Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Single Episodes


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YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR

For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report... Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar". Terry Salomonson in his authoritative "A Radio Broadcast Log of the Drama Program Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", notes that the original working title was "Yours Truly, Lloyd London". Salomonson writes "Lloyd London was scratched out of the body of (the Dick Powell) audition script and Johnny Dollar was written in. Thus the show was re-titled on this script and the main character was renamed. Why this was done was unclear – possibly to prevent a legal run-in with Lloyd’s of London Insurance Company." Although based in Hartford, Connecticut, the insurance capital of the world, freelancer Johnny Dollar managed to get around quite a bit – his adventures taking him all over the world. There were some unusual devices used in the show that help set it apart from other shows. There was no partner, assistant, or secretary for Johnny. The character closest to a continuing role was that of Pat McCracken of the Universal Adjustment Bureau, who assigned Johnny many of his cases. Another atypical aspect gave the show additional credibility – frequently, characters on the show would mention that they had heard about Johnny’s cases on the radio. Johnny often used his time when filling out his expense accounts to give the audience background information or to express his thoughts about the current case. No fewer than eight actors played Johnny Dollar. Dick Powell, of Rogue’s Gallery fame, cut the original audition tape, but chose to do Richard Diamond, Private Detective instead. Gerald Mohr, of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe fame, auditioned in 1955, prior to Bob Bailey getting the title role. Through the first three actors to play Johnny Dollar (Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien, and John Lund), there was little to distinguish the series from many other radio detective series. Dollar was just another hard-boiled detective in a medium that was overloaded with the stereotype. Charles Russell, the first to play the role, would throw silver dollars to bellboys and waiters. Luckily, this trite gimmick did not survive long. On October 3, 1955, after a hiatus of over a year, the show came back with a vengeance. A new production team, including director/writer Jack Johnstone, a new star, Bob Bailey, from the radio series Let George Do It, and a new format would set the series apart from its competitors. Johnny's cases were now a continuing serial, five days a week, for fifteen minutes each evening. With 75 minutes of airtime, minus commercials and openings and closings, there was sufficient time to develop good storylines and interesting characters. During this time, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar attracted some of the best writers in Hollywood, including Jack Johnstone, E. Jack Neuman (using the pen name John Dawson), Robert Ryf, and Les Crutchfield. Bob Bailey also wrote a script while he was playing Johnny Dollar. He used the pen name Robert Bainter (Bainter was his middle name) as the scriptwriter for "The Carmen Kringle Matter", which was aired on Saturday, December 21, 1957 on the West Coast, and on the following day for the rest of the country. Bob Bailey, generally thought of as the most popular of the Johnny Dollars, brought a new interpretation to the character – tough, but not hard-boiled; streetwise, but not overly cynical, Bailey's Dollar was smart and gritty when he had to be. But Bailey's Johnny Dollar was also human. His character would get emotionally involved in a number of his cases. He had a streak of impatience, and would occasionally not fully listen to a witness and rush off on a tangent before realizing his mistake. The weekday serialized episodes are generally acknowledged as some of the finest radio detective shows ever produced. There were fifty six multi-part shows in all: fifty four five-part shows, one six-part show, and one nine-part show. The serialized episodes continued until November 2, 1956 when the series again reverted to a once a week, thirty minute format. Bob Bailey continued in the lead, until "The Empty Threat Matter" of November 27, 1960, when the Hollywood run ended. The guest stars and supporting casts were always first rate, attracting the best radio actors in both Los Angeles and New York. Pat McCracken was played by several actors – most frequently, by Larry Dobkin. Particularly noteworthy was the work of Virginia Gregg, who played many roles, including Johnny's girlfriend Betty Lewis. Harry Bartell was also a frequent guest, who did many of the Spanish dialect roles when Johnny went to a Latin American country. Other frequent guest performers were Parley Baer, Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Don Diamond, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Frank Gerstle, Stacy Harris, Jack Kruschen, Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear, Marvin Miller, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Jean Tatum, Russell Thomson, Ben Wright, and Will Wright. Vincent Price co-starred as himself in "The Price of Fame Matter" and went to Europe with Johnny on the case. In December 1960, the show moved to New York. Robert Readick started the New York run as Dollar, but only lasted a short while. Jack Johnstone continued to write for the show and submitted scripts from California. Johnstone wrote about 350 Johnny Dollar scripts under his own name and his pen names Sam Dawson and Jonathan Bundy. Johnstone wrote the last episodes of both Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense. He used the Bundy pen name when writing the last Suspense episode, "Devilstone". And so, an era passed. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was the last continuing detective series of the Golden Age of Radio. Mandel Kramer was the last Johnny Dollar, and a close second in popularity to Bailey, when the final episode, "The Tip-Off Matter", was aired on September 30, 1962. Material for this description was prepared by Stewart Wright. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

481207 000 Milford Brooks III (Dick Powell Audition) 29:18
490218 001 The Parakoff Policy 29:32
490225 002 The Slow Boat from China 29:13
490304 003 The Robert Perry Case 29:32
490311 004 Murder Is a Merry-Go-Round 29:30
490325 005 Milford Brooks III Matter 29:32
490401 006 The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen 29:32
490415 008 The Case of the Hundred Thousand Dollar Legs 29:03
490422 009 The Case of Barton Drake 29:24
490724 011 Who Took the Taxis for a Ride 29:27
490807 013 Murder Ain't Minor (The Case of Bonnie Goodwin) 29:32
490821 015 Out of the Fire into the Frying Pan (The Prize Hog Bodyguard) 29:45
490904 017 The Expiring Nickels and the Egyptian Jackpot 30:02
490925 018 The Search for Michelle Marsh 30:00
491001 019 The Fishing Boat Affair 30:02
491008 020 The Racehorse Piledriver Matter 29:45
491015 021 Dr Otto Schmedlich 29:58
491022 022 Witness, Witness, Who's Got the Witness 29:44
491029 023 The Little Man Who Wasn't All There 29:34
491105 024The Island of Tin-Yutan (The South Sea Adventure) 29:39
491112 025 The Melanie Carter Matter (Who'd Like To Rock The Old Doll To Sleep) 29:37
491126 026 The Skull Canyon Mine 30:10
491203 027 Bodyguard to Anne Connelly 29:29
491210 028 The Circus Animal Show Matter 30:17
491217 029 Haiti Adventure Matter 29:51
491224 030 The Department Store Swindle Matter (How I Played Santa Claus And Al… 30:00
500203 034 Death Takes a Working Day (The Loyal B Martin Matter; How to Take a … 30:00
500210 035 The S.S. Malay Trader Ship 30:02
500217 036 The Gravedigger's Spades (Mr & Mrs Arbuthnel Trump) 30:05
500224 037 The Archeologist (The Disappearance of Bruce Lambert) 30:27
500303 038 Bodyguard to the Late Robert W Perry 29:01
500307 039 Alec Jefferson, The Youthful Millionaire (Rebel Wildcatters) 29:27
500314 040 The Eighty-Five Little Minks 30:00
500321 041 The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death (Stuart Palmer, Writer) (Unedited… 26:32
500328 042 The Village Scene Matter (The Missing Masterpiece) 30:00
500404 043 The Story of the Big Red Schoolhouse 30:02
500411 044 The Dead First-Helpers 29:26
500418 045 The Story of the Ten-O-Eight (Unedited Drama Portions) 30:02
500425 046 Pearl Carrasa 30:00
500502 047 The Able Tackitt Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) 28:30
500509 048 The Harold Trandem Matter 29:59
500516 049 The Sidney Rykoff Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) 26:59
500523 050 The Earl Chadwick Matter 29:39
500530 051 The Port-au-Prince Matter 29:42
500608 052 The Caligio Diamond Matter 30:00
500615 053 The Arrowcraft Matter 29:55
500622 054 The London Matter 30:00
500629 055 The Barbara James Matter 29:59
500706 056 The Belo-Horizonte Railroad 30:00
500713 057 The Calgary Matter 29:28
500720 058 The Henry J Unger Matter 30:00
500803 060 The Blood River Matter 30:02
500810 061 The Hartford Alliance Matter 31:40
500817 062 The Mickey McQueen Matter 30:02
500824 063 The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branch Matter 29:34
500831 064 The Virginia Beach Matter 29:37
500930 065 The Howard Caldwell Matter 28:48
501007 066 The Richard Splain Matter 30:53
501014 067 The Yankee Pride Matter 30:00
501021 068 The Jack Madigan Matter 30:02
501028 069 The Joan Sebastian Matter 29:25
501104 070 The Queen Anne Pistols Matter 30:02
501111 071 The Adam Kegg Matter 28:39
501118 072 The Nora Falkner Matter 30:00
501125 073 The Woodward, Manila, Matter 30:40
501216 074 The Leland Blackburn Matter 28:10
510113 078 The Port-O-Call Matter 30:39
510120 079 The David Rockey Matter 30:00
510224 084 The Jarvis Wilder Matter 30:02
510303 085 The Celia Woodstock Matter 30:00
510310 086 The Stanley Springs Matter 30:02
510324 088 The Byron Hayes Matter 30:00
510331 089 The Jackie Cleaver Matter 30:28
510407 090 The Edward French Matter 25:02
510414 091 The Mickey McQueen Matter 25:09
510421 092 The Willard South Matter 25:02
510428 093 The Month-End Raid Matter 25:00
510505 094 The Virginia Towne Matter 24:49
510526 097 The Lillis Bond Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (recorded 510517) 29:02
510602 098 The Soderbury, Maine Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (recorded 5105… 23:00
510609 099 The George Farmer Matter 25:02
510616 100 The Arthur Boldrick Matter 25:00
510620 101 The Malcolm Wish, MD Matter 30:02
510627 102 The Hatchet House Theft Matter 30:00
510704 103 The Alonzo Chapman Matter 30:02
510711 104 The Fair-Way Matter 30:00
510718 105 The Neal Breer Matter 29:36
510801 107 The Horace Lockhart Matter 30:02
510815 109 The Lucky Costa Matter 30:00
510829 111 The Leland Case Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (recorded 510822) 29:02
510919 113 The Cuban Jewel Matter 30:00
510926 114 The Protection Matter 30:02
511006 115 The Douglas Taylor Matter 30:00
511013 116 The Millard Ward Matter 27:29
511027 118 The Tolhurst Theft Matter 30:02
511103 119 The Hannibal Murphy Matter 30:00
511110 120 The Birdy Baskerville Matter 30:02
511117 121 The Merrill Kent Matter 30:15
511208 122 The Youngstown Credit Group Matter 30:00
511222 124 The Maynard Collins Matter [Partial] 25:34
511229 125 The Alma Scott Matter 28:02
520105 126 The Glen English Matter 27:00
520702 128 The Amelia Harwell Matter 30:02
521124 000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Part A (John Lund Audition) 16:09
521128 000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Part B (John Lund Audition) 15:02
521205 139 The James Clayton Matter 29:27
521212 140 The Elliott Champion Matter 29:15
521226 142 The Walter Patterson Matter 27:00
530102 143 The Baltimore Matter 27:02
530109 144 The Thelma Ibsen Matter 28:42
530116 145 The Starlet Matter 28:40
530123 146 The Marigold Matter 29:05
530130 147 The Kay Bellamy Matter 30:00
530206 148 The Chicago Fraud Matter 29:56
530220 150 The Latourette Matter 28:34
530227 151 The Underwood Matter 27:30
530306 152 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter 30:02
530317 154 The King's Necklace Matter [AFRTS] 27:54
530324 155 The Syndicate Matter 25:02
530331 156 The Lester James Matter (no ending) 25:00
530407 157 The Enoch Arden Matter 30:03
530414 158 The Madison Matter 29:36
530421 159 The Dameron Matter [Network] 29:28
530428 160 The San Antonio Matter [Network] 29:34
530505 161 The Blackmail Matter 29:53
530512 162 The Rochester Theft Matter [Network] 29:54
530519 163 The Emily Braddock Matter 29:35
530526 164 The Brisbane Fraud Matter [AFRTS] 26:59
530602 165 The Costain Matter [AFRTS] 27:32
530609 166 The Oklahoma Red Matter [AFRTS] 26:38
530616 167 The Emil Carter Matter 29:26
530623 168 The Jonathan Bellows Matter [AFRTS] 29:30
530630 169 The Jones Matter 29:23
530714 171 The Shayne Bombing Matter 28:18
530721 172 The Black Doll Matter [AFRTS] 27:36
530728 173 The James Forbes Matter 29:37
530804 174 The Voodoo Matter 29:28
530811 175 The Nancy Shaw Matter 29:40
530818 176 The Isabel James Matter (The Kimball Matter) 29:38
530825 177 The Nelson Matter 29:37
530901 178 The Stanley Price Matter 29:31
530908 179 The Lester Matson Matter [AFRTS] 30:00
530922 181 The William Post Matter 29:30
530929 182 The Amita Buddha Matter 29:25
531006 183 The Alfred Chambers Matter 29:52
531013 184 The Philip Morey Matter 29:31
531020 185 The Allen Saxton Matter 29:31
531027 186 The Howard Arnold Matter 29:16
531103 187 The Gino Gambona Matter [AFRTS] 27:45
531110 188 The Bobby Foster Matter [AFRTS] 28:00
531117 189 The Nathan Gayles Matter [AFRTS] 27:51
531124 190 The Independent Diamond Traders' Matter 30:02
531201 191 The Monopoly Matter 29:42
531208 192 The Barton Baker Matter [AFRTS] 28:01
531215 193 The Milk and Honey Matter [AFRTS] 28:24
531229 195 The Ben Bryson Matter [AFRTS] 25:30
540105 196 The Fair-Way Matter [AFRTS] 28:30
540112 197 The Celia Woodstock Matter [AFRTS] 27:50
540126 199 The Beauregard Matter [AFRTS] 28:27
540202 200 The Paul Gorrell Matter [AFRTS] 28:37
540209 201 The Harpooned Angler Matter [AFRTS] 28:48
540216 202 The Uncut Canary Matter [AFRTS] 29:45
540223 203 The Classified Killer Matter [AFRTS] 27:32
540302 204 The Road-Test Matter [AFRTS] 28:23
540309 205 The Terrified Taun Matter 30:00
540316 206 The Berlin Matter [AFRTS] 28:40
540323 207 The Piney Corners Matter [AFRTS] 27:42
540406 209 The Sulphur and Brimstone Matter 25:44
540413 210 The Magnolia and Honeysuckle Matter [AFRTS] 27:52
540420 211 The Nathan Swing Matter [AFRTS] 28:23
540427 212 The Frustrated Phoenix Matter [AFRTS] 28:29
540504 213 The Dan Frank Matter [AFRTS] 27:58
540518 215 The Bilked Baroness Matter 24:11
540525 216 The Punctilious Firebug Matter 30:02
540601 217 The Temperamental Tote Board Matter 28:06
540608 218 The Sara Dearing Matter [AFRTS] 28:30
540615 219 The Paterson Transport Matter [AFRTS] 29:08
540629 221 The Woodward Manila Matter [AFRTS] 28:06
540706 222 The Jan Brueghel Matter (The Flowering Judas Matter) [AFRTS] 27:37
540713 223 The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter [AFRTS] 30:00
540720 224 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter [FENAFRTS] 30:00
540727 225 The Radioactive Gold Matter 24:30
540803 226 The Hampton Line Matter [AFRTS] 30:52
550829 000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Parts 1 & 2 (Gerald Mohr Audition) 28:01
551003 231 The Macormack Matter - Ep 1 14:34
551004 232 The Macormack Matter - Ep 2 14:32
551005 233 The Macormack Matter - Ep 3 14:33
551006 234 The Macormack Matter - Ep 4 14:29
551007 235 The Macormack Matter - Ep 5 14:32
551010 236 The Molly K Matter - Ep 1 14:31
551011 237 The Molly K Matter - Ep 2 14:33
551012 238 The Molly K Matter - Ep 3 14:32
551013 239 The Molly K Matter - Ep 4 14:31
551014 240 The Molly K Matter - Ep 5 14:30
551017 241 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 1 14:40
551018 242 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 2 14:30
551019 243 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 3 14:36
551020 244 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 4 14:31
551021 245 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 5 14:31
551024 246 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 1 14:31
551025 247 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 2 14:28
551026 248 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 3 14:32
551027 249 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 4 14:32
551028 250 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 5 14:29
551031 251 The Valentine Matter - Ep 1 14:32
551101 252 The Valentine Matter - Ep 2 14:35
551102 253 The Valentine Matter - Ep 3 14:32
551103 254 The Valentine Matter - Ep 4 14:34
551104 255 The Valentine Matter - Ep 5 14:35
551107 256 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 1 14:35
551108 257 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 2 14:37
551109 258 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 3 14:32
551110 259 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 4 14:36
551111 260 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 5 14:32
551114 261 The Broderick Matter - Ep 1 14:35
551115 262 The Broderick Matter - Ep 2 14:38
551116 263 The Broderick Matter - Ep 3 14:34
551117 264 The Broderick Matter - Ep 4 14:31
551118 265 The Broderick Matter - Ep 5 14:32
551121 266 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 1 14:40
551122 267 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 2 14:33
551123 268 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 3 14:42
551124 269 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 4 14:33
551125 270 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 5 14:34
551128 271 The Henderson Matter - Ep 1 14:33
551129 272 The Henderson Matter - Ep 2 14:34
551130 273 The Henderson Matter - Ep 3 14:30
551201 274 The Henderson Matter - Ep 4 14:33
551202 275 The Henderson Matter - Ep 5 14:32
551205 276 The Cronin Matter - Ep 1 14:34
551206 277 The Cronin Matter - Ep 2 14:33
551207 278 The Cronin Matter - Ep 3 14:34
551208 279 The Cronin Matter - Ep 4 14:34
551209 280 The Cronin Matter - Ep 5 14:32
551212 281 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 1 14:32
551213 282 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 2 14:32
551214 283 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 3 14:34
551215 284 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 4 14:32
551216 285 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 5 14:34
551219 286 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 1 14:31
551220 287 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 2 14:32
551221 288 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 3 14:33
551222 289 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 4 14:32
551223 290 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 5 14:31
551226 291 The Forbes Matter - Ep 1 14:32
551227 292 The Forbes Matter - Ep 2 14:32
551228 293 The Forbes Matter - Ep 3 14:32
551229 294 The Forbes Matter - Ep 4 14:32
551230 295 The Forbes Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560102 296 The Caylin Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560103 297 The Caylin Matter - Ep 2 14:32
560104 298 The Caylin Matter - Ep 3 14:31
560105 299 The Caylin Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560106 300 The Caylin Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560109 301 The Todd Matter - Ep 1 14:30
560110 302 The Todd Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560111 303 The Todd Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560112 304 The Todd Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560113 305 The Todd Matter - Ep 5 14:36
560116 306 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560117 307 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 2 14:32
560118 308 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560119 309 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 4 14:36
560120 310 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 5 14:38
560123 311 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560124 312 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 2 14:32
560125 313 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 3 14:30
560126 314 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 4 14:35
560127 315 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560130 316 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 1 14:30
560131 317 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 2 14:29
560201 318 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560202 319 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 4 14:37
560203 320 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560206 321 The McClain Matter - Ep 1 14:34
560207 322 The McClain Matter - Ep 2 14:39
560209 324 The McClain Matter - Ep 4 14:29
560210 325 The McClain Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560213 326 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560214 327 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560215 328 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560216 329 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 4 14:30
560217 330 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 5 14:31
560220 331 The Bennet Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560221 332 The Bennet Matter - Ep 2 14:35
560222 333 The Bennet Matter - Ep 3 14:32
560223 334 The Bennet Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560224 335 The Bennet Matter - Ep 5 14:38
560227 336 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 1 14:37
560228 337 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560229 338 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560301 339 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 4 14:36
560302 340 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 5 14:30
560305 341 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 1 14:31
560306 342 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560307 343 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560308 344 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 4 14:35
560309 345 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560312 346 The Clinton Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560313 347 The Clinton Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560314 348 The Clinton Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560315 349 The Clinton Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560316 350 The Clinton Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560319 351 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 1 14:36
560320 352 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560321 353 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 3 14:32
560322 354 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560323 355 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560326 356 The LaMarr Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560327 357 The LaMarr Matter - Ep 2 14:32
560328 358 The LaMarr Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560329 359 The LaMarr Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560330 360 The LaMarr Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560402 361 The Salt City Matter - Ep 1 14:45
560404 363 The Salt City Matter - Ep 3 14:43
560405 364 The Salt City Matter - Ep 4 14:38
560406 365 The Salt City Matter - Ep 5 14:38
560409 366 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 1 14:25
560410 367 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 2 14:36
560411 368 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560412 369 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560413 370 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 5 14:31
560416 371 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 1 14:35
560417 372 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560418 373 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560419 374 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 4 14:35
560420 375 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 5 14:36
560423 376 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 1 14:55
560424 377 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 2 14:47
560425 378 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 3 14:52
560427 380 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 5 14:46
560430 381 The Callicles Matter - Ep 1 14:35
560501 382 The Callicles Matter - Ep 2 14:36
560502 383 The Callicles Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560503 384 The Callicles Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560504 385 The Callicles Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560507 386 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 1 14:36
560508 387 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560509 388 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560510 389 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560511 390 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 5 14:34
560514 391 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 1 14:37
560515 392 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 2 14:34
560516 393 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 3 14:36
560517 394 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 4 14:33
560518 395 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 5 14:36
560521 396 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560522 397 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 2 14:36
560523 398 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560524 399 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560525 400 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 5 14:37
560528 401 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 1 14:39
560529 402 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 2 14:43
560530 403 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 3 14:37
560531 404 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 4 14:39
560601 405 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 5 14:35
560604 406 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 1 14:37
560605 407 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560606 408 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560607 409 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560608 410 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 5 14:36
560611 411 The Laughing Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560612 412 The Laughing Matter - Ep 2 14:37
560613 413 The Laughing Matter - Ep 3 14:36
560614 414 The Laughing Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560615 415 The Laughing Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560618 416 The Pearling Matter - Ep 1 14:38
560619 417 The Pearling Matter - Ep 2 14:35
560620 418 The Pearling Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560621 419 The Pearling Matter - Ep 4 14:32
560622 420 The Pearling Matter - Ep 5 14:35
560625 421 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 1 14:35
560626 422 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 2 14:30
560627 423 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560628 424 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560629 425 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560702 426 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 1 14:34
560703 427 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560704 428 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560705 429 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560706 430 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 5 14:36
560709 431 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560710 432 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560711 433 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560712 434 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560713 435 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 5 14:30
560716 436 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 1 14:32
560717 437 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 2 14:30
560718 438 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 3 14:37
560719 439 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 4 14:37
560720 440 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560723 441 The Open Town Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560724 442 The Open Town Matter - Ep 2 14:34
560725 443 The Open Town Matter - Ep 3 14:35
560726 444 The Open Town Matter - Ep 4 14:33
560727 445 The Open Town Matter - Ep 5 14:34
560730 446 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 1 14:54
560731 447 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 2 14:57
560801 448 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 3 14:56
560802 449 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 4 14:57
560803 450 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 5 15:08
560806 451 The Alder Matter - Ep 1 14:35
560807 452 The Alder Matter - Ep 2 14:33
560808 453 The Alder Matter - Ep 3 14:32
560809 454 The Alder Matter - Ep 4 14:34
560810 455 The Alder Matter - Ep 5 14:34
560813 456 The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 1 14:34
560814 457 The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 2 14:32
560815 458 The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 3 14:33
560816 459 The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 4 14:33
560817 460 The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 5 14:28
560824 461 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 1 (1st of 6) 14:37
560827 462 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 1A (according to script) (2nd of 6) 14:25
560828 463 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 2 (3rd of 6) 14:30
560829 464 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 3 (4th of 6) 14:26
560830 465 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 4 (5th of 6) 14:31
560831 466 The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 5 (6th of 6) 14:56
560903 467 The Curse of Kamashek Matter - Ep 1 14:33
560904 468 The Curse of Kamashek Matter - Ep 2 14:31
560905 469 The Curse of Kamashek Matter - Ep 3 14:34
560906 470 The Curse of Kamashek Matter - Ep 4 14:36
560907 471 The Curse of Kamashek Matter - Ep 5 14:33
560910 472 The Confidential Matter - Ep 1 14:37
560911 473 The Confidential Matter - Ep 2 14:37
560912 474 The Confidential Matter - Ep 3 14:32
560913 475 The Confidential Matter - Ep 4 14:36
560914 476 The Confidential Matter - Ep 5 14:32
560917 477 The Imperfect Alibi Matter - Ep 1 14:53
560919 479 The Imperfect Alibi Matter - Ep 3 14:51
560920 480 The Imperfect Alibi Matter - Ep 4 14:56
560921 481 The Imperfect Alibi Matter - Ep 5 14:54
560924 482 The Meg's Palace Matter - Ep 1 14:31
560925 483 The Meg's Palace Matter - Ep 2 14:31
560926 484 The Meg's Palace Matter - Ep 3 14:31
560927 485 The Meg's Palace Matter - Ep 4 14:31
560928 486 The Meg's Palace Matter - Ep 5 14:31
561001 487 The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 1 14:32
561002 488 The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 2 14:32
561003 489 The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 3 14:31
561004 490 The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 4 14:32
561005 491 The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 5 14:32
561008 492 The Primrose Matter - Ep 1 14:31
561009 493 The Primrose Matter - Ep 2 14:31
561010 494 The Primrose Matter - Ep 3 14:31
561011 495 The Primrose Matter - Ep 4 14:31
561012 496 The Primrose Matter - Ep 5 14:31
561015 497 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 1 (1st of 9) 14:31
561016 498 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 2 (2nd of 9) 14:31
561017 499 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 3 (3rd of 9) 14:30
561018 500 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 4 (4th of 9) 14:32
561019 501 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 5 (5th of 9) 14:31
561022 502 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 6 (6th of 9) 14:33
561024 503 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 8 (no script #7 produced) (7th of 9) 14:31
561025 504 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 9 (8th of 9) 14:31
561026 505 The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 10 (9th of 9) 14:32
561029 506 The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 1 14:54
561030 507 The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 2 14:51
561031 508 The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 3 14:56
561101 509 The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 4 14:52
561102 510 The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 5 14:58
561111 511 The Big Scoop Matter 24:51
561118 512 The Markham Matter 30:00
561125 513 The Royal Street Matter 30:02
561209 514 The Burning Carr Matter 30:00
561216 515 The Rasmussen Matter 29:39
561223 516 The Missing Mouse Matter 29:52
561230 517 The Squared Circle Matter 24:38
570106 518 The Ellen Dear Matter [AFRTS] 29:45
570113 519 The Desalles Matter [AFRTS] 29:32
570120 520 The Blooming Blossom Matter [AFRTS] 29:33
570127 521 The Mad Hatter Matter [AFRTS] (1) 29:18
570203 522 The Kirbey Will Matter[AFRTS] 29:50
570210 523 The Templeton Matter [AFRTS] 29:49
570303 525 The Meek Memorial Matter [AFRTS] 28:57
570310 526 The Suntan Oil Matter [AFRTS] 29:37
570317 527 The Clever Chemist Matter [AFRTS] 29:37
570414 530 The Ming Toy Murphy Matter 24:56
570428 532 The Melancholy Memory Matter 28:37
570505 533 The Peerless Fire Matter 28:58
570519 535 The Michael Meany Mirage Matter [AFRTS] 28:30
570526 536 The Wayward Truck Matter [AFRTS] 29:13
570602 537 The Loss of Memory Matter [AFRTS] 29:40
570609 538 The Mason-Dixon Mismatch Matter [AFRTS] 29:20
570616 539 The Dixon Murder Matter [AFRTS] 29:38
570623 540 The Parley Barron Matter [AFRTS] 29:37
570630 541 The Funny Money Matter [AFRTS] 29:32
570707 542 The Felicity Feline Matter 29:39
570714 543 The Heatherstone Players Matter 29:18
570721 544 The Yours Truly Matter 28:59
570728 545 The Confederate Coinage Matter [AFRTS] 29:47
570804 546 The Wayward Widow Matter [AFRTS] 29:41
570811 547 The Killer's Brand Matter 27:13
570825 549 The Smoky Sleeper Matter 28:02
570901 550 The Poor Little Rich Girl Matter [AFRTS] 29:29
570908 551 The Charmona Matter 24:39
570915 552 The J. P. D. Matter 24:31
570922 553 The Ideal Vacation Matter [AFRTS] 20:12
570929 554 The Doubtful Dairy Matter [AFRTS] 25:02
571006 555 The Bum Steer Matter [AFRTS] 25:07
571013 556 The Silver Belle Matter [AFRTS] 24:25
571020 557 The Mary Grace Matter [AFRTS] 21:10
571027 558 The Three Sisters Matter [AFRTS] 19:25
571103 559 The Model Picture Matter 21:02
571110 560 The Alkali Mike Matter 19:08
571117 561 The Shy Beneficiary Matter [AFRTS] 22:57
571124 562 The Hope to Die Matter 20:16
571201 563 The Sunny Dream Matter [AFRTS] 24:45
571208 564 The Hapless Hunter Matter [AFRTS] 18:35
571215 565 The Happy Family Matter [AFRTS] 23:41
571222 566 The Carmen Kringle Matter 19:16
571229 567 The Latin Lovely Matter 24:16
580105 568 The Ingenuous Jeweler Matter [AFRTS] 20:18
580112 569 The Boron 112 Matter 19:58
580119 570 The Eleven O'Clock Matter [AFRTS] 24:28
580202 572 The Price of Fame Matter [AFRTS] 21:35
580209 573 The Sick Chick Matter 23:54
580216 574 The Time and Tide Matter [AFRTS] 24:05
580223 575 The Durango Laramie Matter [AFRTS] 25:12
580302 576 The Diamond Dilemma Matter [AFRTS] 21:02
580309 577 The Wayward Moth Matter [AFRTS] (1) 21:01
580316 578 The Salkoff Sequel Matter [AFRTS] 20:24
580323 579 The Denver Disbursal Matter [AFRTS] 23:54
580330 580 The Killer's List Matter [AFRTS] 20:29
580406 581 The EasternWestern Matter [AFRTS] 23:58
580413 582 The Wayward Money Matter [AFRTS] (1) 20:36
580420 583 The Wayward Trout Matter [AFRTS] 25:01
580427 584 The Village of Virtue Matter [AFRTS] 24:37
580504 585 The Carson Arson Matter [AFRTS] 25:32
580511 586 The Rolling Stone Matter [AFRTS] 24:42
580518 587 The Ghost to Ghost Matter [AFRTS] (1) 24:31
580525 588 The Midnite Sun Matter [AFRTS] 26:28
580608 590 The Wayward River Matter [AFRTS] 26:01
580615 591 The Delectable Damsel Matter 24:34
580622 592 The Virtuous Mobster Matter [AFRTS] 24:47
580629 593 The Ugly Pattern Matter [AFRTS] (1) 22:07
580706 594 The Blinker Matter [AFRTS] (1) 21:58
580713 595 The Mojave Red Matter [AFRTS] 25:28
580720 596 The Mojave Red Sequel [AFRTS] 25:03
580727 597 The Wayward Killer Matter [AFRTS] 22:25
580803 598 The Lucky 4 Matter 22:42
580810 599 The Two Faced Matter 23:40
580824 600 The Noxious Needle Matter 23:58
580907 602 The Malibu Mystery Matter [AFRTS] 24:01
580914 603 The Wayward Diamonds Matter [AFRTS] 24:30
580921 604 The Johnson Payroll Matter [AFRTS] 24:18
580928 605 The Gruesome Spectacle Matter [AFRTS] 24:16
581116 612 The Double Trouble Matter [AFRTS] 23:38
581130 614 The Hair Raising Matter 20:49
590104 618 The Hollywood Mystery Matter 20:24
590111 619 The Deadly Doubt Matter 20:03
590125 621 The Doting Dowager Matter 20:15
590208 623 The Date with Death Matter [AFRTS] (1) 19:40
590215 624 The Shankar Diamond Matter [AFRTS] 23:18
590222 625 The Blue Madonna Matter [AFRTS] (1) 19:59
590308 627 The Net of Circumstance Matter [AFRTS] (1) 23:31
590315 628 The Baldero Matter 24:01
590322 629 The Lake Mead Mystery Matter 24:43
590329 630 The Jimmy Carter Matter 24:26
590405 631 The Frisco Fire Matter (clipped opening) 24:12
590412 632 The Fairweather Friend Matter 25:50
590419 633 The Cautious Celibate Matter 19:27
590426 634 The Winsome Widow Matter 23:17
590510 636 The Fatal Filet Matter 24:54
590517 637 The Twin Trouble Matter 18:44
590524 638 The Casque of Death Matter [AFRTS] 19:31
590531 639 The Big H Matter 19:40
590607 640 The Wayward Heiress Matter 20:10
590614 641 The Wayward Sculptor Matter (opening cut) 20:04
590621 642 The Life at Stake Matter 19:39
590628 643 The Mei-Ling Buddha Matter 18:55
590705 644 The Only One Butt Matter 18:12
590712 645 The Frantic Fisherman Matter 19:28
590719 646 The Will and a Way Matter 19:59
590726 647 The Bolt out of the Blue Matter 19:39
590802 648 The Deadly Chain Matter 19:15
590809 649 The Lost by a Hair Matter 19:23
590816 650 The Night in Paris Matter 19:04
590823 651 The Embarcadero Matter 19:55
590830 652 The Really Gone Matter 20:03
590906 653 The Backfire That Backfired Matter 20:24
590913 654 The Leumas Matter 19:05
590920 655 The Little Man Who Was There Matter [AFRTS] 24:01
591004 657 The Buffalo Matter 20:29
591011 658 The Further Buffalo Matter 19:29
YTJD 1959-10-18 659 The Double Identity Matter 23:15
YTJD 1959-10-25 660 The Missing Missile Matter 28:44
591101 661 The Hand of Providential Matter 25:07
591108 662 The Larson Arson Matter 24:59
591115 663 The Bayou Body Matter 25:00
591122 664 The Fancy Bridgework Matter 25:22
591129 665 The Wrong Man Matter [AFRTS] 20:59
591206 666 The Hired Homicide Matter 20:24
591213 667 The Sudden Wealth Matter 25:00
591220 668 The Red Mystery Matter 24:59
591227 669 The Burning Desire Matter 24:59
600103 670 The Hapless Ham Matter 24:28
600110 671 The Unholy Two Matter 23:29
600117 672 The Evaporated Clue Matter 25:00
600124 673 The Nuclear Goof Matter 24:59
600131 674 The Merry-Go-Round Matter 24:58
600207 675 The Sidewinder Matter 22:59
600214 676 The P.O. Matter 25:00
600221 677 The Alvin's Alfred Matter 24:50
600228 678 The Look Before The Leap Matter 24:34
600306 679 The Moonshine Matter 24:57
600313 680 The Deep Down Matter 25:00
600320 681 The Saturday Night Matter 24:59
600327 682 The False Alarm Matter 24:29
600403 683 The Double Exposure Matter 24:59
600417 684 The Deadly Swamp Matter 25:14
600424 685 The Silver Queen Matter [AFRTS] 23:11
600501 686 The Fatal Switch Matter 21:37
600508 687 The Phony Phone Matter 24:03
600515 688 The Mystery Gal Matter 24:19
600522 689 The Man Who Waits Matter 21:44
600529 690 The Red Rock Matter 23:59
600605 691 The Canned Canary Matter 24:16
600612 692 The Harried Heiress Matter 25:32
600619 693 The Flask of Death Matter 18:43
600626 694 The Wholly Unexpected Matter [AFRTS] 24:53
600703 695 The Collector's Matter [AFRTS] 25:28
600717 696 The Back to the Back Matter [AFRTS] 24:49
600731 697 The Rhymer Collection Matter [AFRTS] 20:49
600814 699 The Paradise Lost Matter [AFRTS] 20:59
600821 700 The Twisted Twin Matter 22:19
600828 701 The Deadly Debt Matter [AFRTS] 25:05
600904 702 The Killer Kin Matter 20:52
600911 703 The Too Much Money Matter 22:02
600918 704 The Real Smokey Matter [AFRTS] 22:52
600925 705 The Five Down Matter 30:33
601002 706 The Stope Of Death Matter 24:27
601009 707 The Recompense Matter [AFRTS] 24:46
601016 708 The Twins of Tahoe Matter 24:23
601023 709 The Unworthy Kin Matter 24:27
601030 710 The What Goes Matter 24:02
601106 711 The Super Salesman Matter 24:30
601113 712 The Bad One Matter 24:25
601120 713 The Double Deal Matter 23:05
601127 714 The Empty Threat Matter 23:38
601204 715 The Earned Income Matter [AFRTS] 23:22
601218 717 The Wayward Kilocycles Matter 22:21
610108 720 The Paperback Mystery Matter 24:10
610115 721 The Very Fishy Matter 24:44
610129 723 The Short Term Matter 24:10
610205 724 The Who's Who Matter 24:23
610212 725 The Wayward Fireman Matter 24:43
610226 727 The Touch-Up Matter 21:52
610305 728 The Morning After Matter 24:24
610312 729 The Ring of Death Matter 24:35
610319 730 The Informer Matter 25:30
610326 731 The Two's a Crowd Matter 24:35
610402 732 The Wrong Sign Matter 23:49
610409 733 The Captain's Table Matter 24:31
610416 734 The Latrodectus Matter 24:21
610423 735 The Rat Pack Matter 24:26
610514 738 The Simple Simon Matter 24:36
610521 739 The Lone Wolf Matter 24:13
610528 740 The Yaak Mystery Matter 24:45
610604 741 The Stock-In-Trade Matter 24:34
610611 742 The Big Date Matter [AFRTS] 25:01
610618 743 The Low Tide Matter 23:46
610625 744 The Imperfect Crime Matter 24:09
610702 745 The Well of Trouble Matter 24:33
610709 746 The Fiddle Faddle Matter 26:21
610723 748 The Chuckanut Matter 26:02
610730 749 The Philadelphia Miss Matter [AFRTS] 24:54
610813 751 The Wrong Doctor Matter 24:28
610820 752 Too Many Crooks Matter 23:50
610903 754 The All Wet Matter 24:05
610910 755 The Buyer and the Cellar Matter 25:10
610924 757 The Double-Barreled Matter 29:06
611008 759 The Medium Rare Matter 24:06
611022 761 The Three for One Matter 25:16
611029 762 The Bee or Not to Bee Matter 24:22
611105 763 The Monticello Mystery Matter 24:02
611112 764 The Wrong One Matter 26:18
611119 765 The Guide to Murder Matter 25:21
611126 766 The Mad Bomber Matter 24:27
611203 767 The Cinder Elmer Matter 26:33
611217 769 The Phony Phone Matter [Network] 24:25
611231 770 The One Too Many Matter 24:13
620107 771 The Hot Chocolate Matter 24:06
620121 773 The Terrible Torch Matter 24:44
620128 774 The Can't Be So Matter 25:32
620204 775 The Nugget of Truth Matter 24:35
620211 776 The Do It Yourself Matter 23:56
620218 777 The Takes A Crook Matter 24:12
620225 778 The Mixed Blessing Matter 24:15
620304 779 The Top Secret Matter 24:47
620311 780 The Golden Dream Matter 24:56
620318 781 The Ike And Mike Matter 24:51
620325 782 The Shadow of a Doubt Matter 25:31
620401 783 The Blue Rock Matter 25:18
620408 784 The Ivy Emerald Matter 24:21
620415 785 The Wrong Idea Matter 24:23
620422 786 The Skidmore Matter 24:36
620429 787 The Grand Canyon Matter 22:31
620506 788 The Burma Red Matter 24:02
620513 789 The Lust for Gold Matter 24:32
620520 790 The Two Steps to Murder Matter 24:25
620527 791 The Zipp Matter 23:23
620603 792 The Wayward Gun Matter 24:30
620617 794 The All Too Easy Matter 23:18
620624 795 The Hood Of Death Matter 25:49
620701 796 The Vociferous Dolphin Matter 24:33
620708 797 The Rilldoe Matter 24:05
620715 798 The Weather or Not Matter 24:18
620722 799 The Skimpy Matter 24:34
620729 800 The Four Is a Crowd Matter 24:45
620805 801 The Case of Trouble Matter 25:51
620812 802 The Oldest Gag Matter 23:48
620819 803 The Lorelei Matter [AFRTS] 24:10
620826 804 The Gold Rush Matter 25:57
620902 805 The Doninger Doninger Matter 23:47
620909 806 The Four Cs Matter 25:03
620916 807 The No Matter Matter 24:22
620923 808 The Deadly Crystal Matter 23:12
620930 809 The Tip-Off Matter 23:56
610716 747 The Old Fashioned Murder Matter 22:46
610806 750 The Perilous Padre Matter (cut open) 24:13
610827 753 The Shifty Looker Matter 26:13

Reviews

the best ever


(5 stars)

i grew up with the majority of the radio shows that the "youngters" are enjoying now. i ate lunch during "young dr. malone" and dinner with "the lone ranger." by far, YTJD is the best! when it went off the air in "62, i was in junior high school, and plus, the beatles were the cat's meow! ANYWAY, my favorite YTJD is "cui bono" from 2/13/56 and "indestructible mike" from 6/4/56. these two shows were in the 15 format or 5 shows a week on the average. i have 7 mp3s of YTJD and dick powell is indeed doing his audition for the fist johnny dollar. i am glad he went on to do richard diamond private detective and rogue's gallery. this way, we got to listen to bob bailey at his best. i listen to them all, expecially philo vance (my #2 guy) but wne i want to just put my feet up and my earphones on, YTJD is the man.

Favorite Johnny Dollar actor


(5 stars)

In my opinion Bob Bailey and Mandel Kramer were the best for two reasons. Bob Bailey defined the role when the revised program went on its new 15 minute format. The writing changed, Johnny was not just another tough guy padding his expense account and busting heads. The revised character was a lot deeper. Bob Bailey performed the role of the new Johnny Dollar very well, and with the show's improved writing and sound effects Bob Bailey was indeed Johnny Dollar. Mandel Kramer came in later at the end of the program's run and also did a fine job, IMHO preserving the JD that Bailey defined but just a little different. All in all the two actors took the series to the top of that genre.

ONLY ONE CAN BE THE BEST


(5 stars)

In the last 15 years I have listened to the entire series AT LEAST 25 times. I started listening on other sites before it hit the Internet Archive. While I respect many opinions on who likes what best I have to throw my hat in the ring for the one and only best Johnny Dollar and that of course is Edmund O'Brien. Yes it is an opinion but it is one of the few where I do not understand how many people do not feel as strongly as I do but it is more important I guess that we all enjoy the show.

A "No rating"


(0 stars)

This set seems corrupted. Attempts to d/l Bob Bailey's 15-minute episodes from the latter 50s for transfer to Sansa and SanDisk mp3 players produced some zany results. File transfer seemed fine; the Music and Playlist produced with the mp3 player attached via USB are "perfect". But, on the player itself, several of the programs have been displaced by the August 12, 1962 episode "The Oldest Gag Matter" with Mandell Kramer! And these eps do appear on the playlist read from the device. In other words, a download of seven sets, 35 episodes, resulted in 28 of the desired programs and 7 repeats of the Kramer ep.

program stops and ruins the pleasure of listening


(2 stars)

Johnny Dollar is high on my list of favorite detectives. These and other shows keep me company during the long lonely shifts at work. Sadly though, the pleasure of this audio company is being corrupted by glitches that cause cut-outs and breaks that start the show over. It is truly very annoying. It is not an isolated incident. PLEASE, look into it and fix it. Because of the glitches, I cannot give as high a rating as I would like. the project has done an outstanding recovering and restoring these shows, please help.

I have to agree


(5 stars)

With what has all been said about Yours Truly, Bob Bailey does as good of a job as anyone, and brings out the best making the series rank near the top, if not at the top. Put Bob along with Joel McCrea in Tales of the Texas Rangers and , Well watch out criminals. The Rangers are kinda like the Mounties, they get their man. Thank You to all who have put forth the effort to make this all possible.

Had to Dig for My Favorites


(5 stars)

Looks like you do have them all here. I'd like to share with others two of my favorites: #530 Ghost to Ghost, which has an all-star cast, including Bob Bruce, who was the narrator for some Disney cartoons. Some unusual MUTEL music bridge cues, too. And also #472 Blooming Blossom with Howard McNear as an eccentric collector. He was "Doc" on radio's Gunsmoke, which was the BEST Gunsmoke. I'd like to hear from other old time radio lovers.

A great surprise


(5 stars)

I was born too late to listen to these on the air, but this collection is a real revelation, and a real treat. The early ones are slightly more formulaeic (hardened gumshoe style), but are so well done, and move so fast, and with such force and humor, that they are just as enjoyable as the later shows (considered the high point of radio). An enjoyable collection of intrigue, comedy, and fantasy-detective work.