The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1359
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1359. Date: December 10, 1942. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David).
Announcer introduction: "Today is Thanksgiving, and the children were only at the Goldbergs for the morning session... Molly's nursery school for the children of women working in defense plants is going along fine except for a little drama which is mounting up on the side. That is... it involves the pretty assistant to Molly in this work, Miriam Morris, who has been going out with a man of whom the town in general disapproves. The mothers of the children are beginning to object and today Molly learns how much..."
Announcer close: "And one one little trip of neighborliness we can see all the things in American life that we have to be thankful for... most of all the freedom to fight for what we believe... the greatest freedom of them all..."
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 1359. Date: December 10, 1942. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David). Announcer introduction: "Today is Thanksgiving, and the children were only at the Goldbergs for the morning session... Molly's nursery school for the children of women working in defense plants is going along fine except for a little drama which is mounting up on the side. That is... it involves the pretty assistant to Molly in this work, Miriam Morris, who has been going out with a man of whom the town in general disapproves. The mothers of the children are beginning to object and today Molly learns how much..." Announcer close: "And one one little trip of neighborliness we can see all the things in American life that we have to be thankful for... most of all the freedom to fight for what we believe... the greatest freedom of them all..." 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 she is that's Molly Goldberg folks a woman with a place in every heart and a finger in every pie and now the makers of new does that new kind of soap for everything right down your wash line bring you another visit with those good folks the gold friends today even amid the thundering crash of total war we in America have much to be thankful for I know that many of you have spent past Thanksgiving surrounded by all of your family and that now perhaps your sons and husbands and sweethearts are far away but just remember Thanksgiving Day lives in the hearts of all Americans wherever they are and even though you may be separated from those you love as Americans you are together with them in spirit giving thanks to those who founded our country and fought for it to them as to our own young men we owe more than anyone can say so let us Americans celebrate this Thanksgiving Day and I hope that soon we may be giving new thanks to God and to our fighting men for the victory that is sure to come and now friends Procter and Gamble the makers of does have asked me to send you their thanksgiving greetings and good wishes we're glad you like and enjoy this program and we want you to know that we appreciate the interest you have shown in it and now the Goldbergs well today is Thanksgiving and the children were only at the Goldbergs for the morning session Molly's nursery school for the children of women working in defense plants is going along fine except for a little drama which is mounting up on the side that is it involves the pretty assistant to Molly in this work Miriam Morris who has been going out with a man of whom the town general disapproves the mothers of the children are beginning to object and today Molly learns how much woman I'm ready darling I'm ready my Bruce is getting Malaysian all right darling come ready legit fee I'll be ready in just one minute dolly Rosalie the cranberries for mrs. throw bland I have them all right on Jake dear only one turkey got a little boy in town one ring burned on that point let's go all right darling I'm ready in a minute darling don't make me nervous please I just have to pack up mrs. Mays you can take this box add PI let's finish everything is in the Box down and everything and just take a pencil quickly and my comet mrs. Trowbridge all right give me it mark down in this box out taking this one rose little tech yet only 303 only three darling that was mine allotments Mary foot roasted for and then Martha Wilberforce was also roasted everybody in the community was roasted and hepatitis nothing should be yes I can't help Papa Doc the gravy i havena ja so don't rattle the boxes to me I'll help you honk and i'll put on my teddy bear coat and I'll be ready in the jitney oh yeah go dead I'll happen to the door just to the door don't make me like this please did you tell Miriam that will be back soon we know she's upstairs she's going riding with Conrad Corey my Rosalie please Ripley own style but come the Koren don't start with Miriam please we can't stop to discuss that subject now it's not so all important please the botton your neck and then I'll take this so you'll take that and help me with my cookies help me let give me the sling what hit him hard all right yeah sorry I don't think she heard you Mon Rosa Lee it's alright sorry she knows they're going out look out see the way you're holding it the grave you'll be over everything when you're on break alright alright don't look couch oh look a bit oh no no I can get up on the wagon well I'm gonna try to get on the wagon I think so but let me see how she got my head just a minute dolly let me put my voice foot foist so thank you right here I need a male all right Tamika like a cow so fast like you go that's right all right Oh still 0 still but talking to my horse mrs. gold oh excuse me you're right now yes yeah I'm all right I'll sit here no pushover Rosa with it alrighty I'm alright I'm alright now we can go Bruce yeah yeah yep come on now beautiful day I use my horses now for all local trip very nice very patriotic and very sensible way to our first adopt mrs. Goldberg if you'll go around Bruce by the brook we can stop by mrs. throw bridges first another thanksgiving love is there to be thankful for this year how's that I said what is there to be thankful for this year oh I think we look around we'll find a few things get up get up you know beautiful day who's that narrowed that's my English teacher Oh Oh miss Manton what's he up to now Oh I can see with that paper in your hand you're up to something again miss Manton yeah I don't like that tone of criticism Bruce you're always criticizing yourself and I am and thankful this is a country in which people can and will and shoot and please sign here Holbach miss Manton oh this is a petition to get the village trustees to wake up I think they've been asleep long enough I'm a trustee and I beg your pardon miss man hmm mr. Goldberg you know very well that nothing nothing at all has been done about getting the scrap moving out of town I don't see why we have to wait to somebody sends us a letter the town should send the letter first well will you sign here Bruce well might as well you always get me too and you mrs. Goldberg really yes it's like you mr. Goldberg indeed not I think we are doing very well thank you and I don't well thank you everybody now we'll see if we can get a little lot come on yeah I guess that's something we've got to be thankful for what do you mean booze read him a speech read him to complain and sign petitions read him to keep the government on its toes oh yes indeedy and baby indeedy Bruce will be returned here Bruce and then around the schoolhouse uh-huh get up get up oh there s always room for soldier a hop up son Thanks all right all right pushover all night game for the soldier thanks in all right yeah yeah yeahs comfortable ya know the folks yeah I know the got a Goldberg yeah I didn't recognize you in your uniform some guys I don't recognize myself hello Rosie Oh weren't you overseas Tommy I thought you were I was but I'm home for a while being sent two officers training school that's wonderful I hear Sammy's then mrs. Goldberg yes Tommy does the first time Sam is not home he finished the school sorry when Tessa espa greement sure can't use engineers now sure can use everybody you said it tell you one thing I learned what step tell me well I'm no politician I guess I'm too young to be one but I know one thing we people were pretty happy in this country because we were free from aggression overseas that people never were and that's why they're always building armies well let me tell you everybody every country every person has a right to live free from the fear of aggression free from all fears when this war is over it's gonna be that kind of a world I'll bet you I agree did indeed indeed coming well I guess kind of preaching what he comes home feels like he knows something were you doing don't forget it well it's as far as I go Oh would you take this box and set in the kitchen mrs. Trowbridge sure we wrote the turkeys for all the women working in the defense plans just trying to help you boys you are it's good to come home and see people really caring about what's happening working and helping makes a fellow fight twice as hard and twice as hard we'll finish this war twice as quick and well thanks for the lift all right happy thanksgiving here to dolly to you too nice boy very very nice boy you know very nice boy yes that's something else to be thankful for mr. Goldberg freedom from fear yes sir yes sir bruce yes sir just up this Hill Bruce and and near the church and then around the cemetery get up get up come on huh you can stop here Bruce if your help well why should the mothers be that way just because Miriam goes out with Conrad that's cuz Conrad's abrasive tires everyone he touches your mother I'll have to do something about mary oh but if if Miriam feels have had she wants to go out with oh don't don't say anything to mind whether Bruce's it's Thanksgiving and it'll spoil everything but you have to know the children won't be coming tomorrow I'll tell it tomorrow Bruce please we gave to thi ki all right now I have to get into bed and again in another bag just give me a hand hey my three all right all right yes I'm all right check please all right you you can go now you know yeah you see Molly you see on all I Jake please nothing no you it's Thanksgiving Jake please not now please all right Bruce we can turn around nally if it happens it's got to be fate huh what happened MA nothing's wrong why is it nothing when it's something the mothers won't let their children come to the nursery the costume is Mara's is going on to colored Corey that's right all right shake please fine how do you do after all the week after everything and they are I to Molly I don't like that color that coin myself meanie dejay mean lead but I believe in a fifth freedom Jake that it's not hopeless to try to change people you don't like that above all the public promises we make to each other and above the rules we write in our constitutions we have to make a private promise to ourselves to be kind and generous not to those we like only but to those we don't like and when that day comes not only will it be a victory for us but a victory for a press goodness that's in our enemies also it's just like Molly to add her own fifth freedom to the Atlantic Charter and her own fifth morality to be thankful for her words can be translated into neighborliness the greatest of the American freedoms that today include the peoples of all the United Nations be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs this is clayton collier wishing you good day for Procter & Gamble makers of does the new kind of granulated soap for all three kinds of wash
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