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The Challenge of the Yukon was a long-running adventure show that aired from February 3, 1938 to June 9, 1955. It featured Paul Sutton as Sergeant William Preston, the show’s main character, along with the “Yukon King,” his sidekick. The story was about how Preston and his sidekick fought the evildoers during the period of the Gold Rush in the 1890s. Preston’s initial goal was to capture the killer of his father. After doing so, he started to work for Inspector Conrad, with the assistance of Pierre, his French-Canadian guide.

Throughout its run, the show was heard over different networks, starting from Detroit’s WXYZ, then to ABC from 1947 to 1949, and finally on Mutual from 1950 until the last episode on 1955. The show later had its TV adaptation. Click here to read more about Challenge Of The Yukon (Sgt Preston)

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
11.25.1943	king spots murder	+ Program #304. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "King Spots Murder". Who was...
01.03.1949	king takes over	+ "King Takes Over". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Two desperate criminals break out of jail, burn ...
06.22.1949	king takes over	+ "King Takes Over". A miner's best friend jumps the miner's claim and shoots him after the miner ...
11.08.1947	kings escape	+ "King's Escape". The weakest member of a gang of killers is expelled after a priest is murdered....
09.18.1943	kings ransom	+ WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "King's Ransom". Conn, a badman with only ...
02.10.1944	lady luck charm	+Program #315. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Lady Luck Claim". There's $1...
03.27.1945	landslide	+WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Avalanche". Bob Andrews disarms "Blackhawk...
10.16.1943	lantern rock	+ Program #298. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Lantern Rock". Near the tow...
09.15.1950	left to die	+ "Left To Die". Sponsored by: Quaker cereals.
01.14.1949	lem baileys pet bear	+ "Lem Bailey's Pet Bear". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). An orphan bear named ...
03.25.1949	letters to a killer	+ "Letters To A Killer". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). A wounded man with amn...
08.30.1950	logans luck	+ "Logan's Luck". Sustaining.
11.27.1945	long fall canyon	+WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Long Fall Canyon". Sargeant Preston, his f...
09.20.1948	lost indian mine	+ "Lost Indian Mine". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Two claim jumpers plan to steal a "dead man's c...
05.28.1947	lost mitten	+WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Lost Mitten". Zeke Bailey has been murdere...
01.28.1949	lost river ambush	+ "Lost River Ambush". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. When a prospector is found murdered, the knife...
11.26.1948	lost river roundup	+ "Lost River Roundup". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. The owner of a trading post has had a heart a...
07.20.1944	lucky walters	+ Program #338. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Lucky Walters". When Lucky ...
08.21.1945	ma bakers pies	+ WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Maw Baker's Pies". Maw is now wealthy, bu...
02.21.1946	mabel	+WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Mabel". A young pup chews on everything in...
01.20.1944	macbeths bloody knife	+Program #312. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "MacBeth's Bloody Knife". In ...
03.07.1946	mad wolf	+WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Mad Wolf". A case of rabies leads Sergeant...
08.28.1945	magnamimous ghost	+ WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Magnanimous Ghost". The cabin of "Crazy P...
08.03.1944	maintiens le droit	+Program #340. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Maintiens Le Droit". Wallace...
10.09.1951	man in hiding

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On King, on you huskies !

Charles

I am really enjoying listening to this.

Adaline

I am really enjoying listening to this.

Cooper

Well King, this case is closed.

Larry

What a great show this was!

Kurt

Love this I was upset when ME-TV stopped showing the reruns

Rick

What a great show this was!

Kurt

Sergeant Preston was played by Paul Sutton first, then Brace Beemer the last year. Announced by Fred Foy then Jay Michael, then Fred Foy returned the last year. The character was created by George W. Trendle. Directed by Fred Flowerday. Produced by Charles D. Livingstone for Trendle Enterprises. The program was broadcast from June 12, 1947 on ABC network and was titled "Challenge of the Yukon." By 1953 the title had become the hero's name. It was a sustained show from 1947 until 1948 when Quaker Oats started paying the bills for a three times-a-week 30 minute format. In 1950 it moved to Mutual until it left the air in 1955. The program became a popular television show in the early to the mid 1950s, and was one of the first TV programs filmed in color (check out our complete TV series in our OTV DVD catalog).

CHALLENGE OF THE YUKON (SERGEANT PRESTON OF THE RC