43
classic broadcasts of Little Orphan Annie
137
classic broadcasts of Jack Armstrong
601 more
bonus classic Old Time Radio Shows
ALL KNOWN EPISODES TO EXIST.
Don't be fooled by other
collections that claim to contain more episodes. Many of these shows
were aired on multiple dates in reruns, so you have plenty of
sellers out there padding their collections with reruns!
We feature all known episodes in existence and do not add
"fluff" to our collections to increase our claimed episode count
like many others.
NOTICE:
This collection is all in MP3 format supplied on DVD. You
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to your MP3 player of choice. This DVD will NOT play in a
regular CD player in your car, or your TV's DVD player, it is
intended for your computer only which will allow you to transfer
the MP3 files to any device that can play MP3's. This
collection remains the largest most original collection.
Little
Orphan Annie:
Adapted from Harold
Gray's comic strip and James Whitcomb Rileys' 1885 poem
of the same title, Little Orphan Annie was a 15-minute
radio drama show that began airing on WGN Chicago on
August 5, 1924. It followed the adventures of Annie,
along with her dog named Sandy and "daddy" Mr. Oliver
Warbucks. The show moved to NBC Blue a year later.
According to the story, Annie was an 11-year old girl
adopted from an orphanage by a character named Mrs.
Warbucks. Her husband, Mr. Warbucks, instantly developed
fatherly affection for Annie, and asked the young girl
to call him "daddy." A few months later, unfortunately,
Annie was returned to the orphanage by Mrs. Warbucks
after his husband left home for business. Annie, who
disliked the way the matron treats her, decided to run
away. One day, she saves Sandy, a dog who was being
tormented by a group of bad boys. That became the start
of their adventure together.
Little Orphan Annie became gained immense popularity to
its listeners, particularly among little children. It
had approximately 6 milllion fans who kept on listening
to every episode, until the last one in 1942.
Jack
Armstrong:
"Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack
Armstrong the Alllllllllll American Boy" was your
archetypal teenage athlete who encountered not so
average adventures. Sponsored by General Mills, kids and
pre-teens alike were instructed to tell their moms to
buy Wheaties.
Jack's companions, Billy and Betty Fairfield were often
in need of rescue by the brave and daring All American
Boy, Jack. Their Uncle Jim (Captain Fairfield) was a
pilot of the Silver Albatross and led the adventurous
group to locations around the world. Uncle Jim added a
mature and fatherly component to the show guiding and
instructing the Jack and his friends.
Though some episodes were so far-fetched to the point of
being ridiculous, this is one of the most entertaining
juvenile shows ever made. As crazy as some of the plots
seem, the shows producers worked with anthropology
professors to better understanding the local customs. In
particular, a professor in Manila informed the show's
writers of Philippine culture so there is some
authenticity in Jack Armstrong's adventures.
From Morocco, to Zanzibar, to Easter Island, to China
and the Philippines and from Nazi Germany, to the Ayndes,
to Tibet, to becoming an ally of Blackbeard, Jack
Armstrong, The All American Boy has seen it all.
This collection includes all known existing episodes.
For more exciting adventure programs, tune in to The Air
Adventures of Jimmy Allen, Captain Midnight and Dick
Tracy.
And more
Bonus Radio Shows:
As a sampler of our old
time radio library, we are including these
classic old time radio shows on this DVD-ROM at no extra charge:
Just Entertainment |
Radio Movies |
Standard School
Broadcast |
Komedie Kapers |
Radio Novels |
Stars in the Air |
Adv of Leonidas
Witherall |
Radio Plays of
Charles Dickens |
Stella Dallas |
Light Crust
Doughboys |
Readers Digest
with Boris Karloff |
Stop Messing
Around |
National Lampoon |
Red Cross |
Stop or Go |
Nelson Olmsted's
Short Stories |
Renfrew of the
Mounted |
Stop the Music |
Nightmare |
Rexall Hollywood
Revue |
Stories of the
Railway |
Nipsy Russel's
Comedy Time |
Rexall Parade of
Stars |
The Story Behind
the Song |
Norman Vincent
Peale |
RFD America |
Storyteller Baron |
Orsen Welles
Radio Almanac |
Richard Aurandt
Show |
Strike It Rich |
Pennsylvania -
Keystone of Democracy |
Ring Up the
Curtain |
Stroke of Fate |
Phonograph Album
(The Radio Show) |
RKO Movie
Premieres |
Sunday Night at
Eight |
The Price of Fear |
Roger Kilgore,
Public Defender |
Sunny Valley |
The Private Files
of Rex Saunders |
Rogers of the
Gazette |
Supper Club |
Problems for
Pamela |
Salute to Britain |
Suspicion |
Pursuit |
Sealtest Village
Store |
Tales of Narnia |
Pursuit of
Happiness |
Second Holmes |
Tales of Willie
Piper |
Qtr Century of
Swing |
So The Story Goes |
Teller of
Hawaiian Tales |
Queen for a Day |
Southland Echos |
Topper |
Quoting America |
Stage |
Woody Woodpecker
Show |
Radio Moscow News |
Stand By For
Adventure |
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