What happens
Archie, the manager of Duffy's Tavern, is short of money at Christmas and asks his boss Duffy for an advance on his bonus, but Duffy refuses. Archie has met Amber McNulty, a glamorous woman he wants to impress, and he schemes to keep up appearances. Eddie, the bartender, and Finnegan are drawn into the plan. The episode is part of the Duffy's Tavern series, first broadcast on December 7, 1945, starring Ed Gardner, Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor and Florence Halop. The transcript covers only the first part of the episode.
Duffy's Tavern, a New York bar, around Christmas
Characters: Archie, Duffy, Eddie, Amber McNulty, Finnegan, Miss Duffy, Joe Buck, Moriarity
Listen for: Archie's attempts to get his Christmas bonus from Duffy and his efforts to impress Amber with his finances
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.