Fibber's Black Eye: Fibber McGee and Molly (November 12, 1940)

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“Fibber's Black Eye” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 12, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Fibber McGee comes home late with a black eye and insists he bumped into a door in the dark, but his wife Molly does not believe him. Fibber visits the doctor and runs into neighbors and friends who each want to know how he got hurt. The story is part of the Fibber McGee and Molly series, first broadcast on NBC Radio on November 12, 1940, with Harold Peary and Bill Thompson among the performers. Fibber's repeated denials of any fight make the matter a running joke around town.

McGee home and the town streets, including the alley, the doctor's office and Mrs. Uppington's house

Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Doc, Mrs. Uppington, Gildersleeve, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Boomer

Listen for: Fibber repeatedly insisting he bumped into a door in the dark, and each neighbor's reaction to his black eye

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.