On This Day, August 28: The Cisco Kid and Hop Harrigan
Also featured: Jeeves.
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 syndicated transcriptions, three Western adventures of The Cisco Kid (1952, 1956, 1958) starring Jack Mather, Harry Lang, and Mel Blanc, Chester Stratton in Hop Harrigan, Michael Hordern & Richard Briers in P.G. Wodehouse's Joy in the Morning, and Bob Nolan with The Sons of the Pioneers on The 10-2-4 Ranch for Dr. Pepper (1945–1973):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dynamite on the Right of Way" | Syndicated / Ziv 1952-08-28 |
Regional Bakeries Weber's Bread / Tip-Top |
Jack Mather, Harry Lang | O. Henry (Creator) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Americana"] |
Cisco and Pancho race against time to stop railroad saboteurs from detonating a dynamite charge under a passenger train trestle. |
| "The Silver Lode Mystery" | Syndicated / Ziv 1956-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Jack Mather, Mel Blanc | Ziv Production Staff | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Americana"] |
Cisco and Pancho protect a widowed prospector whose newly discovered silver vein attracts a ruthless gang of claim jumpers. |
| "The Sheriff's .44s (Episode 641)" | Syndicated / Ziv 1958-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Jack Mather, Mel Blanc | Ziv Production Staff | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Americana"] |
Cisco and Pancho investigate when a respected frontier town sheriff is framed for an armed bank robbery using his stolen custom revolvers. |
| "The Channel Wing Plane (Part 2)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-28 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Aviation Serial |
Chester Stratton, Glenn Riggs | Jon Blummer (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Aviation", "Juvenile", "Serial", "Action"] |
Aviation hero Hop Harrigan and mechanic Tank Tinker test-fly a revolutionary prototype channel-wing aircraft while dodging foreign saboteurs. |
| "Joy in the Morning (Part 3)" | BBC Radio 4 1973-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Comedy Drama |
Michael Hordern, Richard Briers | Chris Miller (Adapter) | ["Comedy", "British", "Satire", "Literary", "Adaptation"] |
Bertie Wooster finds himself embroiled in romantic misunderstandings in Steeple Bumpleigh while Jeeves concocts a scheme to placate Lord Worplesdon. |
| "Ten-Two-Four Time on the Rhythm Range" | Syndicated Elec 1945-08-28 |
The Dr. Pepper Co. "Drink a Bite to Eat" |
Sons of the Pioneers | Bob Nolan, Pat Brady | ["Western", "Music", "Country", "Americana", "Vocal"] |
Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers perform Western swing standards and four-part cowboy vocal harmonies from the Dr. Pepper ranch. |