The Skimpy Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 22, 1962)

“The Skimpy Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 22, 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a case involving Skimpy Dingle, a recently paroled criminal who once threatened former city attorney Amos Crutchfield in court. When Johnny visits Crutchfield's home in Lakewood, he finds the elderly man shot and unconscious. A mysterious visitor then appears at Johnny's apartment claiming to be Percy Dingo, Skimpy's older brother and a psychologist, requesting Johnny's sympathy and understanding.

Connecticut, including Lakewood and Hartford, in the present day (1962)

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Danny Nixon, Amos Crutchfield, Skimpy Dingle, Mary Barlow, Percy Dingo, Dr. Franklin Edwards

Listen for: Johnny's investigation begins with a tip about the recently released paroled criminal Skimpy Dingle and his connection to Amos Crutchfield; the shooting at Crutchfield's home and the unexpected late-night visit from Percy Dingo to Johnny's apartment.

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.