Broadcast History
March 26th - June 22nd 1934 - NBC. Fifteen minute continuation three a week at 5:30p.m.

Cast
Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell a super athlete usually involved in a mystery.

Announcer
Harlow Wilcox

After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute NBC Saturday morning show, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. The announcer was Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. [1]

There are at least three generations of Merriwells: Frank, his half-brother Dick, and Frank's son, Frank Jr. There is a marked difference between Frank and Dick. Frank usually handled challenges on his own. Dick has mysterious friends and skills that help him, especially an old Indian friend without whom the stories would not have been quite as interesting.

Volume 1 Episode List

46-10-05 Riddle of the Wrong Answers 46-10-19 Clue of the Numbers 47-03-15 Big Top Adventure 48-05-15 Ballot Box Mystery 48-05-22 The Mystery of the Iron Door 48-06-05 The Stolen Masterpiece 48-06-12 Tap Day 48-06-19 Thunderstorm Mystery 48-06-26 Unreasonable Aunt 48-07-03 Unwelcome Rescue 48-07-03 Unwelcome Rescue 48-07-24 Sold at Auction 48-07-31 Secret of the Old Mill 48-09-04 Magic Lantern Mystery 48-09-11 Live Ghost 48-09-25 The Professor's Decision 48-10-02 The Ransomed Football 48-10-09 The Yale Bulldog 48-11-06 The Doubtful Alibi 48-11-13 The Front Page Story 48-11-20 The Senior Dinner 48-11-27 The Surprise Play 48-12-04 The Duplicate Dean 48-12-11 The Bench Warmer 48-12-18 Quarantined 49-01-08 Gold Feaver 49-01-15 The Snow Trap 49-01-29 Mystery of Green Hill 49-02-26 Unexpected Game 49-03-05 Championship Game 49-03-19 Boomerang Pitch 49-04-16 Urgent Errand 49-05-07 Sawdust Adventure 49-05-28 Frank Merriwell's Promise 49-06-04 Mystery Man (Last Show) xx-xx-xx Frank Confesses in the Dark xx-xx-xx Unreasonable Aunt