1935 08 26 19:00:00

FIBBER McGEE & MOLLY

CHRONOLOGY

The McGees Win 79 Wistful Vista


Molly and Fibber buy a raffle ticket for a house in the new Wistful Vista subdivision.

MOLLY: (reading a sign) It says, “WISTFUL VISTA HOME SITES, A DOLLAR DOWN. BUY A LOT FOR A LITTLE.”
FIBBER A lot o’ what?
MOLLY: “BUILD A HOME FOR THE LANDS SAKE. THE REALEST REAL ESTATE YOU EVER BOUGHT.”
FIBBER: Aw shucks...we don’t want to stop and listen to a lotta high-pressure salesmanship when—
MOLLY: Look, McGee...THAT SIGN:
FIBBER: WHERE?
MOLLY: “BARBECUE SANDWICHES AND COFFEE FREE!”
SOUND: INSTANT BRAKE SCREECH. AND MOTOR OUT.
FIBBER: I used to dabble a mite in real estate myself. Tropical real estate.
HAGGLEMEYER: Oh really?
FIBBER: No, O’Reilly. O’Reilly and McGee. The Part-payment promotors o’ Panama. AHEM. Used to sell banana plantations mostly.
VOICE THRU P.A. SYSTEM: ANOTHER NUMBER HAS BEEN DRAWN. IT IS NUMBER..ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN!
SOUND: CROWD CHEERS
MOLLY: McGEE!! McGEE DID YE HEAR? IT’S OUR NUMBER McGEE..IT’S OUR NUMBER!! WE...McGEE..WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YE?
FIBBER: Shucks, Molly...I...I...
MOLLY: McGEE..HELP SOMEBODY..HE’S FAINTED..GIT SOME WATER...HELP. McGEE..SPEAK TO ME...
PEOPLE:
Announcer (Harlow Wilcox)
Molly McGee (Marian Jordan)
Fibber McGee (Jim Jordan)
Realtor
Mr. Hagglemeyer

PLACES:
Hagglemeyer’s Wistful Vista

SPONSOR:
Johnson’s Wax

MUSICIANS:
Rico Marcelli, bandleader
Ronald Manfield
Charlie Wilson
The Johnson Merrymen

SONGS:
“Save Your Sorrow (For Tomorrow)”
“The Weathermen”
“Ridin’ Around in the Rain”
“I Wished on the Moon”
“And Then My Heart Stood Still”
“Of Thee I Sing”


CHRONOLOGY


Donnie Love
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