What happens
Fibber McGee decides to convert the furnace at 79 Wistful Vista from oil back to coal, to help conserve fuel for the war effort. Molly questions his plans, and the two trade barbs over missing tools and his crossword puzzles. Neighbors drop by with news and opinions, including Old-Timer and Abigail, while McGee sets off on errands and insists he can handle the job himself. Mayor LaTrivia also visits with political gossip. The episode is an installment of Fibber McGee and Molly, first broadcast on NBC Radio on October 13, 1942, starring Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan.
79 Wistful Vista, the McGee home, and nearby neighborhood streets
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly, Old-Timer, Abigail, Wallace Wimple, Mayor LaTrivia, Mr. Wilcox
Listen for: McGee's attempts to convert the furnace and his exchanges with Molly about his tools and crossword puzzles
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.