Fibber McGee And Molly – Home Power Plant. ep509, 470325

A black and white photograph of Fibber McGee and Molly, a couple from a popular radio show of the same name. They are standing in front of a closet that has been opened, with clothes and other items spilling out onto the floor. Fibber is holding a mop and wearing an apron, while Molly looks on with a smile on her face. The overall effect is one of humor and domesticity, with the couple's playful antics and cluttered living space providing a snapshot of life in mid-century America in 1948.

Fibber is unhappy about his bill and service he has received from the electric company. As he rants, Lena the maid enters to talk to Fibber about his cigar smoking. She also shares with Molly about her grease monkey boyfriend. Determined to provide his own electricity, Fibber tries to fire up a generator. Billy Mills plays, You Can’t See the Sun.

Can Fibber tinker with his gasoline generator to make it go? After telling of his childhood experience as a mechanic, Fibber gets a visit from Doc Gamble. Can the doc do any better? Harlowe Wilcox enters to hear about Fibbers plans to power not only his own house, but the neighbors as well.

Wallace Wimple pops in to talk about being thrown down the stairs by his big old wife Sweetie Face. The Kingsmen sing, I Got a Gal in Oregon South Dakota.

Fibber is still having trouble with his generator, and getting pretty disgusted with it. Mayor Latrivia enters, and seems to know a little about Fibbers machine. Will the frustrated Fibber let the generator go, and let the mayor buy it?

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