The Cinnamon Bear

The Cinnamon Bear is an enduring 1937 children's radio series featuring Paddy O'Cinnamon, the Cinnamon Bear. It's a delightful six and a half hour, twenty-six chapter story syndicated around the country, with daily radio broadcasts usually beginning just after Thanksgiving and ending just before Christmas.

First heard in 1937, the story of The Cinnamon Bear is wonderfully popular with children and parents alike, due to its universal appeal and wholesome entertainment value. In the tradition of Alice In Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, The Cinnamon Bear takes children to a make-believe world of giants, pirates, dragons and other fascinating characters. It begins in the home of twins Judy and Jimmy Barton as they anxiously await the arrival of Christmas. When their mother sends them to the attic for the Silver Star, the traditional ornament for the top of their Christmas tree, their adventures begin. There, they meet Paddy O'Cinnamon, a tiny, stuffed teddy bear that comes to life. The Cinnamon Bear tells them that the Silver Star has been stolen by the fun-loving, but mischievous, Crazy Quilt Dragon, who's escaped with it to the fascinating world of Maybeland. If the twins are ever to see their Star again, they must find Crazy Quilt.

The Cinnamon Bear teaches the twins to "de-grow" to only four inches high. Together, they fly off in The Cinnamon Bear's soda-pop powered airplane, into the world of Maybeland. Their quest for the Silver Star takes them across Looking Glass Valley and over the Root Beer Ocean where they meet The Inkabbos, Wesley the Wailing Whale, Samuel the Seal, Mr. Presto the Magician, Captain Taffy, Professor Whiz the educated Owl, Fraidy Cat, Fee-Fo the Friendly Giant, Queen Melissa, Snappersnick the Crooning Crocodile, Oliver the Ostrich, Big Chief Cook'n Bottlewasher, Jack Frost and even Santa Claus himself!


Cast members include:

Judy Barton: Barbara Jean Wong
Jimmy Barton: Unknown
Mother Barton: Verna Felton
The Cinnamon Bear: Buddy Duncan
The Crazy Quilt Dragon: Joseph Kearns
Snappersnick The Crocodile: Hanley Stafford
Samuel the Seal: Howard McNear
The Cowboy: Slim Pickens
Penelope The Pelican: Elvia Allman
Mr. Presto the Magician: Elliott Lewis
Santa Claus: Lou Merrill
Captain Tin Top: Frank Nelson
Captain Taffy the Pirate: Cy Kendall
Indian Chief: Cy Kendall
Weary Willie the Stork: Gale Gordan
Oliver the Ostrich: Gale Gordan
Professor Whiz the Owl: Ted Osborne
Fee-Fo the Giant: Joe DuVal
The Wintergreen Witch: Martha Wentworth
Fraidy Cat: Dorothy Scott
Assistant Blooto Executioner: Ed Max
Narrator: Bud Heistand
Queen Melissa: Rosa Barcelo
Wesley the Whale, others: Lindsay MacHarrie

Broadcast History:
Network: Syndicated
11/29/37 to 12/24/37 - Original dates
Music:
Felix Mills (orchestra), Don Honrath (music), Glanville Heisch (lyrics)
Songs:
Paul Taylor Quartet
Writer / Creator:
Glanville Heisch
Director:
Lindsay MacHarrie (also several starring roles in series)

Each of the following broadcasts are 15 minutes in length.


Click here to see a broadcast log for this series.

To order, select the following CD number(s) of your choice:

CD000425
The Cinnamon Bear # 1
11/29/37 # 1 Meeting The Twins And The Cinnamon Bear
11/30/37 # 2 Flight To Maybe Land
12/01/37 # 3 Chasing The Quilt Dragon For The Silver Star
12/02/37 # 4 Condemned To Execution In An Inkwell

CD000426
The Cinnamon Bear # 2
12/03/37 # 5 Escaping the Inkaboos
12/04/37 # 6 Penelope Penguin Takes The Silver Star
12/05/37 # 7 Presto The Magician Tries To Help
12/06/37 # 8 Among The Candy Pirates

CD000427
The Cinnamon Bear # 3
12/07/37 # 9 A Roly Poly Policeman
12/08/37 #10 Entering The Magic Forest From Wintergreen's House
12/09/37 #11 The Gentle Giant
12/10/37 #12 Finding Crazy Quilt Dragon Again

CD000428
The Cinnamon Bear # 4
12/11/37 #13 Wintergreen The Witch
12/12/37 #14 Seeing Queen Melissa About The Broken Star
12/13/37 #15 The Magic Lunch Box
12/14/37 #16 The Secret Instructions

CD000432
The Cinnamon Bear # 5
12/15/37 #17 Wasting A Wish
12/16/37 #18 Cowboy Rescue
12/17/37 #19 The Indian
12/18/37 #20 The Singing Tree
12/19/37 #21 The Land Of Ice And Snow

CD000433
The Cinnamon Bear # 6
12/20/37 #22 Jack Frost Will Fix The Star
12/21/37 #23 The Bad Dolls Have Taken The Star
12/22/37 #24 A Ride On Santa's Train
12/23/37 #25 At Santa's Banquet
12/24/37 #26 Chasing Crazy Quilt (End of the series)

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