Missing Fender: Fibber McGee and Molly (April 1, 1941)

“Missing Fender” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 1, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Fibber McGee and Molly follows Mrs. Uppington and Molly after they return from a shopping trip, when Molly discovers the car is missing its left rear fender. Afraid that Fibber will forbid her from driving again, Molly agrees to hide the damage and arrange a replacement before he notices. Fibber, meanwhile, grows suspicious of the household's strange behavior as the women try to keep the secret. The episode aired on NBC Radio on April 1, 1941, starring Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan.

The McGee house at 79 West Fulfista, and the surrounding street and garage.

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

Listen for: Fibber's suspicion as the women try to hide the missing fender, and the mix-up over the car.

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.