+ Dr. Christian was a long-running radio series with Jean Hersholt in the title role. It aired on CBS from 1937 to 1954. After Hersholt portrayed the character Dr. John Luke, based on Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the obstetrician who delivered and cared for the Dionne Quintuplets, in the 20th Century Fox movie The Country Doctor (1936) and its two sequels, he wanted to do the same role on radio but could not get the rights. He decided to create his own doctor character for radio, and since he was a Hans Christian Andersen enthusiast, he borrowed that name for his character of philosophical Dr. Paul Christian. Dr. Christian practiced in the Midwest town of River's End with the assistance of Nurse Judy Price (Rosemary DeCamp, Lurene Tuttle, Kathleen Fitz, Helen Claire). With the opening theme music of "Rainbow on the River," Dr. Christian was introduced on CBS November 7, 1937 on The Vaseline Program, aka Dr. Christian's Office and later Dr. Christian, sponsored by Chesebrough Manufacturing Company's Vaseline. The small-town physician's good humor, innate common sense and scientific training helped drive off a series of villainous types who tried to interfere with the peaceful lifestyle of River's End, as well as dealing with personal problems among his many patients and the majority of those who lived in town. The program was also unique in that, by the mid-1940's, listeners contributed the majority of the scripts (some were "professionally polished" before they were used), and an annual script-writing competition introduced in 1942 was the highlight of every season- top prize: the $2,000 "Dr. Christian Award" {with several $500 "runner-up" prizes}; among the later winners were Rod Serling and Earl Hamner, Jr.. Produced by Dorothy McCann, the radio series became a popular success, continuing on CBS until January 6, 1954.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Dr Christian
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 11.07.1937 | operation in a shack |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The first show of the series. Dr. Christian is forced to operate in a sha... | |
| 11.14.1937 | dr christian (002) the steve and charlotte story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Steve and Charlotte. The program originates from New York Cit... | |
| 11.21.1937 | dr christian (003) the tanzy story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Tanzy. The program originates from New York City. + Mrs Tanzy... | |
| 11.28.1937 | dr christian (004) susan and the opera singer |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Susan and the opera singer. The program originates from New Y... | |
| 12.05.1937 | dr christian (005) blind boy story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of a blind boy and an attempted suicide. The story was later (th... | |
| 12.12.1937 | dr christian (006) mother in law story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A story about a wedding and a mother-in-law. The program originates from N... | |
| 12.19.1937 | dr christian (007) young fellow who stole an auto |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of a young auto thief. The program originates from New York Cit... | |
| 12.26.1937 | dr christian (008) woman who runs dress store |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A story about the owner of a dress shop. The program originates from New Y... | |
| 01.02.1938 | dr christian (009) kidnapped husband amos spills the beans |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A woman's husband has been kidnapped. The program originates from New York... | |
| 01.09.1938 | dr christian (010) auto accident |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Dr. Christian is called after a car crash. The last program (for some tim... | |
| 01.16.1938 | dr christian (011) flood story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Doctor Christian is needed during a flood. The show originates from Hollyw... | |
| 01.23.1938 | dr christian (012) dog story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Dr. Christian and the dog. + Dr Christian is getting ready to leave for hi... | |
| 01.30.1938 | dr christian (013) the new stove |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of the new stove. A woman moves her elderly mother into her own... | |
| 02.06.1938 | dr christian (014) the man with the paralyzed arm |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Dr. Christian has unique therepy for a man with a paralyzed arm. + When Ho... | |
| 02.13.1938 | dr christian (015) widow wants to marry doctor |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A widow wants to marry Dr. Christian. + Norma Farrell’s husband had died... | |
| 02.20.1938 | dr christian (016) war story |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Jean Hersholt mentions that a book of photographs from his twenty-five yea... | |
| 02.27.1938 | dr christian (017) milk racket part 1 |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline (Album Of Hollywood Stars premium). A racket in the sale of milk. Part one ... | |
| 03.06.1938 | dr christian (018) milk racket part 2 |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline (Album Of Hollywood Stars premium). A racket in the sale of milk. Part two ... | |
| 03.13.1938 | dr christian (019) milk racket part 3 |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline (Album Of Hollywood Stars premium). A racket in the sale of milk. Part thre... | |
| 03.20.1938 | dr christian (020) story of prisoner's child |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of the prisoner's child. + When Patty was 2 years old her mother... | |
| 03.27.1938 | dr christian (021) story of windy and the truth pills |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Windy and the "truth pills." + Windy Smith is a nice enough f... | |
| 04.03.1938 | dr christian (022) story of harry monroe and a scarf |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Harry Monroe and the scarf. + The story begins in Dr Christia... | |
| 04.10.1938 | dr christian (023) landslide |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of the landslide. | |
| 04.17.1938 | dr christian (024) the dishonest boy |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A story about a dishonest boy. An Easter story. + Mr Nelson has come to se... | |
| 04.24.1938 | dr christian (025) joe perino |
+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Dr. Christian meets Joe Perino and River's End gets a new hospital. The la... |
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