Vic and Sade rehearsal; from left: Art Van Harvey (Vic), Bernardine Flynn,
(Sade), Paul Rhymer and Bill Idelson.

The sitcom Vic and Sade was created and written by Paul Rhymer. It was aired 
regularly on NBC radio from 1932 to 1944, then intermittently until 1946, and
was briefly adapted to television in 1949 and again in 1957.

During its 14-year run on radio, Vic and Sade became one of the most popular
series of its kind, earning critical and popular success: according to Time, the
program  had 7,000,000 devoted listeners in 1943. For the majority of its span
on the air, Vic and Sade was heard in 15-minute episodes without a continuing
storyline.

The central characters, known as "radio’s home folks", were accountant Victor 
Rodney Gook (Art Van Harvey), his wife Sade (Bernardine Flynn) and their
adopted son Rush (Bill Idelson).

Adapted from radio to television, The Amos ‘n Andy Show was produced
from June 1951 to April 1953 with 78 filmed episodes, sponsored by the
Blatz Brewing Company.

The CBS television series used black actors in the main roles, although
the actors were instructed to keep their voices and speech patterns close 
to those of the radio shows stars Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.

Produced at the Hal Roach Studios, the show was among the first to be
filmed with a multi-camera setup, four months before the I Love Lucy
series used the same technique.

The original radio show was popular from the 1920s through the
1950s. It was created, written, and voiced by two white actors, 
Gosden and Correll (above).

 
Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989)

Radner was an original cast member of the hit NBC sketch
comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an
Emmy Award in 1978. She made her big screen debut in
the 1973 film The Last Detail.  

Gilda Radner married comedian Gene Wilder in 1984 and
remained married until her death from ovarian cancer.  

Original run: June 27, 1949 – April 1, 1955

Captain Video and His Video Rangers is a science fiction television series,
which was the first series of its kind on American television.

The series aired originally Monday through Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, and then
Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET. A separate 30-minute spinoff series,
The Secret Files of Captain Video, aired Saturday mornings, alternating with
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from September 5, 1953 to May 29, 1954. 

The Video Ranger was played during the shows entire run by teen-aged Don
Hastings, who later became a soap opera star.

The original Captain Video was Richard Coogan, who played
the role for 17 months.

Ranger Don Hastings

Thursday was Bing’s day from 1937 to 1946 on “The Kraft  Music Hall”.

The Kraft Music Hall was a popular variety program, featuring top show
business entertainers and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman. It aired on 
NBC radio until 1958. Ford Bond was the announcer. The show was one
hour in length until cut to a half hour in January 1943.