The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1558

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1558. Date: September 15, 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: "Molly Goldberg is really walking on a tightrope now. The fact that Molly is willing to dare anything... even the indignant criticisms of her neighbors... to save a human being from the consequences of his or her own stupidity or malice... has made her give Grace and George still another chance to redeem themselves. Unknown to the townspeople who were furious at being swindled by these two thieves, Molly has contrived to bring Grace and George back to Lastenbury to face the music. Grace is now in the house... George is hidden in the barn not knowing his wife is back... and poor Molly is having a hard time trying to break through Grace's indifference to good and evil... Listen..."

Announcer close: "With the townspeople coming to see, Molly Goldberg finds the tightrope she is walking on strained to the point of breaking."

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 1558. Date: September 15, 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: "Molly Goldberg is really walking on a tightrope now. The fact that Molly is willing to dare anything... even the indignant criticisms of her neighbors... to save a human being from the consequences of his or her own stupidity or malice... has made her give Grace and George still another chance to redeem themselves. Unknown to the townspeople who were furious at being swindled by these two thieves, Molly has contrived to bring Grace and George back to Lastenbury to face the music. Grace is now in the house... George is hidden in the barn not knowing his wife is back... and poor Molly is having a hard time trying to break through Grace's indifference to good and evil... Listen..." Announcer close: "With the townspeople coming to see, Molly Goldberg finds the tightrope she is walking on strained to the point of breaking." 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 doz the new kind of soap for everything in your wash first let's drop in on the Dozen family well there's Daisy doam clearing off the dining room table she's telling Ma you know that Mrs Homestead next door yes well I was beating the drum about how simply snazzy does is for dishes but she didn't tumble guess she doesn't understand English maybe it wasn't speaking it Daisy oh I really gave Ma I told you I had this simply revolting rule about my washing the supper dishes me a woman with a social life man's 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 it has everything for dishes too sure I told her this Divine do has just everything for dishes why does makes sods that stand up till the last dish is done it cuts grease like six0 yet it's simply sweet to my mits mits oh really Daisy just tell Mrs SS to does is Kinder to her hand I did Ma and I said those doz 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 soap sure I told her does get those simply revolting pans clean on the downbeat such talk Daisy you should have said doz Cuts tough grease in less than half a minute with no hard scouring I did ma but she acted very strange especially when I said look at my hands ever see a smoother pair of romance grippers good gracious Daisy well I'd 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 her to give her a dishes their daily dozens well translated freely here's what Daisy's Jive means do is the only leading granulated wash day 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 kinder to your hands why not change to does Duz It has everything for dishes and now the Goldbergs well Molly Goldberg is really walking on a typ rope now the fact that Molly is willing to DARE anything even the indignant criticisms of her neighbors to save a human being from the consequences of his or her own stupidity or malice has made her give Grace and George still another chance to redeem themselves unknown to the towns people who were furious at being swindled by these two thieves Molly has contrived to bring Grace and George back to lenbury to face the music Grace is now in the house George is hidden in the barn not knowing his wife is back and poor Molly is having a hard time trying to break through Grace's indifference to good than evil listen Grace where's George that's all I want to know Grace if you go upstairs and rest a minute because you're hysterical I'll call him where I'm going I'll have plenty of time to rest if Mrs gold says you you should go upstairs go upstairs if you was my daughter I know what I would do to you David yes what would you do you want to know David yes I want to know well see she wants to know come on what would you do I would do what I did to my to my daughter claraa when she came home from school with a not so good report card that's what I would do she she she was a big girl already and I did it she was already in in in in in 6B too in in Miss Sweden's class she was and and and I did it you gave her a licking H yes I I gave her a licking but not on the face and that made a good girl out of her yes because I paid attention I I was a vid and and I paid attention David but what did I say I wasn't a VI who who gave me something I didn't did myself with three children my solid doctor is not a doctor because I paid attention my my CL is not David please what did I say let him talk this is fine entertainment believe me I'm amused huh oh nothing I'm amused go on you gave your daughter a licking so you didn't spare the rod and you saved the child so simple and now she's a sweet good woman protected by the love of a good man and they live happily till they die man sorry for you and I sorry for you be sorry for yourself no for you for you I'm sorry Grace why are you what you are when when you could be something else shame on you shame on yourself are are you too lazy to work from what you want did you had to come here and do do what you did David let me tell her what she did Let My Words Be Like like a like a looking glad D David David what David what did I say why why why is she talking like she's right and the whole world is wrong she she came here and she said she was Samy's wife David you you took money hard working money where is George so so what did you do with the money you bought shoes and and a fency hat and and and a dress what else don't be nervous M when I'm conversing don't don't be afraid why why shouldn't she know why why I should be your father God forbidden you enjoying yourself you seem to be well let me tell you that what you did to your daughter I got every day of my life only the slapes weren't from somebody that loved me I was slapped around plenty and how I lived in a house that was always full of fights I lived in a house where everybody hated everybody else because I was the youngest and the weakest I got it all I learned my lesson there and I still believe in that lesson so don't waste your time preaching to me there's only one person in the world that I care about that's George I love him because cuz he's even weaker and more helpless than I am if that's George I'll talk to him excuse me hello Molly well yes I'm calling together all the town's people of the committee yes be prepared yes cable Newton Bruce willby maroot Mrs DEA everybody's coming so Mali I'm warning you be prepared yes yes but yes dear goodbye bye who M no somebody anybody something Jake Jak David go out and tell George to come in George yes where is George does he know I'm here no I I should tell him tell him to come in please and nothing more nothing more all right nothing more this is nothing more go make kitty please go away please fix your hair give me your hat take off your shoes such high heels do you think they're good for you with a condition are you hungry you're so you're so young Grace pretty you're beautiful also you are and you came here and I thought you were Samy's wife I was so happy and I was so proud I'm a good actress say no no when you act that's when you seem less of what you could be are you happy yourself when you were fooling me Jor is shaving himself with cold water in the bank wait for him David and tell him everybody from the town will be here presently everybody who who said Jake's said oh everybody everybody conable Newton yes yes everybody everybody so they're all coming over everybody whose money you took yeah yes you can save yourself Grace if you listen to me save myself for what for a good life what's your idea of a good life my idea my idea is an honest life with enough responsibilities to to make you unselfish so what Grace I can't talk for you when everybody gets here you'll have to talk for yourself all these people are good people if you're sorry for what you do I know what you want me to do I can see it on your face you want me to crawl on my knees to those people you want me to hold up my hands and cry out forgive me because I took your money forgive me I'm a miserable Sinner and I'm sorry forgive me and you know what they'll do they will forgive me because every one of them is as bad as I am only they're Hypocrites and they're looking for an excuse to Pat themselves on the back well they won't get it from me I'll go in there and laugh in their faces those smug fat faces that never had a thought in their lives that never did a thing you think I'll crawl in there you think I'll get down on my knees to them I don't care what they do to me but I'll never ask for one single thing from them or from anybody I'm prouder than they are I love life better than they do I'm better than they are because at least I act the way I feel and I am what I am but they're nothing they're walking false fronts with mean thoughts and I hate them and I despise them and I walk in and tell them so come in George so there you are so you did come you came here because you knew you're the only one who could make me come back here why don't you say something why why don't you you won George you got me to come back here George if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here now you let them put it over on you with that mey mouth talk they've got you crawling the way I said they would and now they've got me because I'm a sucker for just one person I've got one weakness and that's you get ready to crawl get ready to crawl you can do all the begging for mercy I'll be right at your side and after you've cried your eyes out I'll tell them what I think and you can watch him jump they'll give you the works no matter how you crawl and you you Mrs Goldberg you won't have the pleasure of ever saying you reform me I'm going to be your one big mistake oh no Grace you're your own biggest mistake and the town's people coming to see Molly Goldberg finds the tight rope she is walking on strain to the point of breaking you know an awful lot of bullets are being wasted these days in kitchens All Over America like in Mrs Johnson's kitchen well nothing more left to to that meat but fat that goes into the garbage can hey wait a minute what you're throwing away some machine gun bullets huh yes listen that fat you're throwing away will make about five machine gun bullets no yes why just one pound of waste fat will make 150 machine gun bullets if you melt that fat down in your oven whenever you're broiling and then add it to the other waste fat you've got I'll bet you'd have a pound for your butcher in no time well I I guess sure you would and listen if you turn in a pound of fat a month you'll be sending some Soldier four machine gun bullets a day so ladies save waste fats solid fats too melt them down pour them into a clean container and take them to your butcher now don't throw any waste fat out turn it in keep our guns firing be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs Molly faces a new kind of reality in Grace and George this is Clayton ker speaking and reminding you to do as the does do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash


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