Archival Dispatch: August 25 Calendar Walk — Fibber McGee (Watermelon Bargain), Frank Morgan (Maxwell House), and Sal Maglie (Twenty Questions)
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Tags: August 25, Calendar Walk, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jim and Marian Jordan, Prudential Insurance, Frank Morgan, Cass Daley, Maxwell House Coffee, Twenty Questions, Sal Maglie, New York Giants, Bill Slater, Ronson Lighters, The Land of the Lost, Isabel Manning Hewson, Art Carney, Lyn Murray, CBS, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 25 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 114)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 25 across American network, Fibber McGee hauling giant 80-pound watermelons into 79 Wistful Vista for Prudential, Frank Morgan spinning tall tales for Maxwell House, NY Giants ace pitcher Sal 'The Barber' Maglie playing Twenty Questions for Ronson, Art Carney voicing undersea creatures on The Land of the Lost, and Lyn Murray's CBS orchestral suite (1944–1954):
1. August 25 Archival Inventory (Increment 114)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank_Morgan_1946.mp3 Alt: Windy Daye Needs Money, Frank Morgan Maxwell House |
"Windy Daye Needs Money (Frank Morgan & Cass Daley — Maxwell House)" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-08-25 8:00 PM EDT |
General Foods Maxwell House Coffee |
Frank Morgan, Cass Daley, Armbruster Orchestra | Robert Riley Crutcher, Helen Mack, Harlow Wilcox | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Sitcom", "Vaudeville", "Music"] |
"The Frank Morgan Show, brought to you by Maxwell House Coffee!" Lovable fabricator Frank Morgan spins another colossal whopper when penniless cousin Windy Daye tries to borrow $500 to invest in an absurd patent for dehydrated watermelons. |
Land_Lost_1945.mp3 Alt: The Fan Tom Of Fan Tasy Hall, Fan-Tom of Fan-Tasy Hall |
"The Fan-Tom of Fan-Tasy Hall (Isabel Manning Hewson & Art Carney — Mutual)" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-25 11:30 AM EWT |
Sustaining Children's Fantasy |
Isabel Manning Hewson, Art Carney (Red Lantern) | Isabel Manning Hewson, Cyril Armbrister | ["Children", "Fantasy", "Adventure", "Fable", "Magic"] |
"Down, down beneath the sea to the Land of the Lost!" Billy and Isabel dive under the ocean with Red Lantern the friendly talking fish to investigate the mysterious 'Fan-Tom of Fan-Tasy Hall', discovering an antique folding hand-fan that blew away and now produces magical indoor cooling breezes for underwater sea creatures. |
Twenty_Questions_1946.mp3 Alt: Episode, Twenty Questions 1946-08-25 |
"Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral (Quizmaster Bill Slater — Ronson Lighters)" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-08-25 8:00 PM EDT |
Ronson Art Metal Ronson Lighters & Ronsonol |
Bill Slater (Quizmaster), Fred Van Deventer | Gary Stevens (Dir.), Frank Waldecker | ["Game Show", "Panel", "Trivia", "Quiz", "Educational"] |
"Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral? Ronson presents Twenty Questions!" Quizmaster Bill Slater tests the brilliant Van Deventer panel and teenage prodigy Bobby McGuire on clever listener-submitted mystery objects, racing against the 20-question limit for Ronson Lighters. |
Twenty_Questions_1951.mp3 Alt: Sal Maglie, Sal The Barber Maglie 1951 |
"Guest NY Giants Pitcher Sal 'The Barber' Maglie (Bill Slater — Ronson Lighters)" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-25 8:00 PM EDT |
Ronson Art Metal Ronson Pocket & Table Lighters |
Bill Slater (Host), Sal Maglie (NY Giants Pitcher) | Gary Stevens (Producer), Frank Waldecker | ["Game Show", "Panel", "Trivia", "Sports", "Baseball"] |
"Twenty Questions, brought to you by Ronson!" New York Giants star pitcher Sal 'The Barber' Maglie joins the panel to help deduce sports artifacts and historical mysteries within twenty questions for Ronson Lighters. |
Lyn_Murray_1944.mp3 Alt: Lyn Murray 1944-08-25, Lush Strings and Choral Harmonies |
"Lush Strings and Choral Harmonies (Lyn Murray Chorus & Orchestra — CBS)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-25 6:15 PM EWT |
Sustaining Orchestral Showcase |
Lyn Murray, Lyn Murray Chorus, Earl Rogers | CBS Music Dept., Warren Sweeney | ["Music", "Choral", "Easy Listening", "Orchestral", "Vocal"] |
"The Lyn Murray Show, presented by CBS!" Maestro Lyn Murray conducts his world-class orchestra and 16-voice vocal ensemble in exquisite, intricate arrangements of American showtunes and romantic melodies including 'Long Ago and Far Away' and 'Summertime'. |
Fibber_McGee_1954.mp3 Alt: Two Cents A Pound Watermelon, Fibber Watermelon 1954 |
"Two Cents a Pound Watermelon (Fibber McGee & Molly — Prudential Insurance)" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-08-25 10:00 PM EDT |
Prudential Insurance "Strength of Gibraltar" |
Jim Jordan (Fibber), Marian Jordan (Molly) | Phil Leslie, Max Hutto, John Wald | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Americana", "Dialect"] |
"The Prudential Insurance Company of America presents Fibber McGee and Molly!" Fibber spots a roadside produce stand selling giant ripe watermelons for two cents a pound and hauls four enormous 80-pound melons into 79 Wistful Vista, driving Molly crazy trying to find room in the icebox for Prudential. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 25
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 25: 299
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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