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Magic Island

Heard
1936
Episodes
130

MAGIC ISLAND

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Magic Island was a syndicated serial that first aired sometime in 1936 and consisted of one hundred thirty 12-minute episodes. The storyline dealt with a wealthy woman and her search for her long lost daughter. She finds her on a man-made island that can submerge to avoid detection. The series was targeted for a juvenile audience and small children are the main focus of the story line. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR. Information from "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows" by Jay Hickerson, and Roger Hohenbrink.

Episodes, in broadcast order page 1 of 2

  1. Jerry Hall's Proposal

    · No. 1 · 12 min

  2. Leaving L.A. For Magic Island

    · No. 2 · 12 min

  3. Strange Windstorm

    · No. 3 · 12 min

  4. Strange Bank Of Fog

    · No. 4 · 12 min

  5. Island In The Viewer

    · No. 6 · 12 min

  6. Pulled By A Magnetic Force

    · No. 7 · 12 min

  7. Joan Is Found On Euclidia

    · No. 8 · 12 min

  8. G-47 Uses His Ray Gun

    · No. 9 · 12 min

  9. False Radio Message

    · No. 10 · 12 min

  10. Island Secrets

    · No. 11 · 12 min

  11. Last Radio Message From Magic Island

    · No. 12 · 12 min

  12. Joan Stays On The Yacht

    · No. 13 · 12 min

  13. The Cloth Factory On The Island

    · No. 14 · 12 min

  14. Staged Escape Attempt

    · No. 15 · 12 min

  15. Soundproof Seawead Cloth

    · No. 16 · 11 min

  16. Homing Pigeon

    · No. 17 · 12 min

  17. Pigeons Released

    · No. 18 · 12 min

  18. The Secret Formula

    · No. 19 · 12 min

  19. G-47 Has The Pigeon & Formula

    · No. 20 · 12 min

  20. A Different Formula

    · No. 21 · 12 min

  21. Trapped In An Elevator

    · No. 22 · 12 min

  22. Elevator Escape

    · No. 23 · 12 min

  23. Stolen Oxygen Tank

    · No. 24 · 12 min

  24. Battleship Approach

    · No. 25 · 12 min

  25. Prepares To Submerge

    · No. 26 · 12 min

  26. Radio Signals Within The Island

    · No. 27 · 12 min

  27. Jones & Jerry Board The Sub

    · No. 28 · 12 min

  28. A Woman Commander

    · No. 29 · 12 min

  29. Message To Johnson

    · No. 30 · 12 min

  30. Joan & Jerry Ray Gunned

    · No. 31 · 12 min

  31. Submarine Heads For Johnson's Ship

    · No. 32 · 12 min

  32. Johnson Speeds Away

    · No. 34 · 12 min

  33. Tex Contacts Johnson

    · No. 35 · 12 min

  34. Johnson's Ship Runs Out Of Fuel

    · No. 36 · 12 min

  35. Commander Talks To Johnson

    · No. 38 · 12 min

  36. Everyone Arrives

    · No. 39 · 12 min

  37. Mcleod Poses As Johnson

    · No. 40 · 12 min

  38. Help From The Sub Commander

    · No. 41 · 11 min

  39. The Gas Is Released

    · No. 42 · 12 min

  40. Jerry & Joan Escape

    · No. 43 · 11 min

  41. Transferring Oil

    · No. 44 · 11 min

  42. Escape Attempt Tonight

    · No. 45 · 11 min

  43. Power Shutdown Plan

    · No. 46 · 12 min

  44. Joan Fires At Jerry

    · No. 47 · 12 min

  45. Escape From Guard

    · No. 48 · 12 min

  46. Ready To Throw Switches

    · No. 49 · 11 min

  47. The Alarm Sound

    · No. 50 · 11 min

  48. Swim For The Boat

    · No. 51 · 12 min

  49. Island Sinks & A Successful Escape

    · No. 52 · 11 min

  50. Lighted Buoys Mark The Route

    · No. 53 · 11 min

  51. Out Of Fuel

    · No. 54 · 11 min

  52. Sub Catches Up

    · No. 55 · 11 min

  53. Sub Tows The Yacht Back To Magic Island

    · No. 56 · 11 min

  54. Two Guards Knocked Out

    · No. 57 · 11 min

  55. In A Chamber 90 Feet Underwater

    · No. 58 · 12 min

  56. Island Gets Ready To Move

    · No. 59 · 11 min

  57. Chamber Filling With Water

    · No. 60 · 11 min

  58. Tex Is Ray Gunned

    · No. 61 · 12 min

  59. Safe For Three Days

    · No. 62 · 11 min

  60. Keystone Notes

    · No. 63 · 12 min

  61. Locked In Rooms

    · No. 64 · 11 min

  62. Reunited

    · No. 65 · 11 min

  63. Stealing A Sub

    · No. 66 · 12 min

  64. The Warning Signal

    · No. 67 · 11 min

  65. Second Intervals

    · No. 68 · 11 min

  66. Attacked From The Air

    · No. 69 · 12 min

  67. Sub Dives To 9000 Feet

    · No. 70 · 11 min

  68. Seconds For The Combination

    · No. 71 · 12 min

  69. Protection Around The Sub

    · No. 72 · 11 min

  70. Stern Section Dumped Off

    · No. 73 · 12 min

  71. Getting Seasick

    · No. 74 · 12 min

  72. Another Sub Follows

    · No. 75 · 12 min

  73. Tex Tries The Radio

    · No. 76 · 12 min

  74. Coded Message Keynotes Hit Sub

    · No. 77 · 12 min

  75. Sailboat Pickup

    · No. 78 · 12 min

  76. Sprayed With A Chemical

    · No. 79 · 12 min

  77. Rescued By Oil Tanker

    · No. 80 · 12 min

  78. Joan & Jerry Stay Behind

    · No. 81 · 12 min

  79. Jerry Shows L.A. To Joan

    · No. 82 · 12 min

  80. Someone's In The House

    · No. 83 · 12 min

  81. Smelling Smoke Alarms Everyone

    · No. 84 · 12 min

  82. Planning The Return

    · No. 85 · 12 min

  83. Joan Is Afraid

    · No. 86 · 12 min

  84. Sailing For The Magic Island

    · No. 87 · 12 min

  85. Joan Questions The Crew

    · No. 88 · 11 min

  86. A Large Bad Storm Causes Problems

    · No. 89 · 11 min

  87. Engineer Peterson Is Taken Prisoner

    · No. 90 · 11 min

  88. Ship Arrives At The Magic Island

    · No. 91 · 11 min

  89. The Descent Into Modern Atlantis

    · No. 92 · 11 min

  90. Everyone Disappears

    · No. 93 · 11 min

  91. Questioned By G47

    · No. 94 · 12 min

  92. A Beautiful Apartment

    · No. 95 · 12 min

  93. The City Is Discovered

    · No. 96 · 12 min

  94. Large Cave Rooms

    · No. 97 · 11 min

  95. The Old Skipper Found Caring For Animals

    · No. 98 · 12 min

  96. Meeting Master Builder

    · No. 99 · 11 min

  97. Artificial Volcano Eruption

    · No. 100 · 11 min

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  1. Magic Island - Single Episodes

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