On This Day, September 3: Blondie and Kenny Baker
Also featured: Al Pearce.
September 3 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 3 across beloved comic strip domestic comedies, low-pressure door-to-door sales humor, lavish Hollywood musical premieres, gripping English Channel maritime salvage romances, religious moral dramas, and classic daytime soap operas, Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake in Blondie for Super Suds (1944), Al Pearce (1934), Kenny Baker on Hollywood Hotel (1937), Frank Lovejoy in Romance (1955), Heartbeat Theatre (1961), and Betty and Bob (1934–1961):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Blondie Votes Her Stock with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Super Suds Detergent |
Penny Singleton, Lake | Hanley Stafford (Dithers) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Blondie", "Penny Singleton", "Arthur Lake"] |
Blondie unexpectedly inherits proxy voting shares in the J.C. Dithers Construction Company, upsetting Dagwood's office status. |
| "Elmer Blurt Door-to-Door Sales with Al Pearce" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1934-09-03 8:00 PM EDST |
The Pepsodent Co. Pepsodent Toothpaste |
Al Pearce (Elmer Blurt) | Arlene Harris & Amsterdam | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Al Pearce", "Elmer Blurt", "Pepsodent"] |
Low-pressure salesman Elmer Blurt attempts to sell vacuum cleaners while timidly hoping nobody answers the door. |
| "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air with Kenny Baker and Alice Faye" | CBS (KNX) 1937-09-03 9:00 PM EDST |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Kenny Baker, Faye | Raymond Paige & Orch. | ["Musical", "Comedy", "Hollywood Hotel", "Kenny Baker", "Campbell"] |
A naive country singer from Indiana travels to New York to record radio commercials and becomes an unexpected national opera sensation. |
| "Maddon's Folly by Hammond Innes with Frank Lovejoy" | CBS (KNX) 1955-09-03 9:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Romance |
Frank Lovejoy (Lead) | Hammond Innes & Ellis | ["Drama", "Romance", "Adventure", "Frank Lovejoy", "CBS"] |
A disgraced maritime captain attempts to salvage a stranded cargo freighter in the English Channel while falling in love with the owner's daughter. |
| "The Image with The Salvation Army" | Syndication 1961-09-03 |
Salvation Army Religious Broadcast |
Don MacLaughlin (Lead) | Salvation Army Producers | ["Drama", "Religious", "Heartbeat Theatre", "Salvation Army", "Syndicated"] |
A self-absorbed commercial advertising executive confronts an ethical awakening after meeting an unselfish street mission worker. |
| "The Mysterious Inheritance Letter with Alice Hill" | Syndication 1947-09-03 |
General Mills Gold Medal Flour & Wheaties |
Alice Hill (Betty) | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Betty And Bob", "Alice Hill", "General Mills"] |
Betty Drake receives an anonymous legal document revealing an unsettled family trust fund that threatens Bob's business partnership. |