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Ma Perkins #01 Misc

Networks
NBC, CBS (as its archives name them)
Heard
1960
Episodes
12

(12 Episodes - Misc) "Ma Perkins" (or "Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins"): Produced by Frank & Anne Hummert and debuting on WLW-Cincinnati Radio August 14, 1933, "Ma Perkins" (or "Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins") would grow to be the longest running radio soap opera. On December 4th, 1933, Ma Perkins graduated to the NBC Red Network, where it was broadcast until 1949. In 1942, "Ma Perkins" was picked up by CBS radio, at which time it was broadcast on both NBC and CBS simultaneously.

More about it

Ma was the owner-operater of the lumber yard in small Southern town of Rushville Center, population 4000. Story-lines pivoted around her interactions with the local townsfolk as well as the ongoing dilemmas of her three children, Evey, Fay and John. One of her children died during WWII. The kindly, trusting widow Ma Perkins with her huge heart, and great love for humanity, was forever offering her homespun philosophy to any troubled soul in need of advice.

Actress Virginia Payne was a mere 23 years old when she took on the role of matronly Ma Perkins and to her credit, in the 27 year run on the two networks, Virginia did not miss the taping of even one of the 7,065 episodes. Virgina's co-stars were: Ma's best friend Shuffle Shober was played by two actors - Charles Egelston (from 1933-1958) & Edwin Wolfe (from 1958-1960). Ma's son John was played by actor Gilbert Faust.

Her daughter Fay was played by Isabelle Krehbiel (1933), Margaret Draper & Rita Ascot. Finally, the role of Evey Perkins was played by 3…

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Ma P

    · 14 min

  2. ) 2nd Last Episode

    · 12 min

  3. Ma P #001

    No date given · No. 1 · 15 min

  4. Ma P #002

    No date given · No. 2 · 15 min

  5. Ma P #003

    No date given · No. 3 · 15 min

  6. Ma P #004

    No date given · No. 4 · 14 min

  7. Ma P #005 Sonia Fades Out

    No date given · No. 5 · 16 min

  8. Ma P #006 Sonia Is Shot

    No date given · No. 6 · 16 min

  9. Ma P #007 Willy & Evey Lie To Ma

    No date given · No. 7 · 13 min

  10. Ma P #0423 (1935)

    No date given · No. 423 · 15 min

  11. Ma P (1935) #0424

    No date given · No. 1935 · 15 min

  12. Ma P (1944)

    No date given · No. 1944 · 14 min

Where it comes from 1

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. Ma Perkins #01 Misc 12 Eps

    Old Time Radio · 12 episodes here · archive.org

    Uploader’s mark: Public Domain Mark 1.0: Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it.

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