Dog License: Fibber McGee and Molly (March 19, 1940)

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“Dog License” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 19, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Fibber McGee and Molly receive a city notice demanding a 1940 dog license for a dog they do not have, threatening prosecution if they fail to appear. Fibber resolves to confront the license bureau, insisting the city has made a mistake. Molly accompanies him as he argues with clerks and an official while the couple grows increasingly frustrated. The episode, broadcast on NBC Radio on March 19, 1940, features Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan in the series, which stars Marion and Jim Jordan as the title couple.

Wistful Vista, and the city hall license bureau

Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Gildersleeve, Mrs. Uppington, Mr. DePoppelit, Nick

Listen for: Fibber's indignant attempts to argue down the license clerks, and his frustrated exchanges with Mr. Gildersleeve.

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.