What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly receive a combination radio and phonograph that was mistakenly delivered to their house, meant for Mr. Gildersleeve. When the machine breaks down, they panic and set out to replace it before its owner finds out. The episode from the Fibber McGee and Molly series first aired on NBC Radio on December 24, 1940, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan among the cast. Fibber and Molly decide to buy a replacement at Bon Ton Department Store, where they face a salesman and a complicated budget plan. The guide follows their efforts up to the point where the new set is being delivered.
The McGee home on Christmas Eve, and the Bon Ton Department Store
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Gildersleeve, Wilcox, Mr. Hennepin
Listen for: Fibber's bluffing when he tries to talk his way out of trouble, and the salesman's explanation of the budget plan
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.