On This Day, September 2: The Charlie McCarthy Show and Squad Cars
Also featured: American Challenge.
September 2 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 September 2 across classic post-war comedy variety hours, South African flying squad police procedurals, historical American biographical pageants, and syndicated crime dramas, Frances Langford and Spike Jones welcoming Keenan Wynn and Carmen Miranda on The Charlie McCarthy Show for Chase & Sanborn (1945), Squad Cars (1977, 1983), The American Challenge celebrating George Rogers Clark and Clara Barton (1940), and Police Headquarters (1940–1983):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guests Keenan Wynn and Carmen Miranda with Frances Langford" | NBC (KFI) 1945-09-02 8:00 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Frances Langford, Miranda | Spike Jones & City Slickers | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Music", "Charlie McCarthy", "Carmen Miranda"] |
Frances Langford and Spike Jones welcome comedian Keenan Wynn and Brazilian star Carmen Miranda for comedy skits and musical parodies. |
| "Paul Howard IDB, RSVP with Dramatic Police Cast" | Springbok Radio (SABC) 1977-09-02 |
Commercial Sponsors Police Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Hugh Rouse (Writer) | ["Police", "Crime", "Squad Cars", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] |
South African flying squad officers coordinate a multi-city surveillance operation targeting an illicit diamond buying syndicate. |
| "Starlite Electronics Burglary with Dramatic Police Cast" | Springbok Radio (SABC) 1983-09-02 |
Commercial Sponsors Police Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Hugh Rouse (Writer) | ["Police", "Crime", "Squad Cars", "Springbok Radio", "South Africa"] |
Detectives investigate an after-hours industrial robbery at an electronics warehouse where security alarms were expertly bypassed. |
| "George Rogers Clark and the Frontier Campaign with NBC Red" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1940-09-02 3:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Historical Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | NBC Historical Drama Unit | ["History", "Drama", "American Challenge", "American Revolution", "NBC Red"] |
General George Rogers Clark leads a daring winter expedition across flooded wilderness plains to capture Fort Sackville during the American Revolution. |
| "Clara Barton and the Red Cross with NBC Red" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1940-09-02 3:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Historical Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | NBC Historical Drama Unit | ["History", "Drama", "Biography", "American Challenge", "NBC Red"] |
Pioneering nurse Clara Barton braves Civil War battlefield hazards to deliver emergency medical supplies and establish the American Red Cross. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Check Ring with Dramatic Cast" | Syndication 1943-09-02 |
Sustaining Police Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | MacGregor & Sollie Prod. | ["Police", "Crime", "Mystery", "Police Headquarters", "Syndicated"] |
Headquarters detectives track an interstate gang using stolen municipal water department paper stock to print fraudulent payroll checks. |