ep077 Crazy Man Comes Back: Ranger Bill

“ep077 Crazy Man Comes Back” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Ranger Bill and his friend Henry Scott welcome George Foster back to the town of Naughty Pine after seven years in an institution. Bill, a ranger, and Henry see George arrive at the bus terminal and offer him a ride home, though Henry at first doubts the former patient is safe. George, who was once posted to a remote lookout tower, has to face townspeople's rumors about his past. He finds work as a janitor at City Hall, but his family is harassed by a group of local youths. Bill and Henry step in to protect George and his daughter Sharon.

Naughty Pine, a small town that is growing toward the size of a big city

Characters: Ranger Bill, Henry Scott, George Foster, Peg Foster, Sharon Foster, Cal

Listen for: Bill and Henry's conversation at the bus terminal as they recognize George Foster

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.