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Vic & Sade

1937–1970 · 184 episodes · 345 listens

Vic & Sade was an American radio program created and written by Paul Rhymer. It was regularly broadcast on radio from 1932 to 1944, then intermittently until 1946, and was briefly adapted to television in 1949 and again in 1957. During its 14-year run on radio, Vic & Sade became one of the most popular series of its kind, earning critical and popular success. According to Time magazine, Vic & Sade had 7,000,000 devoted listeners in 1943.

The central characters, known as “radio’s home folks”, were accountant Victor Rodney Gook, his wife Sade (Bernardine Flynn), and their adopted son Rush (Bill Idelson). The three lived in “the little house halfway up in the next block.” For the majority of its span on the air, Vic & Sade was heard in 15-minute episodes without a continuing storyline.

The Stars

Art Van Harvey portrayed the role of Vic Gook, the accountant husband, for the entire run of the series on radio. Bernardine Flynn played the part of Sade, Vic’s wife, while Bill Idelson was cast as their adopted son Rush. In 1940, the actor who played Vic, Art Van Harvey, became ill, and Sade’s Uncle Fletcher (Clarence Hartzell) was added to the cast to fill the place of the missing male lead. When Van Harvey recovered his health, Uncle Fletcher was kept on as a fourth character.

Key Dates

  • Vic & Sade first premiered on June 29, 1932, on NBC’s Blue network.
  • The series was broadcast daily in a 15-minute format until September 29, 1944.
  • It then returned for a brief run from August 21 to December 7, 1945, still in the 15-minute daily format.
  • The final run of the series was from June 27 to October 26, 1946, this time in a 30-minute weekly format.

Other Information

The series was written by the prodigious Paul Rhymer for the entire length of its long run. Rhymer frequently gave each of the principal characters a day off by confining his scripts to only two of the main characters at a time. This allowed the show to maintain its intimate, conversational tone even as the cast expanded over the years.

Vic & Sade was also briefly adapted to television on two occasions. In 1949, three half-hour television episodes aired, replacing the Colgate Theatre anthology series. Then in 1957, a series entitled The Humor of Vic ‘n’ Sade ran for seven weeks, returning to the original three-character format with 15-minute episodes.

The series had an influence on the writing of Kurt Vonnegut, who called it “the Muzak of my life.” Bernardine Flynn said the show once received a letter from a judge who called a recess each afternoon so he could listen to Vic & Sade.

Despite such high praise, many of the original recordings of the show have been lost over the years, with only about 330 original recordings surviving today.

Cast & Crew

BBill IdelsonActorAArt Van HarveyActorCClarence HartzellActorPPaul RhymerWriterBBernadine FlynnActor

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Episodes

15:13
It's around 7:30 in the evening at the small house, as we find our friends settled for a quiet evening at home. Vic…
12:52
It's late afternoon and here in the living room of the small house halfway of the next block, we find Mr Victor Gook…
13:47
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, where in the living room, we find Mr and…
13:50
It's late afternoon as we join our friends at the small house, halfway up in the next block. Here on the front porch we…
14:42
It's quite early in the morning as we enter the small house, and in the kitchen we find Sade all by herself. She has…
14:27
It's early evening as we enter the Gook household, and in the living room we find Mr Victor Gook all by himself. Vic is…
13:27
It's a few minutes past noon, and walking along the alley homeward bound for dinner we see Vic and his son, Rush, and…
9:37
The evening meal has been over just a little while as we join Victor Gook on the front porch sat by himself, leafing…
Apr 10, 1940 · 13:23
It's about eight thirty in the evening as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block. In the living room we…
Apr 12, 1943 · 9:30
The evening meal has been over for only a little while as we enter the Gook household, and in the living room we find…
Apr 15, 1940 · 13:30
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block. In the living room we find Mr Victor Gook…
Apr 19, 1944 · 11:59
Vic, Sade and Russell have just finished their evening meal as we join them. We find our friends in the kitchen,…
Apr 25, 1939 · 9:28
At the small house halfway up the block we find Mr and Mrs Victor Gook and young Mr Rush Gook sitting quietly at home.…
Apr 26, 1939 · 8:38
It's late afternoon as we head halfway up the block to the small house, where we find Mr Victor Gook and his son, Mr…
Apr 3, 1939 · 10:10
It's early evening as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block and here in the living room we find Mr…
Apr 3, 1944 · 10:03
The evening meal has been over a little while at the Gook household, and Vic has the living room to himself. He's just…
Apr 4, 1940 · 12:51
The evening meal has been over for only a little while as we enter the small house, halfway up on the next block. In…
Apr 4, 1941 · 13:42
Vic and Rush are in the kitchen, seated at the supper table, whilst Sade has stepped across the alley to borrow a chunk…
Apr 5, 1944 · 10:48
It's late afternoon when we join the Gook family in their home. Sade is out, and Vic arrived home from the office…
Apr 6, 1942 · 10:10
It's early evening and on the front porch of the Gook house, we find Vic all by himself swinging gently in the swing,…
Apr 8, 1940 · 13:27
It's about 9:30 in the evening as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, and in the living room we find…
Aug 14, 1940 · 12:40
It's late in the afternoon. Mrs. Victor Gook is sat in the easy chair embroidering initials on napkins when Rush opens…
Aug 18, 1942 · 12:43
It's a few minutes past nine o'clock in the morning as we enter the small house, and we find Sade and Rush high up in…
Aug 20, 1942 · 14:33
It's about mid morning as we enter the Gook household today, and in the living room, Rush is all by himself. The young…
Aug 20, 1943 · 12:49
It's a few minutes past six in the evening as we enter the small house and find Russell Miller all by himself. The…
Aug 24, 1942 · 14:07
It's a few minutes past midday as we join the Gook family. We find Sade and Rush in the living room, and Rush has just…
Aug 26, 1941 · 14:55
It's a few minutes past six o'clock as we enter the small house, halfway up the next block. In the kitchen we find Mr…
Aug 26, 1946 · 29:20
Well Sir, it’s about the middle of the morning as our scene opens now and here in the living room of the small house…
Aug 30, 1939 · 12:54
It's late afternoon as we approach the small house halfway up in the next block, and on the front porch we find Mr and…
Aug 9, 1942 · 13:59
The evening meal has been over only a little while as we join the Gooks at their home. Sade and Rush have just finished…
Dec 1, 1939 · 13:45
It's early evening as we join our friends, and we find them comfortably established in the living room where some…
Dec 12, 1941 · 13:33
Vic's boss has given him $20 and told him to have Sade go Christmas shopping for him. It's an extensive list...and a…
Dec 15, 1943 · 9:15
Russell has been telling tales out of school, and Sade isn't happy. Mrs Razorscum and Sade had an argument the other…
Dec 17, 1940 · 13:21
It's a few minutes past 7:30 in the evening as we join the Gook household, and in the living room we find Vic and Sade…
Dec 2, 1943 · 9:28
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house half way up on the next block and here in the living room we find Sade…
Dec 23, 1940 · 14:00
It's late afternoon as we enter the small Gook household. Sade is darning socks, and her son, Rush, applies himself…
Dec 27, 1943 · 9:22
It's the middle of the afternoon and in the living room of the small house, we find the Gook family. Vic is established…
Dec 31, 1940 · 13:23
It's late afternoon, and in the living room of the small household, we find Vic and Rush. Vic is lounging in his easy…
Dec 8, 1941 · 15:23
It's late afternoon at the Gook house, and in the living room we find Vic, Rush and Sade's amiable Uncle Fletcher. The…
Feb 11, 1942 · 10:44
Fred Stembottom is bringing over a blackboard to lecture on the art of budgeting, and Vic is furious.
Feb 16, 1943 · 13:50
It's late afternoon as we join the Gooks at their small house. Our friends are seated side-by-side on the Davenport,…
Feb 17, 1942 · 11:16
Hank Gutstop's new job is hostess at the Little Tiny Petite Pheasant Feather Shoppy ... believe it or not!
Feb 24, 1941 · 13:55
It's a few minutes past 10:30 in the evening, and in the living room of the Gook household, we find Vic and Sade. Vic…
Feb 25, 1941 · 13:39
The evening meal has been over for only a little while. Young Rush has departed to attend the first show at the moving…
Feb 27, 1940 · 11:05
It's a few minutes past 7:30 o'clock as we join our friends at the small house halfway up on the next block. We find…
Feb 3, 1941 · 13:51
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house of the Gook family. In the kitchen we find Vic and his son Rush. The…
Feb 5, 1944 · 9:00
Quality: A bit crackly.It’s late afternoon as we enter the small house half way up on the next block and here in the…
Jan 1, 1970 · 9:41
IMPORTANT NOTE: Bad quality recording for the first minute and 38 seconds. After that the quality is good with faint…
Jan 1, 1970 · 13:58
Well sir, the evening meal has been over only a little while as we enter the small house half way up the next block now…
Jan 1, 1970 · 9:29
Well sir, its early evening as our scene opens now and here in the living room of the small house half way up the next…
Jan 12, 1940 · 13:52
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house halfway up in the next block, and here in the living room we find Mr…
Jan 15, 1941 · 13:12
It's late afternoon as our scene opens now, and at the Gook house, we find Sade and young Rush. Sade is fixing a stern…
Jan 16, 1939 · 9:44
It’s early evening as we enter the small house half way up the next block now and here in the living room we find all…
Jan 19, 1940 · 11:57
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house, halfway up the next block. In the living room we find Mrs Victor Gook,…
Jan 2, 1940 · 12:50
It's late afternoon as the scene opens. In the living room of the house, halfway up in the next block, we find Mr and…
Jan 21, 1941 · 9:42
It’s late afternoon as we enter the small house half way up the next block now and here in the living room we find Mrs.…
Jan 22, 1940 · 13:15
It's a few minutes past seven o'clock in the evening as we join our friends on Virginia Avenue, and the three of them…
Jan 22, 1941 · 10:02
The Gook family have just finished their noon day meal as we join them today. They are assembled in the living room,…
Jan 23, 1941 · 13:41
It's late afternoon as we enter the Gook's small household, and in the living room we find Mr and Mrs Victor Gook and…
Jan 24, 1940 · 13:15
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block. Here in the kitchen we find Mrs Sade Gook…
Jan 24, 1941 · 9:29
In the living room at the Gook household, we find Sade and her son, Rush. They're discussing a little gossip, when a…
Jan 24, 1944 · 9:28
The evening meal has been over only a little while as we enter the small home of the Gook family. We find Vic, young…
Jan 25, 1941 · 13:57
Our friends, the Gook family, have only just finished their noon day meal as we join them. They're assembled in the…
Jan 25, 1944 · 8:43
Well sir it’s about 7.30 in the evening as we join our friends at the small house half way up the next block now, and…
Jan 4, 1943 · 13:23
It's early evening as we join the Gook family in the living room of their small house. Vic is seated in his easy chair…
Jan 7, 1943 · 10:05
In the living room of the Gook house, we find Vic and Sade. Vic has been talking on the telephone for the past quarter…
Jan 9, 1940 · 13:48
The evening meal has been over for just a few minutes as we enter the small house, halfway up on the next block. Here…
Jul 1, 1940 · 14:08
By Virginia Avenue standards, the hour was quite late as we enter the small Gook house. It's past eleven, and Mr and…
Jul 1, 1941 · 10:56
It's late afternoon and in the living of the Gook household, we find young Mr Rush Gook and his great uncle Fletcher.…
Jul 1, 1941 · 13:35
Sade is on the phone with Fred as we join the Gook household today. The three of them have been invited to play cards…
Jul 12, 1942 · 11:32
It's early evening when we join Vic and Sade at their home. Vic's in his easy chair, and Sade has just finished a…
Jul 12, 1943 · 9:36
It's just past noon as we join the Gook family. In the kitchen we find Sade with Russell, who has just arrived home…
Jul 13, 1940 · 13:38
It's about 7:30 as we join our friends, and they're in the living room settled for a quiet evening at home. Vic is…
Jul 16, 1942 · 12:24
It's early evening at the Gook household, and on the front porch we find Vic and Sade with their son, Rush. At the…
Jul 22, 1940 · 12:45
It's late afternoon and on the front porch of the Gook household, we find Vic and his son, Rush, swinging gently in the…
Jul 23, 1940 · 13:14
It's around 6:45, and the evening meal at the Gook household has been over for a short while, and in the living room we…
Jul 23, 1943 · 14:17
It's late afternoon and on the front porch of the Gook family home, we find Vic all by himself, lounging in the swing…
Jul 24, 1944 · 14:49
It's late afternoon when we join Sade and young Russell at the Gook household. Sade has just arrived home from a…
Jun 1, 1939 · 12:57
It's late afternoon as our scene opens today, and walking along the alley toward the small house halfway up in the next…
Jun 1, 1941 · 13:32
It’s about eight o’clock in the evening as we enter the small house half way up the next block now and here in the…
Jun 12, 1944 · 14:53
It's past twelve o'clock noon as we join Vic and Sade as they sit down to their midday meal. Russell is not present,…
Jun 13, 1939 · 12:51
It's a few minutes past nine o'clock in the evening as we near the small house half way up on the next block. Here in…
Jun 13, 1944 · 15:03
It's around two thirty in the afternoon as we join the Gook family today. In the living room, we find Sade and young…
Jun 14, 1940 · 13:08
It's 2:45pm as our scene opens, and in the living of the Gook family we find Vic and Sade. Vic is working on a special…
Jun 14, 1944 · 14:46
The noon meal is just over as we join the family today, where we find the somewhat annoying Uncle Fletcher has come to…
Jun 15, 1944 · 9:04
It's late afternoon as we join the Gook family at their small house, and in the living room we find them all, along…
Jun 16, 1944 · 14:42
Vic and Sade are in the living room of the Gook household. Glancing across at her husband, Sade notes something…
Jun 17, 1940 · 13:35
It's early evening as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, and in the living room we find Mr and Mrs…
Jun 18, 1940 · 13:35
It's late afternoon as our scene opens, and in the living room we find Mrs Victor Gook and young Mr Rush Gook. The…
Jun 19, 1940 · 13:21
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house of the Gook family. We find Vic and Sade and their son, Rush inside the…
Jun 19, 1944 · 14:43
It's early evening as we find Vic and Sade in the living room, seated side-by-side on the Davenport, discussing a…
Jun 2, 1940 · 13:38
It's early evening as our scene opens now, and here in the living room of the small house, halfway up on the next…
Jun 2, 1944 · 9:57
It's early evening as we join Vic and Sade at the Gook household. Sade is reading a trashy novel aloud, which belongs…
Jun 21, 1940 · 13:04
The evening meal has been over for a little while at the house halfway up on the next block, and on the back porch…
Jun 21, 1944 · 14:49
Vic, Sade and young Russell are spending a quiet evening at home as we join them today, and we find everyone in the…
Jun 23, 1944 · 14:46
It's late afternoon as we join the Gook family at their home. Vic is at the library table, examining the pages of what…
Jun 24, 1940 · 12:49
It's late afternoon as our scene opens and in the living room of the small house, we find Vic and his son, Rush. The…
Jun 26, 1944 · 14:48
It's late afternoon, and in the kitchen off the Gook household, we discover Vic and young Russell. The gentlemen are…
Jun 27, 1944 · 14:49
It's late afternoon at the Gook household, where we find young Russell and his great Uncle Fletcher, who is regaling…
Jun 28, 1944 · 14:48
Vic, Sade and young Russell are in the kitchen. Sade is sewing rapidly in her little rocker, while the gentlemen have…
Jun 29, 1944 · 14:46
Company's coming! It's Miss Oglesby, among several others, and she's selling war bonds.
Jun 3, 1941 · 14:43
It's late afternoon at the Gook house where we find Vic and Sade, and their son Rush. Our friends are seated in a row…
Jun 30, 1941 · 10:45
In the living room of the Gook household, we find Vic, Sade and Rush. Mother and son are seated side by side on the…
Jun 4, 1941 · 14:21
The evening meal has been over for a little while as we join the Gook family, and in the living room we find Vic and…
Jun 5, 1939 · 9:38
It's late afternoon, and in the living room of the small house halfway up in the next block, we find Mr Victor Gook and…
Jun 7, 1944 · 14:37
It's just after ten in the morning as we join Sade in the garden, where she has discovered the day is bright and fresh,…
Jun 8, 1943 · 13:59
On the front porch today, we find Mr and Mrs Victor Gook. Vic has just arrived home from the office, and he is gazing…
Jun 9, 1941 · 13:58
In the living room of the Gook household today, we find the whole family. Since they're not in the kitchen partaking in…
Jun 9, 1944 · 14:45
It's late afternoon as we join the Gook's at their household. Sade has just arrived home from a downtown shopping…
Mar 10, 1943 · 12:05
The evening meal has been over for a little while, and in the living room of the small house halfway up the next block,…
Mar 12, 1942 · 11:22
We join the Gook family in the kitchen today, where the table is set for the noon day meal. Rush and Sade are stood…
Mar 14, 1941 · 14:02
It's late afternoon at the Gook household, and we find all of our friends assembled. Vic has been digging out old…
Mar 18, 1941 · 7:31
The evening meal has been over for a little while as we join the Gook family this evening. In the living room, we find…
Mar 19, 1940 · 13:43
It's early evening as we enter the small house, halfway up the next block and in the living room we find Mr Victor Gook…
Mar 20, 1944 · 10:26
Vic and young Russell face each other across the library table in the living room of the Gook home today, fully…
Mar 25, 1940 · 13:34
It's around 10pm in the evening as we enter the small house halfway up in the next block, and in the living room we…
Mar 25, 1941 · 13:41
Our scene is a peaceful one as we join Vic, Sade and Rush at their home. They're spending a quiet evening, with Vic…
Mar 27, 1940 · 13:22
It's late afternoon as our scene opens now. In the kitchen of the Gook's small house, halfway up on the next block, we…
Mar 27, 1941 · 14:00
Mr and Mrs Gook, and their son Rush are assembled in the living this evening. Supper has been over for about half an…
Mar 29, 1940 · 13:34
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block. Here in the kitchen we find Mr Victor…
Mar 3, 1938 · 9:13
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house, where we find Mr Victor Gook and his son, Mr Rush Gook. Mr Victor Gook…
Mar 31, 1941 · 13:46
In the living room of the Gook household this afternoon, we find Vic and Rush. Vic is doing some office work at home,…
Mar 31, 1943 · 9:01
It's around 4:30pm as we join Vic, who is all by himself in the living room of the Gook home. He's spent a difficult…
Mar 4, 1941 · 13:04
In the living room today, we find father and son seated on either side of the library table, competing in a game of…
Mar 5, 1943 · 9:11
It's late afternoon in the Gook household, where we find Vic and Sade. Vic has just this minute arrived home, and he's…
Mar 8, 1939 · 9:49
As we approach the small house, halfway up the next block, we find Mr Victor Gook and his son, Mr Rush Gook, entering…
May 1, 1944 · 10:38
It's a few minutes past midday as we join Sade and Russell, seated side by side on the back porch step. Sade has been…
May 11, 1939 · 10:00
By Virginia Avenue standards it is quite late at night as our scene opens now, at almost 11:45pm. In the living room of…
May 13, 1941 · 14:42
It's late afternoon as we approach the Gook house, and walking along the alley towards home we see Rush Gook. The young…
May 15, 1940 · 13:34
It's a few minutes past twelve o'clock as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, and in the living room…
May 16, 1941 · 13:48
It's early evening as we join Sade and Rush in the living room. Rush has just arrived home with a bit of intelligence…
May 2, 1941 · 14:19
It's early evening as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, and in the living room we find Vic, Sade…
May 27, 1940 · 13:22
It's ten thirty when we enter the small house halfway up the next block, and in the living room we find our friends…
May 28, 1937 · 10:15
It's late afternoon as we enter the Gook's small house, and in the living room we find Sade and Rush, but Vic is just…
May 29, 1940 · 13:14
It's about 7:30 o'clock as we enter the small house halfway up on the next block, and in the living room we find Mr and…
May 3, 1940 · 13:39
It's late afternoon as we enter the small house, halfway up on the next block. In the living room, we find all of our…
May 30, 1941 · 10:13
It’s late afternoon as we enter the small house half way up the next block now and here in the living room we find Mr.…
May 30, 1944 · 13:58
It's late afternoon as we join Vic and Sade, who are swinging gently on the front porch swing. Vic has just arrived…
May 6, 1940 · 13:28
It's early evening as our scene opens, and in the living room of the small house halfway up on the next block, we find…
May 8, 1941 · 14:02
It's late afternoon, and on the back porch of the Gook household, we find Vic and Sade seated side by side discussing…
Nov 10, 1943 · 11:51
It’s two minutes past ten o’clock in the morning as our scene opens now and here in the kitchen of the small house half…
Nov 11, 1943 · 9:15
Well Sir, it’s a few minutes past seven o’clock in the evening as our scene opens now and here in the living room of…
Nov 12, 1943 · 9:09
It's late afternoon, and Vic and young Russell are in the living room at the Gook household, when the phone rings. It's…
Nov 19, 1940 · 13:43
It's a few minutes past twelve o'clock as our scene opens today, and in the living room of the Gook household, we find…
Nov 20, 1941 · 14:52
As we join the Gook family today, we find Vic and Sade in the living room where Sade is reading aloud from the…
Nov 20, 1942 · 10:28
When we join the Gook family today, we find Rush on the telephone to Miss Toosdale. He's still wearing his hat, so when…
Nov 26, 1943 · 9:24
Sade occupies her husband’s easy chair reading the newspaper, Russell lounges on the davenport with a storybook and the…
Nov 27, 1943 · 9:29
It’s about the middle of the afternoon as we enter the small house half way up on the next block and here in the living…
Nov 28, 1937 · 5:12
It's around 7:30pm and in the living room, we find Mr and Mrs Victor Gook and young Mr Rush Gook spending a quiet…
Nov 3, 1943 · 10:04
Well sir, it’s early evening as we enter the small house half way up the next block now, and here in the living room we…
Nov 30, 1943 · 9:33
Well sir it’s about 7.30 in the evening as we join our friends at the small house half way up the next block now, and…
Nov 4, 1941 · 14:35
It's late afternoon, and in the living room of the small house, we find Sade and Rush. The latter has just this minute…
Nov 5, 1941 · 14:27
The evening meal has been over for only a little while at the Gook household, and in the living room of the small…
Nov 6, 1939 · 13:36
It's early evening as our scene opens now in the living room of the small house, halfway up the next block. Sade…
Nov 7, 1939 · 12:38
In the living room today, we find Vic and Sade spending a quiet evening at home. Rush has just returned from an after…
Nov 8, 1943 · 9:29
Vic, Sade and young Russell are in the living room discussing a paper which Russell is trying to write about birds. Vic…
Oct 1, 1942 · 9:49
It's just past ten in the evening, and in the living room we find Vic and Sade abiding peacefully. Vic has spent the…
Oct 1, 1943 · 8:55
Sade is on the telephone with her closest friend and confidante. She's wearing her best hat and one of her nicest…
Oct 10, 1941 · 14:47
Vic and his son, Rush, have just this moment arrived home from work, as we join them in the living room. The gentlemen…
Oct 11, 1943 · 8:58
It's past four o'clock and Sade still isn't home from her shopping trip. Those circumstances aren't unusual in…
Oct 12, 1942 · 11:02
In the kitchen today, we find Sade and young Mr Russell Miller. The latter has arrived home from a busy morning and he…
Oct 14, 1941 · 14:41
By Virginia Avenue standards it's quite late in the evening as we enter the Gook household. Sade and Rush are in the…
Oct 20, 1942 · 11:17
It's late afternoon as we join the Gooks today. Vic has just arrived home from the office, and he is contemplating his…
Oct 26, 1943 · 9:34
Vic, Sade and young Russell are gathered cosily in the living room of their home, and the placid tableau argues that…
Oct 27, 1940 · 8:45
Vic and Sade are in the living room as we join them today, and the former is standing beside the library table removing…
Oct 27, 1943 · 8:51
It's late afternoon as we approach the small house, and on the back porch we find Vic and young Russell. The men are…
Oct 27, 1944 · 8:51
Well Sir, it’s late afternoon as we approach the small house half way up the next block now, and here on the back porch…
Oct 31, 1941 · 15:36
It's late afternoon as we join Vic with Uncle Fletcher at the little house halfway up on the next block. Vic has ruined…
Oct 6, 1939 · 12:50
The murkiness of eventide has descended upon peaceful Virginia Avenue as our scene opens now. As we approach the small…
Oct 8, 1941 · 14:23
It's around 7:30 in the evening as we join the Gook family in the small house halfway up the next block. We find Vic,…
Oct 9, 1941 · 14:41
It's early evening as we join Vic and Sade in their small house. In the living room we find Rush all by himself, sat at…
Sep 15, 1942 · 8:10
Sky brother H K Fleeber has sent a letter to the Gook household. He designed the stationary himself, engraved after a…
Sep 17, 1941 · 14:45
It's fifteen minutes past nine o'clock in the morning as we join the Gook family today. In the living room of the small…
Sep 20, 1943 · 12:06
It's about three in the afternoon as we find Sade and her amiable Uncle, Mr Fletcher Rush, sitting on the back porch.…
Sep 22, 1939 · 13:26
The noon day meal is almost over as we join our friends at the small house, halfway up on the next block. Here in the…
Sep 25, 1941 · 14:44
It's late afternoon as our scene opens, and in the living room of the small house, we find Mr Rush Gook all by himself.…
Sep 27, 1944 · 9:57
It's early evening as today's show opens, and we find young Russell all alone at the Gook household. For the past…
Sep 4, 1944 · 9:26
As we enter the small house half way up the next block now, here in the kitchen we find Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gook…
Sep 5, 1944 · 9:53
It’s seven-thirty in the evening as we enter the small house half way up on the next block and here in the living room…
Sep 6, 1939 · 13:08
It's around 2:30 in the afternoon as our scene opens now, and here in the living room of the small house halfway up on…
Sep 6, 1944 · 9:50
It’s quarter to one in the afternoon as we approach the small house half way up on the next block and here on the front…
Sep 7, 1944 · 9:41
It’s late afternoon as we approach the small house half way up on the next block and here on the front porch we find…
Sep 8, 1944 · 13:18
It's late afternoon as we join Sade Gook at the household all by herself. She's chatting on the telephone with her…
Sep 9, 1941 · 14:37
The evening meal has been over for a little while at the small household of the Gook family. In the living room, Vic,…
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Ah, Vic & Sade — a fine choice. Let me set a few more down beside it that I think you'll take to.

Easy Aces
Both are masterpieces of intimate, small-cast radio comedy relying entirely on character and verbal wit
Ethel And Albert
Both strip comedy down to its essence with just two or three characters in a domestic setting
Lum and Abner
Both are celebrated for extraordinary writing and performance in simple community-focused comedy
Bickersons, The
Both mine the humor of domestic cohabitation through precisely observed character dynamics
It's Higgins, Sir
Both are distinguished by minimal production and maximal character writing in a domestic setting