What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly are preparing for a summer vacation when they find they cannot open their suitcase, because the key was left inside it. Fibber tries a series of improvised methods to force the lock, while Molly suggests calling a locksmith. Meanwhile, neighbors and visitors drop by, including Abigail, Mr. Wimple, and Mayor LaTrivia, each adding to the household's comic confusion. The program is part of the Fibber McGee and Molly series, which aired on NBC Radio on June 23, 1942, starring Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon, and Arthur Q. Bryan.
The McGee home, on the eve of the family's summer vacation.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Ted, Abigail, Mr. Wimple, Mayor LaTrivia, Harlow Wilcox, Meredith Wilson
Listen for: Fibber's increasingly elaborate attempts to open the locked suitcase, and the visitors who keep interrupting.
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.