What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly decide to celebrate when their laundry returns, and they set out to find a place to dine and dance. Their search takes them to a series of crowded, expensive, or unwelcoming venues across town, with neighbors and acquaintances along the way. The series is Fibber McGee and Molly, first aired on NBC Radio on January 25, 1944, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan among the cast. Fibber and Molly keep trying different spots as the evening goes on, and the episode follows their attempts to make the night a success.
A town on a winter night, moving between the McGees' home and several restaurants and nightclubs.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly, Wilcox, Doc Gamble, Alice, Uncle Dennis, Deacon Jones
Listen for: Fibber and Molly's search for somewhere to celebrate and their exchanges with the people they meet along the way.
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.