Three Little Words: Life with Luigi (March 25, 1952)

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“Three Little Words” is an episode of Life with Luigi, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 25, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Luigi Basso, a newly arrived immigrant, attends night school in America, where his class is taught by Mr. Schultz's teacher, Miss Baldy. The class learns that principal Mr. Orth is running an essay contest titled Three Words, asking students for the three most important words guiding a life. Luigi, unable to settle on his choice, asks his friend Pasquale and then passersby on the street for suggestions, collecting a range of answers. Life with Luigi is a comedy series from Sigh Howard, with J. Carroll Naish as Luigi and Alan Reed as Pasquale.

America, a night school for immigrants and the streets of the city

Characters: Luigi Basso, Pasquale, Miss Baldy, Mr. Schultz, Mr. Horowitz, Mr. Olsen, Mr. Orth, Louie

Listen for: Luigi's search for the three words, his street survey, and the contest judging by Mr. Orth

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.