The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1468

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1468. Date: May 12, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David).

Announcer introduction: "Tears are a handy way of getting to Molly's heart... and her new daughter-in-law, Grace, seems to know it. Molly and Jake were ready to make Grace their daughter... they did, for Sammy is somewhere on the high sea, bound for some unnamed battlefront... and Grace, with her charm, her sweetness, and beauty... fitted into all Molly's dreams of a wife for Sammy... The only trouble is... Grace is not exactly what she seems... and Rosie has sensed this. But Molly and Jake are not aware that Grace is up to some plan... they only know that she seems to be in some kind of financial trouble, and they want to help... Listen..."

Announcer close: "In all their humanity and kindness the Goldbergs don't think for a moment to doubt Grace's tears... but those tears hold many sorrows and misfortunes in store for the Goldbergs. As they will soon discover."

A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Complete Record: The Goldbergs: Episode 1468. Date: May 12, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David). Announcer introduction: "Tears are a handy way of getting to Molly's heart... and her new daughter-in-law, Grace, seems to know it. Molly and Jake were ready to make Grace their daughter... they did, for Sammy is somewhere on the high sea, bound for some unnamed battlefront... and Grace, with her charm, her sweetness, and beauty... fitted into all Molly's dreams of a wife for Sammy... The only trouble is... Grace is not exactly what she seems... and Rosie has sensed this. But Molly and Jake are not aware that Grace is up to some plan... they only know that she seems to be in some kind of financial trouble, and they want to help... Listen..." Announcer close: "In all their humanity and kindness the Goldbergs don't think for a moment to doubt Grace's tears... but those tears hold many sorrows and misfortunes in store for the Goldbergs. As they will soon discover." A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

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you is that anybody there's Molly folks that means your friends the Goldbergs are here yes it's the does program does you know is the new kind of soap for everything in your wash well let's visit the dozen house there's Daisy dozen clearing off the dining room table she's telling mom you know that mrs. Olmstead next door yes well I was beating the drum about how simply snazzy does is for dishes but you didn't tumble guess she doesn't understand English maybe you weren't speaking it Daisy oh I really gave MA I told you you had this simply revolting rule about my washing the supper dishes me a woman with a social life land sakes Daisy that's beside the point couldn't you just say does is a new kind of soap it does everything in the wash and has everything for dishes too sure I told her this Divine does has just everything for dishes why does make suds that stand up till the last dish is done and it cuts grease like 60 and it's simply sweet to my MIT Smits really Daisy just tell mrs. Olmstead does is kinda to her hair did MA and I said those does suds are no droops either they stand up even through the greasy pans did you make it clear she don't need to keep adding so sure I told her does get so simply revolting hands clean on the downbeat such talk Daisy you should have said does cuts tough grease in less than half a minute with no hard skull ring I did MA but she acted very strange especially when I says look at my hands ever see a smoother pair of romance grippers good gracious Daisy I better phone poor mrs. Olstead and tell her in plain English what does does or she'll think we're all bombing okay MA just tell him to give her dishes there daily dozen well translated freely here's what Daisy's jive means does is the only leading granulated washday soap that combines all this for dishes it makes suds that stand up till the last dish is done cuts grease like 60 yet it's kinda to your hands try does Dez it has everything for dishes and now the Goldbergs tears are a handy way of getting to Molly's heart and her new daughter-in-law grace seems to know it Molly and Jake were ready to make grace their daughter they did for Sammy is somewhere on a high seas bound for some unnamed Battlefront and grace with her charm her sweetness and beauty fitted into all Molly's dreams of a wife for Sammy the only trouble is grace is not exactly what she seems and Rosie has sensed this but Molly and Jake are not aware that grace is up to some plan they only know that she seems to be in some kind of financial trouble and they want to help the only one I trust with my feelings about grace tell my mother what she was crying about no I won't believe it and she's not gonna get my college Rose doesn't say bye she didn't wait to before going to grace is resting a little bit stop biting your nails Molly oh no so I'm biting don't be nervous and don't budge if you're nervous so let me go into grace let me ask you once and for all what it is that's troubling her and if it's money money can save up maybe somehow somebody will see but first we have to know how much money she needs what she needs and why and for I said that she needs money button for who is it our business no but how much we have to know of course that we have to know teller the details so not interested in you only want to know how much money she needs I never it is possible but if she needs towson by Cecchini thousand so I'm only saying I'm only saying that what is possible in our circumstances of financial assistance this has to do it just as if family was in a financial shortage I mean after all but I'm just thinking I'm just putting my head together because she and family I mean got married quickly and hurriedly ago I mean every girl even in in a hurrying wedding once a trousseau maybe maybe not like in in ordinary circumstances of a wedding but a new dress a new coat a new release did you see in Grace's trunk beautiful all her clothes lovely not just a she shows herself even if she shows herself even if she shows herself how coach she didn't show herself then she has beautiful beautiful undergarments check handmade slips and this this and that doctor everything but handmade so I was thinking Jake so that maybe she borrowed some money and this person has to be paid back advice would she try it's not so tragic - Oh somebody a few dollars to me it would be tragic - to the point of Tears under the same circumstances is Grace isn't anything but make me cry I mean a bride alone to be at my Samuel his bride how many Samuel is out there Jake not many maybe we'll hear soon from family maybe maybe I should write to the Red Cross and find where and when will never Semele arrives and a destination malli don't notify us should be soon malli don't be at woman for my son Drake I am at least in the privacy of my own home I can let myself be a woman jay-j can buy a woman afraid No and my a woman who can't see what has to be done no no for my country would I hold back anything ever no also not hold back to you my son your tears are bad for my morale malli [Music] what me and you you and me so much you love me I don't know what it is I never stopped to think it's love or if it's what you're me and I'm you two shall be as well all right shake it takes a lot of living to make from to one how much living life is not so sure - some people say Jake darling think think just remember back look what we lived through Jake you'll be young together not so young we made a world together you made me a mother I made you a father our last hope is to grow together there's plenty of time you're afraid to grow old comfortable very comfortable but all day who wants to be comfortable it's good to be comfortable and rest after a long climb it's good we'll both be on Jake with grandchildren the war be over Sam will come home they'll have a family after the war we'll have to see how to make a living our job is not Molly no I said then we're old comfortable we're not old yet there'll be too much to do in this world to get old if we live to see it if all the things that men are talking about now will come to pass no more no more want freedom from fear and think what that means think what that means freedom from one that means not being afraid not being afraid to be what you are people won't be afraid to be as good as they are when they won't have to be afraid of one say darling don't be no more cruelty men will be blood this and women will be sisters Cain was Abel's border too but it will be two parts of Parrish did I be hopeful for came to check saying would that we could have shangri-la shangri-la yet in some reliant here there's people in this world who shouldn't live even in Eden there was a snake and there'll be snakes in somebody who's sleeping in the guard wait grace she's trying again still Molly Molly going votes info do something do something in all their humanity and kindness the Goldbergs don't think for a moment to doubt Grace's tears but those tears hold many sorrows and misfortunes in store for the Goldbergs as they will soon discover you know we try to make this quarter hour give you a pretty well-rounded picture what a radio program should be you get the real heartwarming story of Molly Goldberg and you get some practical advice too from the dozen family you know just like pas dozen said to me the other day you see Clayton ma dozens worked plenty hard bringing up two youngsters and doing all our own work and that's why I want her to have all the modern conveniences late for instance does good for you pas yes does certainly is a modern convenience why this new kind of soap does everything in the wash from the Crimea stoever all's and towels to Mars pretty rayon slips and things yes friends compared to other leading granulated washday soaps does is the only one that gives you this amazing combination longer life two colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes so take pause advice wanna make wash day easy for the little woman get her does sure even in the toughest wash does does everything be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs we see how after the tears the story is invented for the Goldbergs to hear this is Clayton Collier speaking for Procter and Gamble and saying doers the dozens do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash


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