Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Sherlock Holmes, Gene Autry, The Quiz Kids, and Comic Weekly Man
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Sherlock Holmes, John Patrick Lowrie, Jim French, Imagination Theatre, Gene Autry, Melody Ranch, Pat Buttram, Doublemint Gum, The Quiz Kids, Joe Kelly, Joel Kupperman, Alka-Seltzer, Comic Weekly Man, Puck, Sunday Comics, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American network and syndicated broadcasting history (1943–2004):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherlock_Holmes_2004_08_22.mp3 Alt: The Master Craftsman, Clockmaker of Clerkenwell |
"The Master Craftsman" | Imagination Theatre 2004-08-22 (Syndicated) |
National Audio Drama Syndication | John Patrick Lowrie (Sherlock Holmes), John Armstrong (Dr. Watson), Rick May (Lestrade), Dennis Bateman (Miles) | M.J. Elliott (Writer), Jim French (Director), Terry Rose (Music) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the poisoning of a master clockmaker in Clerkenwell whose custom-built celestial clock holds the combination to an uncrackable Bank of England vault, deducing that the murderer used a spring-loaded poisoned escapement wheel. |
Gene_Autry_1948_08_22.mp3 Alt: Buttons and Bows, Cool Water Melody Ranch |
"Gene Sings 'Cool Water' and 'Buttons and Bows'" | CBS (KNX / WABC) 1948-08-22 8:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Doublemint Chewing Gum |
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, The Cass County Boys, The Pinafores, Carl Cotner Orchestra | CBS Hollywood, Gene Twombly (Sound Effects), Charlie Lyon (Announcer) | ["Western", "Music", "Comedy", "Variety"] |
Gene Autry and Pat Buttram welcome listeners to Melody Ranch, with Gene performing 'Cool Water' and 'Buttons and Bows', followed by comedic frontier horse-trading tall tales with Pat Buttram and western swing by the Cass County Boys. |
Gene_Autry_1954_08_22.mp3 Alt: Pat Buttram's Uranium Mine, Melody Ranch 1954 |
"Pat Buttram's Uranium Claim Scheme" | CBS (KNX) 1954-08-22 7:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Doublemint Chewing Gum |
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, The Cass County Boys, Carl Cotner's Melody Ranch Band | Flying A / Wrigley, Johnny Jacobs (Announcer) | ["Western", "Music", "Comedy", "Variety"] |
Gene Autry sings 'Back in the Saddle Again' and 'I'm an Old Cowhand', while Pat Buttram spins a hilarious scheme about staking out a bogus uranium claim in Death Valley with a clicking pocket watch he mistook for a Geiger counter. |
Quiz_Kids_1943_08_22.mp3 Alt: Joel Kupperman Math, Quiz Kids Alka-Seltzer 165 |
"Seven-Year-Old Joel Kupperman Calculates Mental Cube Roots" | Blue / ABC (WENR) 1943-08-22 7:30 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day Vitamins |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster), Joel Kupperman (Age 7), Gerard Darrow (Age 10), Richard Williams (Age 13), Harve Fischman (Age 13) | Louis G. Cowan (Creator & Producer), John Lewellen (Research), Bob Murphy (Announcer) | ["Quiz", "Game Show", "Educational"] |
Seven-year-old mathematical prodigy Joel Kupperman stuns quizmaster Joe Kelly by performing lightning-fast mental cube root calculations in seconds, alongside 10-year-old naturalist Gerard Darrow identifying rare South American bird calls from listener mail questions. |
Comic_Weekly_1948_08_22.mp3 Alt: Puck Comic Weekly, Blondie & Flash Gordon |
"Reading the Sunday Comics: Blondie, Flash Gordon, and Popeye" | WNEW New York 1948-08-22 8:30 AM EDT |
Hearst Newspapers Puck - The Comic Weekly |
Jack Johnstone (The Comic Weekly Man / Storyteller) | WNEW Production Staff, New York | ["Children", "Comedy", "Talk"] |
The Comic Weekly Man reads Sunday newspaper comic strips over the air with animated character voices and sound effects, bringing to life the latest misadventures of 'Blondie and Dagwood', 'Flash Gordon', 'Prince Valiant', and 'Popeye' from Puck The Comic Weekly. |
Comic_Weekly_1954_08_22.mp3 Alt: Sunday Funnies 1954, Beetle Bailey Snuffy Smith |
"Reading the Sunday Comics: Beetle Bailey, Snuffy Smith, and The Phantom" | WNEW New York 1954-08-22 8:30 AM EDT |
Hearst Newspapers Puck - The Comic Weekly |
Jack Johnstone (The Comic Weekly Man / Narrator) | WNEW Radio, New York | ["Children", "Comedy", "Talk"] |
The Comic Weekly Man delights Sunday morning young listeners by dramatically reading aloud and voicing the weekend color comic strips, featuring the comic escapades of 'Beetle Bailey' dodging Sergeant Snorkel, 'Snuffy Smith' in the hills, and 'The Phantom' in the Deep Woods. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 92
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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