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Jack Armstrong: All American Boy

(4 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)

"Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong, Jack Armstrong the Alllllllllll American Boy"  was your archetypal teenage athlete who encountered not so average adventures. Sponsored by General Mills, kids and pre-teens alike were instructed to tell their moms to buy Wheaties. Text on OTRCAT.com ©2001-2022 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is prohibited. Jack's companions, Billy and Betty Fairfield were often in need of rescue by the brave and daring All American Boy, Jack. Their Uncle Jim (Captain Fairfield) was a pilot of the Silver Albatross and led the adventurous group to locations around the world. Uncle Jim added a mature and fatherly component to the show guiding and instructing the Jack and his friends. Though some episodes were so far-fetched to the point of being ridiculous, this is one of the most entertaining juvenile shows ever made. As crazy as some of the plots seem, the shows producers worked with anthropology professors to better understanding the local customs. In particular, a professor in Manila informed the show's writers of Philippine culture so there is some authenticity in Jack Armstrong's adventures. From Morocco, to Zanzibar, to Easter Island, to China and the Philippines and from Nazi Germany, to the Ayndes, to Tibet, to becoming an ally of Blackbeard,  Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy  has seen it all. Synopsis from https://www.otrcat.com/p/jack-armstrong

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

S. S. Pelican Fire

14:15

Jack to take line to Pelican

14:49

Jack gets line to Pelican

13:48

Rescue all pelican Crew

15:05

Easter Island Adventure

14:42

Uncle Jim's Office is Ramsacked

14:32

Trailing Dirk to the Airport

11:45

Plotting to Steal the Chart

12:45

Dirk and Blackbeard Steal a Letter

13:56

Flight ot San Francisco

14:04

Strange Visitor on the Schooner

14:31

Mysterious Token from Professor Loring

14:46

Jack and Billy Escape from the Police

14:23

Betty Hears Footsteps

14:07

Blackbeard becomes and Ally

14:07

Jack is Swept Overboard

14:19

Fire Breaks out on the Spindrift

13:50

Arriving in the Philippines

14:41

Warning of the Power of the Ring

14:17

Close to the Breakers

14:24

Spindrift Rescued, Yates Escapes

14:45

Jack and Billy Trail Yates

14:45

Hostile Moros Attack the Vintas

14:39

Protected by the Magic Ring

14:54

Hostile Moros Attack the Village

15:09

Spindrift Arrives in Manila

14:18

Surprise Visit to the Black Shark

14:23

Suspicious Message from Uncle Jim

14:19

Searching for Uncle Jim

14:15

Uncle Jim Outsmarts Blackbeard

14:01

Back to the Spindrift

14:16

Dr Shupato finds the Chart and Ring

14:09

A Henchman Escapes with the Ring

14:23

Jack and Billy are Captured

14:01

Jack and Billy turn the Tables

14:02

Pursued into the Jungle

14:03

Car Stalls in the Stream

14:16

On to the Land of the Headhunters

14:04

Negritos with Poison Arrows Watch

14:12

Car is Blockec by Landslide

14:14

Slide sends Car down Mountainside

14:40

Blackbeard is Climbing Down

14:18

Jack, Billy and Michelle Persue

14:20

Into an Abandoned Mine

14:15

Escaping Through Tunnels

14:09

Jack Waylays Luzaro and Shupato

14:30

Into Head-hunter Country

15:01

On thie Trail of Seargeant Romero

14:26

Surronded by Head-hunters

14:19

Trapped in the Cave of the Mummies

14:13

A Stoneway on teh Spindrift

14:26

Escape from Manila Bay

14:13

Stalked by the Black Shark

14:48

Fighting Off the Typhoon to Escape

14:01

The Spindrift's Sail is Destroyed

14:15

Safe Arrival in the Sulu Sea

14:11

Preparing to Dive for the U-235

14:08

Driving to Search for the Ship

14:09

Trapped in the Captain's Cabin

14:23

Conclusion Escape with the Uranium

14:16

A Clue to Professor Loring

14:11

Spice Peddler has an Unusual Watch

14:34

Yates the Traiter Returns

14:43

Yates Searches the Spindrift

14:19

Michelle is Kidnapped

14:17

The Journey of the Jungle Trail

14:10

Tribesmen Converge

14:11

Tribebesmen Have Hostile Chief

14:06

The Chief and the Talking Horse

14:11

Who is thr Moro Peddler

14:14

The Magic Horse Speaks Again

14:22

Maula Leads the Search for Rifles

14:15

Jack and Billy Decieve Persuers

14:21

Attached by the Tamarou

14:19

A Flashlight in the Darkness

14:17

Yates Captures Betty and Billy

14:09

Michelle is Sent for Help

14:31

Climbing Toward the Guarded Cave

14:04

Leading the Moro into a Trap

14:16

A Serenity at the Entrance to Cave

14:11

Into the Secret Tunnel

14:54

Jack and Billy Meet a Stranger

14:31

Finding Lt Rawlings in the Cave

15:14

Trapped in teh Cave by Karang's Men

14:32

Up the River after Professor Loring

15:00

Jack rescues Whisper

14:26

The Vinta is Stopped by teh Current

14:26

A Hail of Stones and Arrows

14:14

Planning to Confront the Medicine Man

14:30

Planning to Enter the Temple of Kalana

14:21

Entering the Temple of Kalana

14:26

The Medecine Man Find the Radio

14:15

Moro Messenger Brings Tidings

14:26

FInding Professor Loring at Last

14:16

Adventure of the Uranium Deposit

14:38

Land of the Sky

16:45

The Cave of the Glacier

14:14

Stealing the Ruby

13:34

Counterfeit Ration Stamps are Stolen

14:09

Head Hunter's Start War

14:17

Amphibian Fire over Jungle

14:30

Spider's Lair spotted

14:31

Betty and Billy in quicksand

14:34

Diamonds in Spider's Plane

14:45

The Mutineers

12:16

Trial of the Silencer

14:44

The Flying Saucer

13:59

Clear the Tracks

30:21

Bewertungen

ALL BOY AMERICAN

(4 Sterne)

A show that reflected it's times. I'm an adult and still can enjoy the variety and suspense of the eps. Yes, there is prejudice and sexism (Betty, assert yourself!), though one can still like these. To me the best segments are aboard the Spindrift, beginning with the stowaway episode. By the way, the announcer Franklin McCormick later went on to fame in Chicago on radio through the 1960s. Must've been the Wheaties!