Archie Andrews
Archie Andrews was an Old Time Radio comedy show based on the characters appearing in Archie Comics.
 Archie with Betty and Veronica | |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | NBC Blue (1943-44) Mutual (1944) NBC (1945-53) |
| Creators | Bob Montana (characters) |
| Exec. producers | Kenneth W. MacGregor |
| Air dates | May 31, 1943 to September 5, 1953 |
| No. of episodes | ?? |
History
Debuting in Pep Comics #22 in December 1941, Archie and his friends from Riverdale proved enormously popular with American audiences. The character, created by comic artist Bob Montana, proved popular enough that he was given his own radio series in 1943. The show ran on various networks with various lead actors for nearly 10 years.
Beginning as a 15 minute, 5 days a week light comedy, the series was most popular during its 30 minute Saturday morning NBC run beginning in June of 1945.
Cast & Crew
- Archie Andrews - Charles Mullen, Jack Grimes, Burt Boyar, Bob Hastings
- Jughead Jones - Hal Stone, Cameron Andrews
- Betty Cooper - Rosemary Rice
- Veronica Lodge - Gloria Mann, Vivian Smolen
- Mary Andrews - Alice Yourman
- Fred Andrews - Arthur Kohl
- Reggie Mantle - Paul Gordon
- Mr. Weatherbee - Arthur Maitland
- Announcers - Kenneth Banghart (1943-47), Bob Shepard (1947-48), Dick Dudley (1948-53)
Episode Log
Partial log of known episodes:
- "Nazi POW in Riverdale" 06-23-45
- "Day at Camp With Archie Andrews" 05-07-46 (special 15 min YMCA program)
- "Poison Candy" 05-11-46
- "Hip Talk" 05-18-46
- "The Masked Marvel" 07-06-46
- "Stranded on a Deserted Island" 07-13-46
- "The Hammock" 07-20-46
- "Trying to Take a Bath" 07-27-46
- "Veronica's Coming Out Party" 10-19-46
- "Jokes at Mrs. Lodge's Red Cross Party" 03-15-47
- "Taking a Bath" 08-09-47
- "Christmas Shopping" 12-13-47
- "Archie Has the Hiccups" 05-15-48
- "Archie Has a Cold" 06-12-48
- "Wallpapering" 07-17-48
- "Going on a Picnic" 08-21-48
- "Late for a Dance" 09-04-48
- "Archie Borrows a Tire Jack" 09-11-48
- "Archie's in Love" 09-18-48
- "Halloween Party" 10-30-48
- "Locked Out of the House" 11-06-48
- "Relatives Visit Unexpectedly" 11-20-48
- "Archie Gets a Job at the Drugstore" 12-04-48
- "New Television Set" 05-21-49
- "Careful! Don't Wake Up Father" 05-28-49
- "Veronica's Sub-Debs Formal - No Tuxedo" 06-04-49
- "Fred's Sunburn" 07-13-49
- "Trying to Go Fishing - No Equipment" 08-24-49
- "Trying to Hear the Ballgame on the Radio" 05-20-51
- "Archie the Babysitter" 05-27-51
- "Saving Money" 06-03-51