Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Has To Tell the Truth For An Hour. ep236, 400220

Jim and Mary and Jordan posing for the camera in 1941. The vintage black and white illustration of a couple sitting in a cozy living room. Fibber is holding a newspaper and Molly is knitting. They are both looking at a small dog that is sitting on a rug between them. The room is decorated with a patterned wallpaper, framed pictures, and a vase with flowers on a table in the background."

Billy Mills opens up by playing, I Know That You Know.

Rehearsing a speech to honor George Washington, the president known for truth, Fibber plays fast and loose with the facts. Molly learns about the class of 4th graders he is to talk to, and challenges Fibber to tell the truth for one hour. The Old Timer is the first to challenge Fibber’s honesty. Despite the humility of truth, Fibber’s colorful language pulls him through.

Harlowe pitches the sponsor product. in a moment of hard selling

Time drags for Fibber as the challenges keep coming. Abigail Upington arrives, and all he can do is remain silent as she gets in her jabs. At least he’s more than willing to tell the truth about her new hat. Nick Dipopolus needs input on why customers are staying away from his sandwich stand. Finding his niche, Fibber is eager to lay the truth out for him. Now Molly is the one regretting she made the bet. Harlowe enters to use the grammar school speech to twist into his own theme for a commercial. When Mrs. Gildersleeve phones, Fibber keeps the truth coming, especially when it rocks the boat for his pal.

The Kingsman sing a top hit of the year, Confucius Say.

Coming down to the last few minutes, teeny visits. Will Fibber be able to tell her a story, without fibbing? Gildersleeve visits, but can Fibber talk his way out of his troubles, and the business end of Gilbey’s gun?