Irma Peterson and her roommate Jane Stacey help Richard with the reform campaign to elect Robert Colby as councilman in the primary election. Irma, eager to contribute, is drawn toward Al Lamont's scheme to back the rival candidate, Honest Jim Blake, in hopes of winning a city job and marrying Al. Meanwhile Professor Kropotkin and Mrs. O'Reilly add their own comic complications. The episode is a 1948 installment of the My Friend Irma radio comedy, first broadcast on CBS Radio on March 22, 1948, starring Marie Wilson as Irma and Cathy Lewis as Jane, with Hans Conried and Alan Reed in supporting roles.
Characters: Irma Peterson, Jane Stacey, Richard, Robert Colby, Professor Kropotkin, Mrs. O'Reilly, Al Lamont, Joe
The transcript of “Election Connection”, an episode of My Friend Irma first broadcast March 22, 1948. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.
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Leiber Brothers Company, makers of Swan, the soap with the exclusive super-creamed blend presents Our friend Swan with my friend Irma Starring Mary Wilson as Irma and Kathy Lewis as Jane Friendship, friendship, just a perfect blend, when other friendships have been forgot Bears will still be hot There's an explanation for everything, but I don't think that goes where Irma Peterson
is concerned. Why do I say that? Well, a few minutes ago I told Irma that in the Arctic Circle the nights are six months long, and Irma said, Gee, when a girl goes to a dance her mother might say, be a good girl and try to get home before July.
Emily those things jolte me but tonight I'm too busy addressing a stack of envelopes for Richard to waste any time trying to straighten Ermaaud. Jane who are you riding to? No one we know honey.
Is he Richard is greatly interested in the primary elections and he's coming here with a stack of elections circulars he wants me to mail. Circulars? Yeah you know there's a picture of the man and underneath it is a description of what he's done.
Oh, I know. Like those pictures of Al's friends that are hanging in the post office. Oh, no. This is a different kind of circular. You see, these men hold offices. They don't hold them up.
Come in. Well, here they are, Jane. Hello, Emma. Hello, Richard. I'll take the circulars, Richard. Gee, I've never seen you so excited. excited. Well this is exciting and important work we're doing. If we can get the voters behind the reform ticket and elect our man Robert Colby, this district will at long last
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