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+ 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
10.18.1938	dr christian (026) baby on the doorstep	+ "Baby On The Doorstep". Sponsored by: Vaseline. The first show of the season. Hersholt's latest pi...
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...
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...
04.10.1938	dr christian (023) landslide	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of the landslide.
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...
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...
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...
03.13.1938	dr christian (019) milk racket part 3	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline (Album Of Hollywood Stars premium). A racket in the sale of milk. Part thre...
03.06.1938	dr christian (018) milk racket part 2	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline (Album Of Hollywood Stars premium). A racket in the sale of milk. Part two ...
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 ...
02.20.1938	dr christian (016) war story	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Jean Hersholt mentions that a book of photographs from his twenty-five yea...
02.13.1938	dr christian (015) widow wants to marry doctor	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. A widow wants to marry Dr. Christian. + Norma Farrell’s husband had died...
02.06.1938	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...
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...
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...
01.16.1938	dr christian (011) flood story	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. Doctor Christian is needed during a flood. The show originates from Hollyw...
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...
01.02.1938	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...
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...
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...
12.12.1937	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...
12.05.1937	dr christian (005) blind boy story	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of a blind boy and an attempted suicide. The story was later (th...
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...
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...
11.14.1937	dr christian (002) the steve and charlotte story	+ Sponsored by: Vaseline. The story of Steve and Charlotte. The program originates from New York Cit...

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I liked it. It had a very unique idea: to present stories written by listeners!

Marcia

The radio series character was especially created for actor Jean Hersholt on the strength of his role in the 1936 film, The Country Doctor. It has been claimed as one of the best light dramas ever presented on radio. It was broadcast on CBS from 1937 to 1954.

DOCTOR CHRISTIAN

Does anyone know the total number of Dr. Christian radio programs that were produced and broadcast over it’s 18 year run? There seems to only be 176 episodes available. I’m assuming the majority were lost? How many episodes would have been produced per year? I’ve read that the Radio Era was pre-reruns (that that concept didn’t exist at that time). Is that correct also? I love listening to this show. Thank you to everyone who addresses these questions.

Andrea

I'm so happy to have found this. It's the time machine I'm always searching for. Thank you so much to whomever is making it possible to escape from current year.

Sharon Yamamoto