The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1490
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1490. Date: c. 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: "Hypocrisy has layer on layer of subterfuge... Poor Rosie Goldberg finds her way through one layer only to get bogged down in another. Rosie knows that her sister-in-law Grace and a neighbor George are somehow involved with one another. Now that Grace is going to have a baby... Rosie wants to see the affair whatever it is broken up! So Rosie has suggested that the Goldbergs ask the Red Cross to get in touch with Sammy... who is somewhere overseas by now... and let him know that he's going to be a father. George thought this was a bad idea and Rosie is sure Grace will think so too. The question is why? Meanwhile Rosie is confident that she at last has found a way to throw Grace and George off guard... Listen..."
Announcer close: "Well it certainly is going to stymie Rosie... But it just as certainly stymies us. Why should George be frightened of this plan... of getting in touch with the Red Cross... and Grace not? If both of them are involved as we know they are... in their idea to get what they can from the Goldbergs and then disappear. Yes Sammy's wife grows more puzzling everyday."
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 1490. Date: c. 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: "Hypocrisy has layer on layer of subterfuge... Poor Rosie Goldberg finds her way through one layer only to get bogged down in another. Rosie knows that her sister-in-law Grace and a neighbor George are somehow involved with one another. Now that Grace is going to have a baby... Rosie wants to see the affair whatever it is broken up! So Rosie has suggested that the Goldbergs ask the Red Cross to get in touch with Sammy... who is somewhere overseas by now... and let him know that he's going to be a father. George thought this was a bad idea and Rosie is sure Grace will think so too. The question is why? Meanwhile Rosie is confident that she at last has found a way to throw Grace and George off guard... Listen..." Announcer close: "Well it certainly is going to stymie Rosie... But it just as certainly stymies us. Why should George be frightened of this plan... of getting in touch with the Red Cross... and Grace not? If both of them are involved as we know they are... in their idea to get what they can from the Goldbergs and then disappear. Yes Sammy's wife grows more puzzling everyday." 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 well what do you know sounds as if ma doam is rehearsing a speech and Pa's giving some helpful pointers here's how it begins P ladies of the friendly Improvement Society a wonderful new discovery has been made for wash day here here it's do Duz a new kind of soap do does everything in your wash from greasy work clothes towels to pretty rayon slips put real feeling in it Ma feeling you Mrs Smith you don't get your husband's work shirts clean enough no ma I wouldn't get personal but her work shirts look a sight paw does it get him clean easy she won't have to do any hard scrubing or even use a bar soap anymore does gets the grimiest clothes clean all by itself go on with your speech ma oh and ladies no soap of any kind gets sheets and linens whiter than does take my wash never seen a whiter one M you getting personal again but it's true PA and here's how I'll end up ladies besides all that does actually gives longer life to the delicate colors you wash it's a fact P are you listening M does is safer for colors yet it can't be beat for washing grimy clothes I thank you huh what for Paul speaker say I thank you do you think they'll like my speech sure ma when they hear about does they'll probably elect you president doz does everything yes does does everything at the Dooms in the wash I mean like ma says compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives longer life to Colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes does does everything in your wash and now the Goldbergs hypocrisy has layer on layer of subterfuge and poor Rosie Goldberg finds her way through one layer only to get bogged down in another Rosie knows that her sister-in-law Grace and a neighbor George are somehow involved with one another now that Grace is going to have a baby Rosie wants to see the affair whatever it is broken up so Rosie has suggested that the Goldbergs ask the Red Cross to get in touch with Sammy who was somewhere overseas by now and let him know that he's going to be a father George thought this was a bad idea and Rosie is sure Grace will think so too the question is why meanwhile Rosie is confident that she at last has found a way to throw Grace and George off guard listen Rosal dear yes where are you here here where is here with Uncle David where with Uncle David where he here in the front room M oh in the front room so come in here all right what M what M you and Uncle David lately are just like twins right not how do you want M you you'll set the table with Grace tonight Ros she's going to sit on the table tonight she's going to sit at the table tonight where's J upstairs he's discussing with gra the idea that uh that Rosy suggested about idea about the Red Cross what does Papa think Mom I don't know yet it's still prone come there's certainly no harm in trying to find out if the Red Cross can locate Sammy and let him know about Grace it would be wonderful but um nothing nothing only uh only you heard what George said about maybe it's not patriotic and maybe it's it's over taxing the the Red Cross and because it's it's not emergency cuz it's not emergency and then maybe George knows no knows more than we know what it looks nothing Mar but after all it it isn't up to George who is George George George is George George is somebody that you ran out on the road to to say how do you do too that's George and and George is a very good friend and is evidently very experienced man or something and he said he knows see what Jake says no surely I'll see what Jake says and such a think I'll see what Jake says put napkins dear darling in the good glasses the good glasses why not a good glasses David darling I changed my whole philosophy of Life what do you mean let me hear I I mean why should I save the good glasses I had them already I don't know for how many years and how many times did I use them maybe five times in all the years use them up even the government says so use it up wear it out do without it and what is the saying what what is the saying who knows um who knows what tomorrow will bring you may be with the other something but what was the poem Sam always liked so much brother he always used to recite it when I was cooking he would sit with a book and recite what was that song A for bread with tents and with stars and with sand and wa what was that one what was that one like water we come and like wind we go who knowing with willy nilly soly willly nilly we don't know V if we don't know V what is Grace think M Grace papa is discussing it with Grace Ros please what is the hurry it's not it's not hurry we eat supper we'll see excuse me I'll be right back all right m whatever Pap say we'll see Uncle David you can be sure that Grace doesn't want us to get in touch with the Red Cross how do you know because George doesn't want it and whatever George doesn't want Grace doesn't want again Ros again Yes again they're not going to pull the wool over my eyes anymore now you just watch it Uncle David you'll hear Grace say exactly what George said don't do it it's not patriotic you'll hear every word on something in my no something in my and and I forgot what did Grace say m something my M what did Grace say I say I don't think we should do it you see Uncle David but what does grace think I'm telling you what I think I mean what does Jake think Molly what m one moment please I my leg in 35 points I think all right so so take your leg out of the oven look out and go what did Papa say Mom minute R please SP call spoty before the catastrophe happens SP spoty come here come here SP here come lay down lay down left my leg in too long did Grace say whether or not she thinks that we ought to please wait please I have to turn my leg over wait Ros wait my mama has to turn her leg over so now in a few minutes because everything is well done Jake Grace get ready is well done come please don't shave now shave later please Papa thinks it's not a very good idea why why why he's discussing now well what does grace think M papa says but what Grace says why what Grace says by what Grace says but George says look at mine apron look at me after supper will come to an incision and we'll see to change my apron wait Ros see you you you put napkins and you put glasses huh you you're in a transome today Rosie H look at the table pepper and no salt spoons and no knives napkins and no glasses Ros please if you're setting the table so put your head on the table all right M excuse me you see Uncle David wait don't conclude yet after supper they'll come to an incision J please don't Agate me you know I don't like to wa for please everybody's hungry and vanished please PR there come go carefully darling care J dear please dad said he'd be down in a minute I know I know he has to shave this moment he has to shave so shave tomorrow morning come care for S sit here so you wouldn't be in a dra yeah sit here so you wouldn't be in a dra Grace what do you think of the idea of getting in touch with the Red Cross Ros I said we would discuss it after supper Ros at least wait till after supper why can't we let me every time we have to sit on the table the telephone rings tou start everybody please excuse me Jak hello hello um Ros the pepper is standing but the salt where is hello excuse me I was just thinking about the Red Cross and I have another reason well we we're going to discuss it after supper who's that your isn't it you see Mrs goldber yes George uh you see this is a very large army of course Mr goldber sings Like You him please mother hello hello just a minute let me talk to him please mother gra why should you have I want to talk to him here hello Grace I want to thank you very much for your advice George but we an act I'm scared stiff gee if they get in touch with a red cross and if the Red Cross ever reaches Sammy I don't see how it'll hurt the war of the army or Sammy I don't see why we can't get the Red Cross to get in touch with my husband hey are you crazy what what are you saying I'm simply saying George that we can make up our own minds without your interfering Hey listen that sounds good but suppose they actually do it I'm going to get in touch with with the Red Cross myself or have Rosie do it oh you you're crazy Grace I oh I can't stand this anymore I I can't stand all this this play acting especially now I'm losing my mind I I don't care about your opinion gee Grace thank you very much grace goodbye there that'll hold him it'll hold more than him Grace much more well it's certainly is going to sty Rosie but it just as certainly stymies us why should George be frightened at this plan of getting in touch with the Red Cross and Grace not if both of them are involved as we know they are in their idea to get what they can from The Goldbergs and then disappear yes Samy's wife grows more puzzling every day you know trying to be helpful can lead to lots of trouble then again things seem to work out okay for instance take young Dicky doam yesterday he rushed out of the house with a box of doz and said I got to get this doz over to Billy why well we're playing hide-and seek Billy hides in the cin and gets his slacks all black then he hides in his M's clo closet that gets cold dust all over pretty house dresses but I said does it fix dresses slacks and all does does everything that's right this new kind of soap does everything in the wash it's the only leading granulated wash day soap that gives longer life to the pretty colors you wash plus unsurpassed whiteness for towels and real cleaning power for grimy workclothes yes even in the toughest wash does does everything and remember this is wartime don't waste does all soaps contain vitally needed War materials save your dirty clothes and wash several loads in the same doz Suds make every bit of Doh you use do more be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude bird Rosie tries to think her way through this muddle but she doesn't quite succeed and Grace goes straight ahead with her real plans this is Clayton ker 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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