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Challenge of the Yukon: The Prisoner

Challenge of the Yukon · March 20, 1952 · 29 min · 4,760 words

The transcript of “The Prisoner”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast March 20, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Challenge of the Yukon free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Now as gun shots echo across the wind, swept snow-covered reaches of the Wild North West, Quaker Pops Wheat, and Quaker Pops Ride, the breakfast cereal shot from gun, present Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. If Yukon King swift the strongest lead dog of the North West, Placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the North West mounted police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers.

Unking! Un-yucky! Un-yucky! Un-yucky! Gold! Gold! Scovered in Yukon! A stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches! Back to the days of the Gold Rush! With Quaker Pup Wheat and Quaker Pup Rise, bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog, Yukon King, as they meet the challenge of the Yukon.

Oh, and that can make a better cereal than Quaker Pops rice. It's nice. And when you hear that chutein' your turn tootin' that Quaker makes the one shot from guns. Yes, that's what the chutein' is all about.

As well as tasting breakfast cereal you ever had. Quaker, pop rice, or Quaker, pop wheat. Reach for the big Quaker, red and blue package, every morning. Burley Kane was tough. And in 36 he was a hardened criminal, intent upon taking what he wanted at the point of a gun, even if it meant killing.

In Dawson, Burley had met two men, Al Marco and Jay Corey, who had planned the details of a bank robbery. But Burley doubled across them and carried out the robbery alone. A day ahead of schedule.

All right, put the cash in his satchel. Yes, sure. Just as you see. Yeah, here's the bag, let's do this. Right. Stop that man! Go hold up, come and get out! I'll fix you for that!

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