2000 Plus

American old-time radio series NPR's science fiction series 2000X "2000 Plus" may also refer to a brand of ink and stamps sold by Cosco Industries, Inc. March 2025 2000 Plus Lonclark.jpg 200px Lon Clark science fiction US English MBS yes 1950 3 15 yes 1952 1 2 88 2000 Plus (a.k.a. Two Thousand Plus and 2000+) was an American old-time radio series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from March 15, 1950, to January 2, 1952, in various 30-minute time slots. A Dryer Weenolsen production, it was the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing one month prior to the better-known Dimension X.Widner, James F & Frierson III, Meade. Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look At 1950–1975. Birmingham, Alabama: A.F.A.B. Publishing. p. 20 096395444X 2000 Plus was an anthology program, using all-new material rather than adapting published stories. The series was the creation of Sherman H. Dryer (1913–1989) who scripted and produced the series with Robert Weenolsen (1900–1979). Cast Dryer directed cast members Lon Clark, Joseph Julian, Henry Norell, Bill Keene, Bryna Raeburn and Amzie Strickland and others. Emerson Buckley conducted the music composed by Elliott Jacoby. Ken Marvin was the program's announcer, and the sound effects were by Adrian Penner. The nature of the series is indicated in the titles of 1950 episodes: "The Brooklyn Brain", "The Flying Saucers", "The Robot Killer", "Rocket and the Skull", "A Veteran Comes Home", "Men from Mars", "When the Machines Went Wild", "When the Worlds Met", "The Insect", "Silent Noise", "The Green Thing", "The Giant Walks", and "Worlds Apart". There are 32 known episodes, and only some of these – up to 15 (or, perhaps, more) – have survived. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology.Booker, M. Keith. Science Fiction Television. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers (imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group), 2004. See also List of 2000 Plus episodes X Minus One References External links OTR Plot Spot: 2000 Plus – plot summaries and reviews. Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: Two Thousand Plus Fifteen episodes of 2000 Plus in the Internet Archive’s “Old Time Radio” collection Radio Lovers: 2000 Plus (twelve episodes) Category:1950 radio programme debuts Category:1952 radio programme endings Category:American radio dramas Category:Anthology radio series Category:American science fiction radio programs Category:Fantasy radio programs Category:1950s American radio programs Category:Mutual Broadcasting System programs