{"product_id":"book-btle","title":"The Aldrich Family, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Aldrich Family \u003c\/i\u003ewas a popular situation comedy that was heard on radio and seen in films, on television, and in comic books. Teenager Henry Aldrich, the creation of playwright Clifford Goldsmith, was an endearingly bumbling kid growing awkwardly into adolescence. Episodes revolved around Henry's misadventures with girls, his family, and his friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Aldrich was portrayed on radio by twenty-something Ezra Stone when \u003ci\u003eThe Aldrich Family\u003c\/i\u003e launched as a summer replacement program for \u003ci\u003eThe Jack Benny Show\u003c\/i\u003e on NBC in 1939. He kept the lead role until 1942, followed by others, including Bobby Ellis, who became the last Henry Aldrich in 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe show had a top-ten rating within two years of its launch, landing it solidly alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Jack Benny Show\u003c\/i\u003e and Bob Hope's \u003ci\u003eThe Pepsodent Show.\u003c\/i\u003e Earning $3,000 a week, Goldsmith was the highest paid writer in radio, and his show became a prototype for the teen-oriented situation comedies that followed on radio and television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this collection are twelve episodes from 1952 and 1953:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Barter System\" (21 Sep   1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He-Man or Mouse?\" (28 Sep 1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Class Debt Chairman\" (5 Oct   1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Big Deal\" (12 Oct 1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Debating Team\" (16 Nov   1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Thanksgiving Turkey\" (22 Nov   1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Henry's Father is Sick\" (30 Nov   1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Lost Watch\" (7 Dec 1952)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The English Project\" (11 Jan   1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Love Letter Mix-Up\" (25 Jan   1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Latin Homework\" (15 Mar 1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Delivery Bicycle\" (26 Apr   1953)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Eye Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49383820755248,"sku":"BDbtle","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49383820788016,"sku":"ZEbtle","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49383820820784,"sku":"ZMbtle","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/btle-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775800769","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-btle","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}