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Lorenzo Jones
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1939–1955

Lorenzo Jones

23 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Source collection: LorenzoJones

The surviving run

Transmission

26 October

No. 1

1939

Lorenzo Jones

s 391026 what is lorenzo up to at night

Running time

10 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

15 January

No. 2

1940

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-400115 Lorenzo's Collapsible Ladder

Running time

11 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

15 January

No. 3

1940

Lorenzo Jones

s 400115 lorenzo jones collapsible ladder

Running time

11 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

15 January

No. 4

1940

Lorenzo Jones

s 400115 waterless washing solution

Running time

11 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

26 May

No. 5

1941

Lorenzo Jones

s 410526 lorenzo and belle

Running time

12 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 June

No. 6

1944

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-440607 Lorenzo Reads a High School Yearbook

Running time

15 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 June

No. 7

1944

Lorenzo Jones

s 440607 high school yearbook

Running time

15 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 August

No. 8

1945

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-450810 Lorenzo Accused of Robbery

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 August

No. 9

1945

Lorenzo Jones

s 450810 lorenzo jones

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 June

No. 10

1948

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-480607 Claire Foster is a Secret Agent

Running time

6 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 June

No. 11

1948

Lorenzo Jones

s 480607 claire foster is a secret agent

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 September

No. 12

1948

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-480921 Lorenzo Plans a Model Town

Running time

13 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 September

No. 13

1948

Lorenzo Jones

s 480921 lorenzo plans model town

Running time

13 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 February

No. 14

1949

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-490222 Lorenzo is Angry About Belle's Piano Lessons

Running time

29 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 February

No. 15

1949

Lorenzo Jones

s 490222 lorenzo angry with belle

Running time

13 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

30 October

No. 16

1950

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-501030 Lorenzo Thinks He Is Going to Inherit

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

30 October

No. 17

1950

Lorenzo Jones

s 501030 lorenzo thinks he is going to inherit

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

23 December

No. 18

1954

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-541223 The Handwriting Expert (Fragment)

Running time

4 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

12 January

No. 19

1955

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-550112 Poisoned Orange Juice

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

13 January

No. 20

1955

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-550113 Lorenzo Still Has Amnesia

Running time

15 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

14 January

No. 21

1955

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-550114 Phoebe a Criminal-Belle Carries a Knife

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

24 June

No. 22

1955

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-550624 Roger Craxton's Murder

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1939 · year only

No. 23

Lorenzo Jones

LorenzoJones-39XXXX Lorenzo Under Questioning, Belle Asked Not To Leave House

Running time

14 min

Lorenzo Jones ran on NBC from 1937 to 1955, written by Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. It was unusual among daytime serials in playing for comedy for most of its run, following an amateur inventor whose schemes never quite worked, before turning to straight melodrama in its final years. Public-domain episodes held by the Internet Archive.