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)
Updated: 11/8/25 8:25 am C.S.T.
Coming Next Week – “RADIO TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY” – November 27, 1982
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