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Originally known as Aunt Jymmie and Her Tots in Tottyville, Let’s Pretend was an award-winning children’s show created in October 1928 by CBS Director for Children’s Programs Nila Mack. Aired every saturday morning, the show featured various fairy tales, which were narrated by Aunt Jymmie to a group of young kids called “the tots.” While being told the story, the tots travelled to the fantasy world of “Tottyville,” where kings and queens, princes and princesses, witches, and other characters live. The show retained this title and format until February 1929, before it was replaced by The Children’s Club Hour, who had Howard Merrill as the host and scriptwriter, and lasted until June 1929.

The show underwent several title changes after that, before it came to its final title Let’s Pretend. Among the titles used were The Adventures of Helen and Mary and Land O’ Make Believe. The show started airing under the title Let’s Pretend on March 1934. In the next two decades, the show went on to adapt popular and classic fairy tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, The Sleeping Beauty, and Thumbelina. Cream of Wheat remained the show’s main sponsor from the first time it aired, until its last episode on October 1954. The show won lots of awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award, not just once but twice. Click here to read more about Let's Pretend

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Please enjoy these 54 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.16.1947	let's pretend the youth who learned to shiver and shake	+ "The Youth That Learned To Shiver and Shake". The story of the young man who doesn't know what i...
07.26.1947	let's pretend the chinese nightingale	+ "The Chinese Nightingale". A Chinese emperor prefers a mechanical songbird to the real thing. + ...
07.19.1947	let's pretend rapunzel	+ Program #95. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Rapunzel". The classic of the beautiful girl ...
07.12.1947	let's pretend the brave little tailor	+ "The Brave Little Tailor". The program is strangely not referred to as "Let's Pretend" at the st...
07.05.1947	let's pretend brother and sister	+ Once upon a time when enchantment happened every day a lovely girl named Derry and her brother ran...
06.28.1947	let's pretend thumbelina	+ "Thumbelina". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat. The little lady's adventures with Mrs. F. Mouse and t...
06.21.1947	let's pretend bluebeard	+ "Bluebeard". The story of the wealthy man with the many wives and that secret, locked room. The p...
06.07.1947	let's pretend the six swans	+ "The Six Swans". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat. Billboard has presented an award to the show as, "...
03.15.1947	blue beard	+ Once upon a time long years ago there was a dark and gloomy castle high up on a lonely mountain. I...
11.02.1946	let's pretend (705) puss in boots	+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Puss In Boots". How to win the Princess and take care of ...
10.26.1946	let's pretend jack and the beanstalk	+ "Jack and The Beanstalk". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat ( ). During the height of his success on t...
08.10.1946	story of faithful john	+ "The Story Of Faithful John". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat. + Let’s Pretend to travel by roller...
08.03.1946	let's pretend (692) the goose girl	+ "The Goose Girl". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat. A queen-to-be is forced to tend a flock of geese....
07.27.1946	let's pretend the yellow dwarf	+ "The Yellow Dwarf". Sponsored by: Cream Of Wheat. An evil dwarf kills two lovers, but a good fair...
05.18.1946	let's pretend the frog prince (record)
05.04.1946	jorinda and joringal	+ "Jorinda and Joringel". The last show of the series after twenty-three years on the air. An old ...
03.20.1943	let's pretend princess moonbeam	+ "Princess Moonbeam". Mother Moon takes pity on a childless Chinese couple and sends her own daug...
12.26.1942	house of the world xmas special	+ "The House Of The World". A Christmas story. No credits are given at the end of the program. + I...
12.19.1942	let's pretend prince gigi and the magic ring	+ Fairy tales are calling; enchanted voices are ready to carry you beyond the land of reality. Let�...
09.12.1942	let's pretend the water of life	+ "The Water Of Life". Sustaining. + The king is dying and the only chance to save him is to procur...
09.05.1942	let's pretend the elves and the shoemaker	+ "The Elves and The Shoemaker". Sustaining. + Be ready to be transported to a magical land of ench...
08.29.1942	let's pretend the little mermaid	+ "The Little Mermaid". 11:30 A. M. The system cue has been deleted. + Be ready to be transported ...
08.22.1942	why the sea is salty	"Why The Sea Is Salt". Miriam Wolfe mentions that the show's theme song is titled, "Fairy Tales," ...
N/A	let's pretend golden fleece(r)
N/A	let's pretend magic carpet, the(r)

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Recently, I kept hearing the Cream of Wheat commercial song in my head and couldn't remember the name of the radio program all my family and friends faithfully listened to every Saturday morning in Chicago. Thank you, Old Time Radio, for bringing back 'Let's Pretend' with these precious memories of my childhood. We sure could use this type of programming for today's kids. It so stimulated imagination, curiosity and a desire to read books. Unfortunately, TV and video games, etal, have taken over the attention of kids and, I believe, stymied their creativity. Sad.

Carol

This children's program was created and hosted by Nila Mack on CBS from 1934 to 1954. It is one of the most respected juvenile programs ever broadcast. "Heel-looo, Pretenders! Helllloooo, Uncle Bill!"

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