Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
More Fourth of July fun with Captain Z-Ro. This was the 13th of 26 syndicated episodes of the semi-educational adventures of Captain Z-Ro, his young assistant Jet, and their time machine, the the ZX-99. Think Mr. Peabody and Sherman just a few years earlier, and for educational purposes.
For more about the classic films, radio programs, early television programs and more enjoyed by the young and young in heart, visit the CMA blog at bit.ly/2fSR2oc
More Fourth of July fun with Captain Z-Ro. This was the 13th of 26 syndicated episodes of the semi-educational adventures of Captain Z-Ro, his young assistant Jet, and their time machine, the the ZX-99. Think Mr. Peabody and Sherman just a few years earlier, and for educational purposes.
For more about the classic films, radio programs, early television programs and more enjoyed by the young and young in heart, visit the CMA blog at bit.ly/2fSR2oc
![Mel-O-Toons : Miguel the Mighty Matador (1960) [Black & White Version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WmEJ1xHjs6s/mqdefault.jpg "Mel-O-Toons : Miguel the Mighty Matador (1960) [Black & White Version]
Some of the Mel-O-Toons survive today in original color and black and white prints. Some children in the 1960s may have seen these cartoons on a Black and White set years before seeing them in color.")
![Blondie [on Radio] Scrooge December 25, 1939, with Penny Singleton & Arthur Lake](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YfAQV1cHC98/mqdefault.jpg "Blondie [on Radio] Scrooge December 25, 1939, with Penny Singleton & Arthur Lake
While this was not a childrens radio program, these comic characters were very familiar to 1930s children, as they have been for nearly a century. Also I want to highlight more unique A Christmas Carol adaptations. In this episode Dagwood falls asleep and dreams that his boss Mr. Dithers is Ebenezer Scrooge.
The first few Blondie movies from Columbia Pictures in 1938 and 1939 were so successful that a radio series was launched with its stars Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. This radio series and the film series ended in 1950.
Penny Singleton - Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake - Dagwood Bumstead
Leone Ledoux - Baby Dumpling [this character was later renamed Alexander with age]
Hanley Staffors - Mr. Dithers
NOTE: Blondies long time sponsor was Camels Cigarettes. A tobacco sponsor was common for prime time radio shows, even in the family hour. For the Christmas episode, it is only heard at the end.")
![Popeye The Sailor [On Radio] Popeye Stops The Runaway Trolley c. 1935](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gJxFouDHOpQ/mqdefault.jpg "Popeye The Sailor [On Radio] Popeye Stops The Runaway Trolley c. 1935
Some sources list this episode as dated September 10, 1935, however it is unlikely that date is correct, based on description of the program. In this adventures Popeye needs Wheatena to save Olive and Matey from a runaway trolley
Detman Poppen or Floyd Buckley* as Popeye
Olive Lamoy as Olive Oyl
Jimmy Donnelly as Matey
Charles Lawrence as Wimpy.
*Buckley was known for a deep sounding voice, so he is probably the Popeye in this episode.")
