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A radio version of Hopalong Cassidy, with Andy Clyde as the sidekick,
began broadcasting on The Mutual Broadcasting System, in January of 1950. At
the end of September, the show moved to CBS Radio, where it ran until 1952.
The popularity of the show grew every time it was heard. The radio show,
along with his movies and television shows helped Hopalong Cassidy one of
the most popular heroes of the West. Hopalong’s popularity continues to grow
even today as new generations and of course, us older folks, delight in the
classic tale of this great American hero.
For those who need some background on the character and it’s beginnings,
Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy-hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E.
Mulford and appearing in a series of popular stories and novels. In print,
the character appears as a rude, rough-talking 'galoot'. Beginning in 1935,
the character, played by William Boyd was transformed into the clean-cut
hero of a series of 66 immensely popular films, only a few of which were
based on Mulford's works. Mulford actually rewrote his earlier stories to
fit the movie conception, and these led in turn to a comic book series
modeled after the films.
As portrayed on the screen, the white-haired Bill "Hopalong" Cassidy was
usually clad strikingly in black. He was reserved and well spoken, with a
fine sense of fair play. He was often called upon to intercede when
dishonest characters were taking advantage of honest citizens. "Hoppy"
usually traveled through the west with two companions: one young and
trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress, the other comically
awkward and outspoken.
The juvenile lead was played by James Ellison, Russell Hayden, or Rand
Brooks. Gabby Hayes originally played Cassidy's grizzled sidekick Windy
Halliday. After Hayes left the series due to a salary dispute with producer
Harry Sherman, he was replaced by comedian Britt Wood as Speedy McGinnis,
and finally by veteran movie comedian Andy Clyde as California Carlson.
Clyde, the most durable of the sidekicks, remained with the series until it
ended.
Hopalong Cassidy was not limited to the screen, print and radio, growing up
in the 50s I can remember getting a Hopalong Cassidy lunch box and watch.
That wasn’t all that was out there with Hopalong, there was children’s
dinnerware, roller skates, soap, and jackknives.
So sit back and enjoy one of the most popular
characters of the Old West in over 100 episodes and 43 plus hours of great
Hopalong Cassidy adventures!
500101 0001 The Dead Mans Hand
500108 0002 The Rainmaker of Eagle Mountain
500115 0003 Coltsville Territory
500122 0004 The Mystery of Skull Valley
500129 0005 Renegades of the San Rafael
500205 0006 The Phantom Bandito
500212 0007 Murder on the Trail
500219 0008 Hoppy Takes a Chance
500226 0009 The Voice of the Dead
500305 0010 Ten Strike Gold
500312 0011 The Red Rock Mesa
500319 0012 The Empty Saddle
500326 0013 The Failure
500402 0014 The Bandits of Ridge Creek
500409 0015 The Killers of Sandy Gulch
500416 0016 The Red Death
500423 0017 The Coyotes Creed
500430 0018 Bullots for Ballots
500507 0019 The Green River Payoff
500514 0020 The Man Who Made Willy Whirl
500521 0021 Range War
500528 0022 The Letter from the Grave
500604 0023 Death Paints a Picture
500611 0024 The Border of Nowhere
500618 0025 The Medicine Man
500625 0026 The Flying Outlaw
500702 0027 The Sundown Kid
500709 0028 Hoppy Sees Red
500716 0029 Hoppy and the School Marm
500723 0030 The King of Cinnabar
500730 0031 The Shell Game
500806 0032 Blood Money
500813 0033 The Disappearing Deputy
500820 0034 The Whistling Ghosts
500827 0035 An Old Spanish Custom
500903 0036 The Secret of Martin Doon
500910 0037 Four to Go
500917 0038 The Red Terror
500924 0039 Hoppy and the Iron Horse
500930 0040 Gunsmoke Rides the Stagecoach Trail....
501007 0041 Tinkers Dam
501014 0042 Hoppy Pays a Debt
501021 0043 Hoppy Turns on the Heat
501028 0044 Death Runs Dry
501104 0045 Melody of Murder
501111 0046 The King of Spades
501118 0047 Hoppy Takes the Bull by the Horns
501125 0048 Dead or Alive
501202 0049 The Mystery at Three Oaks
501209 0050 The Plague of Parsons Folly
501216 0051 The Mystery of the Diamond Z
501230 0052 The Golden Lure
510106 0053 The Case of the Last
Word
510113 0054 Bad Medicine at Rimrock
510120 0055 The Frightened Town
510127 0056 The Killer in Black
510203 0057 Coming Attraction Murder
510210 0058 Wet Beef and Dry Bones
510217 0059 The Black Grass Fever
510224 0060 The Cold Country
510303 0061 The Buckshot Badman
510310 0062 The Boss of Vinegar Bend
510317 0063 The Land of the Gunhawks
510324 0064 The Devils Drum
510331 0065 Hoppy Elects a Sheriff
510407 0066 Peril at Pier Nineteen
510414 0067 Death Crosses the River
510421 0068 Stagecoach West
510428 0069 The Unwilling Outlaw
510505 0070 The Kidnappers Trail
510512 0071 The Bandit of Blackton Bend
510519 0072 Hook Line and Murder
510526 0073 The Phantom Panther
510602 0074 Hoppy Plays a Hunch
510609 0075 A Jailer Named Satan
510616 0076 The Man in the Yellow Mask
510623 0077 Run Sheep Run
510630 0078 Hoppy Meets His Match
510922 0079 Apaches Don't Need Guns
510929 0080 A Shot in the Dark
511006 0081 The Gunhawk Convention
511013 0082 The Gunfighter in Short Pants
511020 0083 The Songbird of Santa Fe
511027 0084 Bayou Drums Mean Death
511103 0085 Clean Up of Caribou Mesa
511110 0086 Six Little Men Who Wore Green
511117 0087 Junior Badman
511124 0088 The Devil and El Diablo
511201 0089 The Lawyer of Laredo
511208 0090 The Secret in the Hill
511215 0091 The Memory of Mace Melot
511222 0092 The Spider Woman
511229 0093 The Killers of Lion Canyon
520105 0094 The Westrels of Juarez
520112 0095 Gamblers Luck
520119 0096 Danger Wears Two Faces
520127 0097 California or Bust
520202 0098 Death Comes Invited
520209 0099 The Bull Fight
520216 0100 The Women of Windy Ridge
520223 0101 Right Rope Wrong Neck
520301 0102 Stampede at Semoles Crossing
520308 0103 Cowtown Trouble Shooters
520315 0104 The Santa Claus Rustlers
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