On This Day, September 3: Peg Lynch and Front Page Drama
Also featured: Fanny Brice.
September 3 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 3 across subtle observational domestic comedies, sensational newspaper feature docudramas, classic Edgar Allan Poe horror adaptations, beloved precocious child comedy, and hardboiled detective investigations, Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce in The Couple Next Door (1958, 1959), Front Page Drama for Hearst's The American Weekly (1933, 1938), Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks (1942), and Craig McDonnell in The Big Guy (1933–1959):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mother Explains with Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce" | CBS (WCBS) 1958-09-03 2:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime Comedy |
Peg Lynch (Betsy) | Alan Bunce (Joe) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "The Couple Next Door", "Peg Lynch", "Alan Bunce"] |
Betsy's visiting mother offers candid psychological interpretations of household miscommunications and childhood stubbornness. |
| "Mr. Piper Trapped in Armor with Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce" | CBS (WCBS) 1959-09-03 2:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime Comedy |
Peg Lynch (Betsy) | Alan Bunce (Joe) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "The Couple Next Door", "Peg Lynch", "Alan Bunce"] |
Joe Piper tries on an antique suit of medieval armor for a costume gala and becomes hopelessly wedged inside the rusted helmet. |
| "The Emerald of the Borgias with American Weekly" | Syndication / Hearst 1933-09-03 |
The American Weekly Sunday Magazine Feature |
Hearst Drama Cast | Hearst Radio Writers | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Front Page Drama", "American Weekly", "Hearst"] |
An antique collector uncovers an Italian renaissance jewel carrying a deadly poison chamber designed for political assassinations. |
| "The Red Death with American Weekly and Edgar Allan Poe" | Syndication / Hearst 1938-09-03 |
The American Weekly Sunday Magazine Feature |
Hearst Drama Cast | Edgar Allan Poe (Author) | ["Horror", "Anthology", "Front Page Drama", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Hearst"] |
A decadent medieval prince sequesters his courtiers inside a fortified abbey to escape a devastating airborne pestilence. |
| "The Summer Camp Report with Baby Snooks and Maxwell House" | NBC (KFI) 1942-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
General Foods Maxwell House Coffee |
Fanny Brice (Snooks) | Hanley Stafford (Daddy) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Baby Snooks", "Fanny Brice", "Maxwell House"] |
Daddy Higgins attempts to decode the counselor's appraisal letter following Baby Snooks's unruly behavior at summer camp. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Heir with Craig McDonnell" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-03 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Private Detective |
Craig McDonnell (Lead) | NBC Dramatic Cast | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Big Guy", "Craig McDonnell", "NBC"] |
A massive private investigator exposes a fraud scheme where an impostor poses as a deceased timber tycoon's missing heir. |