Claudia 83 Eps


(3 stars; 3 reviews)

(82 Episodes plus 1 audition from 1947-1948 season) "Claudia" "Claudia and David," played by Patricia Ryan & Richard Kollmar, was a drama based on the Redbook magazine stories by Rose Franken and William Brown Meloney. It began as a skit on the Kate Smith Hour June 6, 1941; a month later, it became a summer series. Claudia fell in love with David during her teen years. Much of the conflict within the program, derived from the possessiveness of her mother, the "everyday drama" focusing on counting pennies, balancing the cheque book and the repairing of household items. The "Claudia & David" skits on the Smith show developed the romance; the couple would actually wed at "City Hall" in the second regular episode, July 11, 1941. A syndication attempt in 1947-48,sponsored by Coca Cola, starred Kathryn Bard as Claudia, and Paul Crabtree as David. This is the 1947-1948 syndicated program. * Source: Wikipedia OTR * def gp ddh

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Claudia 1947-09-28 (Audition) Record Scratches 15:27
Claudia 1947-09-29 #001 Meet the Naughtons 14:46
Claudia 1947-09-30 #002 Let Them Eat Cake 14:29
Claudia 1947-10-01 #003 The Wedding Presents 14:40
Claudia 1947-10-02 #004 Many Happy Returns 14:45
Claudia 1947-10-03 #005 The New Apartment 14:33
Claudia 1947-10-06 #006 It's a Lock 14:34
Claudia 1947-10-07 #007 Introspection 14:50
Claudia 1947-10-08 #008 Mama's Early Birthday 14:46
Claudia 1947-10-09 #009 Claudia Worries 14:36
Claudia 1947-10-10 #010 Moving Day 14:31
Claudia 1947-10-13 #011 The First Quarrel 14:48
Claudia 1947-10-14 #012 Dog Days 14:42
Claudia 1947-10-15 #013 Life with Major 14:17
Claudia 1947-10-16 #014 Salmon on Sale 14:44
Claudia 1947-10-17 #015 Dinner Plans 14:20
Claudia 1947-10-20 #016 The Salmon Mousse 14:29
Claudia 1947-10-21 #017 Return of the Wedding Presents 14:48
Claudia 1947-10-22 #018 The Leaky Faucet 14:46
Claudia 1947-10-23 #019 Beginning of Our Home 14:44
Claudia 1947-10-24 #020 Family Finances 14:40
Claudia 1947-10-27 #021 The New Car 14:41
Claudia 1947-10-28 #022 The Driver's Test 14:47
Claudia 1947-10-29 #023 The Trip 14:41
Claudia 1947-10-30 #024 Davids' Shirt 14:52
Claudia 1947-10-31 #025 A Beautiful Sunday 14:53
Claudia 1947-11-03 #026 Driving Downtown 14:52
Claudia 1947-11-04 #027 Roger's Visit 14:56
Claudia 1947-11-05 #028 The Broken Mandarin 14:57
Claudia 1947-11-06 #029 The Engagement Ring 14:35
Claudia 1947-11-07 #030 Mama is Ill 14:34
Claudia 1947-11-10 #031 David's Cold 14:40
Claudia 1947-11-11 #032 Armistice Day 14:49
Claudia 1947-11-12 #033 The Kittens 14:47
Claudia 1947-11-13 #034 A Sick Kitten 14:49
Claudia 1947-11-14 #035 A Stolen Car 14:49
Claudia 1947-11-17 #036 A Small Death 14:44
Claudia 1947-11-18 #037 Harley & Julia Return 14:51
Claudia 1947-11-19 #038 Opera Tickets 14:47
Claudia 1947-11-20 #039 A Night at the Opera 14:50
Claudia 1947-11-21 #040 An Available Apartment 14:50
Claudia 1947-11-24 #041 Bath Time for Shakespeare 14:45
Claudia 1947-11-25 #042 No Room at the Inn 14:39
Claudia 1947-11-26 #043 Painted into a Corner 14:43
Claudia 1947-11-27 #044 Thanksgiving Dinner 14:50
Claudia 1947-11-28 #045 Nice Night for a Walk 14:50
Claudia 1947-12-01 #046 We're Just Looking 14:46
Claudia 1947-12-02 #047 The Whole Tooth 14:47
Claudia 1947-12-03 #048 Through Claudia's Eyes 14:50
Claudia 1947-12-04 #049 Can We Put Clothes in it,Too 15:06
Claudia 1947-12-05 #050 The Shiner 15:06
Claudia 1947-12-08 #051 A Genuine Antique 15:06
Claudia 1947-12-09 #052 Claudia Suspects 15:01
Claudia 1947-12-10 #053 The Joyous News 15:07
Claudia 1947-12-11 #054 A Blank Canvas 15:02
Claudia 1947-12-12 #055 A Real Stunner 15:05
Claudia 1947-12-15 #056 The New Carpets 15:04
Claudia 1947-12-16 #057 Psychic Buttons 15:05
Claudia 1947-12-17 #058 A Job Offer 15:01
Claudia 1947-12-18 #059 Heartbreak 15:08
Claudia 1947-12-19 #060 Without Mama 15:07
Claudia 1947-12-22 #061 Pipe Shopping 15:03
Claudia 1947-12-23 #062 Lost & Found 15:03
Claudia 1947-12-24 #063 Christmas Eve 15:01
Claudia 1947-12-25 #064 Merry Christmas 15:03
Claudia 1947-12-26 #065 A Surprise for Claudia 14:38
Claudia 1947-12-29 #066 Claudia's Birthday 14:35
Claudia 1947-12-30 #067 Naming the Dog 14:41
Claudia 1947-12-31 #068 New Year's Eve 14:41
Claudia 1948-01-01 #069 Julia's New Year Musicale 14:54
Claudia 1948-01-02 #070 The Parking Lot 14:58
Claudia 1948-01-05 #071 Woman Drivers 14:53
Claudia 1948-01-06 #072 Married or Not 14:54
Claudia 1948-01-07 #073 The Organ Grinder 14:54
Claudia 1948-01-08 #074 The New Secretary 14:55
Claudia 1948-01-09 #075 Lottie Takes Over 14:54
Claudia 1948-01-12 #076 Roger's Idea 14:46
Claudia 1948-01-13 #077 Dropping Hints 14:49
Claudia 1948-01-14 #078 David's Enthusiasm 14:46
Claudia 1948-01-15 #079 Today's Upcoming Trip 14:45
Claudia 1948-01-16 #080 The Old House 14:46
Claudia 1948-01-19 #081 Uses Books & Drops Hints 14:54
Claudia 1948-01-20 #082 At The Mad Hatters 14:45

Reviews

Too much of a good thing


(2 stars)

One of the good things about OTR, compared to modern broadcast entertainment, is the positive tone of most drama and comedy. Entertainment was meant to be an escape from the bleakness of life, not an amplification of bleakness. But this show demonstrates that you can have too much of a good thing. Claudia is a nice bumbling wife, David is a nice tolerant husband, and Mom is always right there to make up for Claudia's bumbling in the nicest possible way. Enough niceness! Somebody needs to lay down the law once in a while!

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(2 stars)

I can theoretically see why someone would like this show, and the sound is pretty good, but sour jelly on a whole wheat biscuit, this was nothing but sickly sweet blech from start to finish.