Episodes
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
American Family Robinson - Pgm 52
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
We continue our run through several episodes of the rare mid-1930s serial, "American Family Robinson", syndicated to over 300 stations by the National Association of Manufacturer's under the pseudonym "The National Industrial Council". As I mentioned in previous posts, the show was a propaganda effort to combat Roosevelt's anti-business New Deal policies and, at one point, resulted in Congressional inquiries because of the efforts of the NAM to obscure the origins of the show when it ran on local stations.
In program 52, Luke has to deal with the fall-out from Windy Bill's altercation with the factory employees we heard last week. A highlight is an exchange about workers versus business owners that seems to make Windy Bill come off as a little Communist, ready to collectivize Centerville. The focus of the show then shifts to Windy Bill's romance with Miss Timmons as she opens up her own little store in town. The show was transferred from an original acetate World Broadcasters Inc acetate transcription, matrix number SS 8955-1.Version: 20230822
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