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Billy Mills plays, Of Thee I Sing.
An artistic argument needs to be settled. Molly thinks the proper way is to hang their new painting with the top at eye level, but Fibber claims it’s the bottom that should be eye level. A man who asks for support with a petition is Mel Blanc. Mirt the phone operator contributes to the interruptions with news of her uncle Claude. how about if the McGee’s go to the art museum? Surely someone there knows the answer. On their trek the Old Timer tells it the way he watched it, and jokes about that up and coming medium, television. Meanwhile, Molly gets in a jab at Fancy Pants McGee.
In the museum, the curator is Verna Felton, but she isn’t much help with her complicated input. Admiring the artwork, the McGee’s encounter Abigail Upington. She tells about her flower arranging class, and we see a less cultured side of her. Trying to glimpse the artistic models, Fibber only gets to see the Old Timer. Peeking into a class on still life, Mel Blanc is back to help. Harlowe teaches a class to Geraldine, the fast-talking housewife, who chatters about her husband Gerald. The class of course is a veiled commercial.
Boomer is accused of swiping a painting, but as for his usual routine, he has plenty of artifacts… just not the painting. The Kingsman sing, Back Home in Indiana.
Back home the argument continues over the picture. Gildersleeve pops in to offer advice, as long as he conflicts with Fibber. They argue over Daylight Savings time, and which way the clocks go. He may not be any help, but teeny pops in, and may have an obvious solution.
Note: Not sure if the security guard is Ken Christy, or Hal Peary, maybe Mel Blanc. In Harlowe’s art class, Mell makes an appearance as a man who can’t draw a straight line.
Notable Quote: You couldn’t pop popcorn in a blast furnace.
