Mr Sunshine: Ranger Bill (January 15, 1958)

“Mr Sunshine” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 15, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Herman Weber, a retired railroad man nicknamed Mr. Sunshine, has settled in the town of Natchpine to live with his daughter and son-in-law. He devotes his days to spreading the Christian faith, visiting the hospital, the orphanage and the streets, and handing out tracts. His friendly zeal draws complaints from some townspeople, and a committeeman named Mel Stitch warns him to stay away from the orphanage. Ranger Bill, a local ranger, takes an interest in the conflict. The episode is from the Ranger Bill series and first aired on January 15, 1958.

The small town of Natchpine, including the church, the hospital, the orphanage and the streets of the Fourth Ward.

Characters: Ranger Bill, Herman Weber (Mr. Sunshine), Amy, Mrs. Connors, Mel Stitch, Jake, Mrs. McCarthy, Bill Jefferson

Listen for: How the townspeople react to Mr. Sunshine's preaching and what Ranger Bill does when Mel Stitch tries to have him stopped.

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.