1935–1960
1935–1960
57
Surviving broadcasts
1935–1960
Years on the air
26
Seasons represented
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are public domain, digitised by the Internet Archive.
Source collection: MaPerkins01Misc12Eps
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
6 dated broadcasts across 26 years on the air, with 22 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
57 of 57 shown
23 April
No. 1
1935
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
24 April
No. 2
1935
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
30 August
No. 3
1949
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1 January
No. 13
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
2 January
No. 14
1951
3 January
No. 15
1951
4 January
No. 16
1951
5 January
No. 17
1951
8 January
No. 18
1951
9 January
No. 19
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
10 January
No. 20
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
11 January
No. 21
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
12 January
No. 22
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
15 January
No. 23
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
16 January
No. 24
1951
17 January
No. 25
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
18 January
No. 26
1951
19 January
No. 27
1951
22 January
No. 28
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
23 January
No. 29
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
24 January
No. 30
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
25 January
No. 31
1951
26 January
No. 32
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
29 January
No. 33
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
30 January
No. 34
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
31 January
No. 35
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
1 February
No. 36
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
2 February
No. 37
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
5 February
No. 38
1951
6 February
No. 39
1951
7 February
No. 40
1951
8 February
No. 41
1951
9 February
No. 42
1951
13 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
12 February
No. 43
1951
15 February
No. 44
1951
16 February
No. 45
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
19 February
No. 46
1951
20 February
No. 47
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
27 February
No. 48
1951
28 February
No. 49
1951
1 March
No. 50
1951
2 March
No. 51
1951
5 March
No. 52
1951
6 March
No. 53
1951
9 March
No. 54
1951
14 min
Ma Perkins, 1951 run,
10 March
No. 55
1951
11 March
No. 56
1951
12 March
No. 57
1951
24 November
No. 4
1960
12 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 6
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 7
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 8
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 9
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 10
15 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 11
15 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1951 · year only
No. 12
13 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
1944 · year only
No. 5
14 min
Ma Perkins was first broadcast in 1933 and ran until November 1960, sponsored throughout by Oxydol and produced for Procter & Gamble, with Virginia Payne playing the title role in every one of its 7,065 episodes without missing a broadcast. It was among the last network daytime serials on the air. The surviving quarter-hours here are, digitised by the Internet Archive.
