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Kent has arrived in Freeville and suspects something dangerously evil is going on in the small village when Lois Lane has now gone missing. JR comments on the life of Superman himself- Bud Collyer.
Liz buys a book that tells the danger signs to look out for to tell if your husband is being unfaithful, and George has them all! We look at the "misunderstanding" plot line that was the staple for many great sitcoms including Three's Company. We also take a look at show sponsors Jello and Log Cabin syrup which are still powerhouse brands to this day.
Friday and Romero investigate the abduction of a three day old baby from Mercy Hospital. Commentary on Hispanic mothers and emphasis on family. Also a look at the guest actors who gave these excellent performances. One of Dragnet's finer moments.
Kent races to Freeville to check in on the welfare of Lois Lane who sent a series a bizarre telegrams to Perry White. JR speaks on why a story on a simple drought is more significant that it appears.
A rich man is hooked on his mistress and plans to leave his wife. But there is a far greater force at work who refuses to let that happen. Commentary on how this episode misfired, what could have made it better, and the real story about the show's sponsor Ironized Yeast.
Lamont and Margot visit an island to find out why a dozen ships have vanished in "The Graveyard of the Pacific."
As the attacks continue, suspicion focuses on the avenger’s description of a tall, distinguished person very similar to our Mr. Sleuth…the lodger! JR speaks on how this story's emphasis would have been different if told through Mr. Sleuth. Plus, updates on the real Jack the Ripper!
Robert Montgomery doing double duty tonight as both the narrator and as the mysterious man who rents a room from a couple at a time when a serial killer terrorizes 1888 London. JR speaks on the special history of this episode with Suspense radio series.
With Lois going on her own determined to find the truth about the drought in Freeville, Perry White is shaken by a telegram he received from Lois asking him to get her out of town at once. JR speaks about the blooper with Julian Noa who plays Perry White.
Liz is playing "cops and robbers" with little Tommy Wood from next door, and lets him handcuff her and George with what turn out to be real handcuffs. Commentary on the classic handcuff formula used in several sitcoms as well as this being adapted into the classic I Love Lucy TV episode. Also, comic legend Dick Tracy, silent movie icon Rudolph Valentino, and the actor who plays little Tommy, Johnny McGovern, are discussed.
Friday and Romero investigate a woman who is receiving life-threatening letters and phone calls and need to find this stalker before she winds up dead. Commentary on how this was a departure from its regular procedural format and how mental illness was treated in 1950.