Life is full of unsolved mysteries, but one of the most pressing is why the Elks club would make Fibber their Financial Secretary. He writes a speach to deliver at…
Ration points are tight, and dictate the shopping list, as Fibber goes to the grocery store. He runs into an old friend, Bill from back in Peoria. The childhood friends…
The postman has a letter for Fibber from a handwriting Analysist in New York. Professionalism ability, deep insight, and more. Should Fibber have become a doctor? Alice Darling is willing…
Full of patriotic spirit, Fibber has gone downtown to buy a bond. Instead, he rushes in to show Molly the diamond ring he bought. Molly suspects there could be something dubious about the ring. Is it hot... or bogus? Alice Darling is impressed, but her practiced eye calls it as a fake. She has some sad news she can't pay her rent on time this week. At least she invested in war bonds. Billy Mills plays, I'm Just Wild About Harry.
The phone lines are busy at 79 Wistful Vista. Fibber is celebrating, and wants to invite all his friends over. What makes him the luckiest person in town? Nobody can make it, so the McGees plan on stepping out. The new cook for the Tupe's arrives, but Beulah tells how she came to the neighborhood. After a quick run in with the hall closet, Fibber leaves, and Billy Mills plays, My Heart Stood Still.
A package arrives for Molly. At first Molly thinks it's from Fibber, but the name on the tag is Ralph. Uncle Dennis arrives to learn of the romantic situation. Will he be any help if figuring out who Ralph is? He gets confused over ostriches, operas, and more. Fibber's jealousy over the secret admirer leads to a chat with Mirt the phone operator. She seems to have a heroic, politician of a relative. Billy Mills plays, That's Swell.
Taxes in Fibber's day weren't due until March 15, but he's getting an early start on it to have time to figure out the complicated forms. Alice Darling pops in to hear a little about Fiscal Fibber McGee. Her method of dealing with the forms might not be the way to go. Getting all fired up, Fibbers phone call to complain to the government gets intercepted. He learns about Mirt the phone operator's Christmas gift. Harry Vonzell returns as a follow up to a substitute appearance he did the previous week. Will he be paid for his troubles this week? A trip to the hall closet to look for a phone book leads to disaster, and a musical number from
Billy Mills.
With the day for making new resolutions approaching, we find Fibber acting strangely. He has actually fixed Molly's vacuum cleaner, but he can't remember the thing he tied a ribbon on his finger to remind him of something. Does it have to do with Fred Nitney, and Fibbers old vaudeville days? The door bell brings a visit from Wellington the theater manager. Is his lost overshoe the thing that Fibber is trying to remember? After Wellington has a brush with the hall closet Billy Mills is on hand to play, Blue Skies.