Of Sound Mind And Body (Aired April 21, 1944)
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After the associations with Pepsodent toothpaste (1929–37) and Campbell's Soup (1937–43), primary sponsors included Lever Brothers' Rinso detergent (1943–50), the Rexall drugstore chain (1950–54) and CBS' own Columbia brand of television sets (1954–55). President Calvin Coolidge was said to be among the devoted listeners. Huey P. Long took his nickname of "Kingfish" from the show. At the peak of the popularity, many movie theaters began the practice of stopping the films for the 15 minutes of the Amos 'n' Andy show and then playing the program through the theater's sound system or simply by placing a radio on the stage. Some theaters attempted to attract patrons by noting the fact that they offered the broadcast in their advertisements. NBC sought to stop the practice by charging the theaters who did so with copyright infringement, claiming that charging admission for a free broadcast was not legal.
THIS EPISODE:
April 21, 1944. "Of Sound Mind And Body" - NBC network. Commercials deleted. Andy hires a beautiful secretary named Henrietta Davis. He then takes a job in a foundry (loading ingots!) so he can pay her. The system cue has been deleted. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), James Basquette. 26:14. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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