Episodes
Jimmy shares a letter from Clark to Perry and Lois that Clark has left town and may never come back.  Commentary on why Superman didn't just eliminate the Nazis and other global threats of the 1940s.
Published 04/11/24
Liz goes to see a doctor about her absentmindedness, and then reports her car to be stolen when she forgets that George dropped her off at the doctor!
Published 04/10/24
Friday and Smith prepare to face two unruly brothers known as dope addicts and robbers are heading to the city.  Commentary on the transition in the mid 50's from drama to a new radio sensation- rock and roll!
Published 04/09/24
With Superman flying all around the warehouses looking for any clue, Herman, under Pearley’s orders, has a gun pointed at Biff, Mary and Jimmy ready to execute them.  Plus the #1 Greatest Adventures of Superman episode of all time!
Published 04/08/24
At a college, after a student is refused membership in a fraternity he decides to pay them all back. On the brink of madness, he enacts his revenge by using his scientific skills and creates a chemical that he believes can dissolve through anything-even an entire building.
Published 04/07/24
A man takes a bank job with the intent of heisting a huge sum of money.  Along the way, he meets a woman with the same plan. Commentary on character actors and stars.  Plus, featured star Alan Baxter.
Published 04/05/24
Kent is concerned that Mary and Jimmy have not communicated with him as he goes to the Dependable messenger company owned by Pearley and finds it locked and abandoned.  Instead of the usual Superman open, Bud Collyer’s voice as Superman is heard encouraging kids to remind their parents to get out and vote in the election which is to take place the next day Tuesday November 5th. Plus, the 5 Greatest Adventures of Superman episodes of all time!  Today, #2!
Published 04/04/24
When George's mother comes to visit, Liz hopes to drive her out by spreading ragweed and other allergy-inducing plants around the house, but her plan backfires when George's mother starts dating her allergist.
Published 04/03/24
Friday goes undercover as a “mark” to expose a blond swindler who conned a man out of $40,000. Commentary on racism and breaking barriers in classic radio.
Published 04/02/24
Pearley’s henchman Herman, who suspected Jimmy and Mary as spies from the beginning, nabs the kids in the fog and leads them to the river where they will soon meet their fate. Plus, The 5 Greatest Adventures of Superman episodes of all time.  Today, #3!
Published 04/01/24
While digging a hole to plant a tree, a man uncovers an ancient Roman coffin. Inside he discovers something that would have been better left forever buried.  Commentary to follow.
Published 03/31/24
The lives of a wheelchair bound woman with a phobia of touching anything metal, her caretaker and her kleptomaniac sister are turned upside down when a blackmailer is found dead in their house.  Commentary on the weak premise.  Plus, Broadway star Eva La Gallienne.
Published 03/29/24
Although Mary and Jimmy were able to skate their latest skirmish with Pearley, they decided to follow Pearley which leads them right back into the worst trouble they could ever imagine in which escape is not an option.  Plus, The 5 Greatest Adventures of Superman episodes of all time.  Today, #4!
Published 03/28/24
As an April Fool's joke, Liz plans to plant a lipstick-smeared handkerchief in George's coat pocket when she is surprised to find there is already a lipstick smeared handkerchief in his pocket in which George himself is stupefied.  Commentary to follow.
Published 03/27/24
A dead body is discovered by a night watchman along with several empty beer bottles and red dyed hair found on the victim’s jacket.  Episode commentary on why the audience is Joe Friday and how Jack Webb creatively makes that happen.
Published 03/26/24
Jimmy and Mary are unaware that Pearley and his henchmen, who know the two are spies, are waiting for them at the messenger office while Superman believes his friends are now safe.  Plus, we countdown the 5 Greatest Adventures of Superman episodes of all time.  This episode is #5!
Published 03/25/24
Mac Rogan is put on trial for the brutal knife murder of his wife, though he swears it was perpetrated by a man named Mark Street. Mac swears to have vengeance on his wife's killer no matter what the cost, planning to mutilate him in the same way as his wife.  He makes it perfectly clear that he will not allow anything, not even the cold grave itself, deter him from his deadly mission.
Published 03/24/24
A brother helps his sister by hiding the dead body of her abusive husband while being confronted with a series of unfortunate coincidences along the way.  Commentary on why this is one of the worst Suspense episodes.
Published 03/22/24
Mary and Jimmy Olsen, posing as Jimmy Miller, are set to meet the big boss who has now discovered that Mary tipped off the Daily Planet in distributing the phony bills.  Commentary on how these 1946 Superman episodes may have contributed to the drop in juvenile delinquency.
Published 03/21/24
George needs a new secretary, so Liz enrolls in secretarial school so she can fill the position.  Commentary to follow.
Published 03/20/24
A woman tells Friday and Smith that a robbery is being planned-by her ex-convict husband.  Episode commentary on the natural life arc of a dramatic series and why later episodes tend to be lesser than the earlier ones.
Published 03/19/24
Although Mary is in Pearley’s good graces once again, Herman, his brutish henchman, decides to take Mary’s fate into his own hands as he slips up behind her with knife in hand.  Commentary on the Superman Crusader Ring. 
Published 03/18/24
As Arch Oboler didn't want to give anything away about this episode, neither will we! Except for this...when extraordinary things happen to ordinary people, their worlds begin to change as well as those they impact.  Commentary to follow.
Published 03/17/24
The story of a hated movie star queen’s stand-in, the movie star’s new husband, and murder. Commentary on the senseless plot and lack of motive.  Plus, star June Havoc.
Published 03/15/24
Inspector Henderson decides to raid Pearley’s office despite Kent’s objections that it will expose Mary as the informant.  Commentary on the stopping distance needed for Superman's various speeds.
Published 03/14/24