Mrs. Dimwitty Visits the Tavern ( #104): OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles (November 2, 1945)

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“Mrs. Dimwitty Visits the Tavern ( #104)” is an episode of OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 2, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

At Duffy's Tavern, Archie helps young Morton with his homework, and the boy's schoolteacher, Miss Agatha Dimwiddie, comes to the tavern to see where the child is living. Archie and Eddie hurry to tidy the place and try to convince her that the boy is in good hands. Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth lead the cast in this 1945 episode of the Duffy's Tavern comedy series, first broadcast on November 2, 1945. The tavern's regulars, including Finnegan, are on hand as Archie tries to win the schoolteacher over.

Duffy's Tavern, New York

Characters: Archie, Eddie, Miss Agatha Dimwiddie, Morton, Finnegan, Duffy, Vera Fogarty, Jackson

Listen for: Archie's attempts to impress Miss Dimwiddie with fake credentials

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.