# Candy Matson, YUkon

Networks named by its archives: NBC. Heard 1949–1952. 26 episodes.

CANDY MATSON, YUKON 2-8209 Candy Matson was the private eye star of Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209, an NBC West Coast show which first aired in March 1949 and was created by Monty Masters. He cast his wife, Natalie Parks, in the title role of this sassy, sexy PI. Her understated love interest, Lt. Ray Mallard, was played by Henry Leff while her assistant and best pal, aptly named Rembrandt Watson, was the voice of Jack Thomas. Every show opened with a ringing telephone and our lady PI answering it with "Candy Matson, YU 2-8209" and then the organ swung into the theme song, "Candy". Each job took Candy from her apartment on Telegraph Hill into some actual location in San Francisco. The writers, overseen by Monty, worked plenty of real Bay Area locations into every plot. Candy was bright, tough, and fearless. She used her pistol infrequently, but was unintimidated by bad guys, regardless of circumstances. Threats, assaults, and even bullets would usually produce a caustic, but clever, response for this blonde sleuth. She and Mallard were frequently working the same case, but she usually solved it first. OTR experts generally agree that this show was the finest of all the female PIs. Although the show ran until May 1951, it never attracted a sponsor (although the first season's final episode ended with the announcement that "Candy Matson Is San Francisco's Most Popular Program"). NOTE: Updated Release! Version 1.1 includes date changes plus other miscellaneous changes…

## Sets

- Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209 - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 2.5, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles
- Candy Matson, Yukon 28209 14 Eps (Old Time Radio): Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/CandyMatsonYukon28209

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [(Aud) The Donna Dunham Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/2cf0a861c606), aired 4 April 1949 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-04-04audTheDonnaDunhamCase.mp3
1. [#Pilot (Audition Show) The Donna Dunham Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/5f7be9127034), aired 4 April 1949 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1949-04-04pilotauditionShowTheDonnaDunhamCase.mp3
1. [The Cable Car Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/31b7d2d29757), aired 7 July 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-07-0702TheCableCarCase.mp3
1. [The Fort Ord Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/760a87fa5967), aired 23 September 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-09-2314TheFortOrdStory.mp3
1. [The Devil in the Deep Freeze](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/f39b79e49990), aired 30 September 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-09-3015TheDevilInTheDeepFreeze.mp3
1. [The Devil in the Deep Freeze](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/7d594285ca5b), aired 10 November 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1949-11-10020TheDevilInTheDeepFreeze.mp3
1. [Jack Frost](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/f02766e72011), aired 10 December 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-12-1025JackFrost.mp3
1. [Valley of the Moon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/e9e9c7aa1103), aired 17 December 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-12-1726ValleyOfTheMoon.mp3
1. [Jack Frost](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/0e0498411ecc), aired 19 December 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1949-12-19024JackFrost.mp3
1. [Valley of the Moon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/e2bd47cef924), aired 27 December 1949 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1949-12-27025ValleyOfTheMoon.mp3
1. [NC9-8012](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/aa3df6f9122f), aired 27 December 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson49-12-2727Nc9-8012.mp3
1. [NC9-8012- Insurance Crash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/4384cfae2271), aired 2 January 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-01-02026Nc9-8012-InsuranceCrash.mp3
1. [Eric Spalding Concert](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/9fd4656eff59), aired 13 January 1950 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-01-13027EricSpaldingConcert.mp3
1. [Eric Spaulding Concert](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/f58afcf31b87), aired 7 February 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson50-02-0733EricSpauldingConcert.mp3
1. [Symphony of Death](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/e5a1b2e119ea), aired 20 June 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson50-06-2050SymphonyOfDeath.mp3
1. [The Movie Company](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/3ef40fb035b8), aired 29 August 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson50-08-2960TheMovieCompany.mp3
1. [The Movie Company](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/27ea9efb2a80), aired 11 September 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-09-11050TheMovieCompany.mp3
1. [The Egyptian Amulet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/b414b45a6b08), aired 12 September 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson50-09-1262TheEgyptianAmulet.mp3
1. [The Fort Ord Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/41ce44e31b9e), aired 9 October 1950 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-10-09054TheFortOrdStory.mp3
1. [The Egyptian Armulet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/dcc005ef36b2), aired 23 October 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-10-23056TheEgyptianArmulet.mp3
1. [San Juan Bautista](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/c47ae20a5df5), aired 26 November 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson50-11-2670SanJuanBautista.mp3
1. [San Juan Batista](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/1b96cbc26cb0), aired 18 December 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1950-12-18064SanJuanBatista.mp3
1. [Candy's Last Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/3f8e157373ea), aired 29 April 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson51-04-2991CandysLastCase.mp3
1. [Candy's Last Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/e36db4f679bc), aired 21 May 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1951-05-21084CandysLastCase.mp3
1. [The Fortune Teller - Introls Yukon 38309 (aka Temple of the Zodiac)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/c753a08cdf69), aired 21 September 1951 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/CandyMatsonYukon28209/Candym1951-09-21000TheFortuneTeller-IntrolsYukon38309akaTempleOfTheZodiac.mp3
1. [(Aud) The Fortune Teller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/candy-matson-yukon/3dfb6337c89b), aired 21 September 1952 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Candy_Matson_Singles/CandyMatson52-09-21audTheFortuneTeller.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.