What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly is a radio comedy series, and this episode from March 25, 1941 on NBC stars Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan. Fibber, rejected by the army, decides his name Fiber sounds undignified and resolves to change it to Ronald. Molly goes along with him as he visits the family home and then the office of a lawyer, Mr. Fumble, who gives his advice. Fibber's attempt to have a court approve the change turns into a confusing courtroom scene full of tall fishing tales. The episode is a lighthearted comedy about pride, reputation and a name.
Wistful Vista, the McGee living room, a law office and a courtroom
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Ronald McGee, Mrs. Uppington, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Gildersleeve, Mr. Fumble, Judge Conrad
Listen for: Fibber's courtroom testimony about a big fish and the Suckatash River
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.