List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1981 season)
This is an episode list for the 1981 season of the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater.[1] The series premiered on CBS on January 6, 1974 and ended on December 31, 1982.[2] A set of 1,399 original episodes aired between January 1974 and December 1982.[3][4] The series was broadcast every day of the week for the first six years with re-runs filling in empty slots starting in February 1974.[5] All episodes are available free at the Internet Archive.[6]
List of episodes
| Episode list | # of episodes |
|---|---|
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1974 season) | 193 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1975 season) | 212 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1976 season) | 170 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1977 season) | 186 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1978 season) | 176 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1979 season) | 106 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1980 season) | 97 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1981 season) | 132 |
| List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1982 season) | 127 |
1981 season
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1141 | 1 | "Catch the Smallest Devil" | Himan Brown | -- | January 1, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1142 | 2 | "Sins of the Fathers" | Himan Brown | -- | January 2, 1981 |
| Starring Patricia Elliott | |||||
| 1143 | 3 | "The Tenth Life" | Himan Brown | -- | January 6, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1144 | 4 | "In the Dark" | Himan Brown | -- | January 8, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane | |||||
| 1145 | 5 | "The Legend of Alexander: Courage, Part I" | Himan Brown | -- | January 12, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1146 | 6 | "The Legend of Alexander: Assassination, Part II" | Himan Brown | -- | January 13, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1147 | 7 | "The Legend of Alexander: Divide and Conquer, Part III" | Himan Brown | -- | January 14, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1148 | 8 | "The Legend of Alexander: The Oracle, Part IV" | Himan Brown | -- | January 15, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1149 | 9 | "The Legend of Alexander: The Legend Begins, Part V" | Himan Brown | -- | January 16, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1150 | 10 | "The Fountain of Truth" | Himan Brown | -- | January 20, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1151 | 11 | "The Final Mind" | Himan Brown | -- | January 22, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose | |||||
| 1152 | 12 | "Small Money" | Himan Brown | -- | January 27, 1981 |
| Starring Tony Roberts | |||||
| 1153 | 13 | "The Vanishing Herd" | Himan Brown | -- | January 29, 1981 |
| Starring John Beal | |||||
| 1154 | 14 | "The Man Who Saw Martians" | Himan Brown | -- | February 2, 1981 |
| Starring Jack Grimes | |||||
| 1155 | 15 | "Who Is Jessica Worth?" | Himan Brown | -- | February 4, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1156 | 16 | "Is Venice Drowning?" | Himan Brown | -- | February 6, 1981 |
| Starring Kim Hunter | |||||
| 1157 | 17 | "Transplant" | Himan Brown | -- | February 9, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Patricia Elliott | |||||
| 1158 | 18 | "The Shadow of a Killer" | Himan Brown | -- | February 11, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1159 | 19 | "Behind the Blue Door" | Himan Brown | -- | February 13, 1981 |
| Starring Jada Rowland | |||||
| 1160 | 20 | "Troubled Waters" | Himan Brown | -- | February 16, 1981 |
| Starring Ralph Bell | |||||
| 1161 | 21 | "Stand-In for Murder" | Himan Brown | -- | February 18, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1162 | 22 | "The Gift House" | Himan Brown | -- | February 20, 1981 |
| Starring Joyce Gordon, Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1163 | 23 | "The Frog Prince" | Himan Brown | -- | February 23, 1981 |
| Starring Bob Kaliban, Patricia Elliott | |||||
| 1164 | 24 | "A God Named Henry" | Himan Brown | -- | February 25, 1981 |
| Starring Ralph Bell | |||||
| 1165 | 25 | "Love Me, Don't Leave Me" | Himan Brown | -- | February 27, 1981 |
| Starring John Beal, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1166 | 26 | "The Raft" | Himan Brown | -- | March 2, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose, Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1167 | 27 | "Her Long Blonde Hair" | Himan Brown | -- | March 4, 1981 |
| Starring Lloyd Battista | |||||
| 1168 | 28 | "Heads You Love, Tails You Die" | Himan Brown | -- | March 6, 1981 |
| Starring Court Benson, Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1169 | 29 | "Murder on the Space Shuttle" | Himan Brown | -- | March 9, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Heath, Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1170 | 30 | "Last Act" | Himan Brown | -- | March 11, 1981 |
| Starring Court Benson, Robert Dryden | |||||
| 1171 | 31 | "The Heel of Achilles" | Himan Brown | -- | March 13, 1981 |
| Starring Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond | |||||
| 1172 | 32 | "Maiden Ladies" | Himan Brown | -- | March 16, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane, Lloyd Battista | |||||
| 1173 | 33 | "Pretty Polly" | Himan Brown | -- | March 18, 1981 |
| Starring Tony Roberts | |||||
| 1174 | 34 | "The Million Dollar Scam" | Himan Brown | -- | March 20, 1981 |
| Starring Jennifer Harmon, Joan Shea | |||||
| 1175 | 35 | "The First Day of Eternity" | Himan Brown | -- | March 23, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose, Robert Dryden | |||||
| 1176 | 36 | "The Ghost-Grey Bat" | Himan Brown | -- | March 25, 1981 |
| Starring Don Scardino, Jennifer Harmon | |||||
| 1177 | 37 | "Did I Say Murder?" | Himan Brown | -- | March 27, 1981 |
| Starring Tammy Grimes | |||||
| 1178 | 38 | "The Dead Come Alive" | Himan Brown | -- | March 30, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Ralph Bell | |||||
| 1179 | 39 | "Down the Garden Path" | Himan Brown | -- | April 1, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Gould, Mandel Krmaer | |||||
| 1180 | 40 | "Somewhere Else" | Himan Brown | -- | April 3, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1181 | 41 | "The Gratitude of the Serpent" | Himan Brown | -- | April 6, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1182 | 42 | "The Doll" | Himan Brown | -- | April 8, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori | |||||
| 1183 | 43 | "The Empty Coffin" | Himan Brown | -- | April 10, 1981 |
| Starring Tony Roberts, Carol Teitel | |||||
| 1184 | 44 | "Death Trail" | Himan Brown | -- | April 13, 1981 |
| Starring Court Benson | |||||
| 1185 | 45 | "The Fatal $50,000" | Himan Brown | -- | April 15, 1981 |
| Starring Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1186 | 46 | "But With Blood" | Himan Brown | -- | April 17, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1187 | 47 | "The Power of Ode" | Himan Brown | -- | April 20, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori, Jada Rowland | |||||
| 1188 | 48 | "The Terrifying Gift" | Himan Brown | -- | April 22, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1189 | 49 | "The Long Blue Line" | Himan Brown | -- | April 24, 1981 |
| Starring Mandel Kramer | |||||
| 1190 | 50 | "Big Momma" | Himan Brown | -- | April 27, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1191 | 51 | "The Man of Two Centuries" | Himan Brown | -- | April 29, 1981 |
| Starring Len Cariou | |||||
| 1192 | 52 | "The Voices" | Himan Brown | -- | May 1, 1981 |
| Starring Amanda Plummer | |||||
| 1193 | 53 | "Garden of the Moon" | Himan Brown | -- | May 4, 1981 |
| Starring Kim Hunter | |||||
| 1194 | 54 | "The Apparition" | Himan Brown | -- | May 6, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori, Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1195 | 55 | "Is the Doctor In?" | Himan Brown | -- | May 8, 1981 |
| Starring Tony Roberts | |||||
| 1196 | 56 | "End of a Queen" | Himan Brown | -- | May 11, 1981 |
| Starring Tammy Grimes | |||||
| 1197 | 57 | "Diogenes, Inc." | Himan Brown | -- | May 13, 1981 |
| Starring Jack Grimes, Evie Juster | |||||
| 1198 | 58 | "Cold Comfort" | Himan Brown | -- | May 15, 1981 |
| Starring Robert Dryden | |||||
| 1199 | 59 | "A Shocking Affair" | Himan Brown | -- | May 18, 1981 |
| Starring Joe Silver, Patricia Elliott | |||||
| 1200 | 60 | "Insomnia" | Himan Brown | -- | May 20, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane | |||||
| 1201 | 61 | "The Headhunters" | Himan Brown | -- | May 22, 1981 |
| Starring Len Cariou | |||||
| 1202 | 62 | "The Innocent Face" | Himan Brown | -- | May 25, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1203 | 63 | "Little Richard" | Himan Brown | -- | May 27, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori | |||||
| 1204 | 64 | "Out of the Past" | Himan Brown | -- | May 29, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1205 | 65 | "The Runaway General" | Himan Brown | -- | June 1, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose | |||||
| 1206 | 66 | "The Cat's Paw" | Himan Brown | -- | June 3, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Haines | |||||
| 1207 | 67 | "Matched Pair for Murder" | Himan Brown | -- | June 5, 1981 |
| Starring Arnold Moss, Kristoffer Tabori | |||||
| 1208 | 68 | "Stranded" | Himan Brown | -- | June 8, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Gordon Gould | |||||
| 1209 | 69 | "Second Look at Murder" | Himan Brown | -- | June 10, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1210 | 70 | "When in Rome" | Himan Brown | -- | June 12, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1211 | 71 | "Two's a Crowd" | Himan Brown | -- | June 15, 1981 |
| Starring Earl Hammond, Mandel Kramer | |||||
| 1212 | 72 | "The Final Step" | Himan Brown | -- | June 17, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1213 | 73 | "Henrietta's Revenge" | Himan Brown | -- | June 19, 1981 |
| Starring Patricia Elliott | |||||
| 1214 | 74 | "Waking and Sleeping" | Himan Brown | -- | June 29, 1981 |
| Starring Michael Tolan | |||||
| 1215 | 75 | "The Fourth Bullet" | Himan Brown | -- | July 1, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton, Bernard Grant | |||||
| 1216 | 76 | "A Second Chance" | Himan Brown | -- | July 3, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1217 | 77 | "My Good Name" | Himan Brown | -- | July 6, 1981 |
| Starring Tammy Grimes | |||||
| 1218 | 78 | "Death and the Dreamer" | Himan Brown | -- | July 8, 1981 |
| Starring Mandel Kramer | |||||
| 1219 | 79 | "A Man of Honor" | Himan Brown | -- | July 10, 1981 |
| Starring John Beal, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1220 | 80 | "The Good Shepherds" | Himan Brown | -- | July 13, 1981 |
| Starring Robert Dryden, Russell Horton | |||||
| 1221 | 81 | "Alice" | Himan Brown | -- | July 15, 1981 |
| Starring Marion Hailey, Paul Hecht | |||||
| 1222 | 82 | "Pie in the Sky" | Himan Brown | -- | July 17, 1981 |
| Starring Bob Kaliban, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1223 | 83 | "The Eye of the Idol" | Himan Brown | -- | July 20, 1981 |
| Starring Tony Roberts | |||||
| 1224 | 84 | "Toy Death" | Himan Brown | -- | July 22, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori, Patricia Ellliott | |||||
| 1225 | 85 | "Once a Thief" | Himan Brown | -- | July 24, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1226 | 86 | "The Silver Medal" | Himan Brown | -- | July 27, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton, Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1227 | 87 | "Postage Due" | Himan Brown | -- | July 29, 1981 |
| Starring Ralph Bell | |||||
| 1228 | 88 | "A Penny for Your Thoughts" | Himan Brown | -- | July 31, 1981 |
| Starring Michael Tolan, Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1229 | 89 | "Honor Among Thieves" | Himan Brown | -- | August 3, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1230 | 90 | "The Orphaned Heart" | Himan Brown | -- | August 5, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1231 | 91 | "Let No Man Put Asunder" | Himan Brown | -- | August 7, 1981 |
| Starring Michael Wager, Russell Horton | |||||
| 1232 | 92 | "Hostage to Terror" | Himan Brown | -- | August 10, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1233 | 93 | "Lovely People" | Himan Brown | -- | August 14, 1981 |
| Starring Kim Hunter | |||||
| 1234 | 94 | "The Thracian Lovers" | Himan Brown | -- | August 17, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Michael Tolan | |||||
| 1235 | 95 | "The Left Hand of God" | Himan Brown | -- | August 21, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose, Robert Dryden | |||||
| 1236 | 96 | "The Leopard Man" | Himan Brown | -- | August 24, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose, Bob Kaliban | |||||
| 1237 | 97 | "Hidden Memory" | Himan Brown | -- | August 28, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1238 | 98 | "The Musgrave Ritual" | Himan Brown | -- | August 31, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Gould | |||||
| 1239 | 99 | "Doublecross Death" | Himan Brown | -- | September 4, 1981 |
| Starring Fred Gwynne | |||||
| 1240 | 100 | "Episode of the Terror" | Himan Brown | -- | September 7, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1241 | 101 | "The Senior Prom" | Himan Brown | -- | September 11, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Haines | |||||
| 1242 | 102 | "Flower of Evil" | Himan Brown | -- | September 14, 1981 |
| Starring Arnold Moss, Roberta Maxwell | |||||
| 1243 | 103 | "The Land of Dreams" | Himan Brown | -- | September 18, 1981 |
| Starring Kristoffer Tabori, Marian Hailey | |||||
| 1244 | 104 | "Diabolo" | Himan Brown | -- | September 21, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, Michael Tolan | |||||
| 1245 | 105 | "The Judge's House" | Himan Brown | -- | September 25, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Gould, Lloyd Battista | |||||
| 1246 | 106 | "The Liar" | Himan Brown | -- | September 28, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose | |||||
| 1247 | 107 | "Mata Hari" | Himan Brown | -- | October 2, 1981 |
| Starring Tammy Grimes | |||||
| 1248 | 108 | "The Solid Gold Zarf" | Himan Brown | -- | October 5, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Haines, Frances Sternhagen | |||||
| 1249 | 109 | "Sleeping Dogs" | Himan Brown | -- | October 9, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1250 | 110 | "The 500 Carats" | Himan Brown | -- | October 12, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Gould | |||||
| 1251 | 111 | "J'Accuse" | Himan Brown | -- | October 16, 1981 |
| Starring Roberta Maxwell, Bernie Grant | |||||
| 1252 | 112 | "The Equalizer" | Himan Brown | -- | October 19, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Haines | |||||
| 1253 | 113 | "The Most Necessary Evil" | Himan Brown | -- | October 23, 1981 |
| Starring Michael Tolan | |||||
| 1254 | 114 | "Daddy's Girls" | Himan Brown | -- | October 26, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane, Carol Teitel | |||||
| 1255 | 115 | "In Touch" | Himan Brown | -- | October 29, 1981 |
| Starring Amanda Plummer | |||||
| 1256 | 116 | "Between Two Mirrors" | Himan Brown | -- | November 2, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1257 | 117 | "The Rescue" | Himan Brown | -- | November 6, 1981 |
| Starring Louis Turenne | |||||
| 1258 | 118 | "Golden Time" | Himan Brown | -- | November 9, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Haines | |||||
| 1259 | 119 | "The Presence" | Himan Brown | -- | November 13, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose | |||||
| 1260 | 120 | "Death Will Not Silence Me" | Himan Brown | -- | November 16, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes, John Beal | |||||
| 1261 | 121 | "A Handful of Dust" | Himan Brown | -- | November 20, 1981 |
| Starring Paul Hecht, Teri Keane | |||||
| 1262 | 122 | "The Code" | Himan Brown | -- | November 23, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton | |||||
| 1263 | 123 | "Diana, the Huntress" | Himan Brown | -- | November 27, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane | |||||
| 1264 | 124 | "Vanity and Jane" | Himan Brown | -- | November 30, 1981 |
| Starring Marian Seldes | |||||
| 1265 | 125 | "The Dog-Walker Murders" | Himan Brown | -- | December 4, 1981 |
| Starring Lloyd Battista | |||||
| 1266 | 126 | "The White Rabbit" | Himan Brown | -- | December 7, 1981 |
| Starring Norman Rose | |||||
| 1267 | 127 | "The Song of the Siren" | Himan Brown | -- | December 11, 1981 |
| Starring Mandel Kramer | |||||
| 1268 | 128 | "Harry's Taxi and the T Machin" | Himan Brown | -- | December 14, 1981 |
| Starring Larry Hainesr | |||||
| 1269 | 129 | "Invited Guests" | Himan Brown | -- | December 22, 1981 |
| Starring Teri Keane | |||||
| 1270 | 130 | "The Head of a Pin" | Himan Brown | -- | December 23, 1981 |
| Starring Bob Kaliban, Don Scardino | |||||
| 1271 | 131 | "The Silver Mirror" | Himan Brown | -- | December 28, 1981 |
| Starring Gordon Gould | |||||
| 1272 | 132 | "Too Early Too Late" | Himan Brown | -- | December 31, 1981 |
| Starring Russell Horton, Marian Seldes | |||||
References
- ^ "CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Complete Episode List". Old Time Radio Mystery Theater. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Goldin, J. David (2010). "The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre". RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Haendiges, Jerry (1998). "CBS Radio Mystery Theater ... Episodic Log". The Vintage Radio Place. Jerry Haendiges Productions. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Flowers, Keith. "CBS Radio Mystery Theater Episode Guide". CBS Radio Mystery Theater Episode Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Judge, Dick (Sep 5, 2008). "CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER compiled by Dick Judge". The Original Old Time Radio (OTR) WWW Pages. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ http://archive.org/details/cbs_radio_mystery_theater
Sources
- Payton, Gordon; Grams, Jr., Martin (January 1999), The CBS radio mystery theater: an episode guide and handbook to nine years of broadcasting, 1974-1982, McFarland & Company, Inc., ISBN 0-7864-0559-7, retrieved 1 July 2010
