What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly learn that the government is capping incomes at twenty-five thousand dollars a year, and Fibber decides this means a fortune is coming his way. The transcript covers the first part of the episode: the couple, piling up bills, first call creditors who brush them off, then Fibber insists money is about to arrive. Molly doubts him as he shares his hopes of a windfall, and Fibber tells neighbors and friends of his new plans, including Abigail Uppington and Mayor LaTrivia. The series aired on NBC Radio, and the episode first aired on May 19, 1942, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan in the cast.
The McGee home in the fictional town of Wistful Vista, with visits from neighbors and friends.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Uncle Dennis, Abigail Uppington, Mayor LaTrivia, Mrs. Wimble, Wimple, Mr. Old-timer
Listen for: Fibber's growing fantasy of wealth, and how the misreading of the twenty-five thousand dollar income cap leads to a string of increasingly grand plans.
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.