120- Rex Runs Away: Jerry of the Circus (December 10, 1937)

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“120- Rex Runs Away” is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 10, 1937. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry and Speed find the circus's Arabian horse Rex after he bolts from the lot during a performance. Earlier, Boris tells Patsy about a plan for a South American circus tour and invites her to invest, while Olga pushes back on his scheme. Jerry, riding Splendor, follows Rex up a rocky hill, where he and Speed locate the runaway tied near some brush. They lead Rex back to the grounds, and Speed proposes a plan to Mr. Randall involving her running talent. The recording ends before the plan is revealed.

A circus lot and the rocky hills behind it, with a circus stage and grounds in the background.

Characters: Jerry, Boris, Patsy, Olga, Speed, Mr. Randall, Rex

Listen for: Listen for Boris's plan for a South American circus tour and Speed's idea for Mr. Randall, which the episode leaves unresolved.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.