On This Day, August 23: Bob Bailey (Let George Do It) and Jungle Jim
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on…
August 23 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American and British broadcasting history (1947–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jungle Jim #654: Search for the Missing Ward (Matt Crowley & Juano Hernandez)" | Syndication 1947-08-23 (Transcribed Ep 654) |
Local Commercials King Features Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolu), Franc Hale | Alex Raymond (Creator), George Ansbro (Announcer) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Action", "Comic Strips", "Pulp"] |
Deep in the Malayan jungle, Jungle Jim Bradley and Kolu lead an armed rescue expedition into treacherous headhunter territory after receiving report that young ward Tom was ambushed and presumed dead. |
| "Jungle Jim #914: The Temple of the Cobra (Matt Crowley & Juano Hernandez)" | Syndication 1952-08-23 (Transcribed Ep 914) |
Local Commercials King Features |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolu) | Alex Raymond (Creator), George Ansbro (Announcer) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Action", "Comic Strips", "Pulp"] |
Jungle Jim Bradley matches wits with an elusive cult of serpent worshipers hiding inside the ancient ruined Temple of the Cobra, battling to stop the sacrifice of an American archaeological team. |
| "The Corpse That Took a Powder (Starring Bob Bailey — Chevron & Standard Oil)" | Mutual-Don Lee 1948-08-23 8:00 PM PST |
Standard Oil of CA Chevron & RPM Motor Oil |
Bob Bailey (George Valentine), Virginia Gregg (Brooksy), Ken Christy | David Victor & Jackson Gillis, Don Clark, John Hiestand | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Crime", "Comedy"] |
Private investigator George Valentine and loyal assistant Brooksy investigate a bizarre missing persons case when an embalmed corpse vanishes from a locked mortuary vault, uncovering an elaborate life insurance swindle. |
| "Riddle Me This (Starring Bob Bailey as George Valentine — Chevron)" | Mutual-Don Lee 1954-08-23 8:00 PM PST |
Standard Oil of CA Chevron Gasoline |
Bob Bailey (George Valentine), Virginia Gregg (Brooksy), Ken Christy | Jackson Gillis (Writer), Don Clark, John Hiestand | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Crime", "Comedy"] |
George Valentine receives a series of cryptic poetic riddles from an eccentric recluse predicting a string of violent murders, racing across San Francisco to decipher the clues before the killer strikes again. |
| "The Strangeseeker: The Dobsky Engine (Starring John Shrapnel — BBC Radio 4)" | BBC Radio 4 1998-08-23 9:30 PM |
Non-commercial BBC Radio Drama |
John Shrapnel (The Strangeseeker), Ronald Pickup, Philip Jackson | Brian Sibley (Author), Jane Morgan, Peter Dickson | ["Horror", "Supernatural", "Mystery", "Steampunk", "British"] |
The Strangeseeker investigates the eerie Victorian legend of inventor Jan Dobsky and his terrifying perpetual motion steam engine, which was rumored to harness the psychic energy of those who operated it. |
| "Something to Shout About: The Washing Powder Campaign (Series 1, Episode 8 — BBC)" | BBC Light 1960-08-23 7:30 PM |
Non-commercial BBC Light Entertainment |
Michael Medwin, Fenella Fielding, Eleanor Summerfield, Joan Sims | Myles Rudge (Writer), John Simmonds, Ronald Fletcher | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "British", "Satire", "Workplace"] |
In the cutthroat, chaotic offices of London advertising agency 'Apsley and Company', account executive Michael Halliday and glamorous copywriter Janet Morrison frantically concoct an outrageous ad campaign for an explosive new washing powder. |