The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
← The Handover
1939–1953 on radio · NBC, CBS
The Aldrich Family
“Hen-ree! Henry Aldrich!” — the teenage comedy that ran on both dials for four years.
Henry Aldrich was on the air for fourteen years and on television for four of them, which makes the series a useful measure of the handover: the radio version did not decline when the television version began, it simply continued, and both ended in the same year. The television Aldrich is also remembered for something else — the blacklisting of Jean Muir in 1950, one of the earliest and ugliest cases of the era.
- On radio
- Radio from 2 July 1939
- On television
- Television from 2 October 1949
- The overlap
- Both versions ran until 1953
60 recordings · New York
Network broadcasts, 1946–1953, held by the Internet Archive. Public domain (US network broadcast, copyright not renewed); no Creative Commons or non-commercial terms apply.
19461
19472
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194815
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Mary's Surprise (aka Mary's 1st job) (aka Henry Rents out Mary's Room)
7 Oct 1948 · 24 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
& #237 Babysitting or Movies Vers 2 (aka Babysitting & Losing 9 Yr Old Willie)
21 Oct 1948 · 28 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
& 478 Homer's Party (aka Homer Hosts Weekly Rotating Party) (aka #478 Wrong Date)
16 Dec 1948 · 29 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194912
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Kathleen's Dinner (aka Kathleen & Homer Both Come to Dinner) (aka Dinner Date w Kathleen)
20 Jan 1949 · 23 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Homer Acc Engaged To Agnes (Vers 1 Earlier Version w 3rd YR Award at Program end) (aka Ann
5 May 1949 · 27 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Homer Acc Engaged To Agnes (Vers 2 Reused Script but new version) (aka Anniv of Homer's 1s
5 May 1949 · 28 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19502
The Aldrich Family
The Great Sled Race (aka Henry Not Wanted at Sleigh Ride Party)
26 Jan 1950 · 25 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19512
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
195214
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
& #061 Lost Watch (Vers 2) (aka Henry Loses Gift Watch from Aunt Harriet)
7 Dec 1952 · 29 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19532
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
& 260 McCall's Bicycle Vers 2 (aka Mrs Aldrich Returns a Bicycle) (aka Wrongly Dated)
26 Apr 1953 · 29 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
Undated recordings10
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
(Comm Perf) Waste Paper Drive (neighbour Mrs jones old clothes) (algebra)
23 Aug 2025 · 21 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
In Drugstore) Broke up with Homer (aka Homer expects a horse from Agnes)
16 Aug 2025 · 24 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Henry Spills Glue at School (1st Line empty classroom at Central High footstep)
9 Aug 2025 · 25 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Looking for Tuxedos for School Formal (1st Line Mr A's Bedroom)
2 Aug 2025 · 25 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family
Cleaning the Furnace (1st Line 117 Elm Street Evening LR put any coal in furnace )
5 Jul 2025 · 24 min
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Aldrich Family, NBC, CBS. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.