+ Vic and Sade was an American radio program created and written by Paul Rhymer. It was regularly broadcast on radio from 1932 to 1944, then intermittently until 1946, and was briefly adapted to television in 1949 and again in 1957. During its 14-year run on radio, Vic and Sade became one of the most popular series of its kind, earning critical and popular success: according to Time, Vic and Sade had 7,000,000 devoted listeners in 1943. For the majority of its span on the air, Vic and Sade was heard in 15-minute episodes without a continuing storyline. The central characters, known as "radio's home folks," were accountant Victor Rodney Gook (Art Van Harvey), his wife Sade (Bernadine Flynn) and their adopted son Rush (Bill Idelson). The three lived on Virginia Avenue in "the small house halfway up in the next block." The program was presented with a low-key ease and naturalness, and Rhymer's humorous dialogue was delivered with a subtleness that made even the most outrageous events seem commonplace and normal. Vic and Sade was technically a "soap opera," in time slots slanted toward an audience of housewives, and sponsored by food items and cleaning products. Rhymer evidently felt some pressure from the sponsor's advertising agencies to include more romance and human interaction into his scripts, like the other daytime dramas on the air. Rhymer complied in his own dry way, by adding ridiculous touches (his romantic lead, Dwight Twentysixler, always speaks with his "mouth full of shingle nails"!) and oddball characters (Orville Wheeney, the slow-witted gas-meter man; Jimmy Custard, the crochety town official who never quite makes clear what he does; Mr. Sprawl, the frail old man who dotes on "peanuts with chocolate smeared on the outsides"). Vic and Sade went off the air September 29, 1944 but was brought back several times. In 1945, the cast was augmented to include many characters who were previously only talked about. In 1946 it was a summer replacement series, now in a half-hour format and played in front of a live studio audience. Later that year it became a sustaining (unsponsored) feature on the Mutual network.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Vic And Sade
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.14.1940 | bacon sandwiches |
+ Rush tells the strange story of Rooster's plans to open a restuarant selling only bacon sandwiches... | |
| 10.23.1940 | hot soup |
+ The entire neighborhood is certain Victor Gook is sick and needs hot soup. The program has also b... | |
| 11.19.1940 | man caught in a revolving door |
+ Big news: the Brickmush Man is in the hospital. His head was caught in a revolving door. A postca... | |
| 12.17.1940 | a bijou lifetime pass |
+ Rush has an opportunity to buy a lifetime pass to the Bijou Theatre. The organ themes, bridges an... | |
| 12.23.1940 | a letter from aunt bess |
+ A letter from Aunt Bess, written more than four years ago, is found in Vic's coat pocket...unread... | |
| 12.31.1940 | howard has a new harness |
+ Mr. Gumpox's horse has an expensive new harness. Was it Uncle Fletcher who sent the anonymous gif... | |
| 01.21.1941 | death of bernice |
+ Bernice, the sister of Howard has just died. Howard being the horse of Mr. Gumpox, the garbage ma... | |
| 01.21.1941 | demise of bernice |
+ Bernice, the sister of Howard has just died. Howard being the horse of Mr. Gumpox, the garbage ma... | |
| 01.22.1941 | a vey pleasant noon hour | ||
| 01.23.1941 | the all star marching team |
+ Plans are made for all ten members of the lodge "All Star Marching Team" to march together...each... | |
| 01.24.1941 | mr ruebush has to wait |
+ While his boss is waiting, Vic can't seem to be able to leave the house. The open, close, and com... | |
| 01.25.1941 | beautiful beautiful wallpaper |
+ Mr. Erickson has sneakily left beautiful, beautiful wallpaper samples. Sade is none-too-pleased w... | |
| 02.03.1941 | wallpapering at midnight |
+ Mr. Erickson wants to paper the Gook house upstairs, but there's a catch! He wants his sonin-law ... | |
| 02.07.1941 | landladys photos |
+ Uncle Fletcher shares his photo album with the family. The organ themes, bridges and system cue h... | |
| 02.11.1941 | fred considers joining the lodge |
+ Vic is annoyed because Fred Stembottom thinks he might decide to join "The Sacred Stars Of The Mi... | |
| 02.16.1941 | a manual for wives of sky brothers |
+ Sade gets an ad for a book from Vic's lodge with some really good advice! It's a "manual for wive... | |
| 02.24.1941 | uncle fletcher to meet 1 oclock train |
+ Crisco. Uncle Fletcher is planing to meet the 1:00 A.M. train and pick up Mis' Trogel. He's plann... | |
| 02.25.1941 | ladies auxillary marching team |
+ Sade does not want to participate in Vic's lodge's marching team ladies auxiliary. "I'm not gonna... | |
| 03.04.1941 | vic wins a broad rimmed hat |
+ Mrs. Henry Bowers, the winner of the Crisco "Double Cash" contest, speaks from Chicago. Vic has i... | |
| 03.14.1941 | marching team pictures |
+ The lodge magazine has published photos of "The All-Star Marching Team." The photos leave a lot t... | |
| 03.18.1941 | ms keller to join the thimble club |
+ Uncle Fletcher asks Sade to let his landlady join the "Thimble Club | |
| 03.25.1941 | muddled shopping money |
+ Sade tries to reconstruct her financial dealings with Ruthie Stembottom after a shopping expediti... | |
| 03.27.1941 | hanks weather service |
+ Hank Gutstop has a neat idea. He is selling a weather service for $1 per month. An announcement ... | |
| 03.31.1941 | rush wants his interest |
+ The first show of the series on Mutual. Rush is suddenly interested in the interest on his money ... | |
| 04.04.1941 | mr breeps birthday dinner |
+ Mrs. Harris has invited the Gooks to dinner...or has she? The organ themes, bridges and system c... |
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