The Adventures of Dick Cole radio show

It ran in 1942, and appeared to be a take-off on Frank Meriwell - at least the character, if not the radio show. The Meriwell show had brief run in 1934 as a 15-minute program, but it did not join a 30-minute format like Cole until 1946. In any case, the basic thrust of the programs was the same, that being squeaky-clean school boys who were always getting into and out of various difficulties.