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Betty Bob

1937–1948

Betty Bob

40 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”; these recordings are in the public domain.

Source collection: BettyBob

The surviving run

Transmission

22 January

No. 1

1937

B&B 3 eps Bob Cracks Under Job Stresses

Running time

1h 13m

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

15 June

No. 2

1947

B&B #001 Betty & Bob Arrive in Sm Town Walton

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

16 June

No. 3

1947

B&B #002 Neighbor Shoots Deputy Sheriff

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

17 June

No. 4

1947

B&B #003 Chet Atkins Meets Claire Andrews

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

18 June

No. 5

1947

B&B #004 Anita Rusack Escapes from her Father

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

20 June

No. 6

1947

B&B #005 Chet Is Falling For Claire

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

23 June

No. 7

1947

B&B #006 Betty Tells Chet About Claire's Situation

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

24 June

No. 8

1947

B&B #007 Ex-Police Chief Henderson Visits

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

25 June

No. 9

1947

B&B #008 Corruption in City Government

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

26 June

No. 10

1947

B&B #009 Bob is Ready to Take Control

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

27 June

No. 11

1947

B&B #010 Chet Comes to Visit Claire

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

30 June

No. 12

1947

B&B #011 Bob is Returning to Monroe to Fight

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

1 July

No. 13

1947

B&B #012 Betty Has Found House for Them to live in

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

2 July

No. 14

1947

B&B #013 Drakes go out with Jamerson

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

3 July

No. 15

1947

B&B #014 Henderson Has News About City Corruption

Running time

16 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

4 July

No. 16

1947

B&B #015 Margeret Jamerson Has Hit a Girl

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

7 July

No. 17

1947

B&B #016 Betty Visits Ellsworth Jamerson

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

24 November

No. 18

1947

B&B #111 Betty Wants Bob to Convince Evelyn

Running time

16 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

25 November

No. 19

1947

B&B #112 Bob Takes Evelyn to Dinner

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

26 November

No. 20

1947

B&B #113 Sam Has Proposed to Evelyn

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

27 November

No. 21

1947

B&B #114 Betty talks w Evelyn About Sam

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

28 November

No. 22

1947

B&B #115 Evelyn Decides not to Marry Sam

Running time

19 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

1 December

No. 23

1947

B&B #116 Evelyn heads for Martin's Office

Running time

12 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

2 December

No. 24

1947

B&B #117 Evelyn Talks w Hap

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

3 December

No. 25

1947

B&B #118 Talk About Sam

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

4 December

No. 26

1947

B&B #119 Evelyn Encounters Bob at Office

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

5 December

No. 27

1947

B&B #120 Betty Doesn't Trust Evelyn's Story

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

8 December

No. 28

1947

B&B #121 Martin & Hap Discuss the Drakes

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

9 December

No. 29

1947

B&B #122 Newspaper's Financial Problems

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

10 December

No. 30

1947

B&B #123 Evelyn Visits Bob at Office

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

11 December

No. 31

1947

B&B #124 Sam is Impressed w Bob's Determination

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

12 December

No. 32

1947

B&B #125 Betty her Ma Discuss Bob

Running time

13 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

15 December

No. 33

1947

B&B #126 Discuss Their Newspaper

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

16 December

No. 34

1947

B&B #127 Drakes Take Claire to the Hospital

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

17 December

No. 35

1947

B&B #128 Claire Gives Birth to a Boy

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

18 December

No. 36

1947

B&B #129 Someone Has Broken into the Newspaper

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

19 December

No. 37

1947

B&B #130 Drakes Suspect Martin Anderson

Running time

14 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

12 August

No. 38

1948

B&B Ellsworth Jameson Suspects Chet Working for B&B

Running time

9 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

1937 · year only

No. 39

B&B 1937 Mrs Warner Pays Betty Back

Running time

9 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 40

B&B #381

Running time

15 min

(40 Episodes) "Betty & Bob" Old Time Radio Soap Opera **SPONSORS: Gold Medal Flour, Wheaties, Bisquick ** THEME SONG: “Salute d'Amour" By 1932, the "daytime female serial dramas" and the "light, homey, or love interest dramas" were starting to become more and more popular. NBC-Blue introduced ROMANCE, and SHEER ROMANCE, with Betty & Bob. "Betty and Bob" began at NBC Blue on October 10, 1932 (with General Mills), the first show to be produced by the parents of soap opera, Frank Hummert and the then Anne Ashenhurst (they would marry in 1935 to become the King & Queen of Soaps team). With an early afternoon (1:45pm) serial time slot, the show was the first network daytimer to contain all the classic soapy themes in the tale of "poor-but-pure" Betty Drake and her once "wealthy-but-now-disinherited" husband Bob. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “BettyBob”;