...And now, from deep inside the Magic Pumpkin...
Our story so far.....
Information provided by Bob Moke:
"The Story Lady" was part of a huge...and hugely funny...syndicated package of
short radio bits originating in LA during the 60s by Mel Blanc Productions, a group which included Mel
Blanc, Gary Owens, Joanie Gerber, Lennie Weinrib, Arte Johnson and Byron Kane.
Along with The Story Lady, there was a continuing soap opera
"Return To PaperPlates," plus
bogus movie trailers, TV shows, commercials, and just plain silliness. The
Steve Allen/Gary Owens play-on-words type of humor is quite evident.
The Story Lady
with Joan Gerber and Byron Kane
The music box theme of The Story Lady: the music box tune is Papageno's introductory aria from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute."
201 Episodes! (Wonder how many there were!?!)
The Story Lady
with Joan Gerber and Byron Kane
| Episode # | Episode Description |
| 001 | The Brave Little Tailor |
| 002 | Romeo and Juliet |
| 003 | The Magic Cloak |
| 004 | The Tortoise and the Hare |
| 005 | The Lonely Elf |
| 006 | The Frog and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
| 007 | The Frog Prince |
| 008 | Tom Thumb |
| 009 | The Princess and the Pea |
| 010 | Rumpelstilskin |
| 011 | The Poor Shoemaker |
| 012 | The Emperor's New Clothes |
| 013 | Hansel and Gretel |
| 014 | Casey at the Bat |
| 015 | The Enchanted Tree |
| 016 | Johnny Appleseed |
| 017 | The Little Tailor |
| 018 | The Magic Needle |
| 019 | The Prince and the Enchanted Snail |
| 020 | The Violin and the Princess |
| 021 | The Little Toy Soldier |
| 022 | King Midas and the Golden Touch |
| 023 | Blackbird Pie |
| 024 | Hobgoblin and the Beautiful Lady |
| 025 | Beauty and the Beast |
| 026 | Princess Edna and the Knight |
| 027 | The Giant and the Tadpole |
| 028 | Harold and the Magic Chicken Salad |
| 029 | Lady Your Sign Fell Down |
| 030 | The Fisherman and His Wife |
| 031 | The Real King |
| 032 | The Magic Suitcase |
| 033 | The Princess and the Pig |
| 034 | The Genie and the Wine Bottle |
| 035 | The Format Change |
| 036 | Herbie Franklin the Rat |
| 037 | The Pony Express |
| 038 | The Frog and the Elf |
| 039 | The Lost Continent of Atlantis |
| 040 | Little Jack Horner |
| 041 | The Centipede's Secret |
| 042 | Lolita |
| 043 | Live Audience |
| 044 | The Curse of the Voodoo Doll |
| 045 | The Brave Polish Soldier |
| 046 | The Magic Chicken |
| 047 | The Old Witch and the Dragon |
| 048 | The Perfect Pony |
| 049 | The Woodman's Sacrifice |
| 050 | The Prince and the Dragon |
| 051 | Kissinger the Great |
| 052 | Beauty and the Beast |
| 053 | The Knight and the Glass Mountain |
| 054 | Mary Poppins |
| 055 | The Little Steam Engine |
| 056 | The Man Who Knew Everything |
| 057 | The Headless Horseman |
| 058 | The Secret Rhinoceros |
| 059 | Pegasus the Winged Horse |
| 060 | The Handsome Moose |
| 061 | The Pied Piper of Hamlin |
| 062 | The Royal Wedding Bells |
| 063 | The Enchanted Pond |
| 064 | How I Became a Story Lady |
| 065 | The Avaricious King |
| 066 | The Pinkus Sisters |
| 067 | The Old Lady |
| 068 | Gulliver |
| 069 | The Indian Chief and the Scout |
| 070 | Robin Hood |
| 071 | The Magic Potion |
| 072 | The Boy Who Stuck His Finger in the Dike |
| 073 | The Ambitious Pussy Cat |
| 074 | Hansel and Gretel |
| 075 | The Count and the Gypsy Girl |
| 076 | Paul Bunyon Gets the Axe |
| 077 | Johnny Appleseed |
| 078 | The Wizard of Oz |
| 079 | The Shoemaker and the Elves |
| 080 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb |
| 081 | Sleeping Beauty |
| 082 | The Fox and the Grapes |
| 083 | The Tortoise and the Hare |
| 084 | The Crooked Man |
| 085 | The Little Girl and the Necklace |
| 086 | Oedeipus and the Creamed Spinach |
| 087 | Davy Crockett |
| 088 | The Lonely Musician |
| 089 | Rip Van Winkle |
| 090 | The Old Lady Who Live in a Shoe |
| 091 | Rapunzel |
| 092 | Jack and the Beanstalk |
| 093 | The Unhappy Baboon |
| 094 | I've Forgotten the Name of Today's Fable |
| 095 | The Little Thief |
| 096 | The Fountain of Youth |
| 097 | The Stupid Prince |
| 098 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| 099 | Robinson Crusoe |
| 100 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
| 101 | Grune Hilda and the Traveling Prince |
| 102 | The Fox and the Dog |
| 103 | The Story Lady Breaks Up |
| 104 | Teeny Tiny |
| 105 | Dumbo the Flying Elephant |
| 106 | The Elephant's Graveyard |
| 107 | The Curse of the Pentagram |
| 108 | Curse of the Gorgan |
These are not the original episode numbers, if they had any at all.
| Episode # | Episode Description |
| 201 | The Princess and the Warthog |
| 202 | The Crow and The Pitcher |
| 203 | The Witch's Fudge |
| 204 | The Three Little Pigs |
| 205 | The Ugly Caterpillar |
| 206 | Pinocchio |
| 207 | The Boy Who Cried Wolf |
| 208 | The Greatest Genie |
| 209 | Little Red Riding Hood |
| 210 | The Owl Who Was Not Wise |
| 211 | The Golden Plate |
| 212 | The Wizard of Oz |
| 213 | The Glass Mountain |
The Following are called "The un-numbered Episodes".
The numbers you see below are for reference only - These episodes do not have numbers on
any lists that I am aware of.
| Episode # | Episode Description |
| 301 | Achilles Heel |
| 302 | Alice in Wonderland |
| 303 | Androcles and the Lion |
| 304 | Betty and the Wet Dog |
| 305 | Billy the Kid |
| 306 | Bonnie and Clyde |
| 307 | Cadmus and the Dragon |
| 308 | Calamity Jane |
| 309 | Cinderella |
| 310 | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| 311 | Diogenes and His Lamp |
| 312 | Don Quixote |
| 313 | Dr. Doolittle |
| 314 | Florence Nightengale |
| 315 | Gone with the Wind |
| 316 | Hans the Candy Maker |
| 317 | Herbie the Whale |
| 318 | Horatio Alger |
| 319 | How Zebras Got Their Stripes |
| 320 | Island of the Giants |
| 321 | Jane Eyre |
| 322 | Joan of Arc |
| 323 | Jumping Frog Contest |
| 324 | King Arthur |
| 325 | King of the Insects |
| 326 | King of the Jungle |
| 327 | Legend of Paul Bunyon |
| 328 | Les Miserable |
| 329 | Little Dragon Slayer |
| 330 | Mary Poppins |
| 331 | Moby Dick |
| 332 | The Musician and the Frog |
| 333 | The Nectar of Wisdom |
| 334 | Of Human Bondage |
| 335 | Pancho Villa |
| 336 | Pandora's Box |
| 337 | Picture of Dorian Grey |
| 338 | The Princess and the Clown |
| 339 | Putting a Bell on a Cat |
| 340 | The Shaggiest Dog in the World |
| 341 | The Snail and the Sea Serpent |
| 342 | The Story Lady Late |
| 343 | Swiss Family Robinson |
| 344 | The Tap Dancing Fool |
| 345 | The Acrobat and the Princess |
| 346 | The Bottle Story |
| 347 | The Boy and the Strange Bottle |
| 348 | The Brothers Karamazov |
| 349 | The Elephant Boy |
| 350 | The Enchanted Door |
| 351 | The Enchanted Stone |
| 352 | The Fairys Gift |
| 353 | The Flea and the Elephant |
| 354 | The Flunking Scholar |
| 355 | The Forest Ranger and the Grizzly |
| 356 | The Girl Who Cried Wolf |
| 357 | The Gold Bug |
| 358 | The Golden Braids |
| 359 | The Handsome Prince |
| 360 | The King and the Pauper |
| 361 | The King's Bunions |
| 362 | The King's Dilemma |
| 363 | The King's Ransom |
| 364 | The Laughing King |
| 365 | The Little Pig Who Wanted to Fly |
| 366 | The Magic Painting |
| 367 | The Old Witch and the Magic Mirror |
| 368 | The Sea Wolf |
| 369 | Scherezade |
| 370 | The Siren Song |
| 371 | The Three Billy Goats and the Troll |
| 372 | The Toad King |
| 373 | The Two Sisters |
| 374 | The Ugly Duckling |
| 375 | The Wicked Troll |
| 376 | The Wizard and the Queen |
| 377 | The Wizards Birthday |
| 378 | The Three Musketeers |
| 379 | The Witch's Riddle |
| 380 | The Wolf Boy of India |
The Story Lady is ©1968, 2002 Mel Blanc Productions.