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Smilin' Ed's Buster Brown Gang

17 episodes · 1944–1952 · NBC · Juvenile

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Smilin' Ed McConnell hosted this Saturday-morning show on NBC from September 2, 1944, to April 11, 1953, for Buster Brown shoes. Each show had an adventure story from Ed, plus Froggy the Gremlin, Midnight the Cat, Squeaky the Mouse and Tige the dog. June Foray was in the story casts. It went to television in 1950.

Sources: Smilin' Ed McConnell, Wikipedia

Episodes

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1944

• Billy Stanley October 14, 1944 · NBC · 27 min
  Froggy, Squeaky, Midnight and the gang, and Ed's story of a boy in the Old West with trouble brewing.

1946

• Pegasus, the Great Winged Horse May 26, 1946 · 28 min
• Knights and Tournaments July 27, 1946 · NBC · 29 min
  Ed's story is about knights and tournaments, and then the gang explores a cave looking for stolen loot.

1947

• A Carrieb Indian Story August 30, 1947 · 27 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Juan, a Young Caribe Indian.”
• A Plane Called Yankee Doodle December 13, 1947 · NBC · 28 min
  Two American pilots in their airship, the Yankee Doodle, fight a gang of sky pirates for a cargo of gold.

1948

• Pirates and the Parrot May 15, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  Pirates, buried treasure, and a small boy with a parrot.

1949

• The Enchanted King - 32-22 January 15, 1949 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Kulah s Brother - 32-22 February 26, 1949 · 22 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Alamo the Race Horse March 5, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
  The story of Alamo, a race horse who won his greatest race on a country road. Squeaky, Midnight and Froggy sing with Ed.
• A Wolf Named Fang - 32-22 April 30, 1949 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Robin Hood Helps Young Knight - 32-22 August 13, 1949 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.

1950

• Little Foxes March 4, 1950 · 25 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Little Fox and the Winter of Many Storms.”

1952

• Zacha and the Mutiny - 32-22 August 23, 1952 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Goddess Statue - 32-22 August 30, 1952 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Melon Patch Murder - 32-22 September 6, 1952 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Little Foxes Moose Hunt - 32-22 September 13, 1952 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Enchanted South Winds - 32-22 September 20, 1952 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.