The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1547
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1547. Date: August 31, 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: "Poor Molly has not only suffered a great disappointment in George and Grace, but she now believes that Birdie, the town loudspeaker is spreading the whole story of how the two came to Lastenbury to swindle the Goldbergs, and how Grace pretended to be Molly's daughter-in-law. When George confessed that he and Grace were married Molly had made a heroic effort to give them both another chance. With George it seemed to work; with Grace it was a total failure... for Grace repaid kindness by running off with some town funds entrusted to her. George is with Grace and neither of them has been heard from since the train pulled out of the station. Molly, in her worry about paying back the money, almost forgot for a while that she must reveal to her neighbors the hoax played on her. Birdie's brother, Seymour has offered to solve one problem... the money problem... and Birdie, in her whispering, gossiping way, may have solved the other... Listen..."
Announcer close: "The one secret that Birdie ever kept has to be the one she is accused of not keeping and now the news is really out and all that Molly imagined... will surely happen."
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 1547. Date: August 31, 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: "Poor Molly has not only suffered a great disappointment in George and Grace, but she now believes that Birdie, the town loudspeaker is spreading the whole story of how the two came to Lastenbury to swindle the Goldbergs, and how Grace pretended to be Molly's daughter-in-law. When George confessed that he and Grace were married Molly had made a heroic effort to give them both another chance. With George it seemed to work; with Grace it was a total failure... for Grace repaid kindness by running off with some town funds entrusted to her. George is with Grace and neither of them has been heard from since the train pulled out of the station. Molly, in her worry about paying back the money, almost forgot for a while that she must reveal to her neighbors the hoax played on her. Birdie's brother, Seymour has offered to solve one problem... the money problem... and Birdie, in her whispering, gossiping way, may have solved the other... Listen..." Announcer close: "The one secret that Birdie ever kept has to be the one she is accused of not keeping and now the news is really out and all that Molly imagined... will surely happen." 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.
Transcription
You is anybody? There's Molly, folks. That means your friends, the Goldbergs are here. Brought to you by Does the new kind of soap for everything in your wash. First, let's drop in on the Dozen family. There's Puzzm and Uncle sitting on the back porch talking. P saying, you know, women are the limit. Always complaining about how hard they work, cooking, cleaning, shopping. Well, P, one thing Ma don't complain about anymore, and that's washing clothes. Well, not since she's using does. You're right, Uncle. Us men ought to be thankful this new soap discovery came along. Why, Ma used to carry on about wash day something fierce. Now she brags about how wonderful it is to have does do everything. our work clothes and the towels to our prettiest rayon doies. Yeah. Yeah. You remember the day I worked on the car and got my overalls so dirty? Ma was furious. Uncle does them. She said, "Look at that dirt. How you expect me to get them overalls clean?" Yep. She sure tied into you. Yeah, but now when she sees my greasy overalls, she just smiles and says, "Well, does them easy." Why, she doesn't even need a bar soap anymore because does gets rid of dirt all by itself. She says no soap does it easier. That's right. Remember how ma used to fuss at me for getting the towels so black? Gosh, yes. She used to complain about a hard time she had getting them white. Now she tells all the neighbors how easy it is to turn them out snowy white with dust. Yep. I heard her say she's never seen whiter washes. Yeah. And remember how she hated to trust her old wash day soap with the pretty rayon duads she washes? Sure. Now ma says those fancy colors are actually safer with does yet it gets after dirt like nobody's business. Yeah, does sure change M's tune about wash day. It's left her nothing to complain about. Well, does does everything you know why? It's the only leading granulated wash day soap that gives longer life to colors, plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes. Better change to does du. It does everything in your wash. And now the Goldbergs. Well, poor Molly has not only suffered a great disappointment in George and Grace, but she now believes that Birdie, the town loudspeaker, is spreading the whole story of how the two came to Lassenbury to swindle the Goldbergs, and how Grace pretended to be Molly's daughter-in-law. When George confessed that he and Grace were married to Molly, Molly had made a heroic effort to give them both another chance. With George, it seemed to work. With Grace, it was a total failure. For Grace repaid kindness by running off with some town funds entrusted to her. George is with Grace now, and neither of them has been heard from since the train pulled out of the station. Molly, in her worry about paying back the money, almost forgot for a while that she must reveal to her neighbors the hoax played on her. Bird's brother, Seymour, has offered to solve one problem, the money problem. And Birdie in her whispering, gossiping way may have solved the other. Listen, Marley, I wish to see you. I'm coming, Drake. I'm I'm coming. Mrs. Goldberg, speak to Mr. Goldberg. You're in graver trouble than you realize. Take my money and let me help you. I I'll be right down, Simo. Dear, the very first time I saw that, Grace, something inside of me said she don't belong to this wonderful family. I'll be right down, Sim. The biggest mistake you made, Mrs. Goldig, was not to tell everyone that Grace was I'll be right down. The old badger game, that's what she pulled. Just a couple of crooks. Grace and George. Papa want you. All right, I'm going up. What is Papa dear doing? She's awfully upset. She better go up. I'm going. It's figuring. Yes. Figuring liabilities is figuring assets is figuring. Oh, I'm I'm I'm going. I'm Papa's upset. Yes, my I better go on. I'm going. Maybe Rosly if I'll call Mrs. Bloom. Maybe I'll call Mrs. Maybe I'll call Mrs. Melinka. Good words. Today Monday. What's today? Monday. Tuesday. What's Tuesday? Tuesday. Tuesday. Mrs. Melinka wouldn't be she's in the air taking a lesson. Mrs. Melinka. Maybe Mrs. Zidenne. Great. Maybe Mrs. Zidenne. I'll call. Today's Tuesday. Mrs. Ziden. She's in the red cross. She wouldn't be also not Tuesday. Mrs. Bloom. Maybe I'll call long distance Mrs. Bloom. Huh? Get me long distance Mrs. Bloom. 3 month 7664 something. Look, it's in the book. Huh? Mrs. Bloom. You do it later. Papa want you late. I'll have to call. She's in the clinic now. She's baking her leg anyway. All right, Rosie. Darling, set the table. Maybe Papa swallow a cup. I'm coming here. Rosie, see who? Yes, more. Hello. Hello. Is Seymour there? Yes. Put him on, please. It's for you, Seymour. Who is it? Birdie. Oh, thank you. Hello, Seymour. Did you go to the bank, Seymour? Listen to me. All you got in the bank is $500. Draw it out. For what? What is the rush? Who are you investing it with? Just get it, please. Do you realize how many years it took you to save that money, Seymour? And besides, $100 of that is mine. How is it yours? I don't want to discuss it with you on the telephone. Then don't, Seymour. Seyour, don't let your impulses run away with you. Is Rosie Goldike accepting you or you're getting married? Go to the bank. I'm waiting for you. $500 is all the hope mama has in the future. Seymour. By listen to me. You were saving to go into a little business. Do you want to wait for wages all your life? Go to the bank. If you need the money for what I think you do, Seymour. Seymour, my folks won't take your money. Why not? Why not, Rosie? After all, what is money? What is it for? What's its value? This This will only be a loan. This is only my way of telling you how much you mean to me, Rosie. You're everything to me, Rosie. Seymour, I wish you I'm not pressing you for an answer, Rosie. Haven't I been patient, Seymour? You You can't force love, Rosie. I know that. Seymour, I If If my undying devotion is causing you anymore, I don't want you to pity me, Rosie. But why should I pity you, Seymour? Someday you'll you'll me lovely girl. You'll never be anybody but you, Rosie. I'll wait. Even if it is hopeless, the love I have for you is enough to fill my life. But let me do things for you. That that'll make me complete. Rosie, dear, if I kiss your hand, Rosie, you you'd rather write in, huh, Seymour? Hold on the telephone. Birdie, she's going to the bank for the money. Going to the bank, Seymour. See more darling Mr. Gold. Mrs. Gold if please if it's my desire to do a good deed. But we don't think you you of all people you who knows the joy of giving. What don't you? I I have the money in the bank and what good is it doing there? I said no and know it'll be. Mr. Goldberg, you just feel you don't want to be obliged to me. If you think I'll take advantage just because I'm your employee. I would never just let me make up in some small measure the injury my sister Brady has caused. You are not responsible for your sister. For every man is his brother's keep with him. Her brother is a brother and her sister is something else and that's final. Just one request I'll make to you, Simo. Yes. Tell your sister she's unwanted under my roof. Shake. And don't shake me, Marley. Anybody that can accept the hospitality of my house and car tales Mr. Goldberg is right Mrs. Goldberg what she heard was of the most serious nature and she just as long as you understand but why weren't you more cautious my words that happened who did she tell everybody how did you find out we called your house Seymour and then said and that you said that she went to Mrs. Decker's house then we called Mrs. Decker and at Mrs. Deca's house. They said that she went to Mrs. Vermilia's house. We called everybody who made a contribution and whose money Grace and George took. My mother was going to call a meeting and tell everybody herself. Now that'll be very futile. Believe me, when they say your friends you can pick, but your relative Jake please. How did you get here so quick? Did you go to the bank? The bank was closed. You never even went, but I don't. Jake, excuse me, Seymour, I'm your sister, and as a sister, I'm asking you, what do you need $572 for? Are you getting married or something? Baby, when you left the house, where did you go? What do you mean, where did I go? Just what I'm saying. Where did you go? Where I had to go? And that was What business is it of yours where I went? What do you need the $572? Did you go to Mrs. Deckers? Why do you need the $572? After you left Mrs. Deckers, did you go to Mary Foot? The government asked that you don't spend unnecessarily. Seyour, after you went to Mary Foots, did you go to Mrs. Vermillions? What's this? The FA degree. I wish there was a prison sentence for gossiping. What are you talking about? You know very well what I'm talking about. There was always an impediment in your speech, Seymour, but at least you were coherent. Are you out of your mind or something? You went out and told everybody that Grace and George ran off with the money. You went out and told everybody that Grace wasn't my mother's daughter-in-law. Don't play the innocent nymph, Brady. Just a minute. If I'm being accused of anything, I want to know the nature of my accusations. You overhate something, Brady. Of course I did. I have ears. Big ones. I resent that, Seymour. Don't play the injured party, please. Very well, Mr. District Attorney Seymour Finger Hood. What am I being accused of? You You should What could I do? Stop my ear. But you didn't have to go around telling everybody, especially on Didn't you go to Mrs. Decka? Yes. But Mary, didn't you go to Mary foot? Yes, but Mrs. Vil, since when do I have to give an accounting of where I go for my business? What business? Can I use your telephone? After you went to Mrs. Vmill, where did you go? Mrs. Dea, please let it go. Birdie, please. Oh no. Oh no. If I'm being accused, I want to know why. If I'm being ostracized, I want to know the reason. Hello, Mrs. Decka. This is Batty Schlizzle. Mrs. Gold is right here, and I want you to tell her if I said anything to you about Grace and George. Did I tell you that Grace was not Mrs. Gold's daughter-in-law? Did I tell you that they got away with all the money? Grace and George, all the money for the delinquent. Give me the telephone. Well, the one secret that Birdie ever kept has to be the one she's accused of not keeping. And now the news is really out. And all that Molly imagined will surely happen. You know, sometimes it helps to try and forget our troubles and find something to laugh about. That's why I like that flutterhead, Cousin Dom. She always gives me a laugh. Take yesterday. Cousin Dom said, "Look, I bought a new hat and I owe it all to Doz." To do? Uh-huh. I went to the store to get some Does and I saw this perfectly adorable hat in the shop next door and I bought it. So you see does really does everything. Well does does everything in the wash. Why this new kind of soap does work clothes towels to rayon undies. Honestly compared to other leading granulated washday soaps. Does gives longer life to the delicate colors you wash. Plus unsurpassed whiteness for towels and real cleaning power for grimy work shirts. Even in the toughest wash. Does does everything. And remember these are wartime wash days. Don't waste does. All soaps contain vital war materials. So save your dirty clothes and wash several loads in the same does suds. See to it every bit of does you use does more. Be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs. Wildfire rumor spreads through Lassenbury and Molly feels the whole town shake about her head. This is Clayton Kia speaking and reminding you to do as the dozens do. Let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash.
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