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Skippy Hollywood Theatre
111 episodes · 1945–1951 · Syndicated · Drama
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The makers of Skippy peanut butter wanted a show of their own, and producer C. P. MacGregor suggested a half-hour drama from Hollywood with film names and experienced radio actors. It was syndicated, with Skippy sponsoring it where the peanut butter was sold, and offered without Skippy in the title elsewhere, which is why some copies are labeled Your Movietown Radio Theatre. CBS carried it from December 1, 1949, to September 21, 1950.
Sources: Wikipedia: Skippy Hollywood Theatre; RadioGOLDINdex
Episodes
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19451 episode
19461 episode
- Murder Deferred
After being rejected, a man pays an assassin to kill whoever weds his former fiancee, and then he weds her himself.
194731 episodes
- East Goes West
- Flowers For Millie
An Englishman with just a year left to live asks a servant girl without means to help him dispose of his fortune. - Hold That Memory
A young psychology professor with a romantic streak lands in a mental hospital as a patient. John Howard stars with Lurene Tuttle. - The Woman Who Was Dead
- Five Days to London
- Scientific Touch
- Strictly Business
A drive-in carhop is handsome enough that a broke talent agent wants to turn him into a film star. Romance seems close behind. - Goodbye My Love
An established writer gets a synopsis for a novel from George Anderson. George proves to be a woman, and an attractive, rich one. - Sugar In The Vinegar
A druggist's son marries without telling his father, and his bride arrives that day from England. The father dislikes everything British. Jane Darwell is in the cast. - Three On A Honeymoon
A new writer finishes a terrific story and entrusts it to an agent he doesn't much like. - Artists Must Eat
A wife invites two artists, an actor and a writer, to dinner, then breakfast, then to stay indefinitely, which her husband does not welcome. Barbara Luddy stars. - One Third Of My Life
Victor believes Matt Davis took $2000, and a doctor tells Victor he has three months left. Victor resolves to murder Matt Davis as payback, since no punishment can reach him. - For The Good Of The Show
- A Visit From Uncle Harry
A brokerage firm passes to two brothers; one works there and the other does little. Then Uncle Harry visits and asks for $50,000. - The Great Dane
Politics, both honest and dishonest, drives this tale, and a romance develops as the campaign goes on. - There's Nothing Like A Good Cup Of Coffee
A widow raising two children wants a new husband, while a sea captain wants a wife. They go through the obituary columns to locate a widow who suits him. - Romance Incorporated
A big businessman needs a little more stock to control his company. His daughter, engaged to a lukewarm fiance, waits to be swept off her feet, and a tall, dark, handsome man arrives. - I Give You Maggie
A struggling, penniless author and his wife Maggie share a sorrowful romance. The script was reused on "Family Theatre" (March 4, 1947, cat. #65763), a Prudential program (July 17, 1949, cat. #60965) and "Stars Over Hollywood" (July 11, 1953, cat. #59968). Its date is only approximate; the top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - Concerto
A ghost returns to aid the career of a young composer, who brought about the death of his own music teacher. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - Hollywood Agent
A famous authoress's press agent is so good at getting publicity that rumors spread of an affair between him and his client, though he is happily married. Art Linkletter plays an unusual dramatic role. - Strange Courtship
Someone spots a cowboy eating a dead sheep. He is unusual, being a ghost called Bill Leonard. - Distortion
A rich, contented painter is frustrated that he cannot paint the truth, and the truth looks unpleasant on canvas. - The Check
- Return To America
A gunman walks into a lunch room in the desert, where a young woman newly arrived from Europe is waiting. - Pranks For Parents
For Halloween, the kids go out for treats, and their parents put on ghost costumes to try it as well. The program also circulated as part of a Movietown series (cat. #83804). - Please Remember
- Sunday Punch
- Play The Game
- Last Affair
- The Old and The New
- The Happy Prince
A Christmas tale about a statue whose heart is lead or gold. David Bascomb reads "The American Idea" afterward. The date shown is for WGN, Chicago, and a rebroadcast followed December 17, 1948.
194826 episodes
- Major Engagement
An elderly man who manages the town's grocery and its post office takes a turn at matchmaking. - Mr. Juggins
A circus's top clown, billed "The Greatest Clown In The World," wants a different life for his daughter. Then Mrs. Juggins dies in a car accident. - Shoplifter's Guide
A woman reporter's assignment is a piece on the experience of shoplifting, so she goes to take something from a department store. Rival newspaper reporters cover another story in the same store, a sure setup for romance. - Alias John Smith
- Borrowed Father
- Clown In The Home Stretch
Syrup, a horse from the circus, might make a racer, but she has to learn to mix with the rest of the horses. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - The Luck Of Adam
- A Book On Rock Gardening
When Dad is handed a 49-cent book on rock gardening, he becomes very interested in the subject, perhaps too much so. - Front Page Lady
The tale is told in flashback. An editor's son becomes a tough reporter who wants only facts, no matter whom they hurt, until fortune turns on him. The identical show aired in "Your Movietown Radio Theatre" too (cat. #83791). - Sitting Pretty
Rerun. A woman lists a room for rent in a housing crunch, and a prominent businessman without a hotel room rents it, baby included. - Dear Michael
A couple meet in a restaurant, fall in love and marry. Then a tempting offer of a good part in a play puts their marriage to the test. - Cucamonga 26
- Three Strikes Yer Out
A baseball pitcher full of superstitions is unwilling to take the mound, and he has cause. A ball hits a woman wearing a hat, making a double play. The show also appeared as a Movietown program (cat. #83723). - Teddy Battles The Ancients
- The Next Chapter
- High Polish
The manicurist every man wants to take out acts as matchmaker for the single man whose interest lies in another woman. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - Angelica
A celebrated actor dates a lovely, mysterious woman who has been dead five years, in this ghostly tale. Cat. #23237 is nearly identical, aired under a Movietown title. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - Inventory
- Little Drops Of Water
- A Study In Charcoal
- Velvet Nocturne
Blindness after an accident leaves a concert pianist in despair. His wife works to get him performing again. - Arthur
- Rich Man, Poor Girl
- A Penny Saved
- North Wind
- With All My Love
194934 episodes
- A Bunch of Keys
- Say It with Flowers
- The Man From Jamestown
A determined Colonel comes home to America accompanied by his beloved and two men who lack willpower and resist orders. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast, program #123 there. - Only in Hollywood
- It Takes Two
- Mr. God Johnson
This is a tale about a man who is hard to hang. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - The Terrible Meek
This wordy drama is set at Calvary. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast, where it was program #130. - Husband Wanted
Planning to remarry, a divorcee seeks counsel from the man she used to be married to. Why bring him from California to New York for it? Organist Del Castillo slips a familiar knock-knock tune into the closing theme. - Crystal
A husband falls for a strange woman who is younger than he is. The date is approximate, and the top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - The Bachelor and the Fox Terrier
- The Most Unusual Pet in the World
- Picture These Hands
- The Sound Of Her Voice
Mr. Jones is a patient in a hospital for the mentally ill, and he owns a genie living in a bottle. The top date is the WGN, Chicago broadcast. - It's a Game
- Cousin Charlie
- Citizen Tommy Connecticut
- The Most Enchanted
- Double Trouble and Love
A young chemical engineer plans to marry into a rich family, not expecting the bride to have a twin. Ann Blyth is in the cast. - Love That Law
- Fantasy Impromptu
- The Saga of Middleton Grimes
- Return to Singapore
- Two Hearts in Pigskin
- Taken from Heaven
- It Could Only Happen in June
- The Powder Puff Kid
- Highway to Danger
- The Worm Turns
- Neighbors
- Something Borrowed, Something Blue
- The Good Old Days
- A Very Unusual Woman
- The London Legend
A love triangle revolves around a temperamental actress. Jane Wyatt, Jeanne Bates and Olan Soule star. - Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
195011 episodes
- Rappaccini's Daughter
- It's Not Cricket
- The Coming of Mr. Snover
- Mulligan The Mighty
This comedy centers on a tailor living in George Washington's era. - Second Choice
- Skippy Hollywood Theatre, May 4, 1950
- Help Wanted Murderer
- The Other Side of the Moon
- The Throwback
- The Truth Pays Off
- Detour