On This Day, August 29: One Man's Family and Fibber McGee
Also featured: The Guiding Light.
August 29 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 29 across American network radio and syndication, three multi-decade generational sagas on Carlton E. Morse's One Man's Family (1943–1950), Jim & Marian Jordan visiting the county fair on Fibber McGee and Molly for Prudential (1955), Irna Phillips' daytime drama The Guiding Light for Duz (1950), and folksy memoir on Strollin' Tom (1943–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Visiting the County Fair Exhibits" | NBC (WNBC) 1955-08-29 10:00 PM EDT |
Prudential Insurance Life Insurance |
Jim Jordan, Molly | Phil Leslie (Writer) | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Americana", "Small Town"] |
Fibber boasts about entering homemade preserves in the Wistful Vista county fair and gets into an argument over blue-ribbon judging. |
| "Hurdles and Horseback Riding with Tom Fouts" | Syndicated Radio 1948-08-29 |
Sustaining Rural Americana |
Tom Fouts (Host) | Rural Storytelling Staff | ["Rural", "Talk", "Americana", "Storytelling", "Memoir"] |
Tom Fouts strolls through rural memories, sharing folksy philosophy and childhood horse-riding misadventures. |
| "Claudia Says Goodbye to Her Family (Book 47, Chapter 7)" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-29 8:30 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
J. Anthony Smythe, Wilson | Carlton E. Morse (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Family", "Domestic"] |
Claudia bids an emotional farewell to her family in the Barbour living room before departing on an extended cross-country journey. |
| "Father Barbour's Rampage and What Came of It (Book 71, Chapter 9)" | NBC (WNBC) 1949-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer / One-A-Day |
J. Anthony Smythe, Ellen | Carlton E. Morse (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Family", "Domestic"] |
Father Barbour's stern lecture on household fiscal responsibility leads to unexpected confessions from his adult children. |
| "The Book of Henry (Book 77, Chapter 12)" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer / One-A-Day |
J. Anthony Smythe, Ellen | Carlton E. Morse (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Family", "Domestic"] |
Henry Barbour reflects on the moral principles of fatherhood while counseling his grandson through a crisis of conscience. |
| "Ted Has Large Debt with New House" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-29 1:45 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Duz Soap Powder / Ivory |
Lyle Sudrow, Bauer | Irna Phillips (Creator) | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Family", "Daytime"] |
Ted White struggles to conceal mounting mortgage debts on his new house from his anxious family. |