The Monkey Burglar - Part 05: The Adventures of Superman (February 18, 1947)

“The Monkey Burglar - Part 05” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 18, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Batman search for Robin and Jimmy Olsen after the two boys are taken away from Olsen's house by a pair of men. Inspector Henderson believes Robin is the monkey burglar who struck the Sims apartment in the Windsor Arms, while Batman insists someone is impersonating him. A medal found under the window of the Sims apartment becomes a possible clue. The next morning, Perry White and Clark Kent receive a phone call and hurry to Reeser's General Store outside River Falls, where they find Jimmy Olsen lying pale and motionless on a couch, and Robin is still missing. The series is The Adventures of Superman, first heard in 1947.

Metropolis, including the Windsor Arms apartments, Jimmy Olsen's house, police headquarters, the Daily Planet offices, and Reeser's General Store outside River Falls

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Batman, Robin, Jimmy Olsen, Inspector Henderson, Mr. Sims, Perry White

Listen for: The medal found under the Sims apartment window, and the discovery of Jimmy Olsen at Reeser's General Store

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.