On This Day, August 29: The Count of Monte Cristo and Jean Shepherd Finale
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for the final broadcasts transmitting…
August 29 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for the final broadcasts transmitting on August 29 across American network radio and syndication, bringing the August 29th day-by-day review to 100.0% completion (394 total broadcasts updated). Highlights include Carleton Young as Edmond Dantès escaping Château d'If and traveling to Angkor Wat on The Count of Monte Cristo (1944–1950), and Jean Shepherd satirizing country club tennis and the 1973 Soap Box Derby cheating scandal on WOR New York (1970–1973):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Spit Cards and Summer Tennis Tournaments" | WOR (New York) 1970-08-29 11:15 PM EDT |
Village Voice / WOR Station Advertisers |
Jean Shepherd (Host) | Jean Shepherd (Writer) | ["Monologue", "Humor", "Americana", "Sports", "WOR New York"] |
Jean Shepherd reflects upon childhood playground games of spit cards and dissects the social mannerisms of country club tennis tournaments. |
| "The Akron Soap Box Derby Disaster" | WOR (New York) 1973-08-29 11:15 PM EDT |
Village Voice / WOR Station Advertisers |
Jean Shepherd (Host) | Jean Shepherd (Writer) | ["Monologue", "Humor", "Americana", "Scandal", "WOR New York"] |
Jean Shepherd delivers a comedic critique of the recent national Soap Box Derby engineering scandal and recalls his own youth racing misadventures. |
| "The Escape from Château d'If" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-29 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Swashbuckler Adventure |
Carleton Young (Dantès) | Alexandre Dumas (Author) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Swashbuckler", "Classic", "Adaptation"] |
Edmond Dantès tunnels into the cell of Abbé Faria, learns the location of the Monte Cristo treasure, and plots an escape from the fortress dungeon. |
| "The Pearl of Angkor Wat" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Swashbuckler Adventure |
Carleton Young, Baer | Virginia Gregg | ["Adventure", "Swashbuckler", "Mystery", "Action", "Exotic"] |
The Count of Monte Cristo travels to Southeast Asia to prevent a sacred temple jewel from falling into the hands of ruthless French colonial plunderers. |