On This Day, September 2: Amos 'n' Andy and This Is Your FBI
Also featured: 2000 Plus.
September 2 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 September 2 across iconic radio comedy, FBI procedural investigations, early nuclear-era science fiction drama, classical vocal concerts, rural variety music, and British medical satire, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy for Rinso (1947), Stacy Harris in This Is Your FBI for Equitable Life (1949), 2000 Plus (1951), Jan Peerce on Music America Loves Best for RCA Victor (1944), Pat Buttram (1957), and Struck Off and Die (1944–1994):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Kingfish's Mysterious Insurance Policy with Rinso" | NBC (WEAF) 1947-09-02 9:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Rinso Soap Powder |
Freeman Gosden, Correll | Ernestine Wade & Staff | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Amos N Andy", "Freeman Gosden", "Rinso"] |
Kingfish devises an elaborate scheme to cash in on Andy's life insurance dividend by faking a temporary disappearance. |
| "The Delinquent Father with Stacy Harris as Agent Taylor" | ABC (WJZ) 1949-09-02 8:30 PM EDT |
Equitable Life Assurance Society |
Stacy Harris (Taylor) | William Woodson & Devine | ["Police", "Crime", "This Is Your FBI", "Stacy Harris", "Equitable"] |
Special agents track an interstate fugitive whose abandonment of his family conceals an extensive payroll robbery syndicate. |
| "The Man from the Future with Dramatic Sci-Fi Cast" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-02 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Sci-Fi Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Adrian Penner (SFX) | ["Sci-Fi", "Drama", "2000 Plus", "Mutual", "Science Fiction"] |
A time-traveling physicist materializes in mid-twentieth-century Manhattan bearing catastrophic warnings of nuclear warfare. |
| "Guests Jan Peerce and Camilla Williams with RCA Victor" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-02 7:30 PM EWT |
RCA Victor Red Seal Records |
Jan Peerce, Williams | Jay Blackton Orchestra | ["Music", "Classical", "Music America Loves Best", "RCA Victor", "NBC"] |
Tenor Jan Peerce and soprano Camilla Williams perform operatic excerpts and American concert spirituals. |
| "Labor Day Pop Favorites with Pat Buttram and Wrigley's" | CBS (WCBS) 1957-09-02 1:45 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Spearmint Chewing Gum |
Pat Buttram (Host) | Cass County Boys & DeVol | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Just Entertainment", "Pat Buttram", "Wrigleys"] |
Comedian Pat Buttram trades rural banter and introduces Western swing standards for the Labor Day holiday. |
| "From Marriage to Menopause with Dr. Phil Hammond" | BBC Radio 4 1994-09-02 11:30 PM BST |
Sustaining Medical Comedy |
Dr. Phil Hammond | Dr. Tony Gardner | ["Comedy", "British", "Struck Off And Die", "BBC Radio 4", "Satire"] |
Two practicing British physicians deliver satirical stand-up routines dissecting medical bureaucracy and clinical misconceptions. |