M A G I C I S L A N D --------- ----------- 1936 First Show: not known Last Show: not known Number Shows: 130 Audition Show: none known Series Description: MAGIC ISLAND was a syndicated serial that first aired sometime in 1936 and consisted of one hundred thirty 12-minute episodes. The story line dealt with a wealthy woman and her search for her long lost daughter. She finds her on a man-made island that can submerge to avoid detection. The series was targeted for a juvenile audience and small children are the main focus of the story line. Log Comments: Show description came from Gordon Payton and the Radio Memories catalogs. Series episodes were untitled. Both the Radio Memories catalog and Jerry Haendiges log listed identical descriptive titles. I've uses them here. Since no broadcast dates wee found, (common for a 1930's syndicated series), the date field is not used. Chronological Log: Num Title --- --------------------------------------------------- 1 Jerry Hall's Proposal 2 Leaving L.A. For Strange Magic Island In South Seas 3 Strange Windstorm 4 Strange Bank Of Fog 5 Tex Bradford Prepares Straightascope 6 Island In The Viewer 7 Pulled By A Magnetic Force 8 Joan Is Found On Euclidia 9 G-47 Uses His Ray Gun 10 False Radio Message 11 Island Secrets 12 Last Radio Message From Magic Island 13 Joan Stays On The Yacht 14 The Cloth Factory On The Island 15 Staged Escape Attempt 16 Soundproof Seaweed Cloth 17 Homing Pidgeon 18 Pidgeons Released 19 The Secret Formula 20 G-47 Has The Pidgeon & Formula 21 A Different Formula 22 Trapped In An Elevator 23 Elevator Escape 24 Stolen Oxygen Tank 25 Battleships Approach 26 Magic Island Prepares To Submerge 27 Radio Signals Within The Island 28 Joan & Jerry Board The Submarine 29 A Woman Commander 30 Message To Johnson 31 Joan & Jerry Ray Gunned 32 Submarine Heads For Johnson's Ship 33 Submarine Surfaces To Meet Johnson's Ship 34 Johnson Speeds Away 35 Tex Contacts Johnson 36 Johnson's Ship Runs Out Of Fuel 37 Gregory's Yacht Is Pulled Out Into The Light 38 Commander Talks To Johnson 39 Everyone Arrives 40 McLeod Poses As Johnson 41 Help From The Sub Commander 42 The Gas Is Released 43 Jerry & Joan Escape 44 Transferring Oil 45 Escape Attempt Tonight 46 Power Shutdown Plan 47 Joan Fires At Jerry 48 Escape From Guard 49 Ready To Throw Switches 50 The Alarm Sound 51 Swim For The Boat 52 Island Sinks And A Successful Escape 53 Lighted Buoys Mark The Route 54 Out Of Fuel 55 Magic Island Sub Catches Up 56 Sub Tows The Yacht Back To Magic Island 57 Two Guards Knocked Out 58 In A Chamber 90' Underground 59 Island Gets Ready To Move 60 Chamber Filling With Water 61 Tex Is Ray Gunned 62 Safe For Three Days 63 Keystone Notes 64 Locked In Rooms 65 Reunited 66 Stealing A Sub 67 The Warning Signal 68 90 Second Intervals 69 Attacked From The Air 70 Sub Dives To 9,000' 71 10 Seconds For The Combination 72 Protection Around The Sub 73 Stern Section Dumped Off 74 Getting Seasick 75 Another Sub Follows 76 Tex Tries The Radio 77 Coded Message. Keynotes Hit Sub 78 Sailboat Pickup 79 Sprayed With A Chemcial 80 Rescued By Oil Tanker 81 Joan & Jerry Stay Behind 82 Jerry Shows L.A. To Joan 83 Someone's In The House 84 Smelling Smoke Alarms Everyone 85 Planning The Return 86 Joan Is Afraid 87 Sailing For The Magic Island 88 Joan Questions The Crew 89 A Large Bad Storm Causes Problems 90 Engineer Peterson Is Taken Prisoner 91 Ship Arrives At The Magic Island 92 The Descent Into Modern Atlantis 93 Everyone Disappears 94 Questioned By G-47 95 A Beautiful Apartment 96 The City Is Discovered 97 13 Large Cave Rooms 98 Old Skipper Found Caring For Animals 99 Meeting Master Builder 100 Artificial Volanco Eruption 101 Ships Moved Away 102 Comparing Notes 103 The Pigeons 104 Talk About Future Plans 105 Jerry & Tex Disappear 106 Listening To Radio Broadcast 107 Aboard A Test Rocket Plane 108 A Test Flight 109 Instruments Have Failed 110 Rocket Plane Down In The Water 111 All Four Are Rescued 112 Elaine Has A New Home 113 An Airlock Is Discovered 114 Making Escape Plans 115 A Keystone Note Demonstration 116 Tex Is Suspicious Of Elaine 117 Daring Escape Attempt 118 Landing On Lake Hollywood 119 A Second Return Is Planned 120 Tex Takes Off With Elaine And Is Seen 121 Stopping Reporters Story 122 Tex & Elaine Control Euclidia 123 Motor Almost Dead 124 Island Being Raised 125 They Are Sinking 126 On A Life Raft 127 G-47 Surrenders 128 G-47 Has Disappeared 129 G-47 Is A Professor 130 Enrolling In College (End Of The Series) References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 * OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites: * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116 * The Sci-Fi Guy, Gordon R. Payton, 118 E. Palmer Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108 (no longer sells shows) Other Logs or Books: * MAGIC ISLAND log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com) Last Update: Jul 25, 2007 This log is informational only. It does not imply that I or my references have these shows for trade or sale. The shows may still be protected under copyright law and should be obtained only from authorized dealers. The log may be freely reproduced and published on a no-profit basis. Please send error corrections or additional information to Frank M. Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, Verona, NJ 07044 (email: wb2ntp@arrl.net).