30 minute western/kids show
Red Ryder was a popular long-running Western comic strip created by Stephen Slesinger and artist Fred Harman. Beginning Sunday, November 6, 1938, the comic strip lasted until 1964. Red Ryder branched out from a comic strip to a long running radio program and movies, television, and merchandizing.
Astride his mighty steed Thunder, Red was a tough cowpoke who lived on Painted Valley Ranch in the Blanco Basin of the San Juan Mountain Range with his aunt, the Duchess, and his juvenile sidekick, Little Beaver, who rode his horse, Papoose, when they took off to deal with the bad guys. Little Beaver spoke in the pidgin English now considered an offensive caricature. (Example: "Spinach heap good. Me like'm!") Other notable characters were ranchhand Buckskin Blodgett, Red's gal pal Beth and bad guy Ace Hanlon.
The continuing characters of the comic strip were also found in the radio series, produced by Brad Brown with writer-director Paul Franklin and writer Albert Van Antwerp. Reed Hadley portrayed Red Ryder on radio from 1942 to 1944, followed by Carlton KaDell (1945) and Brooke Temple (1946-51). Arthur Q. Bryan had the role of Roland "Rawhie" Rolinson, and Red's sidekick Buckskin was played by Horace Murphy. Jim Mather provided Indian voices.
Numerous actors played Little Beaver: One of the most notable was Robert Blake (on credits as Bobby Blake), Tommy Cook (1942 on), Frank Bresee (1942-46, alternating with Cook), Henry Blair (1944-47), Johnny McGovern (1947-50) and Sammy Ogg (1950-51). During the same mid-1940s time frame, Henry Blair also portrayed Ricky Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
The Red Ryder radio series began February 3, 1942, on the Blue Network, broadcast three times a week at 7:30pm Pacific time. When the Blue also acquired The Lone Ranger from the Mutual Broadcasting System, Mutual decided to compete by airing Red Ryder in the same time period. Thus, Red Ryder aired on the East Coast that year from May 20 to September 9 on Mutual. The series beat The Lone Ranger in the Hooper ratings, but the success was short-lived. Red Ryder was sold to a regional sponsor, Langendorf Bread, and after four months was no longer heard in the East.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List
RedRyder420210TrouInMllrsvl.mp3
RedRyder420212.mp3
RedRyder420214.mp3
RedRyder420217ParaPlat#1.mp3
RedRyder420219ParaPlat#2.mp3
RedRyder420221ParaPlat#3.mp3
RedRyder420224ScorpGulch.mp3
RedRyder420226RangeWar.mp3
RedRyder420228BonanzaMine.mp3
RedRyder420303Trob@BullionB.mp3
RedRyder420305IronHrseJunct.mp3
RedRyder420307PecosVal.mp3
RedRyder420310 DobieTown.mp3
Redryder420312CasaGrndeCVa.mp3
redRyder420314FryingpanVal.mp3
RedRyder420321SundownValley.mp3
RedRyder420324PaintdVllyRnh.mp3
RedRyder420328DevilsHole.mp3
RedRyder420404BankRobbry.mp3
RedRyder420407RoaringRiver.mp3
RedRyder420408BrimstoneWay.mp3
RedRyder430112StovePipe.mp3
RedRyder430119PaintdVyHmest.mp3
RedRyder45XXXXTimberTrndo.mp3
RedRyder470211pintSizPinto.mp3
RedRyder470429TheBadlands.mp3
RedRyder480420 RoarRivAFR.mp3
RedRyder480420.mp3
RedRyder481223ChristmasStry.mp3
RedRydercrookedPokergame.mp3
RedRyderGunsight.mp3
RedRyderStampede.mp3
RedRyderThunderingTumblweed.mp3
RedRyderWildcatWire.mp3
