106- Borrowing Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars: Jerry of the Circus (November 22, 1937)

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“106- Borrowing Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars” is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 22, 1937. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry and Mr. Randall, manager of a traveling circus, face the ruin left by a cyclone that wrecked the main tent and midway in town. Dan Duhan suggests charging townspeople a quarter to tour the damaged lot and see the mess for themselves, and Randall agrees. Meanwhile, the chimpanzee Aga has been found after getting into a local farmhouse, and Randall and Thomas discuss how much money the circus will need to borrow to rebuild and keep the season going. This is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, first broadcast on November 22, 1937.

A traveling circus lot in a town hit by a cyclone, including the circus grounds, the farm where the chimpanzee was found, and the manager's office.

Characters: Jerry, Mr. Randall, Dan Duhan, Johnny, Thomas, Mr. Hoffman, Aga

Listen for: Dan Duhan's idea to charge townspeople to tour the wrecked circus lot, and the amount Randall estimates the circus must borrow to rebuild.

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.