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The Roy Rogers Show

93 episodes · 1945–1955 · NBC, Armed Forces Radio Service, Mutual · Westerns

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The King of the Cowboys had two radio runs here. On Mutual in 1945, for Goodyear, Roy sang with the Sons of the Pioneers and told a Western story. On NBC in 1951-52, for Post Cereals, each show was a half-hour adventure with Dale Evans, songs by Roy, Dale and the Whippoorwills, and Art Rush producing.

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Episodes

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19453 episodes
  • Guest Sara Berner January 23, 1945 · Mutual · 30 min
    Roy opens with "As I Go Singing Down the Road" and salutes Wyoming, and guest Sara Berner does her impressions of Fanny Brice, Gracie Allen and Judy Canova.
  • Tom Barnes, Texas Ranger January 30, 1945 · Mutual · 31 min
    "You Are My Sunshine" to start, and Roy tells the story of a Texas Ranger named Tom Barnes.
  • Porter Hall, Villain May 8, 1945 · Mutual · 30 min
    Roy tells the story of Pecos Bill.
19485 episodes
19494 episodes
  • Pacos Bill May 8, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • The Mystery of Squatter's Island June 26, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • The Mysterious Loot at Bad Luck Cave July 17, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • The Disappearing Trail Mystery July 24, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
195114 episodes
  • Wagon Raiders March 4, 1951 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    Roy sees a rancher and his cattle safely past Cliff Bogard, and for once loses a fight, ten to one.
  • Crooked Politicians (NEW SEASON STARTS) October 5, 1951 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Ed Bailey's Bad Luck October 12, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    A holdup gang kidnaps Dale and heads for Last Chance Springs.
  • Night Riders October 19, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    Night riders attack Doug Manson's herd after Jake Gullick threatens him.
  • Old Prospecting Friends October 26, 1951 · NBC · 27 min
    An old prospector friend needs Roy's help.
  • Doug Manson Gang November 2, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
    Doug Manson escapes from the courtroom and swears revenge on the witnesses, and Roy is captured.
  • After the Counterfeiters November 9, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
    Counterfeiters pass bad money through the ice company.
  • Lawman's Badge November 16, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    A man's crooked friends steal a dead lawman's badge and warrant to keep him out of jail. Roy sings 'Stay a Little Longer.'
  • The DiBona Gang November 23, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
    Herb Selby wants to join the notorious DiBona gang. Dale sings "San Angelo."
  • The Map November 30, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
    Jonah witnesses a murder over the missing piece of a map to stolen money.
  • Eight Convicts December 7, 1951 · NBC · 31 min
    Eight escaped convicts menace Paradise Valley.
  • The Bribe December 14, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    The sheriff is accused of taking a bribe to let a criminal go, and someone plants $100 in his house. Roy and the Whippoorwills sing "When Payday Rolls Around."
  • Prodigal December 21, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    On the trail of the Wallace gang, Roy meets a singing cowpoke called Prodigal. A quiet Christmas show.
  • Manson and Norris, Outlaws December 28, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    Two outlaws who beat up Bill Palmer check into Dale's hotel.
195233 episodes
  • Andy Sales January 4, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
    A wanted highwayman wires the sheriff that he's coming back to surrender.
  • Cattle Swindle January 11, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    A father and son vanish after being cheated in a cattle deal.
  • Owlhoot Trail January 18, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    A man robs a bank for the crooked marshal of Indian Wells, but Hank won't follow the outlaw trail.
  • Wake of the Storm January 25, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    Refused a telegram, a man cuts the telegraph wire for revenge.
  • Rustlers in Paradise Valley February 1, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    Roy tries to keep two feuding ranchers from bloodshed.
  • The Jinxed Ranch February 8, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    Cattle on John Kennedy's ranch are dying of loco weed, and a swindler sells the same ranch again and again.
  • Camp at Winding Creek February 15, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    An outlaw threatens to kill a miner unless his partner signs over their claim.
  • Hideaway February 22, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    A rancher refuses to let a doctor cross his land to reach a girl with polio.
  • Professor Douglas Manson February 29, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    'Professor' Manson and his wife complicate Roy's fight against a smuggling ring.
  • On the Lookout for John Kennedy March 7, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    A man is found dead in a well, and an escaped convict is the obvious suspect.
  • The Lee Bulow Gang March 14, 1952 · NBC · 28 min
    A gang steals an old man's life savings, and Roy and Dale hunt for its hideout.
  • Herb Selby and the Counterfeit Money March 21, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    A baker pays off his mortgage just as Herb Selby confesses to a string of crimes. What's the connection?
  • Salted Desert Property March 28, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    Has Desert Mary struck it rich, or has someone salted the land?
  • Old Sid Kenyon Rustlers April 4, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    Cattle rustlers get help from Sid Kenyon and his wagonload of five hundred frogs.
  • The Rene Eigen Case April 11, 1952 · NBC · 31 min
    A gang uses tricks to get its hands on the evidence against its leader.
  • Paradise Valley Sweepstakes August 28, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    The first show of the season: Roy helps a friend keep his ranch and his horse before the Paradise Valley Sweepstakes.
  • Stolen Diamonds in a Hollowed Steer Horn September 4, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    A gang hunts for one steer with stolen diamonds hidden in its horns.
  • Smuggled Pearls via Frozen Salmon September 11, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    Two city gangsters rent Roy's fishing hole for some very strange fishing.
  • Red Danger and Black Gold September 18, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    A red stallion steals mares from a widow's ranch, part of a plot to get her land.
  • Rodeo Yarn September 25, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    At the rodeo in Madison Square Garden, Roy finds himself riding a drugged bull.
  • Smuggling Aliens October 2, 1952 · NBC · 23 min
    Pat and Nellie Belle help Roy break a smuggling ring, and Roy barely escapes a bomb.
  • Fred Apt Wants to Buy the Ranch October 9, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    A man's plan to buy a ranch with insurance money leads to murder.
  • About Indians October 16, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    Roy's Indian friends are framed for deer poaching by a crooked Indian agent.
  • The Wrong Cowboy October 23, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    An old man stops to rest at Roy's ranch and is shot.
  • Wailing Gold Mine October 30, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    Dale buys a map to a gold mine, and it leads to the Wailing Gold Mine.
  • Range War November 6, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    A range war is brewing between ranchers and homesteaders.
  • Lefty Roberts November 13, 1952 · NBC · 27 min
    Lefty Roberts is back in Paradise Valley, up to no good.
  • Trigger Has Been Stolen November 20, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    Roy lets Trigger be stolen to trap two horse thieves.
  • Stealing Cattle by Whirlybird November 27, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    Roy gives an ex-convict a job, and then it looks as if he's stealing cattle.
  • The Last Stagecoach December 4, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    The town's historical pageant gets a real stagecoach robbery.
  • The Boiling Treasure Chest December 11, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    A masked bandit steals the squatters' gold and vanishes into an erupting geyser.
  • White Buckskin Jacket December 18, 1952 · NBC · 25 min
    Roy's white buckskin jacket gets him framed for rustling and robbery.
  • The Night Before the Night Before Christmas December 25, 1952 · NBC · 26 min
    Two nights before Christmas, Jess Gorman is framed for robbing the general store. A Christmas show.
195313 episodes
  • Corky Lewis January 1, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    Two escaped convicts steal every gun at a New Year's Eve square dance, and Nellie Belle too.
  • The Key January 8, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    An ex-convict drops the key to a safe-deposit box holding the evidence against his old gang.
  • The Gold Mine Spread January 15, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    A rancher is about to lose his place while his cattle keep dying of poison.
  • The Cash and Carry Rodeo January 22, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    A crooked rodeo rider sets out to show up Roy and Pat.
  • The Shack January 29, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    A new dude ranch owner cheats the whole valley, then a millionaire guest disappears.
  • Fireworks February 5, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    Roy saves a woman from a rattlesnake, but she's planning to kill him.
  • Uranium Claim February 12, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    Rescuing a trapper in a blizzard, Roy and Pat find a plot to jump a uranium claim.
  • Happy Birthday Sheriff February 19, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    The sheriff's birthday cake helps Roy catch jewel thieves.
  • Checkered Neckerchief February 26, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    A reformed delinquent tries to start over on Roy's ranch.
  • Apache Grazing Land March 5, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    A rancher plans to cheat Cuchara and his Apache band out of their land and cattle.
  • Domino March 12, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
    A boy wins a prize calf but hurts his arm, and Roy helps him keep it.
  • Black Gold March 19, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    Oil turns up on the widow Jensen's land, and someone else is getting rich off it.
  • Rabies March 26, 1953 · NBC · 25 min
    Roy breaks up a scheme to give a dog rabies so it infects a herd for the insurance.
195412 episodes
  • Song - "Blue Shadows on the Trail" (NEW SEASON STARTS) January 28, 1954 · 25 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Streets of Laredo March 4, 1954 · NBC · 29 min
    An old friend of Roy's vanishes right off the streets of Laredo.
  • The Strawberry Roan April 15, 1954 · NBC · 29 min
    A racehorse at the state fair may have been switched before the big race.
  • Song - "Old Man River" May 6, 1954 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Song - "Stampede" May 20, 1954 · 25 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Y'all Come July 1, 1954 · NBC · 29 min
    Roy gets a phoned bomb threat and has to protect Dale.
  • The Spell of Indian Magic July 8, 1954 · NBC · 29 min
    An old Navajo man is dying, supposedly from a curse.
  • Little Buckaroo July 15, 1954 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 29 min
    Roy and Dale find a young French girl with amnesia on top of the Empire State Building.
  • Song - "The River of No Return" July 22, 1954 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Song - "Hawaiian Medley" October 7, 1954 · 26 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Song - "That's America to Me" November 18, 1954 · 26 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • This Old House December 30, 1954 · NBC · 29 min
    Roy finds a body in an old house, and then it disappears.
19559 episodes
  • Song - "Beyond the Blue Horizon" January 20, 1955 · 22 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Faraway Places January 27, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    Roy is on the trail of a flying saucer.
  • Song - "Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah" May 19, 1955 · 26 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Song - "Golden Earrings" May 26, 1955 · 26 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Mexicali Rose June 23, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 22 min
    A man frozen to death in the desert leads Roy to a diamond-smuggling ring.
  • Trip to Washington June 30, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 23 min
    Roy gets a package in the mail with $100,000 worth of stamps on it.
  • Good Day July 7, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
    $50,000 in jewels are missing, and a friend of Roy's is the suspect.
  • Sierra Sue July 14, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 26 min
    A blackmailer disguises his voice with a tape recorder.
  • Tornado July 21, 1955 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A tornado leaves a murderous doctor trapped with a paralyzed patient.