THE CINNAMON BEAR
AND OTHER GOODIES FOR KIDS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, November 12, 1988

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 1. Judy and Jimmy Barton discover that the silver star for the top of their Christmas tree is missing. Searching for the star in their attic, they meet Paddy O’Cinnamon, the Cinnamon Bear. Syndicated. (13:00)

LET’S PRETEND (6-21-47) “Bluebeard” as presented by the Pretenders, including Gwen Davies, Jack Grimes, Bob Reddick, Ann Marie Dyer and Arthur Anderson. Uncle Bill Adams is host. Cream of Wheat, CBS. (12:35; 11:40)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 2. Judy and Jimmy de-grow and take a glass airplane to Maybe Land in search of the star. (13:00)

ADVENTURES OF FRANK MERRIWELL (10-5-46) “The Riddle of the Wrong Answer” or “Gambling is the Devil’s Pastime.” A gambler’s plot to keep Frank from playing football results in failing grades on Merriwell’s history exam. Lawson Zerbe is Frank, Hal Studer is Bart Hodge, Elaine Rost is Inez. Sustaining, NBC. (16:25; 14:45)

LAND OF THE LOST (1947) The adventures of Isabel Manning Hewson (who wrote these stories) and her brother Billy “in that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea, where all things lost find their way, and where the world is bathed in a shimmering green light.” Red Lantern, the talking fish who glows under water, takes our adventurers to Lead Pencil-vania. Art Carney is Red Lantern. Bosco Chocolate-flavored Syrup, ABC. (14:12; 10:42)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 3. Weary Willie and the Looking Glass Valley. (13:00)

BUSTER BROWN GANG (12-13-47) Smilin’ Ed McConnell and all the gang: Froggie the Gremlin, Squeaky the Mouse, Midnight the Cat, Mr. Jim Nasium, plus the story of Ted and Tad, flying adventurers, who take their twin engine plane Yankee Doodle to a gold mine deep into the Brazilian jungle. Buster Brown Shoes, NBC. (16:05; 12:35)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 4. The Inkaboos! (13:00).