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November 21, 2023 31 mins
Archie Andrews was a teenage sitcom directly adapted from the very popular comic strip of Bob Montana. It began to be heard on NBC Blue on May 31, 1943 and lasted on-air until September 5, 1943—the period during which radio adaptations of comic characters were trending. The show was also broadcasted on Mutual from 1944 to 1945.

Kenneth Banghart served as the announcer, while Bob Hastings played the lead character Archie during the show's NBC times. Other actors that took over the main role include Burt Boyar, Jack Grimes, and Charles Mullen. The other important character role, Jughead, was given to Cameron Andrews and Hal Stone. Up to now, Archie Comics is still popular and loved by many fans.
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(00:16):
Hello, Hello Jack, missus Archie, come over right away in from out
of my work. Relax, Archie, relax. Here he is again.
The young pavilions of readers of Archiecomic magazine known love so well Archie Andrews
going day. Well, it's evening. As we look in on the Andrews

(00:44):
home, and especially quiet and peacefulevening, we find the entire family sitting
in the living room. Mister Andrewsis reading his newspapers, Missus Andrews is
doing some sewing, and the prideand joy of the Andrews family, our
boy Archie is reading a comic book. Yes, all is indeed peaceful and

(01:10):
quiet in Riverdale to night. Butfor how long? Well? Red?
Oh, yes, dear, whattime is it? Time? It's exactly,
It's exactly. Yes, I amtrying to tell your mother the time,

(01:44):
So if you must laugh, doit more quietly please. Oh okay,
Dad, Mary is exactly Archie.Okay, okay, Mary, It's
exactly nine o'clock. Why oh no, Leadian, dear's happened to wonder what
time it is? Oh? Fine, gee, that was a swell story

(02:10):
in this comic book. Dad,Yes, Archie, what time is it?
Archie, I just told your motherthe time. Didn't you hear me?
Oh? No, Dad, Iwas reading. Oh well it's nine
o'clock. Oh thanks, d you'rewelcome only nine o'clock. Wait, you're
fields who? I'm getting sleep Archie? Cover in your mouth when you yawned?

(02:38):
Oh yes, Mom, Why Iguess I'm getting sleepy too. For
Pete's sake, Archie, what areyou yawning about? You wish that?
I can't help it if I haveto yawn, all right, all right,
but do it more quiet? Yes, Mary, what are you yawning
about? I can't help it,Dear. Seeing Archie on makes me fine?

(03:01):
Well he is, Archie. Willyou please stop there? See what's
that? Seeing money on makes meon? Oh? Fine? Pressed?
You yawns? Are your mother?I drink? You got me doing it?

(03:25):
Were done a minute? Just aminute. Now, let's put a
stop to this. Merry go aroundwatching for all everybody? Stop on it,
Dear, Yes, Dad, okay, Archie? Okay, Dad,
okay, okay. But the troubleis dead that I don't have anything to
do? Well, you haven't anythingto do when you're sleeping. Why don't

(03:46):
you go to bed? Go tobed? Yes, go to bed,
good night's sleep for a change.Wouldn't hurt you that we all ought to
go to bed? But dad,whoever heard of going to bed at nine
o'clock? And what is so earlyabout nine o'clock? You know, if
you must know, young man,it so happens that when I was a
boy, we went to bed withthe cows and got up with the roosters.
Gee, wasn't it uncomfortable? Certainly, your archie, it was not

(04:13):
uncomfortable. I mean that was justa way of saying, we went to
bed at sundown and got up atsunrise. Gee you did, yes,
we did? And did it hurtus? Well? Why, oh,
I say, that's what makes youlook so well? Yeah, sure,
done right. The best thing inthe world for people is to get a
good night's sleep. Yes, sir, In fact, we'll all go to
bed right now, da, I'llright tell Archie, I okay, Dad,

(04:38):
okay, okay, So we'll goto bed early. Shall I turn
out to life? Then just amoment, just a moment, soon as
I get my slippers off and getinto bed. Well, what was that

(05:09):
knocked the book off these night tables? Oh? All right? Sounded like
you were wearing three slippers. Threenow, Mary, whoever heard of silly
thing? Turn off the lights?Night? Yes, all right, good
night, dear, good night,dear, good night, sun, good

(05:35):
night, dear, Yes, sir, this was a great idea. Yes,
nothing like going to bed early.Yes, good night's rest as a
man of world of good yes,wake up getting fresh and chippers read.
If we're going to sleep, let'sgo to sleep instead of talking about it
all night. Oh oh, yes, dear, Yes, you're right,
you're right. Good night, dear, good night. He whiskey. Oh

(06:00):
great, I can't sleep, Archie. Of course you can't sleep. You've
only been in bed for half aminute. I know, but I'm uncomfortable
in there. The room is sohot. Well, for pity's sake,
open the window if it's too hotin your room, she was, I
never thought of that. Oh,I'll go open the window right now,
Mary. Sometimes that boy acts likehe is about it. Dear, good

(06:25):
night, good night, dear,uh, good grief. What was that
Archie opening his window? Oh?For a minute I thought he fell out
of bed and broke hisn didn't fallout of bed. He just opened the
window like we told him to.Okay, okay, but does he had
to slam it open like he wastrying to tear the house apart. For

(06:47):
our winds are built so they slideopen gently. You're gonna break the windows
these days. And he keeps thatup Fred. All right, you can
talk to him about it in themorning. But let's get to sleep,
all right, good night, shewished. Oh, Archie, what now

(07:10):
I still can't sleep? Well,she's just still hot in that room of
the window wide open. No,it's too cold. One choose free for
Archie. Yes that, Hachie.I have a great idea of how to
solve the problem of your cold room. Oh, yes, that, because
I admit that it's a rather difficult, unusual, and highly original plan,

(07:31):
but I think you're capable of executingit. Yes, Dan, close the
window, she wish that. Ithought of that. But then it'll get
too hot again, Archie. Look, the room was hot, but now
that you've opened that window wide you'vecooled off the entire house. Besides,
I lowered the heat for the nightwhen we came upstairs, so it won't
get hot again and your room shallbe comfortable. Okay, Dad, I'll

(07:54):
go close the window now. Yeah, that boy he can be the bread.
Let's not stand all night arguing aboutArchie boys or boys. I'll go
to sleep, all right, allright, good night Mary? Did you

(08:16):
hear that? Fred? I'm usedthat boy trying to do rip the window
right out of the bread. Whydoesn't he just take a hammer and smash
up? That's what he wants todo? All right, Fred, you
should have told him about opening andclosing the window gently, slaming the window
bad way for years and he hasn'tbroken a test to me. All right,
all right, let's forget the wholething before my blood pressure boils over.

(08:39):
Good night, sad night, shewas, Now, what's the matter?
Is your room to lukewarm? Butshe was no dead. My room's
just fine the right. Don't youstay there because the starnel alarm clock is
keeping me awake? Oh fine,Archie. You have had that alarm clock

(09:00):
for ten years. Why does itsuddenly bother you tonight? I don't know,
it seems louder tonight. Just listento that, Archie. If the
clock's bothering, you leave it inhere and I'll wake in the morning.
Okay, Mom, thanks, Mom, put it on the dressing table.
Okay, yes, all right,dear, Thanks Mom, I think I
can sleep. Good night, Mom, can Dad? Good night? Dear?

(09:24):
Good night? Oh Mary, Idon't know. No, yes,
dear, don't forget to wake me. I won't marry. I don't when
you, please go to sleep?Okay, okay, okay, Oh Mary,
I don't know. Don't night,Oh Mary, I don't know.

(09:46):
I absolutely refuse to hear a word. But isn't trying to be different?
Heat, But he's going to bedso early? Was your idea? All
upset over? I she isn't helpinganything. Now, for pity's sake,
let's get to sleep, alright,alright, I promise not to say another
word. Good night, good night, Kay, good marry. Yes,

(10:16):
dear, you know that clock isloud? Freddy? Ignore it? To
Mary? How can you ignore that? Just listen to that thing? Well,
Freddy, did bothers you that much? Do something with it? Alright,
I will. I'll take it backto Archie's rule. Oh wait,
No, then he won't be ableto sleep. But what else could I
do with this frustrated time bomber?Well? Uh, put it in a

(10:41):
drawer. Drawer, Yes, thenwe won't hear it. Put it in
the bottom door of the bureau that'sempty. Huh all right, yeah that's
a good idea. Yeah, alright, that's better. Maybe now he can
get to sleep, Yes, dear, good night night, good night?

(11:13):
Good great? What's that, ohdear? The clock making more noise than
it did before? Oh great,Mary, that noise. You'll drive me
out of my mind in no time. I take it out of that door.
There, it's better than that tomtom effect. Sure. How what

(11:39):
did I do with it? Well? For just put it in the clothes
closet and close the door. Thatshould muffle it. A good idea.
I'll try it. Hm. Well, it worked, and that sets the
problem of the noisy ling flock.Now maybe we can get to sleep,
Yes, dear, m good night, good night dear. Mm hmmm mm

(12:05):
hmmmm. The clock, I musthave hit the alarm, got it?

(12:33):
That was just the alarm on yourclock had happened to go off. See.
I started the doze off there fora minute, and when I heard
the alarm, I thought it wasmorning already. It isn't morning, So
go back to bed and believe me, I'm very sorry it woke you.
Oh that's okay. That good night, good night, Oh Mary, I
tell you I've never seen anything likethis. One thing i'd another. You

(12:54):
stop grumbling and let's get to sleep. Mary. That's exactly what I would
like. Nothing better than what Ihad. Nothing there, nothing, nothing,
good night, good good night Dad. Oh no, I don't believe
it. I don't believe it.I absolutely don't believe it. And if
you hadn't set that alarm off,he'd be found asleep by this time.
Oh me, what is it now, Archie? Nothing? Dad, But

(13:18):
I just remembered I forgot to brushmy teeth before I went to bed.
Oh good heavens. Archie wouldn't wantme to do brush them for you?
She was no, Dad, Ionly thought I shot you. I don't
care what you thought. Go brushyour teeth, comb them too, for
all I care. She would say, that's silly. Who ever heard of
combing your techy? Dad? Okay, okay, don't just take me a

(13:39):
minute, that's all. Oh Mary, have you ever in all your life
heard of anything like that? Oh? I can't blame the boy all his
life. He's calling to brush histeeth morning at night? Now what else?
You expects? Some sleep? Mary? I expect some sleep, You
get some deer. This can't goon all night. How do you know,
friend, stop being silly and getthe leave. Good night, good

(14:03):
night, still good dreamie? Whatwas that I cropped the bathroom glass?
Great, Auntie? Do you haveto get in all the trouble in the
world at this time of the night? She was sad. I didn't mean
so with My hands were wet whenI went to Rocky. I don't care.
I don't care for the gruesome detailsof the rise of the fall of
our bathroom glass. Just go pickup the pieces and go to sleep and

(14:26):
don't cut yourself. Oh came on. His hands were wet, and it's
straight with merry uxors of staying awakewith my eyeea. I came up here
to go to sleep, not sad. I not forget it. All right
there, it's forgotten. O cameon. I got all the glass picked
up, and I wiped the floorwith the rags to be sure to get
all the little peace. All right, dear, that's fine. Good night,

(14:50):
good night, momb good night,Dad, good night, good night,
good night here, good night mm mm fred. It was dead.

(15:11):
What a noise? What noise?Fad noise? Sounds like water dripping
Mary. I don't hear. Oh, good grief, it is water dripping.
Oh, dear, Archie left thewater in the bathroom dripping. Fred,
you'll have to go shut off thefauces shut off the look Mary,

(15:33):
Archie left the dripping. Let himgo and shut the boys in bed.
Now let him stay there, allright, I'll go shut off the faucet.
But so help me, Hannah.This is the last time I'm getting
out of it tonight. Man.I don't know what what happened. I

(15:58):
don't know I cut my foot,do it? What happened very must have
been a piece of glass up onthe floor, he was, I God,
I got it all picked up.Serves, you're right for walking around
barefoot and there he's just any timefor lectures when I'm wounded and dying.
You're not wounded and dying. Here, let me see your flow here.

(16:18):
Oh it's just a little tiny scratch. Yeah, but it's an awful big
foot. You live my big feetout of it. Oh he's a glass
still, Yes, dear, it'sthe tiny slipper the love that we suppose
a bleeding No, dear, butI suppose you'd better put to my dine

(16:41):
on it. Anyway I can getthe eye, dine out of the medicine
cabinet. Yes, man, lookout that so I can get out the
cabin Never mind, Augie, I'llget it myself. Oh dropped a few

(17:02):
things, didn't you? Job,say Andrews, What have you done?
Mary? I didn't do it?Look a path. I'm sorry. I'm
a cured home toothpaste, cold cream, hair tonic, coal serve and corn
pats. Hurry, I sitting outall the chesel miner listic and those job
very please, Ara Bandy's shoting motionnail pol from the fastly Urry. I

(17:22):
wish rather more caramel? Would youmind telling me just what you hoped the
game by reciting a whole catalog ofdrug supplies. Well, I don't know
what's an awful mess here, butit was an accident and I couldn't help

(17:44):
it, and I apologize, andtomorrow I'll personally go down and buy out
another drug store for you. Yes, dear, but I suppose it's silly
to get so upset. It's justin some of those jars and bottles have
been in the family for a year. Yes, and just like some of
our relatives, they're not worth athing. If he's sake let's forget about

(18:06):
it and get me out of this. Guest. You are of this,
yes, Mary, I'm standing herebarefoot. Remember, I don't dare move
until they clean up all this brokenglass. See what that's like. You
better not move an instant. You'llchop yourself to piece. I know that.
But put standing there crying over spilviodide. Yes, just stay right there,
friends, Why don't she come withme? Okay, Mom, you'll
get a broom out of the broomcloset and then go out and sleep up

(18:30):
all that broken glass. I'm goingdown to the basement and get a bucket
of hot water and soap to mopup all that stuff before it seems the
floor up there. Yeah, youbetter, mom, And you better take
a dust fan up too. ArOkay, Mom, I will let's see
now backum conference, here's the broomand dust pan. I'm coming, gad,

(18:52):
I'll be there. Oh she wasnot. Who can that be at
a time like this? Hello,watchee, ah, Hi, y'all lot
your kids. It's also good tohear your voice. Aw gee, geachie

(19:27):
jee Veronica, it's good to hearyour voice too, Oh Watchee. You
say the sweetest things only to you, veronicas. Oh wahcheez, but tell
me, Veronica, how come you'recalling at this hour? Urry? Oh
chee's only of the lasting nine o'clock. Oh she was, that's right,

(19:47):
I forgot. We went to bedearly. Went to bed. You don't
mean your horse set. Oh no, Veronica, not asleep yet, but
we've been trying to get to sleep. Oh gee, oh I'm god,
just do chee, Veronica, youdidn't disturb me. I'm always glad to
hear from you. Well the reasoni'm cold, Archie? Yes, well,

(20:08):
uh, I don't have anything todo tonight, and I thought would
not go for a walk on.Sorry, she wish you did. Uh
huh oh gee, I wish i'dknown that. I'd never have gone to
bed so early. But you can'tit out now, she was an o.
Veronica, I'm in my my pajamas. Oh that's a shame, Archie.

(20:33):
Oh it's so going forward to Yeah, me too. But how about
tomorrow night we'll go to a movieor something, Archie. Ochie, Okay,
it's a day. Ah, Wellyou better get back to bed.
Off Chie Okay, Veronica, thanksfor calling. That's all right. Sweet

(20:56):
dreams, Sweet dreams, to you, Veronica Archie nighty nine ninety nine.
Way fin now fine, now fiefie do that? Veronica? What a

(21:19):
girl? He had? Water glassslept up? Huh oh the glass she
was, Mama, I forgot allabout it, forgot about it. Yeah.
The phone rang as I was goingup, and it was Veronica,
and I forgot all about dad waitingup there. Oh for pity, Say,
aren't you mean your father's been standingnow all this time? Somebody?
Everybody? She was, I guessso much, Oh dear, she didn't

(21:41):
get room. I'll sweep over thatglass myself. You bring up that scrub
bucket, okay, mom, ButI was going to sweep up the glass,
honest, I was. She was. Watch everybody so excited about now,
I might as well bring this bucketup there. She was now washed,
she was chuck head. Would youexpect sleeping beauty? No, jughead,

(22:08):
I didn't expect sleeping beauty, oryou either. What are you doing
here? I just get out ofthe movies and it's like a swell picture.
I thought i'd stop by and tellyou about it. Well, you
want to go see it? Well? Job about good guys and bad guys
and shooting got me? Thank god? Were you bob? I'm dying well,
jug Head, don't shot huh.Look that sounds like a very interesting

(22:33):
picture, but I don't want tohear about it right now. I'm trying
to that because I'm talking. Youalways tell me about the pictures you see?
Yes, and don't I always listen? Yes, by friend, you
are a fine friend, oh me, Jughead. Look, I can't stand
here in the doorway arguing with youall night. Come in and I'll explain
what the trouble is. Come onit. Well okay, but judge like
got for that? Fuck it?I'm fright she was. Jugget did you

(23:00):
hurt yourself in? No? Isthat a nice way to treat a friend?
Jug I didn't do it on present? But I want to tell you
about the movie. You have toduff me with a fuck of water.
Jug I didn't look at me.Just look at me. Wet pants,
jug Head. Look, I didn'tpush you, and I didn't want you
to get your pants or what.It was an accident. Now, for
pete sake, don't just sit thereyelling your head off. But now am

(23:22):
I gonna go home? And wetpants? Jug Head? You don't have
to go home in wet pants.Take those pants off and I'll end you
a pair of my slacks. Wellokay, okay, I'll come on up
as soon as you get them off, and i'll get the slackspot. Okay,
but it's a fight, a fight, Oh boy, that ud Pagie.
What's been keeping you? Mama hada little trouble with jug Head?

(23:42):
Augie? Never mind, dug ahead, I've got the glass left up and
I want to scrub this floor,So hand me that bucket. Okay,
Mom, but I want to Augie, what happened to the salty water I
had in this bucket? Now I'mtrying to tell you we had a little
accident. I'm yes, Dad,you see judgets down out? Oh hello,
jug good green Jughead? Where areyour pants? Where are yours?

(24:06):
I left them on the night andyou jugheads never mind where my pants are.
I'm wearing this night trip because I'vebeen trying to go to sleep for
the past half hour. But whatare you doing running around here in your
undershorts? Well that's what I've beentrying to tell you. That jug tripped
over the bucket of water and gothis pants all way over a pity say,
and then my cold archie. Letjughead wear your gray slags, I

(24:27):
am mom. I was just goingto get them for him. Well,
they just came back from the tailorsand they're down in the hall, poset.
Jug run down there and get them. She was, okay, So
fine thing. When you're come visitinga friend. He took you with a
pocket of water, and then hemakes you come up sticks and then go
downstairs. It's a fine thing,Doug. Yet if you're talking to us,
we can't hear you. I justtalking to myself, miss standers.

(24:49):
All those slats in the front hallclosets, yeah, Jug, okay,
fine thing, I have she knowwho can that be? Gee? Betty
Jacket? What do you want?Judge? Where are your pants? I
forgot all about that, Betty.I'll answer to god Jacket you. She

(25:14):
was, Betty, Ah, whatare you doing in your pajamas? She
was, I forgot about my pajamashome, Poor Betty, Betty. Missus
Andrews, what are you doing inyour bath roll? Baby? I was
just getting ready to go to sleep. And if he's going on here anyway,
mister Andrews, what are you doingin that night shirt? But what's
wrong with this night shirt. Nothing, mister Andrews. But why is everybody

(25:37):
undressed? Betty? I just gotmy past, like inted to go to
bed early? She would, Ianswered, Ben leaning up that Mary?
Would you, judge Arry, whywhat's that's better? Now? Listen to

(26:10):
me, all of you. Thisnonsense has gone far enough, too far.
In fact, yes, mister Andels, yes, dear, yes fat
uh huh oh fine, Now itso happens that half an hour ago I
decided to go to bed and geta good night's sleep for a change.
But why couldn't I Why crumbs inthe bed? Yes, I had some

(26:32):
crackers before it. No, jugHead be quiet? Okay, okay,
okay, I couldn't get to bedbecause of Archie. Archie can't sleep.
Archie says his room is awfully warm. It's too cold in this room.
The clock is too loud. Hewants to brush his teeth. He's got
to talk to his friends on thephone. Then jug had nearly drowned in
the bucket of water? Who nearlydrowned? I can swim? Judge Head,

(26:56):
be quiet, kill, I've hadenough of the stunt. I am
going to sleep, and I'm goingto sleep right now. Is that clear?
Yes, mister Andrew, Yes,dear, yes that can jug head,
get those pants on and go homeright now? Oh I am,
I am that. I don't knowwhat you came over here for. And
I hate to be so abrupt,but you'll just have to come back tomorrow,

(27:19):
mister Andrews, come on, Jack, okay, all right now,
Mary, you will scrub that floorin the morning, but out of dear,
we're going to go to sleep rightnow, and that's final. The
floor will wait. Yes, dear, all right, did Archie? I
want you to go straight to yourroom, get in the bed and stay

(27:41):
there. Are you here, Yesthat I don't care whether your room was
hot, cold, or indifferent?Go to sleep? Yes, that all
right? Good night night that mymom. Good night Archie. Now Mary,
let's go to sleep. Yes,dear, turn out your light,
yes, dear, good night dear. Mm hmmm mm hmm. Well,

(28:11):
Mary, you know something, Yes, I can't sleep. Is this room
awfully warm? Now, Fred Andrew, don't you dare? The news will

(28:48):
be back in just a moment.But first, there's an old Irish legend
that if you bury a bit ofgold in the dark of the moon,
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fortune. Well that's just a story. But there is a way to make
your money grow and without depending onleprechauns. United States Security bonds pay back
four dollars for every three you putin and in only ten years. Money

(29:12):
invested in savings bonds today means securitytomorrow. Don't trust in magic to make
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bonds, you own a piece ofyour country's future. And now back to

(29:33):
the Andrews. It's an hour later, and after a few little difficulties with
mister Andrews opening and closing windows,everyone finally got to sleep. Fred.

(30:03):
Yeah, Fred, telephone's ring,He answer that? Would Now, who
can be calling up with this Archie? He's going to answer that, yes,
Bob, all goes. All right, dear, just a fine thing,

(30:26):
jacket, chunk kid, what doyou want? You might want to
call me? I never told youthe name of it? Oh great,
judget did you call just for that? Oh fine, all right, jug
what's the name of it? Yes? Go No, You've been listening to

(30:51):
another Tattoo of the Adventures of ArchieAndrews, written by Carl Campbell and based
on a copy writer teature of hearingan Archie Comics magazine. Archie is laid
by Bob Hasting's jug head by HarlanStone. Mom and Dad Andrews are played
by Alice Yulman and Arthur Cole.Veronica and Betty by Von Mann and Rosemary
Rice. This program is produced anddirected by Kenneth McGregor. Listen next Saturday
for more of the merry adventures ofArchie Andrews. This is Bob Sherry,

(31:15):
wishing you all a very pleasant weekend. So long Hey you call me Tom,
which will be heard immediately over mostof these stations. This is NBC,
the National Broadcasting Company.
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