Archie the Agent: OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles (November 17, 1950)

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“Archie the Agent” is an episode of OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 17, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Archie, the lowly manager at Duffy's Tavern, announces that he is quitting to become a theatrical agent after a dream convinces him he has the talent for it. Eddie Fields listens to his plans while Duffy grumbles about him from the bar. Archie sets up shop and begins courting clients, including a Latin singer, with Duffy's Tavern as the backdrop. The series is Duffy's Tavern, broadcast on November 17, 1950, starring Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth in the lead roles, with Charlie Cantor and Florence Halop also featured.

Duffy's Tavern, and later Archie's new theatrical agency office

Characters: Archie, Duffy, Eddie Fields, Finnegan, Miss Duffy, Senor Gomez

Listen for: Archie's dream about becoming an agent and his sales pitch to the Latin singer

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.