Tales of the Texas Rangers
Originally broadcast on NBC, 13 April 1950. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
The run
- Network
- CBS
- Years active
- 1949–1951
- Surviving broadcasts
- 126
- Genre
- comedy
(66 Episodes) "The Adventures of Maisie (aka Maisie)" was a radio comedy series starring Ann Sothern, as under-employed entertainer Maisie Ravier and a spin-off of Sothern's successful 1939-1947 Maisie movie series. It is this OTR program which popularized the 1940s catch phrase "Liiiikewiiise, I'm suuuuurrrre." Sponsored by Eversharp, the first series ran on CBS from July 5, 1945 to March 28, 1947, airing on Thursdays at 8:30pm during the first two months, then moving to Wednesdays at 9:30pm (1945-46), then Fridays at 10:30pm (1946-47). From 1949 to 1952, Maisie was in syndication with Pat McGeehan as Eddie Jordan. From 1952-01-11 thru 1953-12-26, Maidie aired on MBS. Bea Benaderet (Kate/Mom on Petticoat Junction) and Elvira Allman portrayed Mrs. Kennedy. * Supporting Cast: Hy Averback, Arthur Q. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “AdventuresOfMaisie”; these recordings are in the public domain.
1951 · 41950 · 61949 · 2
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: AdventuresOfMaisie
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
12 dated broadcasts across 3 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
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1949
1950
1951
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1949, in original transmission order.
- 1. AOM 1949-10-27 #001 Department Store Sales Girl (aka 1949-11-24 #001 Dept Store Clerk) · 27 Oct 1949
- 2. The Phony Doctor · 22 Dec 1949
- 3. Owes Hotel Bill to the Night Clerk · 2 Feb 1950
- 01
AOM 1949-10-27 #001 Department Store Sales Girl (aka 1949-11-24 #001 Dept Store Clerk)
27 Oct 1949 · 27 min
Originally broadcast on CBS, 27 October 1949. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 02
The Phony Doctor
22 Dec 1949 · 27 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 03
Owes Hotel Bill to the Night Clerk
2 Feb 1950 · 28 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 04
The Manicurist - Bookie in the Barbershop
9 Mar 1950 · 28 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 05
The Costume Ball
13 Apr 1950 · 27 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 06
Stranded in India
29 Jun 1950 · 28 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 07
AOM 1950-09-07 #041 (Re-Aired at #049) Maisie & The Dueling Actors (aka 1950-09-07 #041 Theatrical Agent) (aka Eddie Sells Insurance) (aka The Duel)
7 Sep 1950 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on CBS, 7 September 1950. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
- 08
The Phony Screen Test
2 Nov 1950 · 28 min
Broadcast on CBS. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Same night on the air
13 Apr 1950
Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 13 Apr 1950.
Suspense
Transferred from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Suspense_Singles”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons (1286) 1950-04-13
13 Apr 1950 · 24 min
Transferred from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Mr_Keen_Tracer_Of_Lost_Persons_Singles”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.
Also on CBS
CBS in 1949–1951
Other series the network carried while The Adventures of Maisie was on the air.
Same seasons
comedy on the air then
Series in the same genre whose runs overlapped this one.
What it became
Friends in front of a microphone
Jack Benny and Fibber McGee sold intimacy: recurring characters, in-jokes, a house style. The modern hang-out show is the same trick without the script.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
Working in the tradition of The Adventures of Maisie
Modern series carrying this form forward.
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