Episode Guides for Audio Shows

STRANGE STORIES:

1. “Whisper My Name to the Stars”
In the not-too-distant future, a college professor seeks to arrange a space flight to the mysterious Wentek Cluster.

2. “Takeover at the Toymart”

A  police sergeant deals with a very unusual hostage situation when stuffed animals take over a local toy store during the holidays.

3. “I Wish Tonight”

A young boy is kidnapped after publicizing his apparent ability to heal sick people. Who has taken him, and what will happen if he can't deliver what is expected of him?

4. “What You Eat”

After a mysterious comet passes by Earth, people begin transforming into what they have eaten. Can a NASA ship catch the comet and solve the mystery before it's too late for mankind?

5. “A Heavenly Price”/“Ready for the Storm”

There are two tales in this episode: In "A Heavenly Price," aliens offer a cure for all of mankind's diseases, but is what they want in return too great? In "Ready for the Storm," a father in a post-WWIII city must decide how to save his young daughter from certain death.

6. “Biography”

An angel asks for a man's help in finding a problematic Heavenly possession that has fallen to Earth.

7. "Just in Time"

Two men discover that their business - changing the timeline for their clients - can have disastrous effects.

8. "Thanks for the Memories"

A millionaire with an unusual power wants to purchase something unique from a homeless man.

9. "Professor Hoyt's Remarkable Elixir"

A professor claims to have developed an elixir that will resurrect the dead.

10. "The Unicorn in the Closet"

Returning to her childhood home, a young woman finds herself drawn into a magical world of her youth.

11. "This Guy Walks Into a Bar" 

A confused man walks into a bar. How, he wonders, can what he sees be true?

12. "Old Year's Day"

An elderly woman is visited by a most unusual door-to-door salesman.

13. "The Boss Always Loved Jelly Doughnuts"

Two not-too-bright gangsters take a doughnut store clerk captive in the hope of witnessing a supernatural event.

14. "Trio"

Three short tales: In "Soup's On," a guilty conscience brings a man to a remote diner in a blinding snowstorm. Two adolescent boys wait outside for something big to happen in "The Big Night."  "Hotline" is a cautionary tale: Be very careful who you hire - in some places even more than others.

15. "The Touch"

A social worker encounters the most unusual case of her career.

16. "Quartet"

Four short tales: In "Cry Baby," an astronaut faces a maddening punishment on an alien world. In "Power," an electrical outage leads to an odd encounter. A man and a woman wake from nothingness with no idea of who or where they are in "How I Wonder What You Are." "Feeder" is a cautionary tale -  Be very careful that the old friend you're having dinner with really is a friend.

17. "The Problems of Peter Sinclair"

Peter Sinclair died and went to Hell. Then his problems started. 

18. "Quintet"

Five short tales: In "And the Winner Is. . .," aliens host an unusual awards ceremony on a distant world. Mr. Lange learns that he has more to worry about than headaches when he visits the eye doctor in "For an Eye." Kids, during your parents' parties, never try to learn what lies "Under the Coats." In "Pest Control," Edna Washburn should have considered the odds that Mr. O'Brien would show up right when she needed him. Lastly, poor Ben Covington finds himself able to hear things that a human should never hear in "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

19. "Balancing Act"

When an alien race conquers Earth, a young man ignores a summons to be euthanized, putting the entire population at risk of annihilation. 

20. "Die Laughing"
 A young lady goes in search of her grandfather's dangerous last wish.


JIM NOLAN, PRIVATE EYE:

1. “The Case of the Careworn Candidate”
Jim becomes involved in a political campaign with some deadly possibilities. Are ties to the past endangering a candidate's life?

2. “The Case of the Purloined Payroll”

When a friend of Jim's has his diner payroll stolen, Jim goes in search of it and the missing employee who may have taken the money.

3. “The Case of the Day-Old Bread”

Helping an old lady who is being mugged gets Jim involved in a mystery dealing with loaves of bread.

4. “The Harriet Webster Murder Case”

When a sorority sister of Gladys's is murdered, Jim becomes involved in the investigation.

5. “The Brave Tailor”

Jim helps out his tailor, who has unwittingly become involved in a murder mystery.

6. “Head of the Class”

Jim and Lt. Carmichael investigate the discovery of a human head in an unearthed time capsule at a girls' school.

7. “The Parker Stakeout”

Jim and Lt. Carmichael try to solve a series of house burglaries.

8. “The Counterfeit Collections”

A priest seeks Jim's help when someone starts passing counterfeit bills at his church.

10. "Dead Air"

Jim tries to prevent a depressed man from committing suicide on the air of a Boston radio station.

11. "Father's Day" [part 1]

The emergence of new clues makes Jim, Gladys, and Lt. Carmichael hopeful for a reunion with Albert. However, Albert's captors have other plans. 

12. "Father's Day" [part 2]

Working on new information to rescue Albert, Jim, Gladys, and Lt. Carmichael are unaware of Albert's captors' plans for them and the fact that Jim's car can be set to self destruct.

13. "I Killed 'Em in Boston" 

Believing that his life is in danger, a nightclub comedian seeks Jim's help.

14. "The Body in the Grass"

Jim is called in when a lawn maintenance crew finds a dead body.

15. "Ho, Ho, Homicide"

Jim gets involved in a deadly Christmastime mystery at a Boston department store.

16. "The Death of Anderson Buchwald"

Jim is drawn into a family dispute as he investigates the death of an elderly rich man in a house fire.

17. "The Kid"

Jim is hired to protect a most unusual six-year-old boy.

18. "The Situation"

Crime hits close to home when a wounded ex-con breaks into Nolan Investigations.

19. "The Six O'Clock Murder"

Jim and Gladys investigate the murder of a beloved weatherman at a TV studio.

20. "Fear Itself"

Jim and Lt. Carmichael search for a missing attorney, who may have been kidnapped.

21. "The Wise Man"

While serving the annual Christmas dinner at a retirement home, Jim and Gladys become involved in the disappearance of an 89-year-old resident. 

22. "The Trial"
An old friend of Jim's has been murdered. Is Jim involved?

23. "New in Town"
Jim is the focal point when violence strikes him and those he holds dear.

24. "The Two-Buck Alibi"
Jim's latest case involves a robbery, a ticket stub, and a murder.


THE ADMINISTRATION:

1. "We Won?" 
Watch out, America! Richard Duncan has been elected president.

2. "You Did What?"  

Odd job hunters abound as the selection of the president-elect's cabinet begins.

3. "She"

In which we meet the future First Lady. God Bless America!

4. "The Presser"

Disaster awaits as the president-elect holds his first press conference.

5. "The Jitters"

With Inauguration Day nearing, the president-elect is getting a little nervous. . . OK, a lot nervous.

6. "The Big Day"

In which Richard Duncan is sworn in as President of the United States. . . God help us!

7. "The British Are Coming!"

The British prime minister is on his way to Washington and - despite Mergatroid's best efforts - the president is woefully unprepared because of something to do with Chuck Norris. 

8. "Christmas in Washington (or Where Can I Find Three Wise Men?)"

It's Christmastime in Washington, and President Duncan is scheduled to light the National Christmas Tree. What could possibly go wrong?

9. "First Lady Sings the Blues"

The First Lady is about to drop a bombshell that could cost Mergatroid his career.

10. "Take Me to Your Leader"

It was a pretty normal day in the Duncan White House. . . then the spaceship landed on the lawn.

11. "The New Guy"

The President and Mergatroid awkwardly await the arrival of the Narrator's replacement.

12. "Vacation, All I Ever Wanted"

On vacation from Washington, D.C., the new narrator has his first encounter with the amorous First Lady.

13. "Dream Job"
What does the most powerful man in the free world dream about?

14. "Mergie on the Couch"
What has finally driven Mergatroid to a psychiatrist?

15. "The Very V.I.P."
The President prepares for a very important visitor.


MILLY FOSTER, MACABRE INVESTIGATOR:

1. "Oh Where, Oh Where Can She Be?"
Milly hunts a creature that has likely killed a woman and left her daughter hospitalized and in shock.

2. "Games People Play"
Milly investigates a series of murders where the victims were decapitated over board games.

3. "The Timeless Machine"
Milly investigates a college professor's claim that she has invented a new kind of a time machine.

4. "A Small Problem"
Milly is hired to investigate an unusual jewel theft.

5. "Brain Wash"
Could Milly's latest troubles be connected to. . . shampoo?

6. "Now You See Them"
Milly investigates when the animals in the zoo disappear. 


HoH AUDIO WORKS

1. "The Plan"
In a one-word-at-a-time discussion, two aliens consider what to do with the soon-to-be-conquered planet Earth.

2. "Omega and Alpha"
Something is scratching at the airlock of the shelter which is home for the last survivors of the human race.

3. "Heat"
After answering a distress call, four spacemen find themselves captives of a deadly alien beast.

4. "Vacancy"
A teenage hotel employee learns that his place of business has one room that, for years, has been purposefully left vacant.


THE CORNER BAR ON ALPHA PRIME:

1. "The New Bartender"
Kent brings a new bartender aboard, an android named SAL who supposedly has 1,001 uses.

2. "Zooster Sent Me"

Kent and SAL meet Treena, a young woman who believes that her god has sent her to The Corner Bar to learn something profound.

3. "The Spirit Among the Spirits"

Business plummets when a ghost starts haunting the bar.


MISFITS AUDIO HALLOWEEN SPECIALS:

1. "Bedtime Snack"
Assigned to clean some unclaimed belongings from an abandoned house, three movers encounter the surprise of their lives.

2. "Burying Uncle Gustav"

A young man travels to a funeral home to make burial arrangements for his uncle. One problem: His uncle may or may not be dead.

3. "The Pen is Mightier"

A prejudiced young man finds himself with a most unusual problem after a drunken visit to Chinatown.

4. "The Big Game"
A junior program developer for a fledgling TV network is astonished by his eccentric boss's plan for a deadly new game show. 


MISFITS AUDIO CHRISTMAS SPECIALS:


1. "Moop's Christmas Carol"
A feel-good Christmas story in verse for all ages.

2. "Moop Saves Christmas"

When Santa falls ill, it's up to the little purple alien to save the big day.

3. "Lawn Care"

An elderly couple deals with a mystery involving their Christmas lawn ornaments.


MISFITS AUDIO SPECIALS:

1. "Switch"
A young boy learns a valuable lesson.

PRECARIOUS AUDIO THEATER:

1. “The Air That I Breathe”
Office workers become trapped in their building when a cataclysmic accident rips away the Earth's  atmosphere.

2. "The Dweets"

An alien from a blase race visits Earth.

3. "Any Old Rags"

Children begin disappearing from a middle-class neighborhood, leaving the remaining kids to solve the mystery.

4. "Filling Station" 

Driving alone at night, a man makes a fateful stop at a special kind of gas station.


COOPERANTEM AUDIO:
1. "Choppers"
A dentist receives an unusual request from a client. 


PULP-POURRI THEATRE:
1. "This Guy Walks Into a Bar" 
A confused man walks into a bar. How, he wonders, can what he sees be true?

2. "The King's Prerogative"
A king asks a prisoner for a favor which will release him from jail.

CORNUCOPIA RADIO:
1. "True Colours"
Everyday things begin to change color for no apparent reason. This is a UK-centered version of my previously produced script.


TWILIGHT THEATRE:

1. "Sides"
A secret agent is captured by the other side and put in a room that could spell his death.


GIANT GNOME PRODUCTIONS:

1. "Cookies for Mr. Martin"
Doug Martin starts to wonder if there is something evil about his sweet old lady, cookie-baking neighbor.


HARVEST AUDIO:

1. "Ed"
Hoping to find love on a distant planet, a widowed diplomat is thwarted by the planet's unusual ruler. 


SHOESTRING RADIO THEATRE:

1. "Envy the Dead"
An alien disease begins decimating the population of the Earth, leaving one scientist to propose a radical cure.

2. "The Candy Man"

A Whitman's Sampler plays a role in a deadly wager.

3. "Not Our Problem"

Earth is stuck with dangerous alien criminals when a nova destroys their home world.

4. "The Fixer"

A  man's peek into the future shows a devastating event, enough to make him hire an illegal "fixer" who may be able to set things right.

5. "The Wool Hat"

A lonely widower finds that an old wool hat knitted for him by his late wife holds a special power.

6. "True Colors"

Everyday objects begin to change color.

7. "With This Ring"

The inscription on a widow's wedding band starts changing, indicating to her that her late husband needs her help.

8. "The Price of Friendship"

A lottery winner makes the mistake of telling his destitute neighbor about his good fortune.

9. "Like"

A tale of social networking gotten out of hand.

10. "But Not Forgotten"

Things are disappearing from the Earth, and only one woman remembers. 

11. "Word Search"

A dictionary editor becomes curious when a professor keeps mailing him letters about words that are disappearing from the English language.

12. "Last Call"
Is a man receiving calls from beyond the grave?


HARRY STRANGE RADIO DRAMA:

1. "Cells"
Harry's latest case has something to do with stolen telephones and an old woman with extraordinary strength.


FOOL'S GOLD THEATRE PRODUCTIONS:

1. "Burying Uncle Gustav"
A young man travels to a funeral home to make burial arrangements for his uncle. One problem: His uncle may or may not be dead.


[1stdraft] PRODUCTIONS:

1. "The Last Drop"
A wealthy man is in possession of an incredible rarity - the last drop of fresh water on Earth.

2. "The Golden Alley"

A ne'er-do-well husband and father finds himself in an unusual game for his very life.


IMAGINATION THEATER:

1. "How Melvin Saved Christmas"
When Santa's reindeer are felled by the flu just before Christmas, it's up to a nerdy elf named Melvin to save the big day.

2. "Now You Don't" 

In this episode of KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER, Mike investigates the disappearance of every animal in a local zoo.

3. "The Talisman"

In this episode of KINCAID, THE STRANGE-SEEKER, Mike finds himself the object of several devilish attempts on his life.

4. "The Case of the Ambitious Corpse"
In this episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE, Harry and Murphy find an old dead man seated behind Harry's office desk.

5. "The Christmas Tree Caper"
In this episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE, Harry investigates where many small diamonds found hidden in his Christmas tree came from.

6. "The It's a Casket, Not a Coffin Caper"
In this episode of THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY NILE, Harry investigates the thefts of several caskets and their possible connection to organized crime.


THE ONLINE STAGE

1. "Hangman"
Sometimes the Devil doesn't want your soul.

2. "Moop's Christmas Carol"
A Christmas tale for the whole family told entirely in verse. 

3. "Danny MacIntyre Meets the Molecule"
A young girl meets a water molecule that desperately needs her help.

4. "The Gift"
A hard-boiled detective is called upon to find an incredibly important missing item at Christmastime. 

5. "Family Tree"
Can a strange tree really bestow the gifts of husbands and children in exchange for gold coins and some blood?

6. "Happy Birthday, Dear Emily"
A young girl will do anything to make her divorced mother happy. Anything.

7. "Last Christmas"
A bitter scientist seeks to end Christmas once and for all.

8. "Burying Uncle Gustav"
A young man seeks to make funeral arrangements for his uncle - who may or may not be dead.

9. "Like"
A tale of social networking getting out of hand.

10. "Moop Saves Christmas"
When Santa falls ill, it's up to the little alien to save the holiday.

11. "O Christmas Tree"
A police officer's investigation of a stolen Christmas tree takes a strange turn.

12. "The Return of Cosmo Draper"
A reporter gets into more trouble than he bargained for when he drops hints in the newspaper that the beloved ex-mayor of the town - long missing and presumed dead - is returning.

13. "I'm Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas"
An unscrupulous travel agent tries to take advantage of an unexpected North Pole heatwave, and his plans could ruin Christmas.

14. "How Melvin Saved Christmas"
When the reindeer fall ill just before the big night, Santa enlists the help of one of his elves, who says he knows how to save the holiday.

15. "The Wool Hat"
A lonely widower discovers that an old hat his late wife knitted for him has remarkable qualities.


SEATTLE RADIO THEATRE

1. "O Christmas Tree"
A police detective investigates a Christmas tree that has gone missing while all the presents around it were left untouched. 

SCATTERED SOUNDS PRODUCTIONS:

1. "A Christmas Vision"
Can a young couple's hope for a better tomorrow come true on a very special Christmas?

2. "The Last Men on Earth"

Unfortunately, the last two men on Earth really don't like each other.

3. "The Jam" 

A couple is stuck in a traffic jam - with a murderer in a car behind them.

4. "Small Packages"

A weird doctor has an odd plan to obtain a valuable jewel.

5. "Happy Birthday, Dear Emily"

A young girl will do anything she thinks it takes to make her divorced mother happy. Anything.

6. "With Anyone Else But Me"

A young widow suspects that her late husband is trying to kill her.


CIRCUS-13 PRESENTS:

1. "Forecast" 
A meteorologist finds his life endangered by a visitor who is supposedly from the future.

2. "May I Help You?"

A teenager at a fast food restaurant hears an urgent call for help on his drive-through headset.

3. "The Sacred Coffee Stain of Parmak"

An expectant father finds himself a fringe religion's prophet because a stain on his coat supposedly resembles their god.


NEW RADIO THEATER:

1. "Gone Fishin'"
A father and son find their fishing trip endangered by the arrival of some very unusual guests.

2. "Rearview"

Has an old car's rearview mirror revealed the answer to an unsolved murder?

3. "Harvest Time

Why are average Bostonians suffering from spontaneous combustion?

4. "The Curious Affair at the Arkwright Club"

A young attorney learns that the wine club he so desperately wants to join has a dark secret.


GYPSY AUDIO:

1. "The King's Prerogative"
With the help of a desperate prisoner, a king seeks to rid himself of his barren queen.


WASHINGTON AUDIO THEATER:

1. "That's Life!" 
A young architect is amazed to learn that his life is beginning to parallel that of a character on a sitcom.


SEMINAR:

1. "Blocks" 
Can some child's blocks have played a part in a death?

2. "Barbershop Trio"

A young barber learns that his employer's shop is much more than it seems.

3. "Vocabulary Test"

A college professor finds that the life of every human being is in her hands as she prepares for an odd, alien test.


ONE ACT PLAYERS:

1. "The Day Hondo Found That Rare Bottle of Wine at Sullivan's Tap and Eating Establishment" (a/k/a "Sully's")
A rare bottle of wine found at a local watering hole sets two oenophiles against each other for possession of the vintage.



TWILIGHT AUDIO THEATRE:

1. "We All Scream"
A supposedly haunted estate needs to be investigated; however, it has already claimed the lives of three people and the mind of a previously brilliant professor.

2. "The Soul Man"
A man who killed himself is not happy to learn that he will be reincarnated. 


ICEBOX RADIO THEATER:

1. "Danny MacIntyre Meets the Molecule"
A young girl meets a water molecule that desperately needs her help.

2. "I'm Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas"

When warm weather comes to the North Pole, Santa finds himself pitted against a greedy travel agent who would like the warmth to continue for good - even if it threatens Christmas.


MIDDLEBURY RADIO THEATER OF THRILLS AND SUSPENSE:

1. "A Funny Thing Happened"
A ventriloquist faces a big problem when his dummy starts speaking in Spanish - a language the human doesn't speak.,


THE QUANTUM DOOR:

1. "Last Christmas"
A man with a grudge against Christmas tries a novel way to put a stop to it once and for all.

2. "Fright Flight"

An astronaut awakens during a cross-country flight to find the airplane nearly deserted. . . and slowly disappearing.

3. "Twelve" (a/k/a "12")

A married man confronts his superstitions after an unusual encounter on a city street.


NOTHER AUDIO:

1. "Partly Sunny"
When the sun's power begins diminishing, a spaceship is hurriedly sent to investigate. What the crew finds is not at all what they expected.


AURAL STAGE STUDIOS:

1. "Wish You Were Here"
After his grandmother passes, a young man goes to great lengths to keep her in his life.

2. "The Last Ones"

A professor gives his students a tour of a very unusual museum. 


DREAM REALM SHOWCASE:

1. "In a Haystack"
A spaceship captain is faced with the task of finding his crew in the immensity of space.


LAKES AREA THEATRE:

1. "The Price of Friendship" [special extended version]
A lottery winner makes the mistake of telling his destitute neighbor about his good fortune.

2. "The Writing on the Wall"

A young couple finds a murder confession hidden beneath some old wallpaper in their unborn child's bedroom.

3. “Takeover at the Toymart”

A  police sergeant deals with a very unusual hostage situation when stuffed animals take over a local toy store during the holidays.

4. "How Melvin Saved Christmas"

When Santa's reindeer are felled by the flu just before Christmas, it's up to a nerdy elf named Melvin to save the big day.

5. "Danny MacIntyre Meets the Molecule"

A young girl meets a water molecule that desperately needs her help.

6. "The Curious Affair at the Arkwright Club"
A young attorney learns that the wine club he so desperately wants to join has a dark secret.

7.  "I Wish Tonight"
A young boy is kidnapped after publicizing his apparent ability to heal sick people. Who has taken him, and what will happen if he can't deliver what is expected of him?

8. "Gone Fishin'"
A father and son find their fishing trip endangered by the arrival of some very unusual guests.

9. "Barbershop Quintet"
A young barber learns that his employer's shop is much more than it seems.

10. and 11. "The Unicorn in the Closet" (two-parter)
Returning to her childhood home, a young woman finds herself drawn into a magical world of her youth.

12. "With This Ring"
The inscription on a widow's wedding band starts changing, indicating to her that her late husband needs her help.

13. "12"
A married man confronts his superstitions after an unusual encounter on a city street.

14. "A Funny Thing Happened"
A ventriloquist faces a big problem when his dummy starts speaking in Spanish - a language the human doesn't speak.,

15. "Hangman"
Sometimes the Devil doesn't want your soul.

16. The Boss Always Loved Jelly Doughnuts
Two not-too-bright hoods take a doughnut shop clerk hostage in the belief that their deceased boss will appear to them that night.

17. Any Old Rags
The disappearances of neighborhood children seem to be tied to the nightly appearance of a rag and bone man.

18. Rearview
A teenager purchases a car that was once witness to a murder. . . and it wants to tell him something.


SOLUTIONS, INC.:

1. "The Lady is a Ghost"
Walton and Longstreet come to the aid of a wealthy man whose home is haunted by a beautiful female ghost.

2. "The Ladies' Man"
Something has turned Walton and Longstreet's usually sardonic valet, Mansfield, into a drunken lothario.

3. "Upon the Waters"
Solutions, Inc.'s latest client believes that wishes he has been granted are now being taken away.


4. "No Biting"
Vampire Cornelius Hastings asks Walton and Longstreet's help in becoming "unvampirized."

5. "Time Change"
A scientist believes that a fellow researcher is ruining his reputation by changing history.

6. Location, Location, Location"
Bodies are missing at a local cemetery – bodies that evidently rose from their graves of their own accord.

7. "Hairball"
Walton and Longstreet hunt a hairy creature that has practically destroyed a local hair salon.

8. "For Want of a King"
Mansfield is kidnapped by aliens who want him to be their king.

9. "Light My Fire"
A dragon who has lost his fire breath seeks our heroes’ help in retrieving it – help that will involve travel to an alternate medieval universe.

RADIO THEATRE PROJECT

1. "O Christmas Tree"
A new police sergeant hunts for a Christmas tree stolen from a wealthy couple.

2. "My Homework Ate My Dog"
A secret government formula brings a book report to dangerous life. 

3. "The Soul Man"
A man who committed suicide tries to avoid the Heavenly red tape of soul recycling.

4. "The Gift"
A strange man employs a private detective to find a very valuable Christmas box.

5. "Takeover at the Toymart"
Stuffed animals take over a toy store, taking hostages, during the holiday season. 

6. "The Price of Friendship" 
Down on his luck, a man learns his neighbor has a winning lottery ticket. . . and that no one else knows.

7. "A Funny Thing Happened"
A ventriloquist becomes alarmed when his dummy begins speaking in Spanish, a language he doesn't know. 

8. "The Curious Affair at the Arkwright Club"
A young attorney learns that the wine club he so desperately wants to join has a dark secret.

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