The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1522
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1522. Date: July 27, 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: "Molly Goldberg didn't take the surprise of the two people in her house as something to be wept over... When she learned what George and Grace were, Molly's reaction, unlike Jake's was not to punish but change them... and so Molly started... she started by giving George a chance... In so doing, Molly had to invent a little campaign in the village to cover up Jake's calling on the constable. So now Molly has enrolled the Constable who came to arrest George... in the campaign... and things are just starting... Listen..."
Announcer close: "George feels that he is on a merry go round, but that's Molly's morale system... she can give anyone a whirl into the right world and from then on they are on their own..."
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 1522. Date: July 27, 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: "Molly Goldberg didn't take the surprise of the two people in her house as something to be wept over... When she learned what George and Grace were, Molly's reaction, unlike Jake's was not to punish but change them... and so Molly started... she started by giving George a chance... In so doing, Molly had to invent a little campaign in the village to cover up Jake's calling on the constable. So now Molly has enrolled the Constable who came to arrest George... in the campaign... and things are just starting... Listen..." Announcer close: "George feels that he is on a merry go round, but that's Molly's morale system... she can give anyone a whirl into the right world and from then on they are on their own..." 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 p just got home he looks upset M doesm what on Earth were you talking so long on the phone about well I was telling Miss Avery about D well I've been trying to get you for a half hour I'm sorry P I was just telling her what a wonderful new kind of soap does is and how it does everything in my was but a half hour ma well we was talking about how doz does your overalls and work shirts my towels you know and even Daisy's pretty Ray on undies just everything why didn't you invite Miss Avery over to tell her instead of tying up the phone when I'm trying to get you honestly P didn't seem long at all I got to telling her how easy does get even your dirtiest work shirts clean I told her there's no hard scrubbing why you don't even need a bar soap anymore because doz gets rid of grimy dirt all by itself and here I am getting a busy signal all the time well she was fussing about her towels paw and I had to explain no soap I ever used got towels and linens whiter and do naturally I felt obliged to tell her that doz is actually safer for pretty rayon slips and the other nice colors I wash Bo I said does really gives longer life to colors you know yet you can't beat it for getting out tough dirt but if I'd known you were trying to phone me P I'd have hung right up would you Ma certainly what' you phone about oh uh to tell you I was coming home uh well now that Pa's home I guess I can butt in to say compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives longer life to Colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the tough dirt I does Duz It does everything in the wash and now the Goldbergs well Molly Goldberg didn't take the surprise of the two people in her house as something to be wept over no when she learned what George and Grace were Molly's reaction unlike Jake was not to punish but rather to change them so Molly started yes she started by giving George a chance and so doing Molly had to invent a little campaign in the village to cover up Jake's calling on the Constable so now Molly has enrolled the Constable who came to arrest George in the campaign and things are just starting listen Mama darling Mama darling why did you start Papa's going down to Constable Newton and tell him that everything you said to him about delinquency and delinquents was only to prevent him from arresting George Ma you better stop Papa before he goeser tell of course again well I suppose everybody in town must know that you want to raise money for a recreation center for the boys and girls talk talk talk talk talk talk don't you hear the phone I'm not going to answer it m I'm not I won't know what to say then let me know what to say where's George he's on the porch go out to him all right hello hello this is theb residence who is this this is Margaret mvan I don't think you know me but bless your heart for what you would George Stevens are trying to do for our youngsters May the Blessed Saints look after you all the days of your life yeah I've got some money set aside for fixing up my teeth this winter but I'm going to send it to you or uh shall I send it to the young man George well uh well Mrs M I I will let you know ah thank you and may the light of Heaven shine upon you goodbye goodbye another telephone what are you stirring Molly what are you stirring Molly dear abide with me Mary there is a limit no darling to bad there's a limit to good things There's No Limit what these people did to us you are turning the other cheek M ma this is the first time I ever saw a man cry George just cry he should cry for what he did to us he should Cry he's not crying for what he did to us but for what Mama did for him this would be a fine voil indeed if he committed scandals to rre Papa darling you don't know what don't talk to me about environment was it only environment that brought two people into my home to exploit myal to pose as the wife of my son they came Jake daring I know they came with no good intentions they came like scavengers yes scavengers and everything you say darling what they did Jak darling I'm saying is very bad bad is that the worst word you have for what wouldn't it be a great satisfaction Jake daring to know that when when these two people go forth they'll never do another bad thing again how can you be so sure because I have faith in humanity these people aren't human they are J daring they are human did George have to come back he and Grace were on their way away from here why did he come back he came back to conest he came back to tell me the truth then forgive him not her there's hope for her too j d and let me let me darling sweetheart let me my dear Jake hello hello Mrs Goldberg yes this is Mary foot oh hello Mary Constable Newton told me about the wonderful idea you had to raise money to help prevent delinquency yes Mary well I think it's wonderful where shall I send my check and who shall I make it out to well well just one minute Mary dear uh will you please talk to Mr Goldberg because he's the chairman of the idea what idea just a minute de speak to me Mar put J Down K hello Mr Goldberg yes this idea to raise money and have an affair to show the people of lenbury how grave the delinquent problem is well I just had to call you it's something I've been watching we women would just sit around ring our hands and say how terrible but this now now this is really doing something about it it was right myart thing well uh something has to be done it took a man like you to do it thank you very much oh don't thank me I'm grateful people in the world like you well uh my check will be in the mail tomorrow thank you goodbye goodbye what did Mary for say J nothing she you like the idea of the the linqu idea or not am I objecting to the idea of establishing delinquency or am I aren't all children big or small or medium tell George I want him tell George Papa de all right Mom sh Shake de isn't isn't it a wonderful thing to to have it in your power to do something for somebody darling to have it in your power to to bring a smile where there was a tears J darling that that's a privilege Jake Jo come in George M before you people say anything I I I just want to say that well I I just want you to know you just gave me my life back or it wasn't much of a life but it was mine and all that I had I I guess I didn't realize how far I had gone I guess Grace didn't either there we were dead broke stuck and and she hated everybody and so did I we just felt we never had a chance and never would get one we we were married and looked like we were just going to hang around being nothing till the day we died now well now now it's different I guess it's way different you know I I feel different everything looks different we just kind of fell into that other life Grace and I well well we met Sam and we thought his father owning a Mill and well Grace decided to pretend she was Samy's wife the the rest you know why didn't you better hit me over the head than do what you did that's me hello Mr Goldberg this is Constable Newton talking oh yes Constable is George Stevens there um yes well I'd like to talk to him please Mr Newton you I said I'd like to talk to him please oh you like to talk to him yes ma'am well just just one minute just one minute don't hang hold uh hold the Constable Mr Newton for you George con wants to talk to me yes George well he he is talk see all right hello George Stevens yes sir I'd like to see you down my office George yes sir I'll be waiting for you well is uh is anything well uh I'm a pretty busy man George and I won't be able to handle this delinquency committee that Mrs Goldberg spoke to me about there's the Affairs to raise money and so on and and I feel the work is serious and necessary I need somebody to help me and I thought you might be willing to be the chairman of the finance committee no the finance committee yes can I count on you George you see I feel that you inspired the idea that's why I told everybody to make the check out to you now this George stens is that ens ORS Stevens St v n that's what I told them you'll be quite a hero to these youngsters George when they know what you're trying to do for them yeah yeah so get down here as soon as you can will you George goodbye all right goodbye well no now I'm a hero why not George Heroes like criminals I'm made not born but George feels that he's on a merry ground however that's Molly's morale system she can give anyone a whirl into the right world and from then on they're on their own
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