Turns Hose on Gildy: Fibber McGee and Molly (May 14, 1940)

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“Turns Hose on Gildy” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 14, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Fibber McGee and Molly stage a neighborhood feud with Mr. Gildersleeve after McGee sprays him with a garden hose while watering his lawn. Gildersleeve is furious and threatens a fight, and the feud spreads through the neighborhood as Wilcox, Mrs. Nothington and others weigh in. Molly tries to keep the peace while McGee and Gildersleeve prepare to settle matters in the house. This is the Fibber McGee and Molly series, broadcast on NBC Radio on May 14, 1940, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan in the cast.

The McGees' house and front and back yards in a quiet suburban neighborhood

Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Gildersleeve, Mrs. Nothington, Wilcox, Horatio Boomer, Nick, Johnny

Listen for: The garden hose argument between McGee and Gildersleeve, and Molly's attempts to keep the peace

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.