The Aldrich Family - "April Fool's Day" (04-01-42)

April Fool's Day (Aired April 01, 1942) *Date is subject to correction.

Henry's parents, Sam and Alice, were portrayed by House Jameson and Katharine Raht, his sister Mary was played by Charita Bauer among others, and his usual girlfriend, Kathleen Anderson, was voiced by Mary Shipp. The role of Henry's best friend, Homer Brown, was played by Jackie Kelk (as well as Jack Grimes, Michael O'Day and John Fiedler). Homer's parents were Arthur Vinton and Agnes Moorehead, among others. Eddie Bracken appeared in the earlier shows as friend Dizzy Stevens. The show's announcers included Harry Von Zell, Dan Seymour and Dwight Weist. The Aldrich Family lived at 117 Elm Street in Centerville, USA (state unknown). Henry and his friend Homer attend Central High School with an assortment of other friends. Henry's father Sam is a lawyer and his mother Alice is a homemaker. Henry Aldrich was an endearingly bumbling kid growing awkwardly into adolescence, and The Aldrich Family often revolved around Henry's misadventures with his friends and girls.

THIS EPISODE:

April 01, 1942. (AKA:  April 02, 1942 *The Date Is Subject To Correction.) - NBC network. Postum, Birdseye Frozen Foods. It's "April Fool's Day", and the practical jokes get out of hand.  Dan Seymour (announcer), Jack Miller (conductor), Clifford Goldsmith (writer). Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat. # 61483.