RB205 The Swinging Tower of Eagles Rest

  Our Ranger Bill story for Tuesday, 2/28/2026, is:

RB205 The Swinging Tower of Eagles Rest

Fire tower 10 is one of the highest in the national forest with breathtaking views and a reputation for swaying in the high winds there. Folks from all around the Knotty Pine area like to visit tower 10 and its rangers, Tom and Joe, and to see Eagles' Rest. Young Ken Winthrop has just hiked out to Eagles' Rest when a severe snowstorm hits. Ranger Tom slips and breaks his leg, the phone line breaks, and their radio link to headquarters goes down when the antenna blows away. A severely injured ranger and no contact with the outside world - can anything else go wrong?

Enjoy this exciting adventure!!!

https://archive.org/details/the-swinging-tower-of-eagle-s-rest

RB206 The Hot Million

 RANGER BILL for  Arpil 29, 2026, is:

RB206 The Hot Million

It's hot and dry in the forest as Bill and Stumpy inspect the trees and fire lanes around Big Gap. The fellas also inspect the high-tension power lines that run through the gap. A million volts of electricity pass up and down those lines. The boys find a weak line that is about to break. The sparks from a broken power line could start a raging treetop fire. There is a power company repair crew working not too far away. The boys find the crew and ask the foreman Burt Engals to take his crew and fix the badly stressed line, but Burt refuses. What can the boys do now to protect the forest from this high-powered danger?

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB206-Hot+Million.mp3

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Antelope Squirrel

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 4/25/26

Simon the Antelope Squirrel stops for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. 

Simon is from Sonoran Desert of Arizona. That desert covers a much larger area that just Arizona, but the portion that is in Arizona is milder and somewhat cooler than other sections. God has engineered Simon to live comfortably there in the desert. Let Simon share his tale of life under a cactus:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/simon-antelope-squirrel

RB105 The Falling Giants

  Our Ranger Bill adventure 

for late Saturday morning, April 25, 2026, is RB105

The Falling Giants

The Giant Pines are falling over without any explanation. Bill and the boys must find out what is happening before the forest is lost. What is causing this? Is it insects, a new disease, poor soil. or what? Millions of dollars of beautiful, majestic pines are in danger. The forest service and lumber companies want answers, and Bill is at a loss to provide those answers.

This story first aired on October 8. 1958.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-10-08_ep037_The_Falling_Giants.mp3

OTRR #82

RB114 The Hardhead

  RANGER BILL has his hands full for early Saturday morning, 4/25/2026, with:

RB114 The Hardhead

 Colonel Anders must take a couple of months off for surgery. A man from Washington, George Benton, comes to Knotty Pine to fill in for the colonel. Mr. Benton is rude and expects ALL the rules to be followed to the letter without deviation or exception!!! Bill refuses to follow Mr. Benton's rule book. Benton suspends Bill, and the rangers revolt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olu39wkvsF0

RB200 Mr. Hunt's Estate

  Our RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 4/23/2026, is

RB200 Hunt's Place 

Mr. Hunt won’t let Bill use any of his property for overnight camp outs with the Knotty Pine Boys Club. Soon Mr. Hunt has several problems with his house. He suspects that Bill’s boys club is responsible. Who is causing all the trouble at Hunt’s place and why?

This story is also known as "Mr. Hunt's Estate".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIIrnraAd1U

RB197 Bill Gets Lost in a Cavern aka Transistor Walkie-Talkies

  RANGER BILL for

Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2026: RB197

Bill Gets Lost in a Cavern aka Transistor Walkie-Talkies

Bill asks Henry and his boys group to test out the rangers’ new walkie-talkies. The boys’ test takes them deep into the forest where they discover wreckage from a recent plane crash. But the plane’s occupants are missing. The search is on for the missing pilot and passengers.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-09-20_ep127_Bill_Gets_Lost_In_A_Cavern_aka_Transistor_Walkie_Talkie.mp3

OTRR #126

RB199 The Raging Rapids

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 4/22/2026, is 

RB199 Raging Rapids

Henry helps Pete Flory at a Christian camp canoe trip. Two of the boys, Ed and Paul, constantly get into trouble. The boys decide to sneak away and ride the rapids. They get trapped on the rocks in the middle of the river. The river is rising and getting swifter. They can't escape and no one can get to them. Can Bill and Stumpy save the boys before they drown?

https://oldtime.radio/episode/ranger_bill-the_raging_rapids

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Goatfish

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 4/18/26

Gifford the Goatfish stops by Nature Corner to visit with Uncle Bob Devine and with you.

Gifford and other goatfish live in the Mediterranean Sea. European countries such as Spain and Italy border the Mediterranean to the north. 

Now listen to Gifford tell you about his life.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/gifford-goatfish

RB103 Water Hot Rods

 Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, 4/18/2026, 

is an action-packed adventure about speed boat racing

RB103 Water Hot Rods

There's trouble on Beaver Lake. A group of young men, including Henry, are racing their power boats on the lake. Most of them are racing safely, but the boys with the fastest boat are endangering everyone else using the lake. Folks want Bill to stop the speed boating. Bill comes up with a plan to stop the dangerous boating. Then the troublemakers find a way to foil Bill's plan. Who will win this battle of wits? Will Bill be able to protect innocent vacationers on Beaver Lake?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQORXV2byA

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

  Our Ranger Bill hair-raising adventure for early Saturday morning, April 18,2026, is 

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

An out-of-control missile is flying over Knotty Pine. It could fall from the sky at any moment and explode! Bill could choose to have the missile shot down, but that would cause millions of dollars of damage to the national forest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6UPQe2FGo

RB195 Hearing God to Help the Missionaries

  Our RANGER BILL tale for this Friday afternoon, 4/17/26, is about a young boy who must make some tough choices:

RB195 Hearing God to Help the Missionaries aka The Diamond Ring

Young Ronnie Quiller wants to help the missionaries Barth and Jeannie Ludlow. He finds a diamond ring lost in the street. He wants to sell the ring and give the money to the Ludlow’s. Ronnie must wait 30 days for the ring’s owner to come forward and claim the ring.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-06-02_ep125_Hearing_God_To_Help_The_Missionaries_aka_The_Diamond_Ring.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXE1q9SeTzY

RB194 Rattlesnake Sam aka 50 or 60 Snakes

  RANGER BILL  for Thursday afternoon, April 16, 2026, is 

RB194 Rattlesnake Sam aka 50 or 60 Snakes

Sam and Danny Smith hunt poisonous snakes for the Florida Reptile Institute. They take Henry’s friend Jack Harris on a snake hunt. Sam loses a bag of snakes, and Jack must protect a school of children from the deadly reptiles. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLp898tuVOQ

RB193 The Fire Bomber's Pink cloud

 Our RANGER BILL adventure story for Monday afternoon, June 16, 2025, is:

(The Fire Bomber's) Pink Cloud

Abner Benson is Bill’s friend from the service. Abner is a pilot with a new way to fight fires by dropping pink clouds of calcium borate on grass. His plane crashes while demonstrating his idea and nearly kills him. Abner’s wife Marge wants him to quit flying. Can Abner stay out of the cockpit to please Marge and still lead Bill’s new fire bombers? 

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=ranger+bill+pink+cloud&mid=C3BEBFDA167AFFE0BCC1C3BEBFDA167AFFE0BCC1&FORM=VIRE

RB192 The Fishermen and the Fire Bug

   RANGER BILL for this Tuesday, 4/14/2026, with:

RB192 Fire Bug aka The Fishermen and the Fire Bug

Several campfires are left unattended along the river. Rangers Bill and Ralph suspect two out-of-town fishermen are to blame. Mike Demory discovered a fire on the edge of his farm. He suspects that “Old” Buck Sawyer is a fire bug. Mike insists that Bill arrest Old Buck. Bill must find the fire bug before fire destroys the farms and woods.

I believe this is one of the last of the RANGER BILL episodes. Gray wolf and Henry are missing from this story. Also the opening is from the later half of Bill's adventures.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-05-09_ep122_Fire_Bug_aka_The_Fisherman_And_The_Firebug.mp3

OTRR #143

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntKJCRdyepk

RB077 Henry's Bus Trip

  Our Ranger Bill for Saturday afternoon

April 11, 2026, is RB077

Henry's Bus Trip

Henry is taking a long-distance bus trip home to Knotty Pine. He meets the Cavanaugh family and several other of the bus passengers. It’s getting dark and the mountain roads are getting rough, winding, and narrow. Rains have caused landslides, damaging the road and trapping the bus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bBkaDTp0I

RB112 The Mad Bats

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning 4/11/2026, is:

RB112 The Mad Bats

 Bats invade the attic of the Phipps' home, and one even bites Edna Phipps. Bill and Stumpy go to evict the bats and discover the bats are sick with rabies! The boys get help fighting off the bats from some feathered friends. One of the Phipps' neighbors causes Bill even more trouble than those pesky bats. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfSf_Y4sHak

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Golden Mole

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 4/11/26

Holly the Golden Mole visits with Uncle Bob Devine today. Namibia in southern Africa is home to Holly. She lives under the sands of the Namibian Desert. She "swims" through and under those sands almost like swimming through water. Many other small creatures live in those sands and are food for Holly.

Holly's fur is the golden color for her 3-inch body. Listen to Holly tell you about life under the desert sands:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/holly-golden-mole

RB085 The Deep Country

 Our Ranger Bill exciting adventure for early Saturday morning , 4/11/2026, is 

RB085 The Deep Country

Col. Anders and his wife get lost in the deep country while they are on vacation. The colonel’s assistant tells the Anders’ daughter that her parents are missing. Those two plus the slow-motion folks who live in the deep country make Bill’s job of finding the Anders nearly impossible.

This is one of Ranger Bill's very first adventures. It was probably first broadcast in 1950 when the show was several 15-minute adventures aired on Monday afternoons in the greater Chicago area only. Our cast may have also performed this show live to Sunday Schools and church groups to help advertise the broadcasts. 

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-03-05_ep206_The_Deep_Country.mp3 

OTRR #69

RB190 Runaway aka The River Giant

   RANGER BILL for Friday, 4/10/26, is:

RB190 "Run Away" aka "The River Giant"

Tad Coates owns a barge service at Central City. His newest tow boat is called The River Giant, It weighs 350 tons; has five decks, 10 rudders, four screws, and four engines that produce 8,500 Horsepower.

Tad's other tow boat is pushing ten tanker barges that are holding one million gallons of gasoline a piece. Two of those barges catch fire and burn with intense heat. Pilot Mark is afraid and needs Bill, Stumpy and more to prevent an awful fire.

Archive.org

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-04-25_ep120_Run_Away_aka_The_River_Giant.mp3

OTRR #142

Old Time Radio

https://oldtime.radio/episode/ranger_bill-run_away_aka_the_river_giant

RB189 (Trestle) Ice Jam

 Our Ranger Bill for Thursday, April 9, 2026, is:

RB189 Trestle Ice Jam

 

Warming weather sends rising waters and huge ice flows toward a railroad trestle. The ice threatens to collapse the trestle. Dynamite won’t clear the flows, so Bill must come up with a novel idea to save the trestle. “Don’t lose your head or you might lose your life” is Stumpy’s theme for this story. And Stumpy gets to read from his crazy seed catalog!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGrY-1wCZuw

RB186 Tongues of Fire aka Border Town

  RANGER BILL for a Monday, April 6, 2026, is

RB186 Tongues of Fire

Frenchy DeSalle’s lumberjacks like to go to Border Town to party every weekend. Frenchy goes to Bill for help controlling his men. Bill soon discovers that a church there has become The Good Times Social Club for Liquor. Then fire begins erupting out of the ground and heading toward Border Town.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-02-01_ep116_Border_Town_aka_Tongues_Of_Fire.mp3

OTRR#138

RB188 Forest Fire aka Hot Fire and Sowing Seeds

  RB188 "Forest Fire" aka "Hot Fire and Sowing Seeds" is our

RANGER BILL for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Tom is the ranger at Fire Tower #3. He meets wealthy New Zeeland scientist Dr. Harris and his assistant Franklin. Dangerously dry conditions in the forest force Bill to close the forest to everyone. Dr. Harris and Franklin sneek into the forest and are then trapped in a fierce forest fire. Sudden rains help fight the fire, but also threaten to flood the valley. Fast and effective seeding is needed to save the forest.

What happened to Dr. Harris and Franklin? Did they perish in the fire?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-04-04_ep118_Forest_Fire_aka_Hot_Fire_And_Sowing_Seeds.mp3

OTRR #140

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - How your finger heals

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 4/4/26

Uncle Bob Devine doesn't have his usual guest this morning. His guest is your finger and it is cut and bleeding. Finger is going to share with us all how the healing process works. So without further delay, let's let your finger tell us how healing proceeds: 

https://moodyaudio.com/products/how-your-finger-heals

RB099 The Mystery of Bear Valley

  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning is quite an exciting adventure

for April 4, 2026: RB099

The Mystery of Bear Valley

Ranger Bill is worried about the situation in Bear Valley National Park. Park visitors get far too close to the bears as they feed near the park road. But new problems crop up at the park. Bears are disappearing from the park. When Bill and the boys go to investigate, they find bears sleeping along the park road. What is going on and why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gy6S4POuaw

RB111 The Prehistoric Monster

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, April 4, 2026:

RB111 The Prehistoric Monster

 The circus has arrived at Junction City. A full-grown bull rhino is its main attraction. This particular rhino doesn't like being in the circus. The huge beast breaks his chains and charges off into the forest. Bill and the boys are called in to find and shoot the marauder before he hurts anyone or does any serious damage. Can our rangers safely corner this prehistoric monster? Will Stumpy's pride endanger the hunt and possibly endanger lives too?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep043_The_Prehistoric_Monster.mp3

OTRR #157

RB183 Mystery Island, Mystery Man

   RANGER BILL and Stumpy are on vacation this Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (no fooling):

RB183 - Mystery Island, Mystery Man

Bill and Stumpy take a long-needed vacation on a cruise ship. The ship makes an “unscheduled stop” at a “mystery island.” The stop gives passengers an opportunity to tour this “unexplored” island. But a real mystery develops when a reporter on the cruise winds up missing and a missing millionaire is found.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep113_Vacation_Cruise_Island.mp3

OTRR #187