Summary: Policewoman Mixup (Aired December 3, 1950) Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. No other TV or radio show has ever equaled its hold on the American public," wrote Yale civil rights professor Melvin Patrick Ely."They depicted Afro-American life while minimizing references to race." The radio audience, white and black, tuned in each night to listen to the adventures of characters they all cared about. Amos 'n' Andy had"all the pathos, humor, vanity, glory , problems and solutions that beset ordinary mortals and therein lies its universal appeal," explained journalist Roy Wilkins in 1931. THIS EPISODE: December 3, 1950. "Policewoman Mixup" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Rinso. "Amos" starts the show by saying, "We're on the air for Rinso for the third and last time." This makes little sense in itself, in addition, Rinso sponsored the show through and including the broadcast of December 31, 1950. Ken Niles fluffs Sapphire's name at the start of the show, calling her, "Sarah." When Sapphire's cousin, Sarah Thompson, comes for a visit, The Kingfish quickly sets up an escort bureau to get Andy to chauffer her around. The boys end up kidnapping a policewoman! Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Lou Lubin, Ernestine Wade, Johnny Lee, Jeff Alexander (music), Ken Niles (announcer), Roy Glenn. 32:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
