| 11 | Ma Perkins 51-02-27 (4577) Faye Is Back From New York 2020-11-15 |
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| 12 | Ma Perkins 51-02-20 (4572) Willie And Tom's Job 2020-11-15 |
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| 13 | Ma Perkins 51-02-19 (4571) Faye's Telegram From New York 2020-11-15 |
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| 14 | Ma Perkins 51-02-16 (4570) Effie Researchs Tom's Activities 2020-11-15 |
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| 15 | Ma Perkins 51-02-15 (4569) Tom Has Been Sick 2020-11-15 |
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| 16 | Ma Perkins 51-02-12 (4566) Everyone Is Concerned 2020-11-15 |
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| 17 | Ma Perkins 51-02-09 (4565) Faye's First Letter From New York 2020-11-15 |
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| 18 | Ma Perkins 51-02-08 (4564) Ma Discusses The Dinner With Tom 2020-11-15 |
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| 19 | Ma Perkins 51-02-05 (4561) Preparing For Faye's Departure 2020-11-15 |
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| 20 | Ma Perkins 51-02-07 (4563) Tom And Ma Become Friends 2020-11-15 |
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Ma Perkins (sometimes called Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins) is an American radio soap opera which was heard on NBC from 1933 to 1949 and on CBS from 1942 to 1960. Between 1942 and 1949, the show was heard simultaneously on both networks. During part of its run on NBC, that network's coverage was augmented by use of transcriptions. Beginning April 1, 1935, nine stations broadcast the transcriptions. Oxydol dropped its sponsorship in 1956. The program continued with various sponsors until 1960. The series was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert with scripts by Robert Hardy Andrews, Orvin Tovrov and others. Ma Perkins began August 14, 1933 on WLW in Cincinnati. On December 4 of that year, it graduated to the NBC Red network. On NBC and CBS the series ran for a total of 7,065 episodes. "America’s mother of the air" was portrayed by actress Virginia Payne, who began the role at the age of 23 and never missed a performance during the program's 27-year run. Kindly, trusting widow Ma Perkins had a big heart and a great love of humanity. She always offered her homespun philosophy to troubled souls in need of advice. Ma Perkins is widely credited with giving birth to storytelling and content-based advertising.
