The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep.1562
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The Goldbergs: Episode 1562. Date: September 21, 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: "Well, the fate of Grace and George is in the hands of the people of Lastenbury, whom they had cheated and swindled. In a good, democratic way, these people, acting as a jury, listened quietly while George, with great dignity asked for another chance... while Grace insulted and defied them and while Molly pleaded for the two and for their unborn child. They have taken a vote and now Grace and George await the verdict... Listen..."
Announcer close: "And Molly's faith in her friends and neighbors... Molly's faith in her town and in people has been justified."
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 1562. Date: September 21, 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: "Well, the fate of Grace and George is in the hands of the people of Lastenbury, whom they had cheated and swindled. In a good, democratic way, these people, acting as a jury, listened quietly while George, with great dignity asked for another chance... while Grace insulted and defied them and while Molly pleaded for the two and for their unborn child. They have taken a vote and now Grace and George await the verdict... Listen..." Announcer close: "And Molly's faith in her friends and neighbors... Molly's faith in her town and in people has been justified." 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 well what do you know there's young Dickie dozen just finishing the supper dishes all by himself too oh here comes his sister Daisy why Dicky doesn't you feeling all right sure silly yes that you offering to do all the dishes from our I guess the fella can wash dishes candy sides doing dishes with does is a snap well like ma says does does everything in the wash and it's got everything for dishes to listen smarty I know all that I know does make suds that stand up till the last dish is done it cuts grease like 16 it's kind of the hands but I want to know what you're up to being so angelic I'm up to washing dishes that's what she does makes wonderful suds look they're still standing up even when i get to these greasy pots and pans yeah you don't have to keep adding so either listen dick you know you usually race out to play baseball with stinky yeah i'll be with stinky and a flash why does is it through this grease on Mars frying pan and less than half a minute my pitching arm won't be tired from any hard scour and either you and your pitching arm I like the way does leaves my hands so smooth and nice it's kind of to him but Dicky you better tell me what's up or I'll all right all right we just thought if I gave the dishes their daily doesn't mod feel better feel better when when she sees the note my teacher wrote about me well Dickie I don't know about that note but does is head of the class for dishes why compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does is the only one of them that gives you all this make suds that stand up till the last dish is done cuts grease like 60 yet it's kinda to your hands so change to does d uz it has everything for dishes and now the Goldbergs well the fate of grace and George is in the hands of the people of lessenberry whom they had cheated and swindled in a good democratic way these people acting as a jury listened quietly while George with great dignity asked for another chance while grace insulted and defied them and while Molly pleaded for the two and for their unborn child they've taken a vote and now grace and George await the verdict listen yeah came back again I don't just stay home until I come home right yeah my don't you think I'm just as anxious as you are I'm not anxious I'm security well my robot nobody knows yet but will be worried is poppy inside with grace and Julia Jess oh then you're very nervous so what's Papa saying to them do not think he gave Georgia cigar oh and what's everybody else doing their writing on little pieces they're riding boats but should be with grace and George these I think I'm pieces of paper and they're putting employed notes as hat and after to be counted well how long does it take it to ride it can't be rushed Rosie it can be rushed it's a big question but to do with grace and your why did they decide to put it to a row a secret Bowl secret everybody's to write yet so no yes means what yes means that grace knew George should be arrested and tried on the trial immediately and no me no means no means something else's and we'll see what'll be with everybody to know well how does it look more I can't tell you yet Rosalie mrs. Decker wants them arrested I'm sure wrong altogether mrs. Decker is not wrong altogether when a law is broke and it must be punished up below you don't think so much I don't think so I think so very much I think so very much levar burton lauriol you have to use your heart as well as your head when law becomes a prison of roads in which people are pushed and you don't have law because you don't have justice Molly that's holding up the procedure the procedure I don't know what's holding up the procedure I don't know Jake Jake the suspended grace and George are enduring is already enough punishment believe me oh then name it they're not nervous I'm asking you have to ask they are you wouldn't be I wouldn't be Bruce Bell oh they're still at it hey they still do that or they still added Bruce to the way the people were talking I thought everybody had their minds made up already maybe they did when they began to talk but after sitting around well you hear another man's opinion and get you thinking besides it ain't easy as you said mrs. Goldberg it's not just George and grace it's the fact that whatever we do to grace is gonna be done to the baby she'll have Christmas Christmas oh that ought to remind them of another child who he was what he was what he said come ye yourselves apart and rest awhile well maybe they'll think of it maybe they won't you forgot a habit of separating justice and charity so you see it makes it kind of hard to come to a black or white answer people want to do right when they can condemn in an unborn child the poverty or prison isn't easy not at all mrs. Decker yeah I guess we're all ready now all right here's your hat all the ballots are in thank you mrs. Decker did I bring in jorge and grace oh no no not yet wait till I take the count help you you going aside Rosen to please tell Bruce so you're counting the ballet ballots go inside inside you're counting the votes booth there's 11 ready haha not not so much mixed opinion as I thought there be not for mixed see Compton mrs. Goldberg well you better brew howto nervous you're nervous but don't you go inside and sit down uh what that's one same Molly you're white as milk go in I'm not going well you you seen them already the pro in the car and the yes in the nose yes this is the last 10 you can get grace and George to come in now is the last one yeah a few minutes sure should I go and get the house Goldberg please all right I'll go and get them now please mr. gold yes tell Jordan guys comin dis room into the other room ya can all come in here now all right mrs. Decker is he hurry Sam baguette Bonnie Tubbs come on it please everybody come on in folks when I I counted your ballot all right hey George okay come come yeah all right find yourself another seat would you please right here George and grace yeah thank you please you're comfortable a Molly find yourself a seat thank you you're welcome Jake I'm shaking like a leaf sit down in your own cheek excuse me mrs. Beck no it's all right thank you come sit hmm well grace and george i think you should know what procedure we took and decide on what should be done with you everybody in this room had a voice everybody there are two things we could do arrest you both and have you stand trial people who thought that was the best way to treat your case voted yes on the other hand those who were against arresting you or instructed to vote no yes I think the two of you should understand completely what we discussed in this room and order that you can understand the vote we've had a bad experience with you you come to this town and passed yourself off as decent people you grace pretended to be Sammy's wife even though George was your husband at a crime when mrs. Goldberg found out to try to give you and your husband a chance well she did you paid her off but stealin the committee's funds raised to help the link with children that was another crime it made everybody good and mad and put mia both in prison would be the safest thing to do and maybe the best thing you've both given many chances to save yourselves and each time you picked wrong very wrong and that was all I was to it I guess we wouldn't have discussed it too long we devoted yes in two minutes but mrs. Goldberg brought up another point we given you too many chances and each time you fail to take advantage of them but you gracer are having a baby and your baby would be born without a chance if we sent you to prison so we had to weigh that too should we take a chance away from your baby because that would mean giving you to still another chance and we talked it over we decided that people who voted no with both to put you both on probation you would live in this town work here until the baby was born if you proved yourselves good parents well that would be your own good fortune if not the baby would be taken away from you after it was born and the law can do it no that's the way things were yes or no yes immediate trial and prison no a chance for your child and therefore a chance for you huh I got the ballots salad and I think they proved one thing last and berry is a real American town where people have a steady hope and what people will do they're given a chance there was 17 folks and they all voted no good you hate the old box below and Molly's faith in her friends and neighbors Molly's faith in her town and in people has been justified you know friends it's always wise to keep your hopes high for the future no matter how unpromising the present may look in fact that's the advice I gave Daisy dozens young bo Donald the other day you see he was telling me gee daizy dozens my dream girl I'm gonna marry her someday gosh she knows all about keeping house making fudge washing things and dies well Donald your Daisy ought to be very happy especially on wash day because ladies does does everything in the wash why this new kind of soap does work shirts towels too pretty rayon slips honestly does is the only leading granulated wash day soap that gives longer life to the nice colors you wash + unsurpassed whiteness for towels and real cleaning power for the dirtiest clothes 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 so save up your dirty clothes and wash several loads in the same does suds see that every bit of does you use does more be sure to listen to the next episode of the Goldbergs maybe Molly's experiment is a success it all depends on Grace's attitude toward the decision forced upon this is clayton call you speaking and reminding you to do as the dozens do let does the new kind of soap do everything in your wash
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