Lassie is an American old-time radio juvenile adventure program. It was broadcast on ABC from June 8, 1947 until May 30, 1948, and on NBC from June 5, 1948, until May 27, 1950.[1]
Although the program was titled Lassie, the dog's name varied from episode to episode because she wandered from place to place helping both people and animals, and the people the canine encountered used various names.[2] Episodes of the show captured the essence of Eric Knight's book, Lassie Come-Home.[3]
Lassie was portrayed by Pal, the male dog that played Lassie in early films about the canine character.[3] Trainer Rudd Weatherwax[5] cued him to whine, bark, and pant at appropriate times. Additional sounds for Lassie and other dogs were provided by Earl Keen, an animal imitator.[1]
Weatherwax narrated the program,[4] and Charlie Lyon was the announcer. John Duffy was the organist. Frank Ferrin, Harry Stewart, and Hobart Donovan were producer, director, and writer, respectively.[1]
Critical responseedit
A review of the initial NBC episode in the trade publication Variety said that the show was "nicely produced ... and scripted okay".[6] The review said that the show "should interest lovers of dogs if the constant hammering for the product can be toned down."[6]
Referencesedit
^ abcDunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 389. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 192. ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4.
^ abCoren, Stanley (2011). Born to Bark: My Adventures with an Irrepressible and Unforgettable Dog. Simon and Schuster. p. 8. ISBN9781439189214. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^ ab"No Stand-in" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 12, 1947. p. 92. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^Paietta, Ann Catherine; Kauppila, Jean L. (1994). Animals on Screen and Radio: An Annotated Sourcebook. Scarecrow Press. p. 323. ISBN9780810829398. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^ ab"The Lassie Show". Variety. June 9, 1948. p. 36. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
Partial log of episodes of Lassie from Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs
Partial log of episodes of Lassie from Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Partial log of episodes of Lassie from radioGOLDINdex
Streamingedit
Episodes of Lassie from Dumb.com
May 08, 2024
lassie, radio, program, lassie, american, time, radio, juvenile, adventure, program, broadcast, from, june, 1947, until, 1948, from, june, 1948, until, 1950, lassiepal, lassie, 1942, genrejuvenile, adventurerunning, time15, minutescountry, originunited, states. Lassie is an American old time radio juvenile adventure program It was broadcast on ABC from June 8 1947 until May 30 1948 and on NBC from June 5 1948 until May 27 1950 1 LassiePal as Lassie 1942 GenreJuvenile adventureRunning time15 minutesCountry of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishSyndicatesABCNBCStarringPalAnnouncerCharlie LyonWritten byHarry StewartDirected byHobart DonovanProduced byFrank FerrinNarrated byRudd WeatherwaxOriginal releaseJune 8 1947 1947 06 08 May 27 1950 1950 05 27 Contents 1 Format 2 Personnel 3 Critical response 4 References 5 External links 5 1 Logs 5 2 StreamingFormat editAlthough the program was titled Lassie the dog s name varied from episode to episode because she wandered from place to place helping both people and animals and the people the canine encountered used various names 2 Episodes of the show captured the essence of Eric Knight s book Lassie Come Home 3 The sponsor was Red Heart Dog Food 4 Personnel editLassie was portrayed by Pal the male dog that played Lassie in early films about the canine character 3 Trainer Rudd Weatherwax 5 cued him to whine bark and pant at appropriate times Additional sounds for Lassie and other dogs were provided by Earl Keen an animal imitator 1 Weatherwax narrated the program 4 and Charlie Lyon was the announcer John Duffy was the organist Frank Ferrin Harry Stewart and Hobart Donovan were producer director and writer respectively 1 Critical response editA review of the initial NBC episode in the trade publication Variety said that the show was nicely produced and scripted okay 6 The review said that the show should interest lovers of dogs if the constant hammering for the product can be toned down 6 References edit a b c Dunning John 1998 On the Air The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio Revised ed New York NY Oxford University Press p 389 ISBN 978 0 19 507678 3 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 192 ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 a b Coren Stanley 2011 Born to Bark My Adventures with an Irrepressible and Unforgettable Dog Simon and Schuster p 8 ISBN 9781439189214 Retrieved 30 November 2018 a b No Stand in PDF Broadcasting May 12 1947 p 92 Retrieved 30 November 2018 Paietta Ann Catherine Kauppila Jean L 1994 Animals on Screen and Radio An Annotated Sourcebook Scarecrow Press p 323 ISBN 9780810829398 Retrieved 30 November 2018 a b The Lassie Show Variety June 9 1948 p 36 Retrieved January 20 2024 External links edit nbsp Radio portal Logs edit Partial log of episodes of Lassie from Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs Partial log of episodes of Lassie from Old Time Radio Researchers Group Partial log of episodes of Lassie from radioGOLDINdex Streaming edit Episodes of Lassie from Dumb com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lassie radio program amp oldid 1209295075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
