One Man's Family was a 30-minute family drama radio series sponsored by Snowdrift and Wesson Oil. Created by Carlton E. Morse, the thing about this radio show was that it is divided into books and chapters like those of literary works. The story was about the daily life and struggles of a family living in a Sea Cliff in San Francisco, California.
The family is headed by Henry Barbour, a stockbroker, together with his wife Fanny. The couple have five children namely Paul, Hazel, Clifford and Claudia, and Jack. Throughout the story, each of them would refer to some places in San Francisco especially the Golden Gate Bridge, which can be seen from their living room. The role of Henry Barbour was given to J. Anthony Smythe, while Minetta Ellen took the role of Fanny for the show’s first thirteen years, after which Mary Adams took over until the end. Other stars included Michael Raffeto (who was replaced by Russell Thorson later on) as Paul, Bernice Berwin as Hazel, Barton Yarborough as Clifford, and Kathleen Wilson as Claudia. The show lasted for 27 years, with its pilot episode on April 29, 1932 and its last on April 24, 1959. Given that, it’s no wonder that One Man's Family is dubbed as radio's most popular and longest-running national serial ever made. The show was able to produce a total of 36 books with 3,256 chapters.
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 03.06.1951 | one man's family bo83c17 doctor thompson's visit |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 83. Chapter 17. Father Barbour is tricked into having a medical exam... | |
| 03.26.1951 | one man's family b084c06 pinky missing from the lumber mill |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 6. Pinky joins the Navy and leaves his job. The story ti... | |
| 03.27.1951 | one man's family b084c07 pinky murray, seaman recruit |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 7. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 03.28.1951 | one man's family b084c08 jack is worried about nicolette |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 8. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 03.29.1951 | one man's family b084c09 fanny comes to clifford's rescue |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 9. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 03.30.1951 | one man's family b084c10 a pilgrimage to san diego |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 10. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 04.02.1951 | one man's family b084c11 the pilgrims return |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 11. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 04.03.1951 | one man's family b084c12 nicolette divulges her plans |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 12. The system cue has been deleted. | |
| 04.05.1951 | one man's family b084c14 paul visits maudie |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 14. Paul has dinner at Maudie Pemberton's. The story tit... | |
| 04.06.1951 | one man's family b084c15 father barbour's big surprise |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 15. | |
| 04.09.1951 | one man's family b084c16 a farewell party |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 16. | |
| 04.10.1951 | one man's family b084c17 a report from pinky |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 17. | |
| 04.11.1951 | one man's family b084c18 clifford and paul talk it out |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 18. | |
| 04.12.1951 | one man's family b084c19 clifford finds employment |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 19. | |
| 04.13.1951 | one man's family b084c20 paul goes to see elwood |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 20. | |
| 04.16.1951 | one man's family b084c21 a pending divorce |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 21. | |
| 04.17.1951 | one man's family b084c22 henry is faced with the inevitable |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 22. | |
| 04.18.1951 | one man's family b084c23 the plumber cometh |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 23. | |
| 04.19.1951 | one man's family b084c24 clifford barbour, baby sitter |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 24. | |
| 04.20.1951 | one man's family b084c25 when it rains, it pours |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 84. Chapter 25. | |
| 04.23.1951 | one man's family b085c01 the unhappy co ed |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 85. Chapter 1. Joan is unhappy at college and tells Paul she wants h... | |
| 04.24.1951 | one man's family b085c02 what is joan up to, anyway |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 85. Chapter 2. | |
| 04.25.1951 | one man's family b085c03 claudia has doubts about joan |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 85. Chapter 3. | |
| 04.26.1951 | one man's family b085c04 nicky asserts himself |
+ Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 85. Chapter 4. | |
| 04.27.1951 | one man's family b085c05 joan takes matters into her own hands |
+Sponsored by: Miles Labs. Book 85. |
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