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The Green Hornet — 1939

104 episodes broadcast in 1939.

January 3, 1939 Uneasy Rests the Head
January 5, 1939 Boys in Blue Denim
January 10, 1939 Corruption Rides with Construction
January 12, 1939 The Mask and the Wig Fraud
January 17, 1939 Pages for Sale
January 19, 1939 Hard Cash Frame Up
January 24, 1939 Racketeers Option
January 26, 1939 Strings Tied to Death
January 31, 1939 The King Is Dead
February 2, 1939 Suburban Subterfuge
February 7, 1939 The Deathtrap That Backfired
February 9, 1939 Aliens in Oil Cans
February 14, 1939 Iron Bar Alib
February 16, 1939 Personal History by Compulsion
February 21, 1939 Bucket Shop Brigands
February 23, 1939 Gold Comes as Oil
February 28, 1939 Slant-Eyed Clue to Murder
March 2, 1939 Pennies from the Curb
March 7, 1939 Death Rides in Tank Cars
March 9, 1939 Impostors in Blue Uniforms
March 14, 1939 Dime a Dance
March 16, 1939 A Study in Stamps
March 21, 1939 All Those in Favor
March 23, 1939 Influence for Sale
March 28, 1939 Too Many Options
March 30, 1939 Hook, Line, and Sinker
April 4, 1939 The Blue Duchess
April 6, 1939 There Was a Crooked Man Listen (MP3)
April 11, 1939 Turmoil in Trucking
April 13, 1939 Cafe Society Blues
April 18, 1939 Debits Versus Credits
April 20, 1939 The Ghost Town Owns a Straight Eight
April 25, 1939 Prize Winning Acres
April 27, 1939 Swing for a Nickel
May 2, 1939 Gas Gets in the Blood
May 4, 1939 Roll 'Em and Weep
May 9, 1939 Not a Drop Worth Drinking Listen (MP3)
May 11, 1939 Disaster Pilots an Outboard
May 16, 1939 What's in a Name
May 18, 1939 F.o.b. Racketeers
May 23, 1939 Shake-Up in Milk
May 25, 1939 No Parking in Safety Listen (MP3)
May 30, 1939 The Ghost Who Talked Too Much Listen (MP3)
The Hornet exposes a fraudulent spiritualist calling himself "The Rajah" and the crooked investment counselor working the con alongside him.
June 1, 1939 Words and Music Listen (MP3)
Reid and the Hornet shut down a trio running an extortion scheme behind a music-publishing house.
June 6, 1939 Charity Takes It on the Chin Listen (MP3)
A gang skimming donations meant for the city's charities finds itself in the Hornet's sights.
June 8, 1939 Trouble Hits the Trollys Listen (MP3)
A staged streetcar accident turns out to be a plot to force out the trolley line and hand a schemer the bus franchise; the Hornet pins the guilt where it belongs.
June 13, 1939 Not One Cent for Tribute Listen (MP3)
One gas station is bombed for refusing to pay, and the Hornet moves to smash the protection racket squeezing the rest.
June 15, 1939 Justice Wears a Blindfold Listen (MP3)
When an honest judge is smeared as having taken a bribe to free a racketeer, the Hornet works to clear his name.
June 20, 1939 Money Talks Too Loud Listen (MP3)
Bookmakers bankroll a lobbying push to legalize horse-race betting, and the Hornet foils their bribery of legislators.
June 22, 1939 Pink Lemonade and Tan Bark Listen (MP3)
June 27, 1939 Bait for a Two-Timer Listen (MP3)
June 29, 1939 Pavement Condemned Listen (MP3)
July 4, 1939 Put It on Ice Listen (MP3)
The Hornet cracks a sabotage scheme aimed at seizing control of a meat-packing plant.
July 6, 1939 Disaster Rides the Rails Listen (MP3)
Two card sharps fleece passengers in a railroad club car until the Hornet corners them.
July 11, 1939 Devil's Playground Listen (MP3)
After witnesses are silenced, the Hornet targets the operators of a dangerously unsafe roller coaster.
July 13, 1939 All Aboard the Gravy Boat
July 18, 1939 War on the Waterfront Listen (MP3)
July 20, 1939 House and Home Listen (MP3)
July 25, 1939 A Profit in Prisons
July 27, 1939 Murder by Accident Listen (MP3)
August 1, 1939 Bait for a Burglar Listen (MP3)
August 3, 1939 A Racket in the Ring Listen (MP3)
August 8, 1939 The Lawyer Beats the Law Listen (MP3)
August 10, 1939 Lightning Hits a Shakedown Listen (MP3)
August 15, 1939 Money in the Meter Listen (MP3)
August 17, 1939 A Racket Robs the Cradle Listen (MP3)
August 22, 1939 A Rake-off on the Job Listen (MP3)
August 24, 1939 The House That Jack Built Listen (MP3)
August 29, 1939 Numbers Make a Racket Listen (MP3)
August 31, 1939 Cut-in on Coal
September 5, 1939 Ripe for the Taking Listen (MP3)
September 7, 1939 A Racket in Restaurants Listen (MP3)
September 12, 1939 Bills Bear a Price Tag
September 14, 1939 Gambling Fits the Picture
September 19, 1939 A Racket in Refugees
September 21, 1939 The Shyster Takes a Walk
September 26, 1939 A Pickup in Patents
September 28, 1939 Peaches and Crime
October 3, 1939 Hot Cars Leave a Trail
October 5, 1939 A Crime over Spilled Milk
October 10, 1939 First Down for a Showdown
October 12, 1939 Speed Traps a Lawbreaker
October 17, 1939 Citizens for Sale
October 19, 1939 The Payroll Proves a Plot
October 24, 1939 The Drugs Label a Racket
October 26, 1939 Marks Take a Mark-Up Listen (MP3)
October 31, 1939 The Parking Lot Racket Listen (MP3)
Parking-lot operators being shaken down for protection money get the Hornet on their side.
November 2, 1939 Cakes and Jail
November 7, 1939 Wings of Disaster
November 9, 1939 Test Stamps a Swindle (aka-Research Racket; Phony Testing) Listen (MP3)
The Hornet uncovers a bogus product-testing laboratory running a swindle.
November 16, 1939 Money Backs a Loser
November 18, 1939 Profit from Loss
November 23, 1939 Hideout for Hoodlums Listen (MP3)
November 25, 1939 The Smuggler Signs His Name Listen (MP3)
A smuggler hides behind diplomatic immunity until Kato's knowledge of chemistry helps crack the case.
November 30, 1939 Bullets and Bets
December 2, 1939 The Widow's Mite
December 7, 1939 The Bribe That Backfired
December 9, 1939 Three of a Kind
December 14, 1939 Bail Beats the Rap
December 16, 1939 Graft Clogs the Pipes
December 21, 1939 Food for Crooks Listen (MP3)
December 23, 1939 Abduction by Request
December 28, 1939 Double the Price, Twice the Profit Listen (MP3)
December 30, 1939 Confession Points the Finger
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