Ruthie on the Telephone is an American comedy television series that was broadcast on the CBS Television network at 7:55 pm ET from August 7 to November 5, 1949. The show was written by Goodman Ace and sponsored by Phillip Morris cigarettes. Each episode was only five minutes long. Ruthie on the Telephone was preceded by CBS Television News at 7:30 pm ET, and by The Sonny Kendis Show at 7:45 pm ET.