What happens
Jerry and his circus friends learn that Mr. Randall, owner of the circus, is facing financial trouble after a strike and a cyclone cut into business, and he cannot meet a bank note. Bumps offers his small savings, and Patsy quietly considers helping, while the Boris brother and sister discuss a proposal to lend Mr. Randall money. Jerry also feels guilty after a prank on Major Medea. The series is Jerry of the Circus, and this episode first aired on December 20, 1937.
A circus lot during a hot afternoon, including the lemonade stand, the office wagon, and the side show area.
Characters: Jerry, Mr. Randall, Bumps, Patsy, Boris, Olga, Major Medea, Max
Listen for: Mr. Randall's money trouble and the bank note, and Boris and Olga's plan to offer him a loan.
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.