Not many cartoon strips from the 30's are still popular, but Blondie is one of the few. Still widely read today, Blondie was also made into movies and of course,
radio. Her beau, soon to be husband, Dagwood and her were an unlikely match. Dagwood actually came from money and his parents were displeased with his choice of girlfriend, but boldly defying them, he accepted being disowned and married Blondie anyway. In the beginning, Blondie was a flapper and portrayed as a bit of an airhead, but marriage seemed to mature her and she was actually the more levelheaded of the two, often getting Dagwood out of the messes he got himself into when he would cry
out "BLONDIEEEEEEEE!!"
Almost everyone could see a bit of themselves in the everyday lives of the Bumsteads and judging from the continued enjoyment of the characters, almost everyone still can. Truly a delightful show.
Broadcast History:
Jul 3, 1939-Jun 26, 1944 CBS. 30m, Mondays at 7:30.
Jul 21, 1944-Sep 1, 1944 Blue Network. 30m, Friday at 7:00. Super Suds
Aug 13, 1944-Sep 26, 1948 CBS. 30m, Sundays at 8:00 until mid-1945, then at 7:30. Super Suds. Ran concurrently with Blue Network series for first three weeks.
Oct 6, 1948-Jun 29, 1949 NBC. 30m Wednesdays at 8:00. Super Suds
Oct 6, 1949-Jul 6, 1950 ABC. 30m, Thursdays at 8:00, then at 8:30 as of May.
Cast:
Blondie: Penny Singleton, Anne Rutherford, Alice White, Patricia Van Cleve
Dagwood: Arthur Lake
Alexander: Leone Ledoux, Tommy Cook, Larry Sims, Bobby Ellis, Jeffrey Silver
Cookie: Leone Ledoux, Marlene Aames, Norma Jean Nilsson, Joan Rae
Announcers:
Bill Goodwin, Howard Petrie, Harlow Wilcox
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