Theater of the Mind

Hop Harrigan

60 episodes · 1947–1948 · Mutual · Juvenile

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Hop Harrigan was a young pilot from the comic books, flying with his pal Tank. Chester Stratton and later Albert Aley played him in fifteen-minute chapters. These 1948 Mutual shows also include a short feature on real aviation news.

Sources: Hop Harrigan, Wikipedia; RadioGOLDINdex

Episodes

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194738 episodes

Mystery of the Vanishing Men July 7, 1947 · 14 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on July 7, 1947, the date used here.
Riddle of the Ghostly Avengers July 31, 1947 · 14 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on July 31, 1947, the date used here.
The Riddle of the Ghostly Avengers, Chapter 4 August 4, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank fly to New Orleans to look into trouble at an air service. Guest: Col. Robert L. Scott Jr., the 'One-Man Air Force.' With an aviation feature.
The Riddle of the Ghostly Avengers, Chapter 9 August 14, 1947 · Mutual · 15 min
A man is strangled with a cargo strap, and Hop and Tank are suspects again.
Hop and Tank in the Movies, Chapter 20 November 10, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Tex Reagan and Joe Bell take off in a C-47, and Hop and Dixie are rescued from a burning house. With an aviation feature.
Hop and Tank in the Movies, Chapter 21 November 11, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
After an air battle Dixie is wounded, and Hop goes after Tex Reagan for good. With an aviation feature.
Hop and Tank in the Movies, Chapter 22 November 12, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop follows Tex Reagan to Hidden Valley. With an aviation feature.
Hop and Tank in the Movies, Chapter 23 November 13, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
The showdown with Tex and Joe. The last chapter of the story. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 1 November 14, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
A new adventure: Hop and Tank are urgently needed for a new assignment. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 3 November 18, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Underground in Black Mesa, Oklahoma, a major asks Hop and Tank to fight the 'wailing witches' that destroyed three experimental Flying Wings. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 4 November 19, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Locked in a sealed room, Hop, Tank and the major get out, and the man who locked them in escapes. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 5 November 20, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop suspects the Flying Wing's inventor of trying to kill them, and they find a girl in green coveralls. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 6 November 21, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop takes an experimental plane into a wind tunnel that can't be turned off. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 7 November 24, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Tank rescues Hop from the wind tunnel, and a ghostly voice warns them of death. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 8 November 25, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
An electric door may be the end of Tank. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 9 November 26, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
A second death warning, and a gun aimed at Hop.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 10 November 27, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
The shot misses Hop, and a fourth Flying Wing model is wrecked.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 11 November 28, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
The Flying Wing is sabotaged with acid, and Hop and Tank follow a suspect by Piper Cub.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 12 December 1, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Following Carla Davis, Hop and Tank are captured and tied up. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 14 December 3, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank are shut in an oil storage tank as it fills. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 15 December 4, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank find the Flying Wing plans in an oil man's office. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 16 December 5, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
A captured henchman is shot, and Hop crashes into an oil derrick. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 17 December 8, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop, injured, returns to the underground aircraft plant. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 18 December 9, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop insists on flying the experimental plane tomorrow, if he passes a medical. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 19 December 10, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop passes his physical, and Tank worries. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 20 December 11, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
In the air, Hop feels faint, and the wailing witch is heard. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 21 December 12, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
The plane explodes, but Hop knows what the wailing witch is. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 22 December 15, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Bad news: the oil man has been found dead. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 23 December 16, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop questions the suspects and baits a trap. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 24 December 17, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop is the bait, and a fire is set so the killer can get into his room. With an aviation feature.
The Mystery of the Wailing Witches, Chapter 25 December 18, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop catches the killer and solves the mystery. The last chapter of the story. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 1 December 19, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
A new story: Hop's plane nearly collides with another at Lakeville airport. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 2 December 22, 1947 · Mutual · 14 min
Something is wrong with the new town bell, and the FBI is interested too. With an aviation feature.
Secret of Lakeville Bell (December 23, 1947) December 23, 1947 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Fbi Interested in Bell.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (December 24, 1947) December 24, 1947 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Another Bell Malfunction.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (December 29, 1947) December 29, 1947 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Mendez Is Suspect.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (December 30, 1947) December 30, 1947 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Bell Missing.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (December 31, 1947) December 31, 1947 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Truck & Crane Missing.”

194822 episodes

Secret of Lakeville Bell (January 2, 1948) January 2, 1948 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Unidentified Plane Spotted.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (January 5, 1948) January 5, 1948 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Note from Chris Found.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (January 6, 1948) January 6, 1948 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Gail Appears to Cooperate.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (January 7, 1948) January 7, 1948 · 14 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Bell to Be Unloaded from Plane.”
Secret of Lakeville Bell (January 8, 1948) January 8, 1948 · 13 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Hop Delayed.”
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 16 January 9, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank fly toward a ranch in Peru, while Gail tries to burn her way into the bell to free Chris. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 17 January 12, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
The ranch owner throws Hop, Tank and the FBI man off his land. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 18 January 13, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
The secret of the bell: it's made of gold, worth $10 million.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 19 January 14, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Two men plan to kill Gail and Chris at once. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 20 January 15, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank rescue Gail and Chris, but more gunmen are coming. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 21 January 16, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
One villain kills the other. With an aviation feature.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 22 January 19, 1948 · Mutual · 13 min
A shootout at the barn, and Hop disappears.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 23 January 20, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
They escape by plane, but one of the villains is aboard with a gun.
The Secret of the Lakeville Bell, Chapter 24 January 21, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
The friends escape again. The last chapter of the story. With an aviation feature.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 1 January 22, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
A new adventure begins: a protection racket is squeezing small-airport owners.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 2 January 23, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop refuses to join the racketeers' "protective organization."
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 3 January 26, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop signs on a new flier, and the feature looks at push-button weapons.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 4 January 27, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
A sabotaged plane falls out of control, and George Dudley bails out.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 5 January 28, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Another pilot, Harry Charles, has been squeezed by the racket too.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 6 January 29, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
George Dudley accuses Hop and Tank of killing Harry Charles.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 8 February 2, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Hop and Tank are followed, and a P-38 opens fire. With an aviation feature.
The Airline Protection Racket, Chapter 9 February 3, 1948 · Mutual · 14 min
Forced down, Hop and his friends meet the boss of the racket. With an aviation feature.