All shows

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

38 episodes · 1946–1949 · NBC · Juvenile

Play The Adventures of Frank Merriwell on Radio Days

Gilbert Patten, writing as Burt L. Standish, created the Yale athlete and all-around hero Frank Merriwell in 1896. On NBC from October 5, 1946, to June 4, 1949, Lawson Zerbe played Frank on Saturday mornings, with Hal Studer as his friend Bart Hodge and Elaine Rost as Inza Burrage. Yale's "Bright College Years" was the theme. An earlier serial ran on NBC in 1934.

Sources: Frank Merriwell, Wikipedia

Episodes

Tap a title to play it on Radio Days.

1946

• The Riddle of the Wrong Answers October 5, 1946 · NBC · 31 min
  The first show: gamblers try to keep Frank off the field so Yale will lose the big game.
• The Clue of the Numbers October 19, 1946 · NBC · 31 min
  Frank turns detective to solve a robbery.

1947

• The Big Top Adventure March 15, 1947 · NBC · 30 min
  Treachery at the circus: a train wreck that was no accident, and an escaped tiger.

1948

• The Ballot Box Mystery May 15, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  Fraud in a Yale Drama Society election, with two would-be Juliets and a ham actor.
• The Mystery of the Iron Door May 22, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  An iron door in a cave holds the answer to a stolen bauxite formula.
• The Missing Mascot May 29, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  The boy who tags along with the Yale baseball team is kidnapped by train robbers.
• The Stolen Masterpiece June 5, 1948 · 28 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Tap Day June 12, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
  Frank is framed at a trotting race, risking his admission to a senior society.
• The Thunderstorm Mystery June 19, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  Hiking in the mountains, Frank and his friends shelter in a cave during an avalanche.
• The Unreasonable Aunt June 26, 1948 · 28 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Unwelcome Rescue July 3, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
  Lifeguarding in Atlantic City, Frank and Bart save a girl and uncover a munitions plot.
• Sold at Auction July 24, 1948 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Secret of the Old Mill July 31, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank finds gold knives and forks in an old amusement-park mill. Arson is afoot.
• The Magic Lantern Mystery September 4, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  A professor's invention is stolen, and a parade float leads to the thief.
• The Live Ghost September 11, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  A former Yale coach is plagued by thieves, killers and arsonists.
• The Professor's Decision September 25, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  A bully forces a professor to schedule a debate at the same time as the big game.
• The Ransomed Football October 2, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  The victory football disappears after the Rutgers game.
• The Yale Bulldog October 9, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  Frank and Bart adopt a stray bulldog as Yale's mascot, and it's dognapped before the big game.
• The Mystery of the Missing Records October 23, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  A plot to keep Frank out of the big game over his eligibility papers.
• The Doubtful Alibi November 6, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  Frank puts out a fire with a horseless carriage and catches the arsonist.
• The Front Page Story November 13, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  A reporter digs up a scandal about a Yale football star.
• The Senior Dinner November 20, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
  Frank outwits the sophomores who want to steal the seniors' trophy cup.
• The Surprise Play November 27, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank and Bart accidentally ruin Yale's land deal.
• The Duplicate Dean December 4, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
  Frank and his friends get in trouble impersonating the dean.
• The Bench Warmer December 11, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
  The father of the basketball player Yale needs won't let him play.
• Quarantined December 18, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
  A measles scare nearly keeps Frank and Bart out of a basketball game Yale has to win.

1949

• Gold Fever January 8, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
  A professor's greedy assistant nearly gets Bart expelled for cheating.
• The Snow Trap January 15, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank and Bart rescue Inza and Elsie from an avalanche-trapped cabin.
• Green Hill January 29, 1949 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs doesn't list this date, but lists the same title on February 12, 1949.
• Unexpected Game February 26, 1949 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Incriminating Papers.”
• The Championship Game March 5, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank and Bart use a stern-wheeler as an icebreaker to reach the big game.
• Danger on the River March 12, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  Two boys are trapped on a rock in icy rapids.
• The Boomerang Pitch March 19, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
  An English cricket player saves the day for the Yale baseball team.
• April Shower April 2, 1949 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Urgent Errand April 16, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
  Frank and Bart protect Yale's pottery collection from dynamite.
• The Sawdust Adventure May 7, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank and Bart help a young circus acrobat.
• Frank Merriwell's Promise May 28, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  Frank pitches a no-hitter to protect a Boston newspaper's reputation.
• The Mystery Man June 4, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  The last show: to win a law scholarship and stay at Yale, Frank must clear a man of a three-year-old crime.