Vic and Sade (2)


(3.9 stars; 4 reviews)

Visit radio's homefolks in the Small House Half-way up in the Next Block. Vic and Sade was the most popular show of its kind in the history of radio, won numerous awards and was atop the ratings for many years running. For the majority of its time on the air it was presented in fifteen minute episodes without continuing plot. It featured the three voices of the main characters only but their world was peopled by countless characters with whom the listener became intimately acquainted. When the actor who played Vic became ill, a second male character, Uncle Fletcher, was added to the cast. And, when the actor who played Rush was called into service during WWII, another young voice was added to take his place. The cast Vic - Art Van Harvey Sade - Bernadine Flynn Rush - Bill Idelson Uncle Fletcher - Clarence Hartzell Russell Miller - David Whitehouse The series was written by Paul Rhymer for the entire length of the program's run, which ran steadily from 1932 to 1944, then again in 1945 and 1946, with television stints in 1949 and 1957. Some 3500 episodes in all. The recordings you find here are all that have survived. Part 2 of 5 Dates: 1932-1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1957

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

VS 40 - Hanks Two-hundred Dollar Wardrobe 9:06
VS 40 - Ice Cream and Salted Peanuts at Midnight 8:42
VS 40 - Mis Appelrot Rearranges The Furniture 9:53
VS 40 - Vics Photograph With RJ Konk 10:40
VS 41-01-21 - Death of Bernice 10:27
VS 41-01-22 - A Very Pleasant Noon Hour 10:01
VS 41-01-23 - The All-Star Marching Team 9:42
VS 41-01-24 - Mr Ruebush Has to Wait 8:44
VS 41-01-25 - Beautiful Beautiful Wallpaper 9:27
VS 41-02-03 - Wallpapering at Midnight 9:35
VS 41-02-07 - Landladys Photos 9:40
VS 41-02-11 - Fred Considers Joining the Lodge 9:03
VS 41-02-16 - A Manual For Wives of Sky Brothers 9:37
VS 41-02-24 - Uncle Fletcher To Meet One OClock Train 10:02
VS 41-02-25 - Ladies Auxiliary Marching Team 9:55
VS 41-03-14 - Marching Team Pictures 9:59
VS 41-03-18 - Mis Keller to Join the Thimble Club 7:47
VS 41-03-25 - Muddled Shopping Money 9:26
VS 41-03-27 - Hanks Weather Service 9:42
VS 41-03-31 - Rush Wants His Interest 9:37
VS 41-03 - Thirteen Guests 9:54
VS 41-04-04 - Mr Breeps Birthday Dinner 9:40
VS 41-04-23 - Sweet Dreams Mr Donahue 8:20
VS 41-04 - Five Dollars For Shopping 9:21
VS 41-04 - Forty Pounds of Golf Clubs 9:32
VS 41-04 - Fourteen Days in Grovelman 9:29
VS 41-04 - Vic Wins a Broad-brimmed Hat 8:43
VS 41-05-02 - Vics Picture on Quarterly Cover 10:10
VS 41-05-08 - Mr Erickson Gives the House as a Gift 9:38
VS 41-05-12 - Exalted Big Dipper Day 9:56
VS 41-05-13 - Souvenirs and Mementos 11:20
VS 41-05-16 - Door Stops 9:44
VS 41-05-21 - The Key Collection 9:51
VS 41-05-30 - A Phone Call from Homer U McDancy 10:03
VS 41-05 - Bulletin Board Monitor 9:57
VS 41-06-01 - Uncle Fletcher Telephones Aunt Bess 9:07
VS 41-06-03 - The Hammock 10:50
VS 41-06-04 - Grand Old Lady 10:01
VS 41-06-09 - Letter Writing Plot 9:23
VS 41-06-30 - Whos Who In Kitchenware 10:36
VS 41-07-01 - Uncle Fletchers Easy Chair 11:58
VS 41-07 - Freds Concrete Partition 9:53
VS 41-08-26 - A Man In The House 11:24
VS 41-09-09 - Christmas Presents For The Boss 11:13
VS 41-09-17 - Uncle Fletcher Cleans House 11:11
VS 41-09-29 - Bright Kentucky Hotel Speaker 10:53
VS 41-10-08 - Sades Surprise Gift - Washrags 10:50
VS 41-10-09 - Its Algebra Uncle Fletcher 10:59
VS 41-10-10 - Freds Tires 11:00
VS 41-10-14 - Cornet Lessons 10:55
VS 41-10-31 - Broken Alarm Clocks 12:54
VS 41-11-04 - Sades Surprise Gift - Slippers 11:14
VS 41-11-05 - Vics Christmas Gift List 10:58
VS 41-11-20 - A Miserable Object of Public Ridicule 14:03
VS 41-11 - Car Ride To Chenoa 10:50
VS 41-11 - Playing Hooky 11:08
VS 41-12-01 - Winnie and her man 10:55
VS 41-12-08 - The Bottom Buffet Drawer 11:10
VS 41-12-12 - Christmas Shopping for Mr Buller 10:49
VS 41-12-25 - North Dakota River Bottom Revel 14:44
VS 41-12 - Christmas Present Money 10:58
VS 41-12 - Stacey Yop and Doctor Sockers 11:02
VS 41 - Icebergs 5:55
VS 41 - Uncle Fletchers Trip to Dixon 10:11
VS 42-02-11 - Fred Will Budget For Vic 11:09
VS 42-02-13 - The Prize Clock 9:47
VS 42-02-17 - Hank Gutstop Hostess 10:30
VS 42-02-18 - Edith Suggins Visit 10:03
VS 42-02-19 - Uncle Fletchers Room is Being Painted 10:48
VS 42-02-24 - Rawhide Shoestrings 10:13
VS 42-02-25 - Donahues Doorbell 10:19
VS 42-02-26 - First to Put up the Porch Swing 10:22

Reviews

where are the openings?


(2 stars)

What happened to the openings of these shows? no Crisco ads no "And Now Get Ready To smile again with radio's home folks Vic and Sade"

Vic and Sade, reconsidered


(4 stars)

To be fair, most folks today are well past this easy going, gentle humor. That's why not many who try these O.T.R. shows can really appreciate the skill and talent of any series. For me what disappoints most is the uneven quality from show to show. I would think by now the computing skills and cost would be good enough to improve the poor sound of some of these.