On This Day, August 28: Cab Calloway and Archie Andrews
Also featured: Inspector Maigret.
August 28 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 August 28 across American network radio, BBC Radio 4, and Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), Cab Calloway & Nat King Cole headlining an electric swing session on Jubilee (1944), Archie Andrews scrambling for date apparel for Swift's Franks, Ezra Stone taking boxing lessons on The Aldrich Family for Jell-O, Maurice Denham unraveling Parisian nightclub murders on Inspector Maigret, and Bob & Ray hosting Norm Prescott (1941–1976):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Norm Prescott Visits" | NBC (WNBC) 1952-08-28 5:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Comedy Broadcast |
Bob & Ray, Norm Prescott | NBC Comedy Staff | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Parody", "Sketches", "Americana"] |
Bob and Ray welcome Boston radio personality Norm Prescott to parody breathless disc jockey record promotions and absurd soap operas. |
| "Guest Cab Calloway and The King Cole Trio (Episode 95)" | AFRS Military 1944-08-28 |
AFRS / Sustaining Military Broadcast |
Ernie Whitman, C. Calloway | Nat King Cole Trio | ["Jazz", "Big Band", "Swing", "Vocal", "Wartime"] |
Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman hosts an electrifying AFRS swing session featuring Cab Calloway's energetic scat routines and Nat King Cole's smooth trio jazz. |
| "Henry Takes Up Boxing" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-08-28 8:30 PM EDST |
General Foods Jell-O Puddings / Postum |
Ezra Stone, Jackie Kelk | Clifford Goldsmith | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Teen", "Domestic", "Americana"] |
Henry Aldrich orders mail-order boxing gloves to defend himself against the neighborhood bully, creating chaos in the Aldrich living room. |
| "Archie Gets Dressed for a Date" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-28 10:30 AM EDT |
Swift & Company Swift's Premium Franks |
Bob Hastings, Harlan Stone | Gloria Mann | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Teen", "Juvenile", "Americana"] |
Archie frantically scrambles to locate his missing formal tuxedo studs and ironed shirt before picking up Veronica Lodge for a dance. |
| "Maigret in Montmartre (Part 1)" | BBC Radio 4 1976-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Detective Drama |
Maurice Denham, M. Gough | Georges Simenon (Author) | ["Police Procedural", "Detective", "Mystery", "French", "Noir"] |
Chief Inspector Maigret investigates a sordid Parisian nightclub after a terrified striptease dancer reports overhearing a murder plot. |
| "Maigret in Montmartre (Part 2)" | BBC Radio 4 1976-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Detective Drama |
Maurice Denham, M. Gough | Georges Simenon (Author) | ["Police Procedural", "Detective", "Mystery", "French", "Noir"] |
Maigret unravels the double murder of a countess and an informant by tracing hidden blackmail letters through the Montmartre demimonde. |