Archie's Nephew Morton to Visit: OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles (October 19, 1951)

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“Archie's Nephew Morton to Visit” is an episode of OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 19, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern, learns that his eleven-year-old nephew Morton is coming to stay with him while his family is away in the mountains. Archie has told the boy he is rich, and the boy expects a fourteen-room penthouse. Archie struggles to find a place for Morton to sleep and worries about how the tavern's rough regulars will affect him. Duffy, Finnegan and Miss Duffy offer their own ideas for looking after the boy, and Archie turns to a quiz game to keep Morton entertained. The series is Duffy's Tavern, first aired on October 19, 1951, with Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth in the lead roles.

Duffy's Tavern, a bar and restaurant in New York

Characters: Archie, Morton, Miss Duffy, Finnegan, Duffy, Eddie

Listen for: Archie's attempts to impress his nephew Morton with his supposed wealth

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.