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WAMU ^ | September 6, 2015 | Ed Walker

[WXRGina]

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[WXRGina]

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[WXRGina]

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

[WXRGina]

Hello, FRiends! Vision is busy at the moment, and he asked me to post this thread. I’ll work up the synopses schedule shortly, if I can get it done in time. Here is the show schedule for tonight:

-7:00p Johnny Dollar
06/15/58 #593 Delectable Damsel Matter (AFRS) (24:22)
-7:30p Dragnet
01/26/54 #232 Big Bid (NBC) (25:50)
-8:00p Gunsmoke
11/10/56 #239 Crowbait Bob (CBS) (22:10)
-8:30p Our Miss Brooks
07/31/49 New Job at Norwich, CT (Colgate) (CBS) (29:38)
-9:00p Phil Harris/Alice Faye
11/07/48 A Job for Willie (Rexall) (NBC) (29:32)
-9:30p Martin & Lewis
11/28/49 Dean is Accused of Violating Child Labor Laws (Sus.) (NBC) (29:30)
-10:00p Father Knows Best
09/25/52 Should Women Work? (Postum) (NBC) (29:38)
-10:30p My Friend Irma
02/17/52 Jane Quits Her Job (Eygene/Pearson) (CBS) (29:32)

[Vision]

Hi Gina, greetings from Bermuda!

How’s things?

What an unusual lineup...Father knows best in the 10 o’clock hour? Ridiculous. But we have a Phil Harris...

[WXRGina]

Quickly here! This week's synopses list courtesy of the RadioGOLDINdex © 2015 J. David Goldin. Used with permission.

7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. June 15, 1958. Program #413. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Delectable Damsel Matter". A beautiful woman has tons of money and a missing fortune in gems. Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Chester Stratton. 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.

7:30 Dragnet. January 26, 1954. Program #232. NBC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Bid". A clothing store has been burglarized...the ex-convict assistant manager is suspected. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander. 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.

8:00 Gunsmoke. [NOTE: this was the episode Ed played last week, so this may not be the correct listing for tonight's show} November 10, 1956. CBS net. "Crowbait Bob". Sponsored by: L & M. The program was scheduled to be broadcast on November 4th, but was pre-empted by a United Nations broadcast. Crowbait Bob is dying. The old penniless geezer leaves a will, giving everything he owns to Kitty! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on March 26, 1960. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Ralph Moody, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Les Crutchfield (writer), George Walsh (announcer). 25:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

8:30 Our Miss Brooks. July 31, 1949. CBS net. "Miss Brooks Ponders A Job In Connecticut". Sponsored by: Palmolive Soap, Lustre-Creme Shampoo, Colgate Toothpowder. Rumor has it that Miss Brooks is leaving Madison High and going to move to Connecticut! The story has an interesting tie-in with the winner of a Colgate sweepstakes. The program may be dated July 1, 1949. Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jane Morgan, Richard Crenna, Verne Smith (announcer), Gloria McMillan, Jeff Chandler, Wilbur Hatch (music), Al Lewis (writer, director), Larry Berns (producer), Gloria Blondell, Bob Lemond (announcer). 29:42. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

9:00 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. November 7, 1948. NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil tries to get rid of his brother-in-law by getting him a job in Canada. Ray Singer (writer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, Robert North, Jeanine Roos, Anne Whitfield, Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Bill Forman (announcer), Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Griff Barnett (Rexall druggist). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.

9:30 The Martin and Lewis Show. November 28, 1949. NBC net. Sustaining. The Child Welfare Board threatens to close the nightclub where Martin and Lewis are performing because Dean's "son" Jerry is underage. Jerry has to take a mental test and winds up back in elementary school. Flo McMichaels, Ben Alexander, Sheldon Leonard, Dick Stabile and His Orchestra, Jim Backus (?), Hal March (?), Ben Star (writer), Charles Isaacs (writer), Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Jack Douglas (writer), Robert L. Redd (producer). 29:41. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

10:00 Father Knows Best. 09/25/52 Should Women Work? (Postum) (NBC) (29:38). Synopsis is missing from the Index.

10:30 My Friend Irma. February 17, 1952. CBS net. Sponsored by: Ennds, Eye-Gene. Jane quits her job and breaks off her romance with Richard when Richard hires a beutiful new secretary. Jane writes him a scathing letter and asks Irma to mail it to Richard; a big mistake. This script was previously used on the program on February 2, 1948 (see cat; #106074). Atory about the program, written by Professor Kropotkin, is in the March issue of Radio-TV Mirror Magazine. Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, Cy Howard, Hans Conried, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer), Parke Levy (writer), Stanley Evans (writer), Pat Burton (associate producer), Leif Erickson, Lud Gluskin (music director), Carl Caruso (announcer). 28:42. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

[WXRGina]

Yeah, the lineup is kinda depressing.

You’re in BERMUDA! VERY COOL!!! At least there are no hurricanes too close to you at the moment! :-)

I was a little late getting this posted. A freakish deal, but I had to work late this afternoon at the radio station. I posted the original thread from there, and then came home and busted out the synopsis list.

We’re fine here. What’s going on with you way over there? Fun?

[Vision]

I’m here to relax, here for the week. Trying to forget about everything. Scootering around the island, swimming, eating fish sandwiches, went to church this morning...

The water is 86f and perfect (:

[Vision]

Gunsmoke!

[WXRGina]

Oh, that’s great! You have a good, good time!

[Vision]

Are you/both off Monday?

[WXRGina]

I’m off, but Keith has to work.

The Story Lady is Eeeevile! “Well, I NEVER!” “Not EVER?!” HAHAHAHA!!! That did make me laugh out loud.

[Vision]

I love Remely

[Vision]

Cool you deserve the rest

[WXRGina]

I hope you have a very good time and take some beautiful photographs.

[Vision]

I dislike Jerry Lewis’ comedy

[WXRGina]

We were just saying the same thing, Vision. Jerry Lewis sounds creepy, and I guess maybe it’s a little funny, but we just tuned out to a standards music channel. Don’t like “Father Knows Best,” either, so we’re out.

[Vision]

Night Gina (:

[WXRGina]

Happy Times in Bermuda, Vision! I’m so happy for you! See you later! :-)