The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1563
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1563. Date: September 22, 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 won a victory the other day, a victory not only against the prejudices of the good people of Lastenbury who had been swindled and fooled once too often, but a victory for herself, her way of life, and her faith in humanity. The townspeople have given another chance to Grace and George, the two who had wrought so much havoc and unhappiness in the town... The condition is that the two live and work in Lastenbury until the birth of their child. It is kind of a community probation... and Molly is satisfied... but whether Grace prefers this freedom to prison is another question... Listen..."
Announcer close: "So Molly has finally broken through to Grace's heart... and from now on... we can hope for a different future for the girl... of course, there are a few things that Molly will cook up yet... and a few things that Grace and George have to do... surprises too... as we will find out..."
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 1563. Date: September 22, 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 won a victory the other day, a victory not only against the prejudices of the good people of Lastenbury who had been swindled and fooled once too often, but a victory for herself, her way of life, and her faith in humanity. The townspeople have given another chance to Grace and George, the two who had wrought so much havoc and unhappiness in the town... The condition is that the two live and work in Lastenbury until the birth of their child. It is kind of a community probation... and Molly is satisfied... but whether Grace prefers this freedom to prison is another question... Listen..." Announcer close: "So Molly has finally broken through to Grace's heart... and from now on... we can hope for a different future for the girl... of course, there are a few things that Molly will cook up yet... and a few things that Grace and George have to do... surprises too... as we will find out..." 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 doam family h p Doom's out in the backyard uh-oh there's that henpeck Mr Witherspoon from down the pardon me Mr desm but my wife gwendel no Mr Witherspoon I don't want to mix in any Private Affairs I know but you see gwendel and and I wash dishes together so do Ma and me we Does Dishes together lots of times well that's what I wanted to ask how you do it because if anything goes wrong while we're washing dishes well Bing gelin hits me say you need does it's a new kind of soap and I bet it'll keep even gwendelyn happy doing dishes you see does does everything in the wash and has everything for dishes too what do you mean everything I mean does make suds that stand up till the last dish is done Cuts grease like 60 yet it's kinder to hand you say does Suds stand up sure gee our Suds always fall flat and gwendelyn gets so mad well does sud stand up even through the greasy pans gwendon won't have to keep adding soap but that's not all if she has to scour and scour our frying pan gosh tell her does Cuts tough grease in less than half a minute without any hard scouring that almost solves everything what do you mean almost well after we finish gwendaline looks at her hands sees how red and rough they look and she looks at me and Zoe listen brother ma says does is Kinder to hands it leaves them soft and smooth I know gelin will like the Gentle Way does treat your hands how can I ever thank you thank does it does everything that's right why compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does is the only one of them that gives you all this make suds that stand up till the last dish is done Cuts gree like 60 yet it's kind of to hands why not change to does Duz It has everything for dishes and now the Goldbergs well Molly Goldberg won a victory the other day yes A Victory not only against the prejudices of the good people of lenbury who' been swindled and fooled once too often but a victory for herself her way of life and her faith in humanity the town's people have given another chance to Grace and George the two who had wrought so much havoc and unhappiness in the town the condition is that the two live and work in lenbury until the birth of their child it's kind of a community probation and Molly is satisfied but whether Grace prefers this freedom to prison is another question listen morning well well good morning first no good morning m l to good morning good morning s kiss good morning huh well just because I'm anxious to know well why don't you know you know you know everybody voted and what was decided you know without shoes without slippers here said take your feet off my said one minute well what are you making I'm making pancakes I'm making well M the verdict was voided no simple wordss now it remains to be seen well that's what I'm asking you about you're asking me about then asking me about wait a minute let's see I got here maybe George and Grace will think staying here in lasten B and working here like plain people to work with the sweat of their brows will be too much maybe Grace will think living in the country is Bo than living in the prison so didn't she say anything no she didn't say it and I didn't set we walked home from Constable Newton's house and she was like a statue quiet like Stone and George George also and so I didn't say it and papa didn't say it and nothing was said so we all went to bed and there was nothing further to do but but expire what do you think Mom Rosy please darling I'm so tired of thinking my brow is exhausted so it'll have to be the way it'll be I can't think anymore I can't think anymore period and find can't think wa did you watch me did I put salt I didn't watch M why didn't you watch I Didn't M and you don't put salt and pancakes don't put salt in pancakes I put salt and pancakes don't put salt in pancakes who don't put salt in pancakes I put put salt and pancakes about anything without salt M help be too much wouldn't be well I'm not going to eat pancakes and papa wouldn't eat them why wouldn't you eat pancakes I lost a pound and I'm going to keep it all pound keep morning good morning David morning David Ros go attire yourself will in a minute m in a minute in a minute so what was David why didn't you also come to the meeting why because I was too I should sit by conable Newton in the house and listen to the verdict of everybody I should see grace arrested or something or what I'm too nervous M so so so what was why didn't you knock on my doing when you came home if you were snoozing why should I waake you snoozing I was snoozing I was resting I was I was waiting I was if you didn't hide me come home then you were sleeping David sleeping sleeping and and I I I didn't close so so so what V it was no no what the votes what vote everybody took a secret ballet and they voted what's the no it it was yes or no no would be yes if the majority of the votes was yes so so so that would mean arrested arrested gra George both arrested but the majority was no so so so it means graceon George we will will live here in lenbury until the baby is born and on prohibition probation Ma I didn't say no ma you didn't no you you didn't said M I didn't you was wrong I was morning morning J dear good morning de good morning good morning who slept you didn't slep no did you slightly Go Go rosley please and attire yourself if you if you hear mumblings by Grayson George's door so come and tell me quickly and I'll fix pancakes for them go quickly mom and you go quickly my darling so what will be we'll see if they are going to live in lonor Mali so where are they going to live yes when there's the home for them mom yeah Mom Grace is coming down Grace is coming down uhh just Grace not George no just Grace quiet David no questions Jake no questions go up go up go up good morning gr morning good morning gray morning good morning uh George is still sleeping George went up to see Bruce Hanley about a job oh I'm making pancakes Grace I'll just have some coffee just spill me also me milk mly did did you slep to grace David what did I say I didn't slept I wanted to know who cold milk David cold no a little local warm don't make me hot either no it's a beautiful day beautiful yes it's a beautiful day I'm sorry I can't T I have to tdle along uh David go tdle with Jake yes why should I go and please I I I wasn't to the coup yet I mean will you uh come David I did something I I I said something I need eggs in the house go pick eggs all right so why didn't you say how long will it take me to get the eggs if you want to talk to Grace person to person so Sayid yes David I'm going I'm going too I'm a little older than you mly David what what did I [Music] say gra did you put suar in your coffee here t take take take as many spoons as you like I I don't bake as much as usual now so for coffee and tea I have a balance some people like very sweet very are you really so good or are you just a fonny do you mean all the things you do or do you just do them because well why do you I couldn't have done what I did to you and get away with it with anyone else in the world why are you very religious Are You Afraid Of God do you read the Bible every night do you think doing good to others will bring good things to you are you a hypocrite what are you I don't know you think I'm so different from from other people you think you're so different You Only Live different you asked me uh am I religious yes yes I'm religious am I afraid of God no no I'm not afraid of God with me to believe is to believe because I love not because I fear but why why can I help with Grace with what makes me happy I mean the things that make me happy make other people happy it's an accident I mean like in the story book Ros used to bring home from school King midus King Midas was also a mean but every touch turn to gold and with me is all your wisdom just an accident too wisdom no wisdom Grace is never an accident that's not that we have to learn we have to learn it with patience every day in every way we learn and we get wise in two ways by happiness and by suffering these are not two separate thing there are two sides of one thing like your face has two sides and from from happiness we we learn charity from suffering suffering we learn Justice and these are also two sides of one thing Mama darling come in Rosaline say again Mama say again Mama when you hear your child say mama darling Grace you'll understand so many things you don't understand now we live part in the Present part in the past but all our hopes Grace remember that are in the future so Molly has finally broken through to Grace's heart and from now on we can hope for a different future for the girl of course there are a few things that Molly will cook up yet and a few things that Grace and George have to do surprises too as we will find out say ladies did it ever occur to you that you might be able to do a real job an important job to help your country in war time and make some extra money for yourself too if you're not working now just remember this more than a million women who aren't at work now must take jobs soon if America is going to avoid a serious Manpower shortage now there are lots of different kinds of jobs you can do too you can work as a clerk in a store a taxi driver waitress Farmers helper or in Banks railroads or Schools jobs like these are all important to the war effort but remember don't go to other parts of the country to look for work you're probably needed right in your own community so watch your local papers for notices telling you how and where you can serve there will probably be plenty of interesting and good paying jobs you can do when your help is needed get a job for your country's sake and for your own be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude Berg the ball starts rolling with greater speed than even Molly hoped for this is Clayton Kia speaking and reminding you to do as the dohms do let doz the new kind of soap do everything in your was
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