Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — The Count of Monte Cristo and Jean Shepherd Finale
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Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, The Count of Monte Cristo, Carleton Young, Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes, Chateau d'If, Angkor Wat, The Jean Shepherd Show, Jean Shepherd, Soap Box Derby, Spit Cards, Tennis, WOR New York, Milestone, 100 Percent Enriched, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 388 — August 29 100% Completion)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for the final broadcasts transmitting on August 29 across American network radio and syndication, bringing the August 29th calendar walk to 100.0% completion (394 total broadcasts enriched). Highlights include Carleton Young as Edmond Dantès escaping Château d'If and traveling to Angkor Wat on The Count of Monte Cristo (1944–1950), and Jean Shepherd satirizing country club tennis and the 1973 Soap Box Derby cheating scandal on WOR New York (1970–1973):
1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 388 — Final August 29 Walk)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean_Shep_1970_Spit.mp3 Alt: Spit Cards Tennis |
"Spit Cards and Summer Tennis Tournaments" | WOR (New York) 1970-08-29 11:15 PM EDT |
Village Voice / WOR Station Advertisers |
Jean Shepherd (Host) | Jean Shepherd (Writer) | ["Monologue", "Humor", "Americana", "Sports", "WOR New York"] |
Jean Shepherd reflects upon childhood playground games of spit cards and dissects the social mannerisms of country club tennis tournaments. |
Jean_Shep_1973_Derby.mp3 Alt: Soap Box Derby 1973 |
"The Akron Soap Box Derby Disaster" | WOR (New York) 1973-08-29 11:15 PM EDT |
Village Voice / WOR Station Advertisers |
Jean Shepherd (Host) | Jean Shepherd (Writer) | ["Monologue", "Humor", "Americana", "Scandal", "WOR New York"] |
Jean Shepherd delivers a comedic critique of the recent national Soap Box Derby engineering scandal and recalls his own youth racing misadventures. |
Monte_Cristo_1944.mp3 Alt: Escape Chateau If |
"The Escape from Château d'If" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-29 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Swashbuckler Adventure |
Carleton Young (Dantès) | Alexandre Dumas (Author) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Swashbuckler", "Classic", "Adaptation"] |
Edmond Dantès tunnels into the cell of Abbé Faria, learns the location of the Monte Cristo treasure, and plots an escape from the fortress dungeon. |
Monte_Cristo_1950.mp3 Alt: Pearl of Ankor-Vat |
"The Pearl of Angkor Wat" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Swashbuckler Adventure |
Carleton Young, Baer | Virginia Gregg | ["Adventure", "Swashbuckler", "Mystery", "Action", "Exotic"] |
The Count of Monte Cristo travels to Southeast Asia to prevent a sacred temple jewel from falling into the hands of ruthless French colonial plunderers. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 29
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 4
- Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 394 / 394 (100.0% Complete!)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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