Theatre 5 from ABC

FORMAT: (1) MP3 DVD / (5) MP3 CDS Theater Five was ABC's attempt to revive radio drama during the early 1960s. The series name was derived from its time slot, 5:00 PM.Running Monday through Friday, it was an anthology of short stories, each about 20 minutes long. News programs and commercials filled out the full 30 minutes.There was a good bit of science fiction and some of the plots seem to have been taken from the daily newspaper.Fred Foy, of The Lone Ranger fame, was an ABC staff announcer in the early 60s, who, among other duties, did Theater Five. The variety of dramatic presentations was one of Theatre 5's most compelling features. With a broad mix of genres and some of Radio, Stage, Television and Film's finest guest stars, ABC's humble 21-minute scripts packed a lot of entertainment into a relatively small format. We loosely tallied the following genres from the entire run: 6 Ghost, Horror or Supernatural Dramas 8 Suspense Dramas 10 Fantasy Dramas 12 Action-Adventure Dramas 13 Social Dramas 7 Crime Dramas 18 Science Fiction or Space Age Dramas 18 Topical Dramas 24 Comedies 25 Mystery Dramas 26 Melodramas 26 Psychological Dramas 35 Human Interest Dramas   Episode List: 08/03/64 # 1 Hit And Run 08/04/64 # 2 A House Of Cards 08/05/64 # 3 Terror From Beyond 08/06/64 # 4 Homecoming 08/07/64 # 5 The $245,000 Smile 08/10/64 # 6 Rebellion Next Week 08/11/64 # 7 The Big Dog 08/12/64 # 8 Jump, Jump 08/13/64 # 9 Melodrama 08/14/64 # 10 The Stranger 08/17/64 # 11 The Fun Party 08/18/64 # 12 The New Order 08/19/64 # 13 Ring Of Evil 08/20/64 # 14 Your Time Is Up 08/21/64 # 15 Molecule Masquerade 08/24/64 # 16 A Caller At Midnight 08/25/64 # 17 Dream Of Death 08/26/64 # 18 The Late Mathew Dillard 08/27/64 # 19 My Other Self 08/28/64 # 20 Incident At Apogee 08/31/64 # 21 The Scream 09/01/64 # 22 Outside Time 09/02/64 # 23 The Fix 09/03/64 # 24 The Trouble With Alfie 09/04/64 # 25 Cry In The Night 09/07/64 # 26 Sorry To Let You Go 09/08/64 # 27 Incident At Shadow Valley 09/09/64 # 28 The Decoration 09/10/64 # 29 First Encounter 09/11/64 # 30 To Whom It May Concern 09/14/64 # 31 The Noon Stars 09/15/64 # 32 My Brother's Keeper 09/16/64 # 33 The Big Freeze 09/17/64 # 34 The Understudy 09/18/64 # 35 The Group 09/21/64 # 36 The Kiss Off 09/22/64 # 37 The Odyssey Of Number Fourteen 09/23/64 # 38 We Are All Alone 09/24/64 # 39 The Evil That Men Do 09/25/64 # 40 A Genuine Crenotte 09/28/64 # 41 Look Who's Talking 09/29/64 # 42 The Wrong Arm Of Justice 09/30/64 # 43 A Very Private Phone Call 10/01/64 # 44 John Hansen, Hermit 10/02/64 # 45 Subject Number 428A 10/05/64 # 46 The Arithmetic Of Honor 10/06/64 # 47 The Last Land Rush 10/07/64 # 48 Echo Of Madness 10/08/64 # 49 Justice Is An Uncertain Thing 10/09/64 # 50 I'm Sorry, Mom 10/12/64 # 51 All The Bright Young Ones 10/13/64 # 52 The Autocrat 10/14/64 # 53 The Dog Killer 10/15/64 # 54 The Good Samaritans 10/16/64 # 55 The Captive Spirit 10/19/64 # 56 An Honorable Way To Die 10/20/64 # 57 The Man Who Loved Jellyroll 10/21/64 # 58 Captain Camble's Uniform 10/22/64 # 59 Including Murder 10/23/64 # 60 The Sacrifice 10/26/64 # 61 Sirens In The Night 10/27/64 # 62 The Prodigal Son 10/28/64 # 63 Odds On The Tower 10/29/64 # 64 Nightmare 10/30/64 # 65 The Second Chance 11/02/64 # 66 June 17th, Where Are You? 11/03/64 # 67 Why Can't Life Be More Like The Movies 11/04/64 # 68 Body Without The Crime 11/05/64 # 69 Twenty Minutes In The Life Of Melinda Madison 11/06/64 # 70 Living Credit 11/09/64 # 71 The Nameless Day 11/10/64 # 72 World Enough And Time 11/11/64 # 73 The Gift 11/12/64 # 74 A Brand New Life 11/13/64 # 75 Deedle Deedle Dumply My Son X-1 11/16/64 # 76 The City Manager 11/17/64 # 77 The Contract Maker 11/18/64 # 78 A Little Piece Of Candle 11/19/64 # 79 To Be Or Not To Be Maybe! 11/20/64 # 80 A Nothing Place 11/23/64 # 81 Dark Appointment 11/24/64 # 82 The Talkers 11/25/64 # 83 A Little Knowledge 11/26/64 # 84 The Neighbor 11/27/64 # 85 The Lesson 11/30/64 # 86 To Helen With Love 12/01/64 # 87 Finders Can Be Losers 12/02/64 # 88 Found Money 12/03/64 # 89 Fog 12/04/64 # 90 Sound Track Of A Happy Family 12/07/64 # 91 Bug Off 12/08/64 # 92 Congratulations, Mr. Mayor 12/09/64 # 93 The Weapons At Hand 12/10/64 # 94 I Love You 12/11/64 # 95 Bang Bang You're Dead 12/14/64 # 96 Now Listen To The Tiger 12/15/64 # 97 The Victim 12/16/64 # 98 An Average American Murder 12/17/64 # 99 Just Call Me Lucky 12/18/64 #100 Nuptial Flight 12/21/64 #101 Six Foot Flower Box 12/22/64 #102 Finders Keepers 12/23/64 #103 The Flea Circus 12/24/64 #104 The Wish Fulfillment Machine 12/25/64 #105 Look At My Record 12/28/64 #106 Five Strangers 12/29/64 #107 Charlie, The Beautiful Machine 12/30/64 #108 The Blue Eyed People 12/31/64 #109 Presence Of Mind 01/01/65 #110 Discotheque 01/04/65 #111 The Blank Check 01/05/65 #112 Devil Dust 01/06/65 #113 The Corporation 01/07/65 #114 Don't Call Me, I'll Call You 01/08/65 #115 The Delinquents 01/11/65 #116 The Button Stealers 01/12/65 #117 Bravo, Bravo 01/13/65 #118 Man On The Canyon Wall 01/14/65 #119 The Wandering Spaceman 01/15/65 #120 The Trophy 01/18/65 #121 The Wheel 01/19/65 #122 Across The River From Grandma's House 01/20/65 #123 A Dream Of A Scheme 01/21/65 #124 The Imposters 01/22/65 #125 The First Weekend 01/25/65 #126 Where Art Thou, Romeo? 01/26/65 #127 Mr. Horn's Holiday 01/27/65 #128 Tomorrow 6-1212 01/28/65 #129 The Hostage 01/29/65 #130 I've Got Your Number 02/01/65 #131 The Boy 02/02/65 #132 The Time, The Place, And The Death 02/03/65 #133 The Hunters 02/04/65 #134 Greater Love Hath No Man 02/05/65 #135 The Underdeveloped Nation 02/08/65 #136 Cold Storage 02/09/65 #137 The Eye Of The Storm 02/10/65 #138 Lovely Boy 02/11/65 #139 The Sybil Of Sycamore Lane 02/12/65 #140 The Chain 02/15/65 #141 The Forgotten 02/16/65 #142 A Little Game On Saturday Mornings 02/17/65 #143 Post Time 02/18/65 #144 It's A Work Of Art 02/19/65 #145 Listen, Mother 02/22/65 #146 A Tale For The Nursery 02/23/65 #147 The Elevator 02/24/65 #148 The Man Who Heard Everything 02/25/65 #149 Toby's Wonderful Egg 02/26/65 #150 Little Girl, Little Girl 03/01/65 #151 You Bet Your Life 03/02/65 #152 French Quarter 03/03/65 #153 Annie Is Watching 03/04/65 #154 The Land Of Milk And Honey 03/05/65 #155 April Snowfall 03/08/65 #156 Last Ride On The Merry Go Round 03/09/65 #157 Just For Kicks 03/10/65 #158 Broken Image 03/11/65 #159 Publish Or Perish 03/12/65 #160 The Janitor 03/15/65 #161 Divorce American Style 03/16/65 #162 Any Port In A Storm 03/17/65 #163 Across The River From Grandfather's House 03/18/65 #164 If The Spirit Moves You 03/19/65 #165 They Call Me Howie 03/22/65 #166 Bad News For Mrs. Bristol 03/23/65 #167 The Hazelton Story 03/24/65 #168 Point Of Impact 03/25/65 #169 There's One Born Every Minute 03/26/65 #170 The Widow 03/29/65 #171 The Avenger 03/30/65 #172 Bright House, New House 03/31/65 #173 Eye Of Kali 04/01/65 #174 Three On A Death 04/02/65 #175 Get Away With Murder 04/05/65 #176 The Welcome Lady 04/06/65 #177 Until Death Do Us 04/07/65 #178 Mirror, Mirror On The Wall 04/08/65 #179 A Million Miles To Nowhere 04/09/65 #180 It's My Funeral 04/12/65 #181 A Matter Of Pride 04/13/65 #182 The Lion Who Wasn't There 04/14/65 #183 Come Home Daughter All Is Forbidden 04/15/65 #184 Panic 04/16/65 #185 He Was A Good Boy 04/19/65 #186 Incident In Ceylon 04/20/65 #187 You Gotta Cry Sometime 04/21/65 #188 The Wonderful Stamps From El Dorado 04/22/65 #189 Said The Spider 04/23/65 #190 Poor Little Greek Girl 04/26/65 #191 Greener Pastures 04/27/65 #192 Lorna Is A Strange Child 04/28/65 #193 The Beneficiary 04/29/65 #194 Junior 04/30/65 #195 Make My Name Clean 05/03/65 #196 Driver's Seat 05/04/65 #197 Incident On U.S. 1 05/05/65 #198 The Name Game 05/06/65 #199 Reunion 05/07/65 #200 The Ten Year Old Car 05/10/65 #201 Lift To Beyond 05/11/65 #202 Nigtmare At 26,000 05/12/65 #203 Around The Corner From Nowhere 05/13/65 #204 Wrong Turning 05/14/65 #205 The Birthday Present 05/17/65 #206 The Gandy Walker 05/18/65 #207 Will Integrity Ruin Clint Marble 05/19/65 #208 Blind Man's Bluff 05/20/65 #209 Death Of An Old Flame 05/21/65 #210 Two Birds, One Stone 05/24/65 #211 Rocky Loves Julie 05/25/65 #212 The Dance Hall 05/26/65 #213 Incident At Phong Trang 05/27/65 #214 Barefoot In Athens 05/28/65 #215 The Protective Circle 05/31/65 #216 Lake Toplitz 06/01/65 #217 Mama's Girl 06/02/65 #218 Noose Of Pearls 06/03/65 #219 And Dream No More 06/04/65 #220 Untrue Confession 06/07/65 #221 Two Came Back 06/08/65 #222 Skeletons 06/09/65 #223 The Big Lonely 06/10/65 #224 The Wishing Stone 06/11/65 #225 The Bottom Of The Bottle 06/14/65 #226 The Manor House 06/15/65 #227 A Bad Day's Work 06/16/65 #228 Incident At Simbarundi 06/17/65 #229 Country Boy 06/18/65 #230 The Banana Ball 06/21/65 #231 The Roper 06/22/65 #232 The Pigeon 06/23/65 #233 Goodbye Matt 06/24/65 #234 A Cup Of Snow For Lt. Vogel 06/25/65 #235 Ride With Death 06/28/65 #236 Custody Of The Mother 06/29/65 #237 You Can't Fight City Hall 06/30/65 #238 Method In The Madness 07/01/65 #239 Teacher, Teacher 07/02/65 #240 Children Of Death 07/05/65 #241 Devotion 07/06/65 #242 Jailbreak 07/07/65 #243 Don't Hesitate To Call 07/08/65 #244 A Matter Of Appearances 07/09/65 #245 Ed's War 07/12/65 #246 Casualty Of A Small War 07/13/65 #247 The Marked Man 07/14/65 #248 The Walls Of Poison Ivy 07/15/65 #249 The Big Waves 07/16/65 #250 Flies With Honey 07/19/65 #251 Summer's End 07/20/65 #252 Flights Of Angels 07/21/65 #253 In Time Of Trouble 07/22/65 #254 Jazz Festival 07/23/65 #255 Whatever Happened To The 5:25? 07/26/65 #256 In Absence Of All Intelligent Life