Archival Dispatch: August 26 Calendar Walk — Jackie Robinson, Fibber McGee, and Twenty Questions
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Tags: August 26, Calendar Walk, Bill Sterns Sports Newsreel, Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, Colgate, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, 79 Wistful Vista, Johnsons Wax, Pet Milk, Twenty Questions, Skitch Henderson, Ronson Lighters, The Land of the Lost, Art Carney, Isabel Manning Hewson, The Giant Footsteps, Robert Dryden, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 26 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 181)
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 26 across American network and syndicated radio, baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson discussing his MVP season with Bill Stern for Colgate, Jim and Marian Jordan in two historic milestones of Fibber McGee and Molly (winning 79 Wistful Vista in 1935 and the bedroom mirror in 1954), Skitch Henderson on Twenty Questions for Ronson Lighters, Art Carney as Red Lantern on The Land of the Lost, and Robert Dryden in The Giant Footsteps (1935–1954):
1. August 26 Archival Inventory (Increment 181)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill_Stern_1949.mp3 Alt: Guest - Jackie Robinson, Jackie Robinson Bill Stern |
"Guest Jackie Robinson: 1949 MVP Season & Dodgers (Bill Stern — Colgate)" | NBC (WNBC) 1949-08-26 10:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Shave Cream & Soap |
Bill Stern (Host), Jackie Robinson (Dodgers) | Ted Collins, Carl Frank | ["Sports", "Baseball", "Interview", "Docudrama", "Americana"] |
"Colgate Shaving Cream presents Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel!" Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodgers trailblazer Jackie Robinson joins Bill Stern live to discuss his historic 1949 National League MVP season, his league-leading .342 batting average, and his dramatic base-stealing exploits for Colgate. |
Giant_Footsteps_1936.mp3 Alt: The Giant Footsteps 1936-08-26, Moors Footprints |
"The Phantom Footprints on the Moors (Robert Dryden — The Giant Footsteps)" | Syndicated 1936-08-26 (15-Min Mystery) |
Local Mystery Sponsors Supernatural Anthology |
Robert Dryden (Narrator), Ted Osborne | Jerry Devine, Jean Paul King | ["Mystery", "Horror", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Short Form"] |
"The Giant Footsteps! A chilling descent into the unknown!" A terrified rural English village is haunted by gigantic, burning footprint depressions appearing overnight across the foggy moors, culminating in a spine-tingling investigation of a mad scientist's hidden geothermal laboratory. |
Land_Lost_1944.mp3 Alt: The Land Of The Lost 1944-08-26, Magic Flying Carpet |
"The Tale of the Magic Flying Carpet (Art Carney as Red Lantern — Land of the Lost)" | Blue (WJZ) 1944-08-26 11:30 AM EWT |
Sustaining Children's Fantasy Series |
Isabel Manning Hewson, Art Carney | Isabel Manning Hewson, Jimmy Blaine | ["Fantasy", "Children's", "Adventure", "Fairy Tale", "Short Form"] |
"The Blue Network presents The Land of the Lost, created by Isabel Manning Hewson!" Isabel and Billy dive beneath the ocean waves with Red Lantern the glow-fish to the Kingdom of Lost Things, where they recover a magic Persian flying carpet that was lost centuries ago by an Arabian merchant. |
Twenty_Questions_1950.mp3 Alt: Skitch Henderson, Skitch Henderson Twenty Questions |
"Guest Skitch Henderson & Toscanini's Baton (Bill Slater — Ronson Twenty Questions)" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-26 8:00 PM EDT |
Ronson Art Metal Ronson Lighters & Ronsonol |
Bill Slater, Skitch Henderson, Florence Rinard | Gary Stevens, Frank Waldecker | ["Game Show", "Panel", "Trivia", "Comedy", "Americana"] |
"Ronson, world's greatest lighter, presents Twenty Questions!" Renowned pianist and conductor Skitch Henderson joins the resident panel of brain-trusters to deduce mystery subjects—animal, vegetable, or mineral—including 'The Baton of Arturo Toscanini' within twenty questions for Ronson. |
Fibber_McGee_1935.mp3 Alt: The McGee's Win 79 Wistful Vista, Winning Wistful |
"The McGees Win 79 Wistful Vista (Jim & Marian Jordan — Johnson's Wax)" | NBC Red (WMAQ) 1935-08-26 8:00 PM EDST |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax & Glo-Coat |
Jim Jordan (Fibber), Marian Jordan (Molly) | Don Quinn, Cecil Underwood, Wilcox | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Family", "Americana"] |
"Johnson's Wax presents Fibber McGee and Molly, from the studios of WMAQ Chicago!" In this legendary formative broadcast, Fibber and Molly discover they have won the grand prize in a real estate contest: the iconic suburban house at 79 Wistful Vista for Johnson's Wax. |
Fibber_McGee_1954b.mp3 Alt: Molly's New Bedroom Mirror, Pet Milk Fibber 1954 |
"Molly's New Bedroom Mirror (Jim & Marian Jordan — Pet Milk Fibber McGee)" | NBC (WNBC/KFI) 1954-08-26 10:00 PM EDT |
Pet Milk Co. Pet Evaporated Milk |
Jim Jordan (Fibber), Marian Jordan (Molly) | Phil Leslie, Ralph Goodman, Wilcox | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Family", "Americana"] |
"Pet Milk presents Fibber McGee and Molly!" Fibber undertakes a disastrous home improvement project to hang Molly's new full-length bedroom mirror, managing to hammer through the hall lath and plaster into the infamous hall closet for Pet Milk. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 26
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 26: 311
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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