Property Line Dispute: Fibber McGee and Molly (March 26, 1940)

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“Property Line Dispute” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 26, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Fibber McGee and Molly are planting a hedge in their backyard when their neighbor, Mr. Gildersleeve, objects that they are digging on his property. The two men argue over the property line, and Fibber insists on a surveyor to settle the matter. The episode aired on NBC Radio on March 26, 1940, in the series Fibber McGee and Molly, starring Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan. Fibber and Molly's home life, neighborly friction and a visit from a curious child fill the early part of the story.

The McGee backyard at 79 Wistful Vista, a suburban neighborhood

Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Gildersleeve, Mr. Peavey, Mrs. Uppington, Billy Mills, Cap'n Stivers

Listen for: Fibber's dispute with Mr. Gildersleeve over the property line and the arrival of the surveyor

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.