Theater of the Mind
Firefighters
195 episodes · 1949–1950 · Syndicated · Adventure
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A daily fifteen-minute serial from 1949 and 1950 about a fire department: fireman Tim Collins and Chief Cody, with young Jimmy Collins and Trudy, fighting fires, catching arsonists and running the occasional rescue. Lyle Sudrow and Cameron Prud'Homme star; Frank Jones wrote it.
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Episodes
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194921 episodes
- Search for Who Turned in False Alarm
Someone keeps sending in false alarms. - Is Jimmy Responsible for False Alarms
Could Jimmy Collins be the one turning in the false alarms? - Jimmy Not Responsible for Alarms
It turns out Jimmy isn't the one. - Fire at Tim's House Put Out
A fire breaks out at Tim's own house. - Tim Finally Makes the Fire Department
Tim gets his appointment to the fire department after all. - Tim Trapped and Fights for Air
Tim is trapped and can't reach fresh air. - Tenement Fires Trap Woman and Baby
A woman and her baby are trapped by a tenement fire. - Woman and Baby Saved
The woman and her baby are brought out safely. - Tim Tries to Save Wife of Arsonist
Tim tries to save an arsonist's wife. - Woman Saved and Tim Rescued
Tim and the woman are rescued. - Man Confesses to Starting Fires
The arsonist confesses. - School Fire -Tim on Special Assignment
A fire at the school, and Tim is put on a special assignment. - Towboat Owner Is at Fault
The trouble turns out to be the towboat owner's own doing. - Chief Cody Talks with Nightclub Owner
Chief Cody pays a call on a nightclub owner. - Plans Made to Help Chief Cody
Plans are made to help Chief Cody. - Chief Cody Threatens to Resign
Chief Cody threatens to resign. - Gang of Boys Setting Fires
A gang of boys has been setting fires. - Tim Trapped, Puts Out Fire
Trapped, Tim still manages to put the fire out. - Illusion Maker with Phosphorus
An illusionist who works with phosphorus. - Everyone Escapes and Fire Put Out
Everyone gets out and the fire is put out. - New Fire Fighting Tug Boat
The department gets a fireboat.
195059 episodes
- Tim's New Job - Firefighting Tug Boat
Tim is assigned to the new fireboat. - Bad Fire Aboard Grain Ship
A grain ship catches fire. - Problems of Volunteer Fire Department
The troubles of a volunteer fire department. - Chief and Tim Have Idea to Haul Water
The chief and Tim come up with a new way to haul water. - Two Boys Trapped by Fire
Two boys are trapped by a forest fire. - Tim, Jim and Pete Safe in Cave
Tim and the boys take shelter from the fire in a cave. - Tim and Crew Rescue a Cat
Tim and his crew rescue a cat. - Jimmy and Whitey Back Together Again
Jimmy and Whitey patch up their friendship. - Stopping People from Using Cords
The department goes after unsafe electric cords. - Another Fire from Unsafe Electrical Cord
Another fire from a bad electric cord. - Man Caught Selling Bad Electric Cords
The man selling the bad cords is caught. - Chief and Tim Try to Catch the Two Men
Chief Cody and Tim try to catch the two men turning in false alarms. - Children Are Saved
The children are saved. - Chief Talks about Firefighting
Chief Cody talks about fighting fires. - Story of Fire Burning Whole City
The story of a fire that burned a whole city. - Tim Wants Transfer to Rescue
Tim wants a transfer to the rescue squad. - Production of Fire Prevention Play
Rehearsals begin for a fire-prevention play. - Play Wasn't Properly Rehearsed
The play hasn't been rehearsed enough. - Chief Cody Saves the Play
Chief Cody saves the play. - Tim's Having Problems
Tim has trouble in his new assignment. - Tim Gets in a Boxing Match
Tim ends up in a boxing match. - Trying to Open Vault
The firemen try to get a vault open. - Vault Is Filling up with Water
The vault is filling with water. - Tim to Go on Strange Fishing Trip
Tim is sent on a strange fishing trip. - Counterfeit Plates Forced Underwater
Plates for printing counterfeit money turn up underwater. - Fireman Missing, Linked to Plates
A fireman goes missing, and it's tied to the plates. - Firemen Work to Save Man Thought Drowned
The firemen work to revive a man thought drowned. - Firemen Search for Valve to Shut Furnace Off
The firemen hunt for the valve to shut off a furnace. - Jimmy and Trudy Collect Items for Charity Sale
Jimmy and Trudy collect things for a charity sale. - Jimmy and Trudy Discover Fire at Wilcox Mansion
Jimmy and Trudy find a fire at the Wilcox mansion. - Tim and Chief Cody Figure Out How Fire Started
Tim and Chief Cody work out how the fire started. - Mrs. Wilcox Informed How Fire Started
Mrs. Wilcox learns how the fire began. - Barge Filled with Oil on Fire
A barge full of oil catches fire. - Tug Boat Tries to Move
A tugboat tries to move the burning barge. - Snuff Box Disappears
A valuable snuffbox disappears. - Mr. Darby Is Freed & Returns Snuff Box
Mr. Darby gets out of the vault and returns the snuffbox. - Tim Begins Scaling Tall Building
Tim starts climbing the outside of a tall building. - Tim Rescues Jack and the Woman
Tim rescues Jack and the woman. - Chief Cody Back, Problems with Monkeys
Chief Cody is back from vacation, and there's trouble with a pack of monkeys. - Most of the Monkeys Caught
Most of the monkeys are caught. - Idea for Snake to Catch Monkeys
A plan to catch the last monkeys with a snake. - Friend of Tim's Trapped in Fire
A friend of Tim's is trapped in a fire. - Tim Trapped Under Collapsed Floor
The floor gives way under Tim. - Fire in Baggage Area of Plane
Fire breaks out in a plane's baggage compartment. - Tim Tries to Find Runway Lights
Tim parachutes onto an airport that has shut down and tries to get the runway lights on. - Vacation at Plum Valley
Tim and Chief Cody finally start their vacation in Plum Valley. - Several Fires in a Small Town
Fires break out in the small town of Plum Valley. - Campaign Started for Full-Time Firemen
Plum Valley starts a drive to hire a full-time fireman. - Tom Calpepper to Oppose the Town's Mayor
The Plum Valley town council meets, and Tom Culpepper decides to run against the mayor. - Campaign to Obtain New Firefighting Equipment, Part 1
Plum Valley needs trained firemen, but Tom Larson fights the idea with an election coming. - Campaign to Obtain New Firefighting Equipment, Part 2
Larson keeps the newspaper from printing, so Chief Cody takes to the street corners. - Campaign to Obtain New Firefighting Equipment, Part 4
The night before the election, and the junior firemen learn why false alarms are dangerous. - The Man Who Was Too Clever, Part 1
On the way to a society party, Chief Cody and Tim learn of a fire at a waterfront warehouse. - The Man Who Was Too Clever, Part 2
The warehouse burns to the ground after an explosion, and a sunken freighter is part of the puzzle. - Red Horse Ravine Adventures, Part 2
Hunting ferns, Jimmy, Jack and Trudy find an old mine, and a cave-in traps Jimmy and Trudy inside. - Red Horse Ravine Adventures, Part 4
A falling rock nearly seals them in, and a mining engineer finds another way down. - The Motion Picture Mystery, Part 1
Tim and the chief visit a newsreel company full of flammable film, and the film vault catches fire. - The Motion Picture Mystery, Part 4
A saboteur is aboard a ship, and the warning has to get through. - The Motion Picture Mystery, Part 5
The bomb aboard the ship is found in time, and the biggest manhunt in the city's history begins.
Undated115 episodes
- Tim Collins' First Day on the Job
- Tim Doesn't Get His Appointment
- Tim Tries to Save a Man
- Chief Cody Orders More Men to Rescue Tim
- Tim and Watchman Saved
- How The Fire Started
- Tim to Northside School to Give Talk
- Tim Transferred to Engine Company 209
- Searching for Fire on Ship Docks
- Towboat Owner Is Mad
- Chief Cody Is in Trouble
- Tim Undercover as Bum
- Tim and Chief Attend Demonstration
- Fire Department Displays Equipment
- Fire Put Out by Tug Boat Crew
- Tim on Vacation to See Cousin
- Chief Talks with Tim About His Ideas
- Forest Fire Breaks Out
- Forest Fire Under Control
- Fire Stopped and Chief Cody Offered Job
- Tim Attends Firefighters School
- Jimmy Upset about Something
- Problems with Jimmy and Whitey
- North Side Junior Firefighters' Problems
- Tracking Down Unsafe Electric Cords
- Problems with Drivers While Going to Fires
- Two Men Start Turning in False Alarms
- Men Continue Pulling False Alarms
- Railroad Flats Discussed as Dangerous
- Children Trapped in Apartment Fire
- Story Is Completed Of Fire Almost Destroying City
- Tim Might Be Promoted
- Tim Assigned to Fire Prevention Play
- Tim Transfers to the Rescue Unit
- Fire with Man Trapped in Vault
- Man Rescued from the Vault
- Tim Liked in Rescue Department
- Tim Learns Hard Hat Diving Equipment
- Chief Gives Counterfeit Plates to Police
- Tim Has Idea to Find Missing Fireman
- Fireman Found and Claims Innocence
- Fireman Cleared about Plates
- Dealer Puts Gasoline in Apartment Oil Tank
- Furnace Started, Firemen Evacuating Building
- Jimmy Is In Crawl Space With Rusty Valve
- Jimmy and Tim Get the Valve Shut Off
- Jimmy and Trudy Suspected of Arson
- Barge Loose, Threatens Waterfront
- Barge Moved Away from Pier
- Barge Fire Is Put Out
- Once Again Collecting Items For Charity Sale
- Mr. Darby Locked in Vault
- Mr. Darby Is Discovered Locked In Vault
- Chief Cody Investigates Fires
- Tim Begins Investigating Fire
- Fires Beginning in Mattress
- Recalling Mattresses
- Cotton Seeds Answer to Mattress Fires
- Chief Cody on Vacation
- Jim and Jack Attempt a Rescue
- Tim Reaches Trapped Woman
- Everyone Trying to Catch Monkeys
- Snake Used and All Monkeys Are Caught
- Tim's Friend Saved - Floor May Collapse
- Tim Taps on Steam Pipe Saying He Is Alive
- Tim Freed with Steam Shovel
- Chief Cody and Tim Leave on Vacation
- Tim May Parachute to Save Plane
- Automobile Headlights to Light Runway
- Small Town Newspaper Burns
- Campaign to Obtain New Firefighting Equipment, Part 3
- Campaign to Obtain New Firefighting Equipment, Part 5
- The Man Who Was Too Clever, Part 3
- The Man Who Was Too Clever, Part 4
- The Man Who Was Too Clever, Part 5
- Red Horse Ravine Adventures, Part 1
- Red Horse Ravine Adventures, Part 3
- Red Horse Ravine Adventures, Part 5
- The Motion Picture Mystery, Part 2
- The Motion Picture Mystery, Part 3
- Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident, Part 1
- Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident, Part 2
- Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident, Part 3
- Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident, Part 4
- Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident, Part 5
- The Case of the Runaway Spaghetti, Part 1
- The Case of the Runaway Spaghetti, Part 2
- The Case of the Runaway Spaghetti, Part 3
- The Case of the Runaway Spaghetti, Part 4
- The Case of the Runaway Spaghetti, Part 5
- High Tension Adventure, Part 1
- High Tension Adventure, Part 2
- High Tension Adventure, Part 3
- High Tension Adventure, Part 4
- High Tension Adventure, Part 5
- Quick Burner Adventure, Part 1
- Quick Burner Adventure, Part 2
- Quick Burner Adventure, Part 3
- Quick Burner Adventure, Part 4
- Quick Burner Adventure, Part 5
- Paul Revere Adventure, Part 1
- Paul Revere Adventure, Part 2
- Paul Revere Adventure, Part 3
- Paul Revere Adventure, Part 4
- Paul Revere Adventure, Part 5
- The Fire Mystery, Part 1
- The Fire Mystery, Part 2
- The Fire Mystery, Part 3
- The Fire Mystery, Part 4
- The Fire Mystery, Part 5
- The Wet Water Mystery, Part 1
- The Wet Water Mystery, Part 2
- The Wet Water Mystery, Part 3
- The Wet Water Mystery, Part 4
- The Wet Water Mystery, Part 5