AMOS 'n' ANDY

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     One of the all time favorite and best remembered radio comedy programs ever.  The country stopped to listen when AMOS 'N' ANDY was on the air.  Beginning as SAM 'N' HENRY over WGN Chicago on 01/12/26, the series became so popular that the name had to be changed when Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll left two years later, and was last heard on 12/18/27.  WGN owned the name and would not let Gosden and Correll take it with them when they moved to WMAQ.  After three months worth of development they were ready on 03/19/28.  Their new station was to be the CBS outlet for the Chicago area and as history now knows the new name became AMOS 'N' ANDY, five days a week.  The series was first heard over NBC RED for Pepsodent beginning on 08/19/29, continuing as a six day a week broadcast until 1932.  It continued as a five day a week program for Pepsodent over NBC until 01/03/38 when Campbell became the new sponsor.  The program moved to CBS, with Campbell as sponsor, on 04/03/39 and continued as a 5 day a week program until 02/19/43 when it again returned to NBC on 10/08/43 but this time as a 30 minute program sponsored by Rinso.  The broadcasts continued on NBC until 07/06/48.  After a summer vacation the CBS network, with Rinso as sponsor, again captured the program.  The Rinso sponsorship continued until 05/08/49.  Rexall took up the shows sponsorship starting 10/09/49 and continued until 05/23/54.  From 09/26/54 until it left the air on 05/22/55, the series had a number of different sponsors.  At the same time, from 09/13/54 until 11/25/60, another series entitled AMOS AND ANDY MUSIC HALL was heard as a 5 day a week, 25 minute program.

 

AMOS 'N' ANDY  (1929)

 

C07007 Trouble / Suspicious / Trouble With Letter

              Andy's Chart / Caught With Coats / In Jail

 

C07008 Father Told / Bail / Meeting Lawyer

              Fingerprints / Law Book / Amos Worried

 

C01802 08/19/36 2,395th Day Of Broadcasting On NBC  (15 Min)

                                 w/Walter Huston-Lake Arrowhead

              12/04/36  The Mystic Knights Of The Sea  (15 Min)  (NBC-RED)

                                 Minstrel Show

              04/03/39 Marriage Of Andrew Brown  (15 Min)  (1st CBS Show)

              12/24/41 The Annual Christmas Show  (15 Min)

 

C02557 10/08/43 Andy's New Wife

              10/15/43 The Maestro

 

C02558 10/22/43 Courtroom Catastrophe

              11/05/43 The Locked Trunk's Secret

 

C02559 11/12/43 Matrimonial Mishap

              11/19/43 Turkey Trouble

 

C02560 11/26/43 Man's Best Friend

              12/03/43 Candy For Caroline

 

C02561 12/10/43 Bookends & Babies

              12/17/43 The Marriage Counselor

 

C02562 12/31/43 New Year's Eve - 1943

              01/07/44 Making Sapphire Proud

 

C02563 01/14/44 Orchids & Violets

              01/21/44 Charles Boyer's Valet

 

C02564 01/28/44 Wind Fall

              02/04/44 Missing Person's Bureau

 

C02565 02/11/44 Three Times & You're Out

              02/18/44 Ruby's Diamond

 

C02566 02/25/44 Sunday, Monday Or Always

              03/03/44 Looking For Madam Queen

 

C02567 03/10/44 Sign On The Dotted Line

              03/17/44 Insurance Fraud

 

C02568 03/24/44 Hovering Between Life & Death

              03/31/44 Long Lost Harold

 

C02569 04/07/44 Dating Club Disaster

              04/14/44 The Butler Did It

 

C02570 04/21/44 Of Sound Mind & Body

              04/28/44 The Brother-In-Law

 

C02571 05/05/44 The Electric Clock Caper

              05/12/44 Impersonating An Officer

 

C02572 05/19/44 And The Winner Is...

              05/26/44 Andy, The Fugitive

 

C02573 06/02/44 Nazi Spy

              06/09/44 Shirt Trail

 

C15963 06/16/44 Used Car

              04/01/47 Parking Lot

 

C18414 09/22/44 The Singing Contest

              10/13/44 Hotel House Detective

 

C18415 10/06/44 Andy - Actor

              10/13/44 Ichthyologist

 

C18416 10/20/44 Mistaken Identity

              10/27/44 Madame Queen Marriage

 

C18417 11/03/44 The Nieces

              11/10/44 Employment Agency

 

C18418 11/17/44 Mother & Daughter DeWitt

              11/24/44 Cleaning Fluid Formula

 

C01765 12/01/44 Fountain Pen Dealership

              12/08/44 Overnight Investment

 

C01766 12/15/44 Andy's Fake Suicide

              12/22/44 Christmas Show

 

C01767 12/29/44 New Years Show

              01/05/45 Andy's Summons

 

C01768 01/12/45 George Washington's Desk

              01/19/45 Andy Gets Adopted

 

C01769 02/02/45 Breach Of Promise

              02/09/45 Phony Soldier  (Scratchy)

 

C01770 02/16/45 Valentine Show (Vol Flux 1st min)

              02/23/45 Jealousy  (One skip)

 

C01771 03/02/45 Income Tax Woes, Part 1

              03/09/45 Income Tax Woes, Part 2

 

C01772 03/16/45 Lecture Bureau

              03/23/45 Prentice Clothing

 

C01773 03/30/45 Easter Hat

              04/06/45 Andy Moves In With Kingfish

 

C01774 04/20/45 Ride, Red Ride

              04/27/45 Let Me Call You Sweetheart

 

C01775 05/04/45 Baby Picture

              05/11/45 Double Indemnity

 

C01776 05/18/45 German Boullion

              05/25/45 Andy Impersonates A Sailor

 

C14863 03/12/46 Is It Sapphire's Birthday?

              10/15/46 Sapphire Suspected Of Theft

 

C01777 10/01/46 Kingfish The Realtor

              04/08/47 Finding A Roomer

 

C19115 11/12/46 #115 The Retroactive Insurance Policy (End Missing)

              04/15/47 #137 The New Evening Gown

 

C01778 05/27/47 Kingfish Runs A Rest Home

             05/04/48 Andy Saves A Millionaire  (Skips)

 

C01779 05/18/48 The Mountain Cabin

              05/25/48 California Vacation

 

C01780 10/10/48 Marriage Broker

              10/17/48 Kingfish The Realtor

 

C01781 10/24/48 The Fur Coat

              10/31/48 Leroy's Secret Melody

 

C00774 11/07/48 World Wide Correspondence School

              11/14/48 New York Tourist Site Seeing Agency / FBI

 

C00775 01/09/49 Kingfish's Conscience

              01/16/49 1877 Nickel

 

C00776 01/23/49 Baggage Checking Service

              01/30/49 Antique Piano

 

C00777 02/06/49 Lapsed Insurance Policy

              02/13/49 Widow Parker

 

C00778 02/20/49 Godfather To Amos' Baby

              03/06/49 Photo Of Jewelry Store Robber

 

C00779 03/13/49 Andy Engaged To Dorothy Richards

              03/20/49 $100 Worth Of Oil Stock

 

C00780 03/27/49 Easter Dress - Pawn Shop Robbery

              04/10/49 The Kingfish Is Evicted

 

C00781 04/24/49 Andy Inherits $2,000

              05/01/49 Kingfish's Boarder

 

C00782 05/08/49 Kingfish Has No Friends  w/Mel Blanc

              10/16/49 Charmaigne LaRue And Her Mother

 

C00783 10/23/49 Kingfish's Old Car Used In A Robbery

              10/30/49 Charmaigne & Andy's Pen Pal Both In Town

 

C00784 11/06/49 Friendly Loan Company  w/Jack Benny, Rochester

              11/20/49 Thanksgiving Dinner

 

C00785 11/27/49 Sapphire's Birthday

              01/15/50 Abigail Simpson Brown vs. Andrew Brown

 

C00786 01/29/50 Stolen Suits

              02/05/50 Kingfish Thinks Sapphire Is Expecting Baby

 

C00787 02/12/50 Partnership In Flower Shop

              03/19/50 Andy In Love With Eloise Walker

 

C00788 03/26/50 Imitating The Happy Harringtons

              04/02/50 Andy Goes To Charm School

 

C00789 04/09/50 Is Sapphire Still In Love With Slim?

              04/16/50 Census Taker

 

C00790 04/23/50 Mystic Knights Of The Sea Convention

              04/30/50 Andy Inherits $25,000 From Uncle

 

C00791 05/07/50 Nephew Claims Andy's Inheritance

              05/14/50 IRS Claims Andy's Inheritance

 

C00792 05/21/50 Summer Jobs At Pine Crest Lodge

              10/01/50 Kingfish Drafted

 

C00793 10/08/50 Kingfish's Enlistment Problems

              12/17/50 Kingfish Suspects Foul Play

 

C01783 01/14/51 Sapphire Returns--  Stolen Car

              01/21/51 Mama And Hubert Smithers Marriage Resurrected

 

C01784 02/04/51 The New Parking Lot

              02/18/51 Best In Town

 

C01785 03/04/51 Sapphire Seen On TV With Another Man

              03/18/51 Uncle Sylvester Getting Married

 

C01786 04/08/51 Faith In Those We Love -- $900 Investment

              04/15/51 Kingfish More Consciences -- Jobs At Import-Export Garage

 

C01787 04/22/51 Sapphire In Chicago, Mother-In-Law Stays With Kingfish

              04/29/51 Mama, Brother-In-Law Moves Out, Cousin Sidney Moves In

 

C01788 05/06/51 Annual Lodge Hall Picnic

              05/13/51 Ramona Thompson Looking For Andy

 

C01789 05/20/51 Kingfish Has Job As Nightclub Spotter

              05/27/51 Photo Of Jewelry Store Robbery

 

C01790 06/10/51 Kingfish's Old Flame, Florence Baxter - Last Show Season

              09/30/51 $3,000 Diamond Ring

 

C01791 10/07/51 Aptitude Test

              10/14/51 Trip To Brazil, South America

 

C01792 10/21/51 DePiester's Party

              10/28/51 Engaged To Susan Bennett

 

C01793 11/04/51 New Boarder - Chester Benson

              11/11/51 Sapphire Looking For Romance

 

C00794 12/02/51 New Neighbors - The Jacksons

              12/09/51 Mix-Up In Andy's Wedding Invitations

 

C00795 12/16/51 $500 To Break Up Andy & Madam Queen

              12/23/51 Annual Christmas Show (skips)

 

C00796 12/30/51 Porch Wreckers

              01/06/52 Keeping New Years' Resolutions

 

C00797 02/03/52 The Piggy Bank  (Cracked acetate on discs causing skips and repeats)

              10/12/52 $2500 Reward For Reggie Simpson - Long Lost Husband

 

C00798 10/19/52 Jobs At Office Cleaners

              10/26/52 Leroy Returns From South America

 

C00799 11/02/52 Aunt Harriet Visits

              12/28/52 Mink Stole For New Years' Party

 

C15440 11/16/52 The 10,000th Broadcast

              02/14/54 Life Story

 

C00800 02/01/53 Sapphire's Mother Getting Married To Percival Jackson

              02/08/53 Andy Saves Millionaire From Drowning

 

C00801 02/22/53 Andy's Picture In Detective Magazine

              03/08/53 Mystic Knights Of The Sea Convention

 

C00802 03/15/53 Chauffeur For Madame Queen

              03/22/53 Kingfish Thinks Sapphire to Have Baby (cracked acetate/skip)

 

C00803 03/29/53 Andy A Coward

              04/12/53 Andy And Model Constance LaMarr

 

C00804 04/19/53 Kingfish Working For Peterson Detective Agency

              04/26/53 Mystic Knights Of The Sea Annual Boat Outing

 

C00805 05/03/53 Seize The Opportunity

              05/10/53 Cabin In Connecticut

 

C00806 05/17/53 Proxy Marriage

              05/24/53 Kingfish's Old Love Letter

 

C00807 09/27/53 Kingfish Passes Bad Check To Hospital

              10/04/53 Coatroom Concession - Mink Coat

 

C00808 10/11/53 Pancake Mix Contest

              10/25/53 Aunt Matilda Looking For A Husband

 

C00809 11/01/53 The Cat Burglar

              11/08/53 Sapphire's Old Boyfriend

 

C01794 11/15/53 Ship Leroy's Car To Los Angeles

              11/22/53 New York Sight Seeing Agency / FBI

 

C01795 11/29/53 Kingfish & Andy In Loan Business

              12/06/53 Cleaning 32 Typewriters

 

C01796 12/13/53 Uncle Gregory Believes Kingfish Is A Doctor

              12/20/53 Christmas Show

 

C01797 12/27/53 Lucky Buck Contest

              01/03/54 Andy's New Years Eve Date

 

C-90

C19675 01/10/54 #368 Kingfish & Sapphire's 25th Wedding Anniversary

              01/24/54 #370 Marry Consuella & Lose $25,000

              01/31/54 #371 The Very Nervous Sanatorium

 

C19676 02/07/54 #372 Advice To The Lovelorn Column

              02/21/54 #374 At Home With The Lovebirds

 

C01798 02/14/54 Life Story w/Edward R. Murrow, Bill Hayes, Bing Croshy, Jack Benny

              AFRS #267  134th Street Yale Campus

 

C19677 02/28/54 #375 Sapphire Is A Department Store Buyer

              03/07/54 #376 New Coat For Sapphire's Birthday

 

C19678 03/14/54 #377 Florabelle Williams

              03/21/54 #378 Applies For A Job In Guam

 

C19707 03/28/54 #379 Recaptured Romance

              04/04/54 #380 Television Job

 

C19708 04/11/54 #381 Vacation At Lake Chippewa

              04/18/54 #382 Theresa Wilson

 

C19709 04/25/54 #383 Reginald Dewinters

              05/02/54 #384 Kingfish Finds A Pistol

 

C19710 05/09/54 #385 Honeymoon Cottage

              05/16/54 #386 Lakeview Lodge

 

C19711 05/23/54 #387 Out Of The Past

              09/26/54 #388 A Trip To Florida

 

C19712 10/03/54 #389 Andy's Engaged

              10/10/54 #390 Momma's Night Out

 

C01799 04/28/54 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                w/Frank Sinatra

              09/13/54 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                w/Jack Benny & Liberace

 

C18349 01/30/55 The Pocketbook

              02/20/55 Romeo & Juliet

 

C01800 01/05/55 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                w/Sara Berner

              07/11/55 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                w/Les Brown

 

C18350 03/13/55 The Wrong Woman Picked Up

              03/20/55 Sapphire Throws Kingfish Out

 

C18351 03/27/55 Dismal Dell Cabin

              05/01/55 Sapphire Strikes Back

 

C01801 07/22/55 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                - Lodge Picnic

              11/25/60 THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA MUSIC HALL

                                - The Last Broadcast  (CBS)