The run
- Network
- CBS / NBC
- Years active
- 1939–1950
- Surviving broadcasts
- 42
- Genre
- sitcom
(42 Episodes) Created by Chic Young, comic strip characters Blondie & Dagwood have been published in newspapers, since September 08, 1930. In 1939, "Blondie," the radio program, was born & had a very long run (1939-1950) on several different radio networks. Throughout its broadcast years,"Blondie" was sponsored by many companies, incl: Colgate-Palmolive Soap, Pepsodent Toothpaste & Camel Cigarettes. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “OtrBlondie”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
8 dated broadcasts across 12 years on the air, with 6 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1939, in original transmission order.
- 1. B&D 1939-10-30 #018 Dagwood Buys A New Suit · 30 Oct 1939
- 2. B&D 1940-04-15 #042 Jack & the Beanstalk · 15 Apr 1940
- 3. B&D 1944-03-02 Abbott & Costello w Blondie & Dagwood · 2 Mar 1944
B&D 1939-10-30 #018 Dagwood Buys A New Suit
30 Oct 1939 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 October 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1940-04-15 #042 Jack & the Beanstalk
15 Apr 1940 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 15 April 1940. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1944-03-02 Abbott & Costello w Blondie & Dagwood
2 Mar 1944 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 March 1944. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1944-06-26 #039a Baby Snooks Visits (aka Alexander Bored with Life)
26 Jun 1944 · 22 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 26 June 1944. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1944-09-17 (AFRS) Dagwood Gets Amnesia (SONGS Let's Fall in Love'' & ''Anything Goes'')
17 Sep 1944 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 17 September 1944. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1945-03-11 Dagwood Wins Office Prize (aka Dagwood Wins A Ring)
11 Mar 1945 · 23 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 11 March 1945. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1948-11-03 Alexander's Scandal Sheet (aka The Tattletale) (Poor Alternative taping)
3 Nov 1948 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 3 November 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
B&D 1949-02-09 Alexander's Valentine's Day Dilemma
9 Feb 1949 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 February 1949. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Also on CBS / NBC
CBS / NBC in 1939–1950
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