Summary: The Fortune Teller (Aired September 21, 1952) CANDY MATSON was the private eye star of Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8208, an NBC West Coast show which first aired in March 1949 and was created by Monty Masters. He cast his wife, Natalie Parks, in the title role of this sassy, sexy PI. Her understated love interest, Lt. Ray Mallard, was played by Henry Leff while her assistant and best pal, aptly named Rembrandt Watson, was the voice of Jack Thomas. Every show opened with a ringing telephone and our lady PI answering it with "Candy Matson, YU 2-8209" and then the organ swung into the theme song, "Candy". Each job took Candy from her apartment on Telegraph Hill into some actual location in San Francisco. The writers, overseen by Monty, worked plenty of real Bay Area locations into every plot. Candy was bright, tough, and fearless. She used her pistol infrequently, but was unintimidated by bad guys, regardless of circumstances. THIS EPISODE: September 21, 1952. NBC network, San Francisco origination. "The Fortune Teller". Sustaining. Industrialist Allison Gray is missing, and the stars tell Candy that an astrologer is involved. The phone number is announced as being the one above. The phone number is different on other broadcasts. Possibly an audition. Lou Tobin, Henry Leff, Jack Thomas, Monte Masters (writer, director), Natalie Masters, Eloise Rowan (organist), Dudley Manlove (announcer), Hal Burdick, Bill Brownell (sound effects), Jane Bennett Carnell, Clarence Stevens (engineer). 28:45. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
