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Red Ryder

1942–1948

Red Ryder

65 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

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The surviving run

Transmission

7 February

No. 1

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble On Shogono Trail

Running time

30 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

10 February

No. 2

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Millersville

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

12 February

No. 3

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Millersville

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

14 February

No. 4

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Millersville

Running time

30 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

17 February

No. 5

1942

Red Ryder

Paradise Plateau

Running time

30 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

19 February

No. 6

1942

Red Ryder

Paradise Plateau

Running time

30 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

21 February

No. 7

1942

Red Ryder

Paradise Plateau

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

24 February

No. 8

1942

Red Ryder

Scorpian Gulch

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

26 February

No. 9

1942

Red Ryder

Range War

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

28 February

No. 10

1942

Red Ryder

Indians On Warpath

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

3 March

No. 11

1942

Red Ryder

Bullion Bend

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

5 March

No. 12

1942

Red Ryder

Iron Horse Junction

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

7 March

No. 13

1942

Red Ryder

Terror In Pecos Valley

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

10 March

No. 14

1942

Red Ryder

Dobie Town

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

12 March

No. 15

1942

Red Ryder

Casa Grande Valley

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

14 March

No. 16

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Frying Pan Valley

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

17 March

No. 17

1942

Red Ryder

Cherokee Strip

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

19 March

No. 18

1942

Red Ryder

Back To Painted Valley

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

21 March

No. 19

1942

Red Ryder

Sundown Valley

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

24 March

No. 20

1942

Red Ryder

The Sheriff Of Painted Valley

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

26 March

No. 21

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Pepperwood

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

28 March

No. 22

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Devils Hole

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

31 March

No. 23

1942

Red Ryder

Stoney Barton

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

2 April

No. 24

1942

Red Ryder

The Bucktooth Canyon Dam

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

4 April

No. 25

1942

Red Ryder

Bank Robbery

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

7 April

No. 26

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Roaring River

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

9 April

No. 27

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble Along Brimstone Way

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

11 April

No. 28

1942

Red Ryder

Painted Valley Rustlers

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

14 April

No. 29

1942

Red Ryder

Chief Clearwater

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

16 April

No. 30

1942

Red Ryder

Cowtown Of Los Alamos

Running time

9 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

18 April

No. 31

1942

Red Ryder

Scarbone Clauson

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

21 April

No. 32

1942

Red Ryder

Buckhorn Election

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

23 April

No. 33

1942

Red Ryder

Devils Circus

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

25 April

No. 34

1942

Red Ryder

Tarantula Springs

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

30 April

No. 35

1942

Red Ryder

Shawnee

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

2 May

No. 36

1942

Red Ryder

Riata Springs

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

7 May

No. 37

1942

Red Ryder

Trouble In Roaring River

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

16 May

No. 38

1942

Red Ryder

Wildcat Wire

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

18 May

No. 39

1942

Red Ryder

Thundering Tumbleweeds

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

12 January

No. 40

1943

Red Ryder

The Law Comes To Stovepipe

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

19 January

No. 41

1943

Red Ryder

Red Fights Homesteader Trouble

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

8 February

No. 42

1944

Red Ryder

Happy Birthday Red Ryder

Running time

18 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

7 January

No. 43

1945

Red Ryder

Race For Federal Indian Land

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

14 January

No. 44

1945

Red Ryder

Selling Horses To The Army

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

21 January

No. 45

1945

Red Ryder

Red Ryder Jailed

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

3 February

No. 46

1945

Red Ryder

Little Beaver Bit By Rattlesnake

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

17 February

No. 47

1945

Red Ryder

Jane Held Prisoner By Ace Hanlon

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

18 February

No. 48

1945

Red Ryder

Trouble At Monterey Territory

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

25 March

No. 49

1945

Red Ryder

Red Ryder Wants To Take Mary To The Dance

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

24 November

No. 50

1945

Red Ryder

The Law Comes To Stovepipe

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

19 March

No. 51

1946

Red Ryder

Flames Of Hate

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

7 September

No. 52

1946

Red Ryder

Hassaysampa Kid

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

28 December

No. 53

1946

Red Ryder

Treacherous Is The Wolf

Running time

30 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

11 February

No. 54

1947

Red Ryder

Pint Sized Pinto

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

11 February

No. 55

1947

Red Ryder

r 1947-02-11pint size pinto

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

29 April

No. 56

1947

Red Ryder

The Badlands

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

17 May

No. 57

1947

Red Ryder

The Brandbuster

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

12 June

No. 58

1947

Red Ryder

Tornado on the Trail

Running time

24 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

20 April

No. 59

1948

Red Ryder

Roar of the River

Running time

21 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

6 May

No. 60

1948

Red Ryder

The Rainmaker

Running time

29 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

23 December

No. 61

1948

Red Ryder

Christmas Story

Running time

24 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 65

Red Ryder

Water Grab in Mesa Way

Running time

25 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 62

Red Ryder

Crooked Poker Game

Running time

27 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 63

Red Ryder

Timber Tornado

Running time

28 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 64

Red Ryder

Trouble In Gunsight

Running time

26 min

Adapted from Fred Harman's newspaper strip, Red Ryder began on the Blue Network in 1942 and rode on through the 1940s, pairing the Painted Valley rancher with his Navajo ward Little Beaver.