The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1488
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1488. Date: June 9, 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: "Rings were run around Rosie a little while ago... two very clever and unscrupulous people nicely confused Sammy's sister and threw her off the track. Grace and George finally convinced Rosie that her suspicions were all foolish... and meanwhile Grace is getting Rosie's college money, and plans are being laid to collect it and disappear. Sammy Goldberg evidently married a very strange sort of girl... a girl who is having a child and still acts as if she were free to do as she pleased... Discovering this disaster brewing for Molly and Jake seems impossible now. Listen..."
Announcer close: "Poor George can't help himself... because he's really worried, and now once again, the gates of suspicion are opened and this time Rosie won't be stopped until she finds out the whole truth, which is something that's going to surprise everyone, including herself..."
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 1488. Date: June 9, 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: "Rings were run around Rosie a little while ago... two very clever and unscrupulous people nicely confused Sammy's sister and threw her off the track. Grace and George finally convinced Rosie that her suspicions were all foolish... and meanwhile Grace is getting Rosie's college money, and plans are being laid to collect it and disappear. Sammy Goldberg evidently married a very strange sort of girl... a girl who is having a child and still acts as if she were free to do as she pleased... Discovering this disaster brewing for Molly and Jake seems impossible now. Listen..." Announcer close: "Poor George can't help himself... because he's really worried, and now once again, the gates of suspicion are opened and this time Rosie won't be stopped until she finds out the whole truth, which is something that's going to surprise everyone, including herself..." 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 there's P doam sitting in the living room reading uh-oh Here Comes Hy does I'm all excited he's telling PA say PA the darest thing happen does just want a Ry game for me yeah oh shocks the telephone oh shunky hello oh Mrs Reed uh no Ma's not home what oh I can tell you about does Ma's always talking about tell her does help me win a rumy game don't be silly uh no Mrs Reed I meant uny uh like M tell you does is a new kind of soap it'd want a Ry game quiet oh not you Mrs Reed uh yes M say does does everything in the wash work shirts towels to to those fancy rayon D hey M re that's uny what your husband gets his work shirts terribly dirty well ma says no soap gets mine clean easier and does there's no hard scrubbing she says you don't even need a bar soap anymore because does does the job all by itself it wins Ry games what Mrs Ry I mean Mrs Reed towels well does get our towels whites a cloud ma says she's never seen white or washes tell her about the sure even with all that cleaning power does is really safer for the nice colors you watch oh fine Mrs Reed goodbye now uny what's eating you listen I was playing Rommy with a Witter and suddenly I says you ever use does it does everything in the wash guys she was so flab gasted she played the wrong card and and I won well I'll be dog gone does sure does everything well almost everything P it see compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives longer life for colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes so let doz Duz do everything in your wash and now the Goldbergs well Rings were run around Rosie a little while ago two very clever and unscrupulous people nicely confused Samy's sister and threw her off the track yes Grace and George finally convinced Rosie that her suspicions were all foolish and meanwhile Grace is getting Rosie's College money and plans are being made to collect it and then disappear Sammy Goldberg evidently married a very strange sort of girl girl who is having a child and still acts as if she were free to do as she pleased to prevent This Disaster brewing for Molly and Jake seems impossible now listen no well R what what accomplishments did you accomplish why why did you run out of the house when you saw George Mama should ask me why if Mama will ask me questions why did Rosie run out of the house what should I say what Rosie run out of the house because she wants to tell George not to talk to Grace because she has foolish ideas in her head could I say such a thing could I tell mama why the truth that you think that Grace and George knew each other before they came to lenbury such an idea do you do you realize Ros it's your brother's wife such an idea you're right Uncle David I'm right what maybe I was all wrong about everything you you you spoke to George you you asked him he he never knew Gra huh and Grace never knew him HH Uncle David was right too all non sensal nonsense huh I guess so not guess so but but yes sir we had it all out what do you mean George and Grace and I what about everything I I told them both how I felt and why and and and and what did they say maybe I was wrong Uncle David I'm I'm willing to admit it David yeah David did did you notice that Grace looked a little pale when she came in from from our doors pale I I I didn't notice Ros did did you notice that Grace looked a little pale when she came in from outdoors I guess she was just tired ma tired but so pale like milk like like like snow so so pale right are you upstairs yet no you want me to go up yeah go up to me she said she wants nothing maybe to you she'll say she wants something all right mom go go David Grace came in the house so pale so so exhausted David so yeah David yeah David did Rosie say anything to you I I mean did she maybe say something to Grace or something nothing m nothing so why did Grace come in so pale she she was sitting quietly under the tree David David lately you and Rosal me me Ros only because you are so so social with Grace So Ros well I I'm an uncle no yes so David did Ros say say why I mean in the middle of my conversation with she ran out of the house dashing just because she saw George dashing not dashing dashing after all young girl well what do you mean Rosal is a young girl no David yeah David don't talk in initials talk in syllables or sentences what Ros is a young girl you think why did Jorge come here mly huh not for Grace you mean well when a young man so polite running back and backwards and forwards with the errand and taking and and carrying and and bringing and asking and and and doing well well I'm asking you and I'm telling you what whatever you see a young girl whatever you see a pretty girl and Ros is not pretty and George hasn't got eyes to see that Ros is pretty sure Rosy R is all right mom is all right take the phone I'll take it take the phone hello yes well who no oh but oh well all right but all right thank you but thank you the doctor's on his way over here you called the doctor r no I didn't you David no no nobody told me to call the doctor I see that Papa must have called the doctor he saw Grace was looking pale so he called the doctor see that the doctor's office said he's coming over the doctor somebody called for the doctor and he's coming over and who called it didn't say I didn't ask M oh I better put a clean bed spread on the bed if the doctor's coming Uncle David Uncle David you doing R hello I I want the please but what you doing Rie I want to ask Papa if he called the doctor who else if you didn't call and I didn't call and then Mama didn't call I I want to speak to Mr Goldberg please oh well thank you no it it's not important I'll call back thank you well he's not there he stepped out Uncle David what nothing the doctor's call the doctor's call go mly sorry R straighten out the chairs straighten out the chairs the back is coming the books must leave the books under the chair you take off your coat you must leave the coat hang up the coat the doctor's coming all right he's not waiting look look look CH you don't see nothing huh don't see nothing baking M come in lay down lay down jump on the doctor come the doctor upstairs my daughters upstairs she's little slightly pale I Mr her she looks a little pale yes yes Ros darling take the doctor's hat yes yes Mom oh I'll take it Uncle David the phone I'll take it I'm taking it she's taking it m hello yes P yes I called the the doctor is here the doctor's here p the doctor well can you call the doctor's office Papa didn't call well I suppose Mama call P no no it's nothing she's she's just a little pale and you know Mama all right p and don't worry no all right hello hello oh papa didn't call the doctor's office no Uncle David So if I didn't call Mama didn't call and you didn't call so so who R Who Uncle David why did you tell Papa Mama call hello who is it who is it who is it Ro yeah it's Dr Kat's office yes the the doctor's here well you want to speak to him oh all right uh-huh yes he is he's he's upstairs yes yes I I will yes I I'll tell him yes bye who was it same party called the doctor's office what same party whoever it was that call called again the same party but who is it if it wasn't you and it wasn't me and and it wasn't mama and it wasn't Papa who is that so hard to figure out Uncle David jge I guess I was right after all George yes George who else poor George just can't help himself because he's really worried and now once again the gates of Suspicion are opened and this time Rosie won't be stopped until she finds out the whole truth which is something that's going to surprise everyone including herself you know when things don't turn out as we expect it's sometimes wise to stop and size up the situation that's what uny doam should have done yesterday he told me I was going to help M doam with a wash so I put a box of doz in the washing machine and started it up and nothing happened good gosh I forgot to open the box well you do have to open the do box first but once you give this new kind of soap a chance it'll do everything in the wash workclothes towels to pretty colored rayon slips why does is the only leading wash day soap that combines so much safety for those nice colors along with so much cleaning power for grimy overalls and unsurpassed whiteness for towels even in the toughest wash does does everything and Friends remember soap waste is war waste all soaps contain vital materials so make your does go further soak clothes in clear cool water before washing in doz Suds make every bit of do you use do more be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude ber Grace and George take steps to cover their tracks and Rosie takes steps to uncover them this is Clayton kala speaking and reminding you to do as the dohms do let doz the new kind of soap do everything in your wash
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