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A man calls Blackie for help and tells him to take a bus to the country. On the bus, a woman with a gun forces Blackie off the bus.
Original Air Date: April 1, 1946
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A gunmaker has received threats and asks Diamond to protect him until he can deliver his designs to the government.
Rebroadcast Date: June 21, 1953
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Val Jean has been assumed dead after being sent back to the galley and apparently drowning, but Javert doesn’t believe it. Meanwhile, eight year Cossette lives in misery with the inn keeping couple her month left her with.
Original Air Date: August 13, 1937
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In a bar, Rocky and a friend who’s an insurance actuary search the bar for the one person in the building who’s a murderer.
Original Air Date: March 9, 1954
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A woman calls Mr. Keen in to find her missing uncle.
Original Air Date: January 6, 1944
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Season 2 of the Red Panda features twelve more adventures featuring the Red Panda. It stars Greg Taylor, who also writes the series. Clarissa Der Nederlanden Taylor plays his sidekick Kit Baxter (aka the Flying Squirrel.
Season 2 took what worked in Season 1 and expanded on the Red Panda’s world. We meet some of the Red Panda’s agents. In the previous season, the idea of agents was abstract. In the episode, “When Darkness Falls,” we finally meet some of the operatives, including a police officer and local businessmen. Note the Shadow magazines also gave the hero a team of undercover operatives throughout the city. That likely influenced Taylor. The Red Panda’s agents make several appearances in Season 2 and make a solid addition to the series.
Having established our heroes, the series reveals more backstory in “Secret Origins.” The title likely references a 1986-90 DC Comic series. In the episode, we learn how Kit Baxter met the Red Panda for the first time. “The Big Top” presents the Red Panda with a moral dilemma.
Throughout the first season, the Red Panda’s foes were mostly thugs and supervillains. In “The Black Hand,” we get the first real case of the Terrific Twosome of Toronto battling the supernatural. The Red Panda deals with a threat to his secret identity in, “The Hidden Door.”
In the season finale, “The World Next Door,” the Red Panda has a crossover with the more comedic Original universe. A character from its future is out to steal something the Red Panda is trying to protect.
Beyond this, the Red Panda continues to dish out justice to villains who could have been on the Shadow. The Red Panda programs’ quality has improved from Season 1. Occasionally, the sound effects or a performer will be off. Other than that, the Red Panda found its groove in Season 2. There’s not a bad episode among this bunch. It’s sure to delight fans of the golden age of radio and superheroes.
Rating: 4.25 out of 5
You can listen to Season 2 of the Red Panda here.
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Friday and Smith investigate a $5,000 liquor store hold up.
Original Air Date: March 29, 1953
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Johnny is called in by an insurance agent who fears a wealthy man is going to be murdered by his business partner.
Original Air Date: June 18, 1961
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A man decides to commit a series of robberies of horse racing betting rooms and frame Boston Blackie for it.
Original Air Date: March 25, 1947
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Javert offers his resignation after a man is caught and identified as Val Jean. Val Jean has to decide whether to reveal his true identity and risk everything.
Original Air Date: August 6, 1937
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Diamond is hired to find a missing night watchman who disappeared with $50,000 in consigned jewels
Rebroadcast Date: June 21, 1953
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Rocky tries to help a doctor who has to account for $25,000 in missing drugs and a drug addict son who is behind it.
Original Air Date: March 2, 1954
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Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1952
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Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a washed-up actress who lived in a theatrical rooming house.
Original Air Date: January 17, 1954
Season 3, Episode 19
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Friday and Smith are trying to track down a team of safe burglars. Their search leads them to a man who denies involvement but is glad to help.
Original Air Date: March 22, 1953
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