ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SHOW

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, November 20, 1999

CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW (11-18-45) For his Thanksgiving show, Edgar Bergen wel­comes guest Margaret O’Brien who appears as Pricilla in Charlie’s version of “The Court­ship of Miles Standish.” Mortimer Snerd talks about hypnotism. Pat Patrick as Erse! Twing, singer Anita Gordon, Ray Noble and the or­chestra. AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min) Those Were The Days listeners have voted THE CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW one of the 20 Best Old Time Radio Shows of the 20th Cen­tury.

SPEAKING OF RADIO (4-26-71) Versatile Mel Blanc talks about his radio days and other as­pects of his unique ca­reer in a conversation with Chuck Schaden re­corded in Chicago. Mel Blanc died in 1989 at the age of 81. (27 min)

MEL BLANC SHOW (11-­26-46) There’s going to be a Thanksgiving party at Mel’s Fix-It Shop, but there are complications, as usual. Supporting cast includes Mary Jane Croft, Joe Kearns, Hans Conried, Earle Ross, Jerry Hausner. Vic­tor Miller and the orchestra. Announcer is Bud Heaston. Colgate Tooth Powder, Halo Sham­poo, CBS. (24 min)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 9. The Roly Poly Policeman. (13 min)

DON MC NEILL SHOW (11-28-68) It’s Thanks­giving Day on the Breakfast Club. Don, Cap­tain Stubby, Bob Newkirk, Sam Cowling, and Cathy Taylor tell what they’re most thankful for. Broadcast from the Clouds Room of the Hotel Allerton in Chicago. Multiple sponsors, ABC (WLS-FM, Chicago). (58 min in two seg­ments)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 10. Pro­fessor Whiz, the educated owl, and Fraidy Cat. (13 min)