"Ranger Bill" is a classic Christian radio program from the 1950s, produced by Moody Radio.
The show features over 200 episodes and stars Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill, a forest ranger in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, located in the Rocky Mountains. Alongside his friends Stumpy Jenkins and Grey Wolf, Ranger Bill tackles various adventures and moral dilemmas, often with a strong Christian message.
The show remains a beloved piece of old-time radio history and is still enjoyed by many fans today.
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The show features over 200 episodes and stars Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill, a forest ranger in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, located in the Rocky Mountains. Alongside his friends Stumpy Jenkins and Grey Wolf, Ranger Bill tackles various adventures and moral dilemmas, often with a strong Christian message.
The show remains a beloved piece of old-time radio history and is still enjoyed by many fans today.
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Listen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/
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Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio
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00:00Ranger Bill, warrior of the woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous
00:26trails, fighting the many enemies of nature.
00:29This is the job of the guardian of the forest, Ranger Bill.
00:34Pouring rain, freezing cold, blistering heat, snow, floods, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain
00:40lions.
00:41Yes, all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done.
00:56Crisp fall days mean only one thing, football.
01:01When the pigskin parade is on across the nation, fighting eleven swarm over the grid irons.
01:07In today's story, Henry and I are up north at Brighton College.
01:12It's my old alma mater, and the event is homecoming.
01:17It's always a great time, except in today's story, when it's arson at Brighton College.
01:26Yeah, operator.
01:29That's right, Henry Scott.
01:31He'll be up at Ranger Headquarters, Knotty Pine.
01:34No, I don't know the number, but thanks.
01:38Oh, thanks, operator.
01:41Hello?
01:42Hey, hi, Henry.
01:45Fine.
01:46I just got your letter today.
01:48Sure am glad you're coming up for homecoming.
01:50Yeah, I called to see where you were staying.
01:52I thought maybe I could put you up here at our house.
01:55Oh, you and Mr. Jefferson already have arrangements?
01:59Well, I just wanted to say, too, that I'll have my dad's car and I'll take you out for
02:03a buzz around town.
02:05Okay, great.
02:06Uh-huh.
02:07Yeah, fine.
02:08Okay, be seeing you then.
02:10So long.
02:11Ron.
02:12Huh?
02:13Oh, hi, Dad.
02:14Sorry, son.
02:15I didn't mean to break in on your conversation, but you won't be having the car.
02:22But, Dad, I just promised Henry Scott that I'd take him out when he got here.
02:27Sorry, but you know why.
02:29Well, yeah, but look, aren't you even going to...
02:33Ron, you agreed yourself that it was absolutely fair of me to withhold the use of the car
02:38for one month.
02:40Well, the month is not yet up.
02:43Yeah, I guess you're right.
02:45Oh, what a knucklehead I am.
02:47Wrecked the car at just the wrong time.
02:50So I can't have a good time with a pal.
02:52Ronnie, the sooner you learn to stop and think, the sooner you won't find yourself in so many
02:58jams.
02:59And you'll find life a lot more pleasant.
03:13Bill, we want you to have a good time up there at Brighton.
03:17I'm glad you're taking off today to give us a little peace around here.
03:21What's the matter, Stumpy?
03:22Bill been working you too hard?
03:24Of course not.
03:25Gray Wolf and I can handle anything that comes up.
03:28Now, that right.
03:29You have good time now.
03:31We will.
03:32But if you think you might need a little assistance in case of an emergency, just call Brighton
03:37College and they'll be able to contact us.
03:39Maybe you, not me.
03:41I'm planning on taking a vacation, forest ranger or not.
03:44You know, it's a good thing you're just sort of an ex-officio member of this ranger outfit,
03:49Henry, or I'd have your badge right here and now on the spot.
03:54That's the spirit, Bill.
03:56Don't let these young whippersnappers get away with anything.
03:59Must have discipline in this work.
04:01Maybe Henry's getting to be too much like that young bear cub that just called him on the
04:06phone yesterday.
04:07You mean Ronnie Winters?
04:08He's got a point there.
04:10Oh, Ronnie's just a lot of energy.
04:12He's a lot of fun.
04:13Yeah, guys who are a lot of fun can get on the borderline and into trouble, too.
04:18Well, you know, Stumpy, Henry can take care of himself.
04:22Ah, Henry Goodboy.
04:24Hey, what is this?
04:25A meeting of the Parent Teacher Society?
04:27No offense, Henry.
04:29Stumpy just has your interests at heart.
04:32Ah, he's just reading our local sports editor.
04:35He's disgusted because Ronnie plays kind of crazy football once in a while.
04:39But he's a good sportsman, and he sure can swim.
04:43I know.
04:44Well, mind yourselves, and you better get going.
04:47You're going to miss that game.
04:56Oh, but sis, maybe you can talk to dad.
04:59I need that car.
05:00Well, this guy Henry Scott's coming up here, and I'd like to show him around.
05:04Well, just why is he so important?
05:05Why, he's a fellow that swam against me in the swimming meet last year.
05:09Well, I think it'd be nice to get to know him.
05:11Did he beat you?
05:12Oh, no, no, I took him.
05:14But he's a good sport and a great guy.
05:16So, look, Pat, you ask dad for me, won't you?
05:19No, Ron.
05:20I'm sorry.
05:21I wish I could help you, but, well, you know what dad would say,
05:24and I'm not going to get in on your problem with him.
05:27I hate to sound like a big sister, but you'll just have to learn how to use your own head.
05:35This is quite a game, folks, quite a game.
05:38It's 19 to 13, state U out ahead.
05:41But the ball is resting on the one-foot line with one minute to go.
05:44Brighton has completed a 69-yard drive down the field,
05:47and this tired team is really sparking.
05:49Team breaks huddle.
05:50Brighton up with a T formation.
05:52Hauser calling signals.
05:53The snap, and it's Hauser through the right side of the line.
05:55He's smashed at the line of scrimmage.
05:57Could he make it or not?
05:59Ref's in there trying to unpile.
06:02It is.
06:03A touchdown for Brighton.
06:04Hauser in a magnificent power drive.
06:06Put it over.
06:07Uh-oh.
06:08Wilton's down.
06:10Brighton's right end is really flat.
06:12Hurt on that last play.
06:14Nope.
06:15He can't continue.
06:16There will be a substitution.
06:18Attention, please.
06:20Here comes the announcement.
06:21Your attention, please.
06:23Winners for Wilton at right end, Hauser.
06:27Your attention, please.
06:29Winners for Wilton at right end.
06:31Winners for Wilton, right end.
06:36That's it.
06:37Ron Winters of Prexy Sun,
06:39a good little ball player going in to replace Wilton.
06:42Teams are lining up again.
06:44It's Wyszkowski back for the extra point.
06:46Sellers will be holding.
06:47The whole crowd waiting to see if this will do it.
06:49It's 19 to 19, 15 seconds left in the game.
06:53The center's over the ball.
06:54The snap, it's placed, and it's off.
06:56Oh, no, it's blocked.
06:58Somebody broke through right end
06:59and slapped the ball just enough to send it offline.
07:04That's it, the game's over.
07:06Tie score, Brighton 19 and State U 19.
07:10Too bad.
07:11Brighton could have had the game
07:12if substitute winners had held that right end.
07:16How about it, Bill?
07:18They lost.
07:19No, not lost, Henry.
07:21They tied.
07:22But the conference hall is all tied up.
07:24That means that it's...
07:26Hey, there's Ronnie.
07:27Hey, Ron.
07:28Hi, Henry.
07:29See you later.
07:31He sure is glum.
07:33Well, any fellow that has the bad breaks he seems to have
07:36would take it all for himself.
07:38I don't know about you, Bill,
07:39but I don't think that's a good idea.
07:42If anyone has the bad breaks he seems to have
07:44would take it awfully hard.
07:47I guess those State U boys just caught him off guard.
07:50Before he could catch on, they'd blocked the kick.
07:53Poor Ron.
07:54Never seems to do anything right.
08:06I'd like to have you meet my friend,
08:07Ranger Bill Jefferson.
08:09This is Ronnie Winters.
08:10How do you do, Ronnie?
08:11I've heard a lot about you,
08:12but I'd like to have my sis meet you fellas.
08:15Pat, this is Mr. Jefferson and Henry Scott.
08:17How do you do?
08:18I'm happy to meet you.
08:19Ronnie's spoken of you both.
08:21And Ron, you're President Winters' son, aren't you?
08:24Yes, but I try to forget.
08:26Seems as if the props have.
08:28Say, I guess I should take you fellas under my wing
08:31since you are our guests.
08:32Oh, thanks, but I know you and Henry have lots to talk over,
08:35and I see some of my old classmates over there.
08:38Okay.
08:39Fine.
08:40Look who's talking.
08:41See you back in the room.
08:43He seems to be an awfully nice man.
08:44Oh, none better than Ranger Bill.
08:46Best ranger in the state.
08:48Well, come on, let's get going.
08:49They're holding up the proceedings for us.
08:59Oh, terrific meal, huh?
09:01Sure not like most college banquets.
09:03This is the kind of food they serve here.
09:05Maybe I'll think about making this my college.
09:07Well, not so all the time.
09:09Cafeterias get a little boring.
09:11Gravy, please, Ronnie.
09:13I'll take some, too, when you're finished.
09:14Okay, here you are.
09:15Watch it!
09:16Oh, I'm sorry.
09:18Oh, Ron, right on your new trousers.
09:20I'm sorry.
09:21I should have grabbed it sooner.
09:23It wasn't your fault.
09:24I'm just a butterfingers.
09:25Maybe you can get it out right after the banquet.
09:27Yeah, I can get it clean.
09:29It won't hurt a thing.
09:40Boy, some banquet.
09:42Yeah, the best part of it was the short speeches.
09:45I sure hope Pat didn't mind my horning in.
09:47Oh, not at all.
09:48She was the one horning in.
09:50Didn't get invited out this year,
09:51so I told her to come along.
09:53I'm upstairs here in the converted army barracks.
09:55Yeah, sorry we had to put you up there.
09:57They're long overdue for raising,
09:59but Dad hasn't been able to get enough funds
10:01to start another dorm.
10:03Oh, they've been fine.
10:04Neat and clean.
10:05Hey, I think I'll take a look downstairs
10:07in the janitor's room for something
10:08I can clean these pants with.
10:10I just hope old Ed Howard isn't around.
10:12He's always jumping us boys for invading his premises.
10:16Good.
10:17See you later, Ron.
10:18Maybe tomorrow.
10:19Okay with me.
10:20You'll get a chance then
10:21to go through some of the buildings.
10:24Ah, where is that light?
10:26Ah, here it is.
10:29Now to find the fluid.
10:33Oh, hello, Henry.
10:35Have a good time?
10:36Yeah, thanks.
10:37I'll see you later.
10:38Bye.
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20:42Well, Mr. Brown, the state's attorney's office can be assured of absolute cooperation.
20:48The man that just left, Mr. Conway and Stouffer assured you of that, too.
20:53And my son should be here any time and he'll help.
20:57But we've got to act faster.
20:58Can't you get the students together and see if there are any clues we can turn up?
21:02Well, it's afternoon and they're scattered all over the city in employment.
21:07But don't you realize the man is almost dead?
21:10He's as good as dead.
21:11Well, we'll plan on a meeting tonight when the whole student body, as many of them as can be here, will be present.
21:18The rest we'll meet tomorrow.
21:22Yeah, I feel lots better now, Pat.
21:24Thanks for boosting my morale a little by walking over here with me.
21:28Now hurry up and get in and tell him.
21:30I will.
21:31See you at home.
21:32I hope you bring home good news.
21:34I'll be there with bells on.
21:36Dead, as good as dead.
21:38Dead?
21:39I've got to get out of here.
21:54So the state's attorney wants us to give some information about the fire, huh?
21:57Yeah, just a routine check, I guess.
21:59Did he say they have any new evidence?
22:01No, not a bit.
22:02Huh?
22:03I wonder how that old janitor is.
22:05Pretty low, I guess.
22:06Well, I sure liked him.
22:08Hey, watch out for that crazy guy.
22:10Yep.
22:11Man.
22:12I guess I about got hit.
22:14Bill, you know who that was?
22:16No.
22:17It was Ronnie Winters.
22:18Ronnie Winters?
22:19Yeah, and he looked scared to death.
22:20I'll make a U-turn.
22:22We're going to follow him and get him to cut down that speed.
22:25Why in the world would he be tearing away like that?
22:34Can't seem to overtake him.
22:36Well, don't forget, he got a good start on us when we turned around.
22:39Yeah.
22:40Bill?
22:41Yeah?
22:42Was you supposed to have something to do with the fire?
22:44I don't know, pal.
22:45But I sure aim to find out.
22:57Yeah, just as I thought.
22:59That patrol car.
23:00Yeah, just as I thought.
23:02That patrol car's following me.
23:04But I'm going to shake him and get away.
23:20We're gaining on him now.
23:22Sure are.
23:23This hilly, curvy country is making him slow down.
23:26I don't think he knows the road as well here.
23:28That's it.
23:29Oh, look.
23:30He's heading down that hill too fast.
23:32He'll never make the curve at the bottom.
23:34I can't look.
23:35Hang on, Henry.
23:36Here we go, too.
23:41He didn't make it.
23:43Look what's coming up ahead.
23:44Yeah.
23:45The curve where those fellas died last month.
23:48Henry, we've got to force him to stop before he cracks up.
23:53Shout at him as we go by.
23:55Okay.
23:56All right, now.
23:57Pull over, Ronnie.
23:58Henry!
23:59Come on, pull over.
24:00You're going to hurt yourself.
24:01No one's going to catch me.
24:02Hang on, pal.
24:03I'm going to force him.
24:04Look out.
24:05He's leaving the road.
24:17Can you see him, Henry?
24:18Yeah, here he is.
24:19He sure took the bark off that tree.
24:21Yeah.
24:22Let me get this door open.
24:28Oh, my head.
24:29Ronnie, are you all right?
24:32I guess so.
24:33If you can move, see if you can crawl out.
24:40Oh, I feel weak.
24:42All right, let's see.
24:46You look okay.
24:48Now, Ronnie, what were you doing?
24:50I was just taking a trip.
24:52Going off you fast.
24:54You sure were, Ron.
24:55I guess I was.
24:57You could have really hurt yourself.
24:59Not to mention the blood all over your clothes and the car.
25:03Don't even like to talk about it.
25:05Only it wouldn't be like that gravy you spilled on your pants the other night.
25:09Say, those are the ones, aren't they?
25:11Yeah.
25:12Well, where's the spot?
25:14I've taken it off, but...
25:17but I still can't seem to get rid of it.
25:19Huh?
25:20I don't get you.
25:22You feeling woozy?
25:23Oh, no, I'm all right, but...
25:25But what?
25:26Oh, can you fellas help me out?
25:28I'm in an awful jam.
25:30It's that fire.
25:31What is it, Ronnie?
25:32I've been scared of telling, but...
25:34with Dad's car all smashed up, I'm gonna have to make an explanation.
25:38Go on, Ronnie, we're listening.
25:40I was down in the basement cleaning my trousers when it all happened.
25:44You were?
25:45Everything would have been all right.
25:47But a fuse blew or something.
25:49A fuse must have blown because the light went out.
25:52I got up to fix them and knocked over the fluid.
25:55Then Ed Howard came in, and before I could stop him, he lit a match.
25:59He got it.
26:01Yeah.
26:02I guess he was pretty bad.
26:04I guess I'm at fault, too.
26:07You didn't have anything to do with it.
26:09I blew the fuse.
26:12Come on, fellas.
26:14We've got to get back to Brownsville and get this whole thing settled.
26:18Looks as if we're going to get some help.
26:26Ronnie!
26:27Son, are you all right?
26:28Oh, thank goodness you aren't hurt.
26:30Well, there isn't much to say.
26:32I suppose Pat has told you.
26:34No, I haven't.
26:35That's your job, Ron.
26:36Well, Dad, I was in the basement using cleaning fluid when the lights went out and a fuse blown.
26:43And that's where we come in.
26:45We were responsible for that.
26:47And in looking for the light, the fluid bottle got broken.
26:50And Ed Howard came in and lit a match to find the fuse box.
26:54And that's it.
26:55Oh, I'm sorry, son.
26:57Only I wish you'd come to me sooner.
26:59Would have saved a lot of trouble.
27:01And, Ronnie, I stopped in at the hospital to see how Mr. Howard was.
27:05And the report's better.
27:06Well, how'd you know Ronnie came out here?
27:08We only passed him by accident.
27:10Well, I was just coming out of the hospital when I saw him racing out of town.
27:13And so I ran to get Dad.
27:14Come on.
27:15The job isn't finished yet.
27:17Ronnie, we've got to get you to a doctor for a checkup.
27:20And stop the state's attorney in his hunt for an arsonist.
27:36Well, boys and girls, see you next week for more adventure with...
27:41Ranger Bill!
27:50Ranger Bill!
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28:02Ranger Bill!
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28:17Hey there, this is Stumpy Jenkins, speaking for Ranger Bill.
28:23And say, and don't forget to hit the trail with us every week at this time
28:27for lots of exciting adventure with all the ranger gang.
28:31Henry Scott and Gray Wolf and Bill, of course,
28:35and me, the old timer,
28:37are all on hand from time to time to bring you the best stories we can find.
28:42So you tune in to Knotty Pine and learn the latest that's happening around the ranger station.
28:48Or in the mountains and forests nearby.
28:51Or maybe even someplace further away.
28:54Because that young fellow Bill gets into all kinds of situations and troubles and complications
29:00when he's trying to help somebody else.
29:03So you be sure to join up with us next week for this half hour of storytelling.
29:09And then you won't lose out on anything that's going on.
29:12I'll be looking for you.
29:14So don't disappoint me.