HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, December 30, 2000 

ALDRICH FAMILY (12-31-48) It’s the after­noon of the last day of the year and the best laid plans for the New Year celebration are changing. Ezra Stone stars as Henry; Jackie Kelk as Homer; House Jamison and Kathryn Raht as Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich. (25 min)

MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (1-5-47) “New Year’s Nightmare” with Maurice Copeland. A man drinks too much while celebrating the New Year and is hit by a car. Sustaining, MBS. (29 min)

RED SKELTON SHOW (12-31-46) Red cel­ebrates the new year as Deadeye in “I’ll Get the Man Who Got My Gal” and as Junior in “The First Snow.” Cast features Verna Felton, Pat McGeehan, Gigi Pearson, singer Anita Ellis. Raleigh Cigarettes, NBC. (29 min)

MELODY RANCH (12-30-50) Gene Autry stars with Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Johnny Bond, the Pinafores, and Carl Kotner and the orchestra. Gene presents his customary round­up of the top tunes of the past year. Charlie Lyon announces. Wrigley’s Gum, CBS. (29 min)

DR. CHRISTIAN (1-9-38) Jean Hersholt stars as Dr. Paul Christian of “River’s End” with Rosemary DeCamp as nurse Judy Price. On New Year’s Eve, Dr. Christian treats the vic­tim of a hit and run accident. Vaseline Prod­ucts, CBS. (30 min)

LIFE OF RILEY (12-28-46) William Bendix stars as Chester A. Riley who interferes with daugh­ter Babs’ New Year’s Eve plans. Barbara Eiler is Babs; Paula Winslowe is Peg; John Brown is Digby O’Dell, the friendly undertaker. Teel Liquid Dentifrice, NBC. (31 min)