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Junior G-Men was a boys club and popular culture phenomenon during the late 1930s and early 1940s that began with a radio program and culminated with films featuring the Dead End Kids.
After leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a brief stint in Hollywood, Melvin Purvis hosted a children’s radio program called “Junior G-Men” in 1936. Purvis had become a national hero for his record as an FBI agent during the so-called "war on crime" in the early 1930s, most notably for leading the manhunt that ended with the death of John Dillinger. As a result of this fame, Purvis was seen as a real-life counterpart to the fictional detectives, such as Dick Tracy, that proliferated in the popular culture targeting boys during this period. As part of the radio program, listeners could join a "Junior G-Men" club and receive badges, manuals, and secret agent props. Shortly thereafter, Purvis became the face of breakfast cereal Post Toastiest promotional detective club. The cereal company’s fictional “Inspector Post” and his “Junior Detective Corps” metamorphosed into an image of Purvis inviting boys and girls to become “secret operators” in his “Law and Order Patrols.”
As a result of this mass exposure, Junior G-Men clubs sprouted up throughout the United States and Canada as a "law and order" themed alternative to the Boy Scouts. Junior G-Men clubs found support from police departments and non-profit organizations that saw them as a means of combating juvenile delinquency. The clubs structured children's time with activities designed to instill law-abiding attitudes, as reflected in their slogan "It's easier to build boys than to mend men."
EPISODES LIST
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-05 (03) The Secret of the Locked Room (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-08 (04) The Secret of the Locked Room (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-10 (05) The Secret of the Locked Room (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-12 (06) The Footprint that Solved a Crime (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-15 (07) The Footprint that Solved a Crime (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-17 (08) The Footprint that Solved a Crime (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-19 (09) The Bronze Idol (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-22 (10) The Bronze Idol (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-26 (12) The Madison Riddle (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-06-29 (13) The Madison Riddle (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-03 (15) The Return of Agatha Wyatt (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-06 (16) The Return of Agatha Wyatt (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-14 (19) Mystery of Cemetery Hill (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-15 (20) Mystery of Cemetery Hill (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-17 (21) The League of One-Legged Men (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-20 (22) The League of One-Legged Men (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-22 (23) The League of One-Legged Men (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-24 (24) Case Of Creeping Shadows (1 of 2)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-07-29 (25) Case Of Creeping Shadows (2 of 2)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-03 (28) The Light Signal (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-07 (30) The Light Signal (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-19 (35) The Phantom from Prison (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-21 (36) The Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bill (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-24 (37) The Jigsaw Puzzle (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-26 (38) The Giant Footprints (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-28 (39) The Black Leather Case (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-08-31 (40) The Black Leather Case (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-02 (41) The Black Leather Case (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-07 (43) Attempted Revenge of an Ex-Convict (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-14 (46) The Capture of Escaped Convict (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-16 (47) The Clue of the Feathered Smuggler (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-18 (48) The Clue in the Mirror (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-21 (49) Highjackers of Vine Ridge (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-23 (50) Attempted Train Wreck (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-25 (51) The Discovery of the Gangster Hideout (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-28 (52) The Case of the Lonely Old Lady (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-09-30 (53) The Case of the Lonely Old Lady (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-02 (54) The Case of the Lonely Old Lady (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-05 (55) The Secret That Had To Be Kept (1 of 3)(1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-05 (55) The Secret That Had To Be Kept (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-07 (56) The Secret That Had To Be Kept (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-09 (57) The Secret That Had To Be Kept (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-12 (58) The Man Who Talked Too Much (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-14 (59) The Unsuspecting Smuggler (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-16 (60) Startling Developments of Accidents (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-19 (61) The Unusual Safe (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-21 (62) The Man with the Scarred Chin (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-23 (63) The Vacant Lot (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-26 (64) The Man On The Inside (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-10-28 (65) The Case of the Human Firefly (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-02 (67) The Threatening Letter (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-04 (68) The Box Office Hold Up (1 of 1)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-06 (69) The Man Who Laughed (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-09 (70) The Man Who Laughed (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-11 (71) The Man Who Laughed (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-13 (72) The Missing Witness (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-16 (73) The Missing Witness (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-18 (74) The Missing Witness (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-20 (75) The Old Grey House (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-23 (76) The Old Grey House (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-25 (77) The Old Grey House (3 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-27 (78) The House of Many Secrets (1 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-11-30 (79) The House of Many Secrets (2 of 3)
True Adventures of Junior G-Men 36-12-04 (81) The Daring Hijackers (1 of 1)
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