ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SHOW

Originally Broadcast WNIB
Saturday, November 20th, 1982

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 3 and 4. Ambushing the Crazy Quilt Dragon; capture by the Inkaboos. (24:08)

CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW (11-18-45) Edgar Bergen plays host to child star Margaret O’Brien who joins Bergen and Charlie in a ver­sion of “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” Announcer Ken Carpenter, Ray Nobel and his Orchestra, singer Anita Gordon. AFRS Re­broadcast. (16:15; 11:15)

DURANTE AND MOORE SHOW (11-22-46) Jimmy Durante (“The Nose”) and Garry Moore (“The Haircut”) present their version of the Miles Standish story in a “Thanksgiving Opera,” with Jimmy as Miles Standish and Garry as John Alden. Roy Bargy and his Orchestra, announcer Howard Petrie. Rexall, CBS. (11:20; 10:00; 8:05)

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (11-25-48) “The Free Land” starring Martha Scott in Rose Wilder Lane’s story of pioneer life in the Northwest Territory. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (16:30; 12:20)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-29-53) Jack, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Bob Crosby, Don Wilson, the Sportsmen, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Artie Auerbach in a flashback to Thanksgiving Day dinner at Jack’s house. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, NBC. (12:10; 8:25; 9:40)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 5 and 6. Wesley the Wailing Whale swallows the star; Penelope the Pelican. (24:35)

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RADIO TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY

Originally Broadcast WNIB
Saturday, November 27th, 1982

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 7 and 8. Presto the Magician; the Candy Pirates. (23:25)

BING CROSBY SHOW (12-6-50) Bing welcomes guest Judy Garland to set the holiday mood with fun and music. Bing sings “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer” and “Harbor Lights.” Judy offers “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby” and the two appear in a husband and wife song writing skit. Chesterfield Cigarettes, CBS. (10:40; 11:45; 6:05)

THE LONE WOLF (1949) “The Golden Santa” is missing and Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, is asked to help find it. Walter Coy stars with Jeanne Bates and Herb Vigran. Sustaining, MBS. (15:35; 10:30)

FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (12-19-39) Jim and Marion Jordan as Fibber and Molly with Bill Thompson (The Old Timer, Horatio K. Boomer), Isabel Randolph (Mrs. Uppington ) Hal Peary (Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve), Harlow Wilcox, singer Jimmy Shields. Fibber can’t wait to see what is in the package that has arrived from Uncle Sycamore. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (8:20; 12:10; 9:00)

CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN SHOW (1948) Bob Hope and his regular cast — Doris Day, Irene Ryan, Four Hits and a Miss, Hy Averback — offer a parody of radio quiz shows. Christmas Seals, Transcribed. (14:20)

SUSPENSE (12-23-43) “Back For Christmas” starring Peter Lorre with Joe Kearns. A Botany professor, digging in the cellar, plans to murder his wife. Roma Wines, CBS. (16:10; 14:15)

CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapters 9 and 10. The house of the Wintergreen Witch; into the Enchanted Forest. (23:40)