What happens
Archie, the gruff regular at Duffy's Tavern, has been brooding in the back room and refuses to explain his mood to Eddie and the other patrons. Guest singer Dorothy Shea arrives at the tavern, and Miss Duffy warns her about Archie's reputation as a ladies' man. Archie's old friend Clifton Finnegan also turns up at the bar, and the two men are soon bickering with each other. The episode is a comedy of Archie's bad temper and the misunderstandings around the tavern, centred on Archie and his friendship with Finnegan. The series is Duffy's Tavern, and this installment originally aired on December 29, 1948, with Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth in the cast.
Duffy's Tavern, a neighborhood bar, during the days just before New Year's Eve
Characters: Archie, Eddie, Miss Duffy, Dorothy Shea, Clifton Finnegan, Joe, Mr. Duffy
Listen for: Archie's refusal to say what is bothering him, and the reason behind the quarrel with Finnegan
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.