Jack Armstrong: All American Boy
(4 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)
"Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong the Alllllllllll American Boy" was your archetypal teenage athlete who encountered not so average adventures. Sponsored by General Mills, kids and pre-teens alike were instructed to tell their moms to buy Wheaties. Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2022 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is prohibited. Jack's companions, Billy and Betty Fairfield were often in need of rescue by the brave and daring All American Boy, Jack. Their Uncle Jim (Captain Fairfield) was a pilot of the Silver Albatross and led the adventurous group to locations around the world. Uncle Jim added a mature and fatherly component to the show guiding and instructing the Jack and his friends. Though some episodes were so far-fetched to the point of being ridiculous, this is one of the most entertaining juvenile shows ever made. As crazy as some of the plots seem, the shows producers worked with anthropology professors to better understanding the local customs. In particular, a professor in Manila informed the show's writers of Philippine culture so there is some authenticity in Jack Armstrong's adventures. From Morocco, to Zanzibar, to Easter Island, to China and the Philippines and from Nazi Germany, to the Ayndes, to Tibet, to becoming an ally of Blackbeard, Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy has seen it all. Synopsis from https://www.otrcat.com/p/jack-armstrong
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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Bewertungen
ALL BOY AMERICAN
harron68
(4 Sterne)
A show that reflected it's times. I'm an adult and still can enjoy the variety and suspense of the eps. Yes, there is prejudice and sexism (Betty, assert yourself!), though one can still like these. To me the best segments are aboard the Spindrift, beginning with the stowaway episode. By the way, the announcer Franklin McCormick later went on to fame in Chicago on radio through the 1960s. Must've been the Wheaties!