The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1517

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1517. 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: "The edge of discovery can be more tantalizing than total doubt, and right now we, and the Goldbergs are at the very point of finding out the truth and all the truth about Molly's daughter-in-law. The girl is resting upstairs, under doctor's orders... and the man who threw the monkey wrench into all of Molly's plans is somewhere outside with Molly. Within the house Jake has for the first time realized a little of the duplicity of Grace... and Rosie is alarmed over what her father will do... Listen..."

Announcer close: "We're even more anxious than Rosie or David to know the whole real story... the whole true story... but the door closed on all of us..."

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 1517. 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: "The edge of discovery can be more tantalizing than total doubt, and right now we, and the Goldbergs are at the very point of finding out the truth and all the truth about Molly's daughter-in-law. The girl is resting upstairs, under doctor's orders... and the man who threw the monkey wrench into all of Molly's plans is somewhere outside with Molly. Within the house Jake has for the first time realized a little of the duplicity of Grace... and Rosie is alarmed over what her father will do... Listen..." Announcer close: "We're even more anxious than Rosie or David to know the whole real story... the whole true story... but the door closed on all of us..." 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 does the new kind of soap for everything in your wash first let's drop in on the Dozen family Oh mom dozens a little p ha dozen were you talking to that pretty with her next door well I was only telling her about does you were looking deep into her eyes talking about soap sure I was telling her it's a new soap discovery the poor thing didn't know it a fine star it was you should have seen her face when I say she only needed one washed a soap now does does everything I says from dirty overalls and towels to our fancy stir rayon doodads is that when you held her hand oh no that's when I told her how easy does handles the Crimea sweat clothes no scrubbing her fingers off why I says she didn't even need a bar soap anymore because does does the job all by itself regular wash day romeo aegean told her plain facts I I says no soap made gets towels more snowy white I told her you said you've never seen the white or wash system does does bet that daughter yep but when I told her does is actually safer for the nice color she washes that really got her why I says does gives longer life two colors yet it can't be beat for watching the dirtiest clothes huh is that why she pinned that flower on your work shirt oh she was thanking me for inviting her over to meet you I told her the best wife in town does everything with does oh ha oh ha well like fire dozen says compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives longer life two colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes try does d uz it does everything in your wash and now the Goldbergs you know the edge of discovery can be even more tantalizing than totaled out and right now we and the Goldbergs are right on the very brink finding out the real truth about Molly's daughter-in-law grace yesterday you remember grace made a very dramatic gesture to impress the family she pretended to tear up the insurance check which Rosie had given her and then she left for the train but on the way to the station George discovered her deception and conscience-stricken turned the car back to the Goldbergs house then grace grabbed the wheel in the fit of hysteria and the car swerved into a tree fortunately no one was hurt but grace is upstairs now resting while George is outside having a serious talk with Molly by now even jake has begun to realize Grace's duplicity and Rosie is now alarmed over what he might do listen uncle David please go upstairs to Papa before he goes into Grace's room after all ha matter what she is she's in no condition for excitement uncle David please actually I don't run him mixing myself i'm too lazy that's all the day the please Papa won't listen to me when I visited why did you have to show him the check mama told you not to jostle it please please who shot pop at the check meruru on me you didn't say where I shouldn't happen all right uncle David but please go up Papa listen to you tomorrow and default for the 8th I'm going home on the 448 I think to live here in the country but quiet because my son's doctor said I need to try it for my noise so it's also look what I got look and we think David everything bouncy David everything call mama better code but I don't know where she is wall anyway hello I want mashas farm please yes look out kitty go away hello oh the line is busy well uh oh cool me back then yes please thank you hello hello Rosalie we're I you ma where did you go I have to go there over how is everything where are you I amber I have feet have marshes that much as stolen harrogate Smith don't interrogate Rosalie please not with questions I can answer please what I'm I'm I'm ver George I'm with George sufficiently it's enough no wholeness serious on the George best papa house cop you better come home on out of homes uncle David gave Papa the check hopper to check yes mom and I said Uncle David shouldn't show well we did ma so come home i'm i'm i'm afraid the problem going up at grace's control pop grunts like it hope for my little broth fix something grace see the Papa don't step off foot upstairs hello just a minute my panties soy you're talking counsel David let me talk with you just a minute my runneth time table while what to talk here oh where are you there's a bicarbonate hello just a minute MA his uncle David bubble why don't you put him on he's looking for the bicarbonate looking for what put the bike carbon is what he's looking for the bicarbonate so i can imagine it read about happy but can you imagine birthday / probability you know my uncle david mama want to talk to you and the money talk to mama my mom my mom holla with me she'll be mad at me David oh please under pro 48 I'm going home gimme hello David Molly's don't ask me why I did it boom that's all hey Jake is a father but my must be always be ignorant Christ you please let's milk I I did so I did hey darling listen listen you're looking for the bike carbon it it's upstairs in my chest yeah you amended hmm I'm gone home I want to talk ha ha ha minute just a minute mouth let me talk huh don't call me hello Justin McNally here here Jay hello heiio I'll be home soon sooner or later my question is where are you I'm nowhere where are you I've walked up the road with who why I'll be home soon not soon but immediately I want her out of my house there is no room for a Jezebel under my roof let him without sin cast the first stone don't stop Molly I'm not God don't take me yeah how did George explained to check that's what I want to know I'll be home soon until I am old yourself in do you think it's possible I why by the by ke ha Don Jake me and don't paw me ha will someone please explain this phenomenal to me please actually you explained the phenomenal to Papa with my own eyes I saw grace tear up to change thought chetori that for what I was just a piece of paper that she tore up who had this check and where did it come from George gave it to mama how did George get it so how did Judge get it and then that's the whole question if grace gave George the checking and the judge gave mounted the check then then watch then all the coincidence that we thought were coincidence and that's it for instance for instance they came to let him bury in the same day not because they were strangers to each other but because they were not strangers to each what are their to each other that's what I want to know well stranger then my Sammy you think old women are women David spare me the pain of telling my son that's his wife the mother of his child Roger subtly please leave the room I could I leave don't leave the number i think i still believe in store quiet what do you study biology Paul you know I've had three years of biology and I think I should know I study fish who's talking about this issue the human heart Rosalie David teller I'm falling to pieces right in the puppies falling to pieces David do you know a good lawyer lawyer i align this marriage my son's marriage must be an old 20 you can't annul until you know how that's two enough how much more do I have to know if she wants to turn over a new leaf when you let her turn I could forgive her anything but her lies and what is C let's wait until we know pas she thought via small town fool gay half a story is raised in oyster and I'm enough to wish I was never born hapa darling why should his / follow my Sammy well it is going to come to where are you going to come home to half arrived at another wife a child that's not a wife a child that's not a child David David home a bit before I go upstairs and forget myself in and on the electric chair David Hall me behind me okay oh mama darling come in George okay George has something to tell you Jake Jake George has something to tell you I want this marriage a note it won't be necessary to George Jake in the other room please what is this mother tell me I'm speechless Rosalie David I'm speechless well we're even more anxious than Rosie or David to know the whole story yes the whole true story but at the moment the door is closed on all of us there's a young marine private and a marine base hospital now who lost a leg at Guadalcanal you know what he said when they praised him for being a hero heck I I didn't do any more than the other guys i just kept shoot until my ammunition ran out and they got me I just did what I could that's all hmm he just did what he could are you doing everything you can for instance are you turning in every bit of waste fat you can to make ammunition for boys like that young marine private you know the government only wants the fat you usually throw out that means solid fats to meat trimmings poultry fat melt this solid fat down in your oven whenever it's in use then when you get a pound pour it into a clean container and take it to your butcher remember just one pound of waste fat and make 10 50 caliber machine gun bullets so get your fat into the fight don't throw it out turn it in keep our guns firing be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs we and Rosie to try our best to get in on the secret which seems to be immense this is clayton Kalia speaking and reminding you to do is the dozens do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your watch


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