Uncle Dennis Visits: Fibber McGee and Molly (November 26, 1940)

“Uncle Dennis Visits” is an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 26, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Fibber McGee and Molly return home from a week away to find their living room in disarray. Molly deduces that Uncle Dennis has been staying there, and the evidence of his visit, from a strange sandwich to a telephone call from a florist, suggests he has left chaos behind. Fibber grows irritated with his relative, while Molly remains fond of him and defends him to the neighbors. The episode is part of the Fibber McGee and Molly series, first broadcast on NBC Radio on November 26, 1940, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan among the cast.

The McGee home at 79 Wistful Vista, and the neighborhood around it

Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Uncle Dennis, Mrs. Uppington, Gildersleeve, Mr. Wilcox, Mrs. Wilcox

Listen for: Fibber's growing exasperation as he discovers the state of the house, and the exchanges with Molly about Uncle Dennis

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.