The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1498
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1498. Date: June 23, 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: "Pretending is a game that two can play, and right now Rosie is pretending to be in love with George to make her sister-in-law Grace jealous... and Grace has persuaded George to pretend that he is in love with Rosie so that Rosie won't be suspicious of the relations between Grace and George. It's a double game, and like all such things, it's getting out of hand very easily. Rosie has gone so far in her playacting that her parents are worried... And George thinks the girl is falling for him and his conscience, which doesn't mind taking advantage of Sammy's absence, sticks at taking advantage of Sammy's sister... Listen..."
Announcer close: "Molly and Jake are caught tight between the game that Rosie is playing and the plan that Grace is working... but the question remains... how will Grace get the money and how will Rosie expose her and George..."
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 1498. Date: June 23, 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: "Pretending is a game that two can play, and right now Rosie is pretending to be in love with George to make her sister-in-law Grace jealous... and Grace has persuaded George to pretend that he is in love with Rosie so that Rosie won't be suspicious of the relations between Grace and George. It's a double game, and like all such things, it's getting out of hand very easily. Rosie has gone so far in her playacting that her parents are worried... And George thinks the girl is falling for him and his conscience, which doesn't mind taking advantage of Sammy's absence, sticks at taking advantage of Sammy's sister... Listen..." Announcer close: "Molly and Jake are caught tight between the game that Rosie is playing and the plan that Grace is working... but the question remains... how will Grace get the money and how will Rosie expose her and George..." 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 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 you weren'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 lamb sakes Daisy that's beside the point couldn't you just say do is a new kind of soap it does everything in the wash and everything for dishes too sure I told her the this Divine do has just everything for dishes why does make SS that stand up till the last dish is done it cuts grease like six0 get it Simply Sweet to my mits mits really Daisy just tell Mrs Olstead does is Kinder to her hands I did Ma and I said those do Suds are no droops either they stand up to the Finish did you make it clear she don't need to keep adding soap sure I told her does gets those simply roling pans clean on the downbeat such talk Daisy you should have said do cuts tough grease in less than half a minute I did ma but she acted very strange especially when I says look at my hands ever see a smoother pair of romance grippers good gracious Daisy I better phone poor Mrs Olstead and tell her in plain English what does does or she'll think we're all bomy okay Ma just tell her to give her dishes their daily dozen well translate freely here's what Daisy's Jive means doz 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 change to does Duz It has everything for dishes and now the Goldbergs pretending is a game that two can play and right now Rosie is pretending to be in love with George to make her sister-in-law Grace jealous and Grace has persuaded George to pretend that he is in love with Rosie so that Rosie won't be suspicious of the relations between grace and George it's a double game and like all such things it's getting out of hand very easily Rosie has gone so far in her play acting that her parents are worried and George thinks the girl is falling for him and his conscience which doesn't mind taking advantage of Samy's absence sticks at taking advantage of Samy's sister listen mly mly don't be so beside youself let me fix something for you mother dear maybe you'll feel better I don't think Rosie meant what she said but she said it but she said it Grace you heard what she said when when did this happen with rosaly and George David maybe you knew before me me maybe that's what was all the private conversations you and Rosalie was conversing recently together mly M I'm getting nervous I'm sorry David I'm sorry I'm so besides myself but but where was mine eyes where was mine eyes since when my blind since when do I walk around blind since when since when since when since when since when but sit twiddle M thums that I wouldn't do oh no to school and away from lasten Berry Rosie will go that I made up my mind that my mind is final and finally away from lenbury great darling will it be very exhausting for your condition for you darling to scribble a letter for me to my best friend Mrs Bloom what are you going to scribble Man David I don't want you to give us the capital for Rosy's College what Rosy has that was for her college now it has to go for Grace's sister because it's important for Grace's sister I want Grace's mind to be tranquiled o oh right me yes darling what did I did with the stationer where am I so beside myself the stationer is in the fruit bowl maybe look David good I had a pencil right let be a pencil already here maybe Mrs Bloom can gather together enough for the first time what are you going to write M yeah sit gra darling sit here de you scribble me here darling David please comfortable darling comfortable darling all right right carefully not short hand right careful um the salutation first all right all right David please all right salutation to Mrs Bloom Mrs bloom capital b double O go B for Blue uh my dearest friend all right all right dearest friend got dearest friend yes m in every life there comes a critical crisis critical crisis yes critical yes Mother uh critical crisis I'm holding by crisis that time has come to me my my money you wouldn't take if you're in a critical crisis telephone David up the letter Molly take the telephone te up the letter s Grace David is taking it I'm besid myself mother please hello Uncle David yeah who is everything all right yeah who how does mama feel terrible Who David hold the wire it's Rosie Rosie where is she where are you Rosie I'll be right home uh hases mama need anything from the store do do you need anything in the store she wants to know no no R Uncle David have you got my check in a safe place don't worry I'll have to cash it must I we'll see what we'll see did Grace say anything mama don't need anything oh is she sitting right there mama don't need anything if Grace knew that I had the money all right Rosie goodbye goodbye what else uh did Ros leant if you need anything H did she ask how I'm feeling surely oh mother I wish she has to go away Grace she has to go away she has to go away from leberry never never Grace did rosley take such a Latitude all right she met boys she met boys girls meet boys she met boy she she said she loved Mikey Bloom but but this I'm asking you Grace I'm asking you David is George somebody for Rosal but no matter what it is darling call George Grace let me talk to him not good will mother should talk to him Uncle David he's not a kid not a kid well he's a man who's been around he been around a man has been around call George Grace I'm too nervous I'm too besides myself I'll call him I'll call him and tell him plenty don't tell him plenty tell him nothing hello Mara's farm please Mother Mother Dear would you mind please I think I left my sweater upstairs man hello hello Marsha is George there will you tell him to come to the phone please I don't Uncle David Uncle David I think I left it in the closet on the closet Molly the spend is Mother find it Uncle David it's under my blue coat under the blue coat M she won't find it Uncle David that's all right she'll find it I can't find it I told you Uncle David she wouldn't find it you go find it I'll talk to you oh no no I'll talk to him I know just what to say to him I can't find under the blue coat M it's ups hello George now wait a minute don't threaten me we're leaving here when I get good and ready and that won't be until I've got what I came for you said it in all of it now look any day now so relax listen there speaking of shipping Rosie off to get her away from you so keep it up George in a minute I'm going to sound off to you for Mrs Goldberg's listen George we don't know who you are or what you are but Rosie's much too young you are always welcome in this house and he is welcome my of course you're encouraging us you called her up to take her to the movies didn't you you took her to school in the milk truckid please there's nothing wrong with you she's too young she's just too young not so young David yes of course that's exactly what I mean you should keep away keep away just keep away let me talk to him oh Jake Jake tell him I'll call back who will you call back George he's on the phone Jake please let me Jake Grace told him already what did you tell him to keep away from Rosie do you mind if I repeat that statement Jake please don't Jake me here father thank you Jake now hello George must be now this is Mr goldboy quietly I am not so fine thank you gently yes well I just wish to repeat the statement my daughter Al law made to you keep away from my daughter that's all let me please if not we will be obliged to send my daughter away from here in order to let me precisely let me exactly please hold while George why do you want mly I want to talk what is that to talk everything has been said everything has been said mother I don't want his feelings to be heard what is his feelings got to do with that everything everything give me feelings just because he's too old for rosley or whatever else I don't like does that mean he has less feelings don't start Molly don't start Molly Molly give me mly what are you going to say that wasn't set hello George why not what why not anytime what anytime very well what very well just a minute he wants to talk to you Grace just tell him I said everything I meant to say and I meant it Grace please I can't say why not just a minute George here here Grace be kind you can't be kind to some people they just don't understand kindness just a minute George did you ever Rosie just a minute George did George call me no we called him why here Grace why I'll tell you why I know all your reasons and and they're all wrong just a minute George I'm old enough to love whoever I love and marry whoever I love just the way Grace did just a minute George when I get my money I I may want to use it myself for myself and my husband if he needs it only Grace's sister stole some money from a bank and that makes it important for me to give my money to Grace to give to her sister well who's more important me and the one I love or Grace's sister who stole some money to furnish a house that's what I want to know who is your daughter or your son's wife's sister who's a thief enough yes that's enough goodbye George there there's nothing more to be said the at the moment so Molly and Jake are caught tight between the game that Rosie is playing and the plan that Grace is working but the question remains how will Grace get the money and how will Rosie expose her and George you know it seems to me this quarter hour gives you a pretty well-rounded picture of what a radio program should be you get Molly Goldberg's heart warming story and to get some practical advice from the doam family too you know like P doam says you see Clayton mzms work plenty hard bringing up two youngsters and doing all her own work that's why I want her to have all the modern conveniences like for instance does good for you P does certainly is a modern convenience this new kind of soap does everything in the wash from work shirts towels to pretty rayons yes friends compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives long life to the nice colors you wash plus unsurpassed whiteness for towels and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes so make wash day easy let do do everything and Friends remember doz like all soaps contains vitally needed War materials so don't waste does measure it carefully into your machine see to it that every bit of do you use does more be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude Berg Grace tries to find out what's holding up the money and Rosie's hand is on the point of being forced 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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