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Ma Perkins (sometimes called Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins) is an American radio soap opera which was heard on NBC from 1933 to 1949 and on CBS from 1942 to 1960. Between 1942 and 1949, the show was heard simultaneously on both networks. Oxydol dropped its sponsorship in 1956. The program continued with various sponsors until 1960.
The series was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert with scripts by Robert Hardy Andrews, Orvin Tovrov and others. Ma Perkins began August 14, 1933 on WLW in Cincinnati. On December 4 of that year, it graduated to the NBC Red network. On NBC and CBS the series ran for a total of 7,065 episodes.
"America’s mother of the air" was portrayed by actress Virginia Payne, who began the role at the age of 23 and never missed a performance during the program's 27-year run. Kindly, trusting widow Ma Perkins had a big heart and a great love of humanity. She always offered her homespun philosophy to troubled souls in need of advice.
Ma owned and operated a lumber yard in the small Southern town of Rushville Center (population 4000), where the plotlines pivoted around her interactions with the local townsfolk and the ongoing dilemmas of her three children, Evey, Fay and John. One of her children died during World War II. Ma's daughter Fay was played by Isabelle Krehbiel and Rita Ascot. Gilbert Faust had the role of John. Evey Perkins was played by Dora Johnson, Laurette Fillbrandt and Kay Campbell, who later became known for playing Grandma Kate Martin on the television soap opera All My Children. Shuffle Shober, Ma's best friend, was played by Charles Egelston (and later Edwin Wolfe). Murray Forbes (1905-1987) was heard as Willie Fitz, and Cecil Roy portrayed Junior Fitz.
In "Sounds from the Past," Chris Plunkett offered an overview of the series:
Typical of Hummert productions, Ma Perkins had her share of tears, crises, and drama, but with a plotline much slower paced than the average soap opera. In a typical year, no more than three or four major complications were covered --interspersed by long "quiet spells," filled with (brutally) protracted discussions on the meaning of life amid the ever-changing tapestry of family, friends and the small town around them... Early in the drama’s run Ma was portrayed as quite combative and spiteful, but her character soon developed (and softened) into the kindhearted sage and conscience of the entire community. There were various dramas that unfolded over the years, some more far-fetched than others. Two of the more memorable plot stretches involve Ma exposing a black market baby-napping ring, and Ma harboring Soviet political dissidents inside her home.
When the show finally ended on Friday, November 25th, 1960, the day after Thanksgiving Day, it was one of only eight entertainment shows still on the CBS radio network. The last episode was the only one in which Virginia Payne's name was mentioned, by Payne herself in a farewell speech. In all other episodes, the announcer at the close of the show would run down the names of all the actors in the cast (but one), and then say, "... and Ma Perkins."
Cast

Virginia Payne - Ma Perkins
Charles Egelston - Shuffle Shober, Ma's best friend (1933-1958)
Edwin Wolfe - Shuffle Shober (1958-1960)
Dora Johnson - Evey Perkins (1933-1944)
Laurette Fillbrandt - Evey Perkins (1944-1945)
Kay Campbell - Evey Perkins (1945-1960)
Isabelle Krehbiel - Fay Perkins (1933)
Rita Ascot - Fay Perkins
Margaret Draper - Fay Perkins
Gilbert Faust - John Perkins

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SHOWS LIST

Ma Perkins 38-05-30 - xxxx Sonia Is Shot
Ma Perkins 38-06-02 - xxxx Sonia Fades Out
Ma Perkins 49-09-27 - 4207 Joseph Tells His Story
Ma Perkins 49-09-28 - 4208 What Junior Saw
Ma Perkins 49-09-29 - 4209 News Travels Fast
Ma Perkins 49-09-30 - 4210 Big Date
Ma Perkins 49-10-03 - 4211 Sinclair Drops By
Ma Perkins 49-10-04 - 4212 Dinner And Dancing
Ma Perkins 49-10-05 - 4213 Midnight Boat Ride
Ma Perkins 49-10-06 - 4214 Stranded
Ma Perkins 49-10-07 - 4215 Questioned By Police
Ma Perkins 49-10-10 - 4216 Positive ID
Ma Perkins 49-10-11 - 4217 Mayor Ross Complains
Ma Perkins 49-10-12 - 4218 Joseph Upset
Ma Perkins 49-10-13 - 4219 Ann Won't Answer Phone
Ma Perkins 49-10-14 - 4220 Joseph Goes To Hotel
Ma Perkins 49-10-17 - 4221 Sinclair Talks To Joseph
Ma Perkins 49-10-18 - 4222 Joseph Missing
Ma Perkins 49-10-19 - 4223 Mr Sinclair Refuses To Leave
Ma Perkins 49-10-20 - 4224 Joseph Returns Home
Ma Perkins 49-10-21 - 4225 Tells Ma About Fight
Ma Perkins 49-10-24 - 4226 Wanted By The Law
Ma Perkins 49-10-25 - 4227 The Mayor Calls
Ma Perkins 49-10-26 - 4228 Meeting With The Mayor
Ma Perkins 49-10-27 - 4229 Mr Sinclair Reassures Ma
Ma Perkins 49-10-28 - 4230 Augustus Blackmailed
Ma Perkins 49-10-31 - 4231 Invited To Dinner
Ma Perkins 49-11-01 - 4232 A Body Has Fallen Out of a Hotel Widow
Ma Perkins 49-11-02 - 4233 Tells Ma About Losing Job
Ma Perkins 49-11-03 - 4234 Joseph Won't Stay For Dinner
Ma Perkins 49-11-04 - 4235 Ann Receives A Telegram
Ma Perkins 49-11-07 - 4236 Plans To Leave
Ma Perkins 49-11-08 - 4237 Brad Gorman Appears
Ma Perkins 49-11-09 - 4238 Brad Falls Out The Window
Ma Perkins 49-11-10 - 4239 Brad Dies
Ma Perkins 49-11-11 - 4240 Evey Tells About The Accident
Ma Perkins 49-11-14 - 4241 Joseph Told To Keep Quiet
Ma Perkins 49-11-15 - 4242 Ma Supports Sinclair
Ma Perkins 49-11-16 - 4243 Ma Askes For The Truth
Ma Perkins 49-11-17 - 4244 Constable Questions Sinclair
Ma Perkins 49-11-18 - 4245 Mysterious Phone Call
Ma Perkins 49-11-21 - 4246 Identity Discovered
Ma Perkins 49-11-22 - 4247 Joseph Learns About Gorman
Ma Perkins 49-11-28 - 4251 Ma Asks For Truth Again
Ma Perkins 49-11-29 - 4252 Fay Talks To Joseph
Ma Perkins 49-11-30 - 4253 Inquest Begins
Ma Perkins 49-12-01 - 4254 Mr Sinclair Testifies
Ma Perkins 49-12-02 - 4255 Surprise Witness
Ma Perkins 49-12-05 - 4256 Joseph Tells The Truth
Ma Perkins 50-08-07 - 4431 Sylvester Turns Into A Wolf
Ma Perkins 50-08-08 - 4432 Gladys Tries To Show Fay What A Creep Ed Is
Ma Perkins 50-08-09 - 4433 Sylvester Is Chewed Out By Ed - 1
Ma Perkins 50-08-10 - 4434 Fay Asks Shuffle For Advice
Ma Perkins 50-08-11 - 4435 Shuffle Gets Marietta To Give Fay The Truth
Ma Perkins 50-08-14 - 4436 Ed Gives Sylvester Pointers
Ma Perkins 50-08-15 - 4437
Ma Perkins 50-08-16 - 4438
Ma Perkins 50-08-17 - 4439 Sylvester Has Bought A New Car
Ma Perkins 50-08-18 - 4440
Ma Perkins 50-08-21 - 4441
Ma Perkins 50-08-22 - 4442
Ma Perkins 50-08-23 - 4443 Shuffle Talks About Sylvesters Investments
Ma Perkins 50-08-24 - 4444 Ma Asks Evie If She Gave Sylvester Their Life Savings
Ma Perkins 50-08-25 - 4445 Ma Tells Shuffle Something Is Wrong
Ma Perkins 50-08-28 - 4446 Lacking Evidence, Shuffle Leaves
Ma Perkins 50-08-29 - 4447 Fay Tells Ma About Sylvester's Proposal
Ma Perkins 50-08-30 - 4448 Shuffle And Ma Try To Get The Truth
Ma Perkins 50-08-31 - 4449 Shuffle Tricks Willie Into Telling Of Investment
Ma Perkins 50-09-01 - 4450 The Truth Is Out At Last
Ma Perkins 50-09-04 - 4451 All Of Sylvester's Trickery Is Out In The Open
Ma Perkins 50-09-05 - 4452 Ma Wants More Facts
Ma Perkins 50-09-06 - 4453 Shuffle Is Overjoyed
Ma Perkins 50-09-07 - 4454 Ma Confronts The Cousins
Ma Perkins 50-09-08 - 4455
Ma Perkins 50-09-11 - 4456
Ma Perkins 50-09-12 - 4457
Ma Perkins 50-09-13 - 4458
Ma Perkins 50-09-14 - 4459
Ma Perkins 50-09-15 - 4460
Ma Perkins 50-09-18 - 4461
Ma Perkins 50-09-19 - 4462
Ma Perkins 50-09-20 - 4463 Shuffle Is Overjoyed
Ma Perkins 50-09-21 - 4464
Ma Perkins 50-09-26 - 4467
Ma Perkins 50-09-27 - 4468
Ma Perkins 50-09-28 - 4469
Ma Perkins 50-09-29 - 4470
Ma Perkins 50-10-02 - 4471
Ma Perkins 50-10-03 - 4472
Ma Perkins 50-10-06 - 4475
Ma Perkins 50-10-09 - 4476
Ma Perkins 50-10-16 - 4481 Ma And Ed Discuss Sylvester
Ma Perkins 50-10-24 - 4487 Ma Wants To Know If Mr Myers Is Involved With The Fake Stock
Ma Perkins 50-10-25 - 4488 Mr Myers Comes To Town
Ma Perkins 50-11-03 - 4495
Ma Perkins 50-11-06 - 4496
Ma Perkins 50-11-07 - 4497
Ma Perkins 50-11-08 - 4498
Ma Perkins 50-11-29 - 4513 Ma Finally Learns The Truth
Ma Perkins 50-11-30 - 4514
Ma Perkins 50-12-19 - 4527 Mr Grayson Arrives In Rushville Center
Ma Perkins 50-12-20 - 4528 Everyone Is In A Flutter
Ma Perkins 50-12-25 - 4531
Ma Perkins 50-12-26 - 4532
Ma Perkins 51-01-01 - 4536 Faye and Spencer, Ma and Shuffle, Welcome in the New Year
Ma Perkins 51-01-02 - 4537 Spencer Meets an Old War Buddy of His
Ma Perkins 51-01-03 - 4538 Faye Is Obviously Very Much in Love
Ma Perkins 51-01-04 - 4539 The Family Is Gossiping About the New Romance
Ma Perkins 51-01-05 - 4540 Spencer Has Decided to Stay in Rushville Center for a While Longer
Ma Perkins 51-01-08 - 4541 Faye and Spencer Are Finding Out More About Each Other
Ma Perkins 51-01-09 - 4542 Mysterious Tom Welles Is Still Angry at Spencer
Ma Perkins 51-01-10 - 4543 Spencer Grayson Wants to Talk to Ma
Ma Perkins 51-01-11 - 4544 Spencer Has His Private Talk with Ma
Ma Perkins 51-01-12 - 4545 Spencer Asks Shuffle to Help Him
Ma Perkins 51-01-15 - 4546 Spencer Continues to Pitch Woo at Faye
Ma Perkins 51-01-16 - 4547 Tom Has Decided to Marry Kay
Ma Perkins 51-01-17 - 4548 Gladys Pembleton Feels There's More to Spencer Than Meets the Eye
Ma Perkins 51-01-18 - 4549 Spencer Announces That He Must Return to New York
Ma Perkins 51-01-19 - 4550 Spencer Leaves, Promising Someday to Return
Ma Perkins 51-01-22 - 4551 Spencer Grayson Has Left, and Faye Misses Him
Ma Perkins 51-01-23 - 4552 Evie and Faye Talk About Spencer
Ma Perkins 51-01-24 - 4553 Faye Is Deeply in Love with Spencer
Ma Perkins 51-01-25 - 4554 Ma and Faye Meet Tom Welles on the Street
Ma Perkins 51-01-26 - 4555 At Last - Spencer Has Written
Ma Perkins 51-01-29 - 4556 Faye Reads Her Letter Over And Over
Ma Perkins 51-01-30 - 4557 Tom Welles, the Mysterious 'Surly' So-called Friend
Ma Perkins 51-01-31 - 4558 Spencer's Present Has Arrived
Ma Perkins 51-02-01 - 4559 Spencer Calls Faye
Ma Perkins 51-02-02 - 4560 Faye Decides To Go To New York
Ma Perkins 51-02-05 - 4561 Preparing For Faye's Departure
Ma Perkins 51-02-06 - 4562 Tom Drops By For One Of Ma's Dinners
Ma Perkins 51-02-07 - 4563 Tom And Ma Become Friends
Ma Perkins 51-02-08 - 4564 Ma Discusses The Dinner With Tom
Ma Perkins 51-02-09 - 4565 Faye's First Letter From New York
Ma Perkins 51-02-12 - 4566 Everyone Is Concerned
Ma Perkins 51-02-15 - 4569 Tom Has Been Sick
Ma Perkins 51-02-16 - 4570 Evie Researchs Tom's Activities
Ma Perkins 51-02-19 - 4571 Faye's Telegram From New York
Ma Perkins 51-02-20 - 4572 Willie And Tom's Job
Ma Perkins 51-02-27 - 4577 Faye Is Back From New York
Ma Perkins 51-02-28 - 4578 Ma Goes To Al's Diner
Ma Perkins 51-03-01 - 4579
Ma Perkins 51-03-02 - 4580 Faye Breaks Down About New York
Ma Perkins 51-03-05 - 4581 Faye Talks About Her Experiences In New York
Ma Perkins 51-03-06 - 4582 Tom Finds Unexpected Kindness
Ma Perkins 51-03-09 - 4585 Does Faye Want To Marry Grayson
Ma Perkins 51-03-12 - 4586 Faye Appears To Be Forced
Ma Perkins 51-03-26 - 4596 Faye Appears to Be Forced by Circumstances
Ma Perkins 60-11-24 - 7064 The Next-to Last Episode of the Series
Ma Perkins 60-11-25 - 7065 The Last Show of the Series