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Shirley Bell stars as Little Orphan Annie... Epi 5: "Light in the Mysterious Deserted House" ... this follows the previous episode when Tony is arrested for robbery....and of course it is all about "Ovaltine"... when I post one of these shows I cannot stop thinking about the 1983 film "Christmas Story" based on Jean Shepherd's story in his 1966 book, "In God We Trust". Remember Ralphie Parker who wanted a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun for Christmas. Of course every day he got home from school he would tune in "Little Orphan Annie" on the console radio and when he got his decoder ring in the mail he thought he could win a prize that would help him get the toy gun he wanted... but when he decoded his first message... It was about buying Ovaltine! That experience changed Ralphies view toward Little Orphan Annie's Radio Program and commercial advertising! Great film and Little Orphan Annie was a great series, despite the ads of Ovaltine.