What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly follows the couple at their home at 79 Wistful Vista as Fibber sets out to bake Molly a birthday cake himself, despite her doubts. He gathers ingredients, mixes the batter and takes his cooking advice from a range of visitors, including neighbors Mr. Wimple, Mrs. Abigail Uppington and Mr. Gildersleeve. The series is broadcast on NBC Radio, and this episode first aired on May 20, 1941. Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan are the lead actors.
The McGee home at 79 Wistful Vista, in the kitchen and living room
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Wimple, Mrs. Uppington, Mr. Gildersleeve, Old-timer
Listen for: Fibber's kitchen mishaps and his boasts about his cooking skills, along with his neighbors' interruptions and the mix-up over the cake
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.