andrews keep the bathrobe for free.

• 9:30 p.m. Nightbeat
  12/21/51 "Five Days off for Christmas" Program #73 (29:28) Frank Lovejoy (Randy Stone), Bill Conrad (Sam Bullock/bartender), Kate McKenna, Sammy Ogg (Jerry Malloy), Ralph Moody, Jan Arvan, Gail Bonney ; Producer/Director - Warren Lewis ; Editor - Larry Marcus ; Writers - Warren Lewis & Lou Rusoff ; Music - Robert Armbruster ; Announcer - Don Rickles ; NBC ; Transcribed in Hollywood ; sustained ; Randy Stone covers the nightbeat for the Chicago Star newspaper. On Christmas Eve Randy's big boss Sam Bullock gives Randy five days off at Christmas. At this late date Randy is not able o connect with any old friends to visit. He receives a 50¢ piece in a Christmas card from Katherine Malloy, but he doesn't recognize the name. At Bobby's Bar he learns that the coin is phony. Back at his 7th Street bachelor apartment, Randy opens the door to young 10 year old Jerry Malloy with a letter for Randy from his mother. He sends the boy away without accepting the envelope. Moments later Lieutenant Sauders knocks on Randy's door. He has the boy's letter, Turns out the boy has been hit by a car, the driver picked up the boy and drove away. The letter was retrieved from the site and the police officer suspects the boy man have been killed. Randy opens the letter and reads "Dear Mr. Stone, We are hoping you will come out and have Christmas dinner with us. I told Jerry not to leave until he brings back your answer saying yes. (signed) Mrs. Katherine Malloy". Randy begins a search for Mrs. Malloy.

• 10:00 p.m. Let George Do It
  12/25/50 "Santa Claus in Glass" (29:42) 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.

• 10:30 p.m. 21st Precinct
  12/22/54 "The Giver" (29:50) 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 Hanna ; 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!

[Vision]

Hey there, I don’t recognize a few of these shows. Am looking forward to tonight.

[good old days]

No matter how many times I have heard the Jack Benny Christmas shopping episodes (and no matter how many versions were done of the same basic story), I always love them!

[Viking2002]

And a good bring-in-your-brass-monkeys evening to you from Ice Station Valley, Vision. I think it's colder down here than up there at the moment. I know that everyone west of the Frostburg/Grantsville area is under a pretty impressive winter storm warning back there.

"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."

[Vision]

Hi. Are you sure? It's FRIGID up here. Like 32f with 15+ winds. I was out this afternoon and with the wind it was so cold it was hard thinking straight.

Luckily I leave for Phoenix tomorrow for a week long conference.

[Vision]

Good.

[Viking2002]

Current: Fair 36 °F (2 °C) Wind Chill: 29 °F (-2 °C)

Tonight: Partly Cloudy Lo 22 °F

Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny Hi 43 °F

Tomorrow Night: Clear Lo 20 °F

Tuesday: Sunny Hi 44 °F

Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear Lo 21 °F

Yeah, it's pretty chilly down here, especially at night. We aren't expected to see our lows make it up to freezing or above until Friday, then another reinforcing shot of cold air comes through at the end of the weekend, and it'll probably push it down into the teens. Nature no longer respects the sub-tropic latitudes at this time of year. Between the winters of '08 and '09, we came just shy of a full foot of snow in one calendar year. My bones tell me we're going to see some white stuff again this winter, too. Suits me fine, actually. I just call off work, and listen to all these yahoos down here slide into each other on the scanner.

"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."

[Vision]

Ok, this was a pretty weak Johnny Dollar.

[WXRGina]

Dadgummit! I got busy writing my next column and doing laundry and dishes and forgot until just now! We’re here—better late than never!

Evening, All!

[Vision]

Hi Gina, you haven’t missed anything so far. What is your column for?

[WXRGina]

I write a twice-weekly “radio blog” that I record for our local talk radio station here on the MS Gulf Coast, and it is published, along with the audio, on Dakota Voice (and a couple of other sites). The column for Tuesday I’m working on is about the Ladies PGA tour voting to allow “transgendered” men to play in the LPGA. Here’s an archive of my “right-wing extremist” writings (HA!): http://www.dakotavoice.com/author/gina-miller/

[WXRGina]

The Archie show was funny!

[Vision]

[Vision]

Ladies PGA tour voting to allow “transgendered” men to play in the LPGA.

This world is completely insane. The entire culture should be torn down and started over. The people creating these radio programs wouldn't believe today's reality.

[WXRGina]

I love it! The show made me want some delicious Swift sausage frying in the pan! :-)

[WXRGina]

Amazing, Vision! What you said!

These are the first two lines of my column for Tuesday:

“The world is wickedly insane, and America is not far behind. I have watched for years as our country has, inch by inch, moved toward immorality that would shock the Americans of a hundred years ago.”

[steelyourfaith]

Ditto. The writing was really good on that show and the various characters well defined.