What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly, broadcast by NBC Radio on April 21, 1942, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan in the leading roles, follows Fibber McGee and his wife Molly as they plan to attend the opening game of the baseball season. Molly insists on going, and Fibber, who cannot get tickets, sets about finding a way in. Their neighbor Mrs. Uppington offers them a pair of tickets, and the couple hurry to prepare. Along the way they meet a series of neighbors and townsfolk, including Mrs. Uppington, Mr. Wilcox and Mayor LaTrivia, who has been asked to throw out the first ball.
The McGees' home at 79 Wistful Vista, and nearby houses and streets, on the day of the baseball season's opening game.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mrs. Uppington, Mr. Wilcox, Mayor LaTrivia, Mr. Whimple
Listen for: Fibber's attempts to get into the ball game, and Mayor LaTrivia's struggle to practise throwing the first ball.
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.