+ Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy was a radio adventure series which maintained its popularity from 1933 to 1951. The program originated at WBBM in Chicago on July 31, 1933, and was later carried on CBS, then NBC and finally ABC. The storylines centered around the globe-trotting adventures of Armstrong (played by Jim Ameche until 1938), a popular athlete at Hudson High School, his friends Billy Fairfield and Billy's sister Betty, and their Uncle Jim, James Fairfield, an industrialist. Frequently, Uncle Jim Fairfield would have to visit an exotic part of the world in connection with his business, and he would take Jack Armstrong and the Fairfield siblings along with him. Many of the adventures provided listeners with the equivalent of a travelogue, providing facts about the lands they were visiting. The show was created by writer Robert Hardy Andrews. Sponsored throughout its long run by Wheaties, the program was renamed Armstrong of the SBI when Jack graduated high school and became a government agent in the final season, when it shifted from a 15-minute serial to a half-hour complete story format. Throughout its broadcast span, the program offered radio premiums that usually related to the adventures in which Jack and his friends were involved.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Jack Armstrong
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Please enjoy these 126 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 01.17.1944 | jack armstrong headhunters start a war |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Jack and his friends are searching for, "The Sacred City of ... | |
| 01.25.1944 | jack armstrong amphibian fire over jungle |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Jack and his friends learn that "The Spider" is stealing dia... | |
| 01.26.1944 | jack armstrong spider's lair spotted |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Betty manages to extinguish the flames, using biscuit dough!... | |
| 01.27.1944 | jack armstrong betty and billy in quicksand |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Betty, Big Tooth and Billy are trapped in quicksand! | |
| 02.02.1944 | jack armstrong diamond's in spider's plane |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Jack and Uncle Billy enter the burning Spider ship to retrie... | |
| 08.16.1944 | jack armstrong stolen schooner |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Fishface and his gang are shooting at Jack and his friends, ... | |
| 10.19.1944 | jack armstrong flying tiger |
+ Blue Network. "Jack Armstrong and The Flying Tiger". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Tiger Yeager, the esc... | |
| N/A | jack armstrong the mutineers |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Wheaties (model fighter plane premium). A waterspout threatens the exp... | |
| 08.07.1945 | jack armstrong black vulture |
+ "Jack Armstrong and The Black Vulture". Sponsored by: Wheaties. "The Black Vulture hovers over o... | |
| 08.20.1945 | jack armstrong black vulture |
+ Blue net (the announcer says, "The American Broadcasting Company"). Two gangs, led by the "Black... | |
| 09.24.1945 | jack armstrong the swindle of gi joe |
+ "The Swindle Of G. I. Joe". Sponsored by: Wheaties (Library of Sports premium). Jack is trying t... | |
| 11.19.1945 | jack armstrong the swindle of g i joe |
+ "The Swindle Of G. I. Joe". Sponsored by: Wheaties (Library of Sports premium). Jack is trying t... | |
| 02.05.1946 | jack armstrong man of ice |
+ "Jack Armstrong and The Man Of Ice". Sponsored by: Wheaties ("Name Your Bike" contest). One Thou... | |
| 02.06.1946 | jack armstrong man of ice |
+ "Jack Armstrong and The Man Of Ice". Sponsored by: Wheaties ("Name Your Bike" contest). Billy ha... | |
| 07.22.1946 | jack armstrong jack armstrong and the diamond kid |
+ ABC net, WENR, Chicago aircheck. "Jack Armstrong and The Diamond Kid". Sponsored by: Sustaining, J... | |
| 09.04.1946 | jack armstrong the trial of the silencer |
+ ABC net, WENR, Chicago aircheck. "The Trial Of The Silencer". Sponsored by: Wheaties. Whi is "The... | |
| 09.19.1946 | jack armstrong the mystery of the devil's castle |
+ "The Mystery Of Devil's Castle". Sponsored by: Wheaties ("Library of Sports" premium). Dr. Seabo... | |
| 07.08.1947 | jack armstrong phantom of the sawdust trail |
+ "The Phantom Of The Sawdust Trail". Jack and his friends chase a flying saucer! An exciting epi... | |
| 07.14.1947 | jack armstrong phantom of the sawdust trail |
+ "The Phantom Of The Sawdust Trail". Who is the Border Phantom? What was in the mysterious packa... | |
| 07.23.1947 | jack armstrong phantom of the sawdust trail |
+ "The Phantom Of The Sawdust Trail". After aerobatics by Jack, Bill parachutes out of the plane ... | |
| 07.31.1947 | jack armstrong phantom of the sawdust trail |
+ Program #3265. "The Phantom Of The Sawdust Trail". The start of the program's 16th year on the ... | |
| 08.29.1947 | jack armstrong phantom of the sawdust trail |
+ "The Phantom Of The Sawdust Trail". The final episode of the series in the 15-minute serialized... | |
| 03.11.1948 | jack armstrong clear the tracks |
+ "Clear The Tracks". Sponsored by: Wheaties. A super-thrust turbo-jet is on a train on its way to... | |
| 04.20.1948 | jack armstrong house of darkness |
+ "The House Of Darkness". Sponsored by: Wheaties. The S.B.I. is asked to investigate a mysterious... | |
| N/A | jack armstrong waterspouts |
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