Archival Dispatch: September 5 Calendar Walk — Fibber McGee and Molly & Pat Novak
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Tags: September 5, Calendar Walk, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Johnsons Wax, Gale Gordon, Pat Novak For Hire, Jack Webb, Tudor Owen, Richard L Breen, Twenty Questions, Danton Walker, Bill Slater, Mutual, International Airport, Springbok Radio, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 5 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 834)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 5 across three comedic classics on Fibber McGee and Molly starring Jim and Marian Jordan (1939 for Johnson's Wax; 1954, 1955), hardboiled waterfront noir on Pat Novak, For Hire starring Jack Webb (1946), mystery parlor game guessing on Twenty Questions featuring Broadway columnist Danton Walker (1953), and aviation emergency drama on International Airport (1951), Jim & Marian Jordan (1939, 1954, 1955), Jack Webb (1946), and Danton Walker (1953):
1. September 5 Archival Inventory (Increment 834)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FibberMcGee_1939_FishFry.mp3 Alt: McGee's Fish Fry Fibber McGee And Molly |
"McGee's Fish Fry with Jim and Marian Jordan" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1939-09-05 9:30 PM EDST |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax & Glo-Coat |
Jim & Marian Jordan | Don Quinn (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Jim Jordan", "Johnsons Wax"] |
Fibber boasts of catching trophy bass at Dugan's Lake and hosts an elaborate neighborhood fish fry that goes comically awry. |
FibberMcGee_1954_TwinRock.mp3 Alt: McGees' Twin Rock Falls Trip Fibber McGee And Molly |
"Twin Rock Falls Vacation Trip with Jim and Marian Jordan" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-09-05 |
Sustaining Wistful Vista Comedy |
Jim & Marian Jordan | Phil Leslie (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Jim Jordan", "Marian Jordan"] |
Fibber attempts to pack the car trunk for a weekend camping trip to Twin Rock Falls and wreaks havoc in the hallway closet. |
FibberMcGee_1955_LawnChairs.mp3 Alt: Fibber McGee And Molly 1955 Episode |
"McGee's Painted Lawn Chairs with Jim and Marian Jordan" | NBC (WNBC) 1955-09-05 |
Sustaining Wistful Vista Comedy |
Jim & Marian Jordan | Gale Gordon (LaTrivia) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Jim Jordan", "Marian Jordan"] |
Fibber paints the backyard lawn furniture with quick-drying enamel and inadvertently traps Mayor LaTrivia in wet turquoise paint. |
PatNovak_1946_JohnStJohn.mp3 Alt: John St. John Pat Novak, For Hire |
"John St. John with Jack Webb" | ABC West Coast 1946-09-05 |
Sustaining Hardboiled Noir |
Jack Webb & Tudor Owen | Richard L. Breen (Writer) | ["Detective", "Noir", "Pat Novak For Hire", "Jack Webb", "Richard L Breen"] |
Waterfront fix-it man Pat Novak is hired to deliver an envelope to a gambler named John St. John and discovers a corpse instead. |
TwentyQuestions_1953_DantonWalker.mp3 Alt: Danton Walker Twenty Questions |
"Guest Danton Walker with Bill Slater" | Mutual (WOR) 1953-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Parlor Game Quiz |
Bill Slater & Walker | Mutual Quiz Staff | ["Panel", "Quiz", "Twenty Questions", "Danton Walker", "Mutual"] |
Guest panelist Danton Walker joins the mystery quiz team to identify animate and inanimate objects within twenty clues. |
Airport_1951_NoTimeLove.mp3 Alt: No Time For Love International Airport |
"No Time for Love with Springbok Radio" | Springbok Radio 1951-09-05 |
Sustaining Aviation Drama |
SABC Dramatic Troupe | SABC Drama Department | ["Drama", "Anthology", "International Airport", "Aviation", "Springbok"] |
Airport ground control officers coordinate emergency landing logistics for an inbound commercial airliner experiencing hydraulic pressure loss. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 5
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 5: 318 / 401 (83 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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