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The Aldrich Family was a favorite situation comedy that was heard on radio and seen in films, on tv, and in comic literature. Teenager Henry Aldrich, the creation of playwright Clifford Goldsmith, was an endearingly bumbling youngster growing awkwardly into adolescence. Episodes revolved around Henry's misadventures with ladies, his family, and his friends. Henry Aldrich was portrayed on radio by 20-something Ezra Rock when The Aldrich Family launched as a summer months replacement program for The Jack port Benny Show on NBC in 1939. He retained the lead role until 1942, accompanied by others, including Bobby Ellis, who became the previous Henry Aldrich in 1952. The show got a top-10 ranking within two years of its introduction, landing it solidly alongside The Jack port Benny Show and Bob Hope's The Pepsodent Show. Earning $3,000 weekly, Goldsmith was the best paid copy writer in radio, and his show became a prototype for the teen-oriented situation comedies that adopted on radio and tv. Included in this collection are 12 shows from 1952 and 1953: "The Barter System" (21 Sep 1952), "He-Man or Mouse?" (28 Sep 1952), "Category Debt Chairman" (5 Oct 1952), "The Big Package" (12 Oct 1952), "The Debating Team" (16 Nov 1952), "The Thanksgiving Turkey" (22 Nov 1952), "Henry's Daddy Is Sick and tired" (30 Nov 1952), "The Lost Watch" (7 Dec 1952), "The British Task" (11 Jan 1953), "Love Notice Mix-Up" (25 Jan 1953), "Latin Homework" (15 Mar 1953), and "The Delivery Bike" (26 Apr 1953).
