Vic and Sade (xx) Vic Entertains Dottie: Vic and Sade (March 5, 1943)

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“Vic and Sade (xx) Vic Entertains Dottie” is an episode of Vic and Sade, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 5, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Vic Gore comes home late one afternoon and finds his wife Sade has been waiting for him in the living room of their small house in Crooked Creek. Sade's visiting father, Dottie Fletcher, has arrived unexpectedly, and Sade is due at the church bazaar that evening, leaving Vic to keep Dottie company. The household's awkward relations with Dottie come into focus as the family makes plans around her visit and her talk of moving next door. The series, Vic and Sade, was originally broadcast on March 5, 1943, with Bernardine Flynn and Bill Idelson in the leading roles.

The living room of the Gores' small house in the late afternoon, with a visit to the Gores' neighborhood and the town of Crooked Creek.

Characters: Vic Gore, Sade Gore, Dottie Fletcher, Chuck Fletcher, Hank

Listen for: Sade's efforts to smooth things over with Dottie, and Vic's reaction when he learns he must entertain her while Sade is away.

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.