Amos & Andy 43-03-09 Amos Is Missing

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: Amos & Andy 43-03-09 Amos Is Missing

Date: November 18, 2025
Host: Harold's Old Time Radio

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Episode Overview

This episode features the classic radio show, Amos & Andy, originally broadcast in 1943. The story revolves around the comedic chaos caused when Amos goes missing just before the show is supposed to begin. Andy, with Gabby Gibson’s help, embarks on a frantic (and humorous) search through NBC's studios, running into a host of other radio celebrities of the era. The episode’s purpose is to capture the lively spirit, celebrity camaraderie, and crossovers that defined the golden age of radio, with all the zany misadventures, musical interludes, and vintage sponsor banter that made classic radio so beloved.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Amos Goes Missing

Starts at 00:31

• Andy realizes Amos is absent as the broadcast goes live, kicking off the search across NBC studios.
• Gabby Gibson joins Andy in tracking down their missing friend, suggesting they split up (“Cherchez la femme!”) to cover more ground.
  • Notable Joke: “Cherchez la femme. That means find a woman. Cherchez le femi.” (02:49 – Gabby Gibson & Andy Brown)

2. Studio Crossovers: Star Encounters

01:02 - 10:00

• Andy and Gabby visit various studios in search of Amos, encountering Fibber McGee and Molly.

  • Classic mistaken identity banter ensues, with Molly joking about “tuning in” and only hearing Andy, not Amos.
  • Hilarious confusion over surnames, physical descriptions, and misused vocabulary (manacle, monocle, etc.).

  Memorable Moment:

  • “Is he about 6ft tall with wavy blonde hair?”
    “He wasn’t the last time I seen him.”
    (06:17 – Molly McGee & Andy Brown)

3. Musical Interlude: "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Parody

08:39 - 11:43

• With Amos still missing, Gabby suggests filling airtime by singing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.”

• Andy and Gabby launch into an extended (and intentionally silly) version of the song, complete with playful radio in-jokes relevant to Gabby’s “lawyer” character and radio stardom.

  Notable Line:

  • “It's the truth, it's actual. Everything is satisfactual.”
    (09:18 – Andy Brown & Gabby Gibson)

4. Sponsor Banter: Rinso Detergent

12:10 - 13:15 / 19:49 - 20:53

• Classic vintage advertisements are woven into the plot, with characters and “users” extolling the virtues of Rinso for laundry and dishes.

  Sample Quote:

  • “Rinso results always win praises because Rinso has a triple action formula... for a dazzling wash.”
    (12:23 – Andy Brown)

5. Cameos: Bob Hope & Red Skelton

14:18 - 26:13

• Andy and Gabby wander into a studio hosting Bob Hope and Red Skelton (performing as Clem Kadiddlehopper).

• Segments include Bob Hope’s topical jokes about post-war shortages, track betting, and Palm Springs—typical of Hope’s rapid-fire stand-up.

• Red Skelton’s “country bumpkin” humor is delivered with signature absurdity, including gags about not wearing shoes and storing money in them to appear taller.

  Notable Skelton Exchange:

  • “Them pants you was wearing are so big and baggy at the bottom that they cover your shoes.”
    “Who’s wearing shoes?”
    (22:23 – Andy Brown & Gabby Gibson as Clem)

• The confusion continues as Andy and Gabby, still unable to find Amos, try not to get sidetracked by comedy legends.

6. The Mystery Solved: Amos Found!

26:17 - 30:56

• News breaks: Amos has been found in the hospital after an operation. Gabby gets him on the phone.

• Andy, relieved, jokes with Amos and passes the phone to Kingfish and Lightning, who are also “sick” with Amos, keeping the gag alive.

• The call closes with Amos thanking everyone, promising to return, and expressing gratitude for the outpouring of kindness. The cast discusses the importance of community and looking after loved ones during hard times.

  Touching Moment:

  • “Please tell them thanks for me, will you? Everybody been so nice. My room is full of flowers.”
    (27:52 – Amos Jones)

7. Closing Reflection & Goodwill

29:27 - 30:56

• Andy and Mr. Goodell talk about caring for what you have and the virtues of the Rinso product (in classic sponsor pitch fashion).

• The broadcast ends with Andy and Amos exchanging heartfelt words and sending off their audience until the next week.

  Closing Quote:

  • “You did a swell job. Tell everybody I said good night, folks.”
    (30:56 – Amos Jones)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "Cherchez la femme. That means find a woman."
  02:49 – Gabby Gibson

• "For five minutes now I’ve been trying to tune in on Amos and Andy and all I can get is Andy."
  03:33 – Molly McGee

• "He wasn’t the last time I seen him..."
  06:17 – Andy Brown, in response to Molly's description of Amos

• "It's the truth, it's actual. Everything is satisfactual."
  09:18 – Andy Brown & Gabby Gibson

• "Who’s wearing shoes?"
  22:23 – Gabby Gibson as Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red Skelton)

• "Please tell them thanks for me, will you? Everybody been so nice. My room is full of flowers."
  27:52 – Amos Jones

• “You did a swell job. Tell everybody I said good night, folks.”
  30:56 – Amos Jones

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Episode Flow Summary

1. Setup: Andy realizes Amos is missing just before air time, setting the stage for frantic comedy.
2. Search Escapades: Andy and Gabby comb NBC, mingling with other famous radio stars and getting sidetracked by their antics.
3. Musical Fillers & Sponsor Spots: Musical comedy numbers and sponsor banter keep the show lively in Amos’s absence.
4. Star Cameos: Bob Hope, Red Skelton (as Clem), and Fibber McGee and Molly infuse the episode with cross-show humor and rapid-fire gags.
5. Resolution: Amos is found in the hospital, everyone checks in with him live, and camaraderie is restored.
6. Warm Close: The cast expresses goodwill, reinforcing the importance of friendship and community.

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Overall Tone & Style

The episode is playful, high-energy, and fast-paced, packed with classic vaudeville humor, puns, and meta-radio jokes. Cameos from major stars and playful sponsor integration create a nostalgic, communal feel characteristic of 1940s radio.

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A quintessential Golden Age radio caper—equal parts comedy, musical number, and heartfelt check-in—that reaffirms the magic of the original “shared screen.”

Transcript

[Interviewer]

What do you think makes the perfect snack?

[AM PM Spokesperson]

Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really craving it and it's convenient.

[Interviewer]

Could you be more specific?

[AM PM Spokesperson]

When it's cravinient.

[Molly McGee]

Okay.

[AM PM Spokesperson]

Like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter, available right down the street at a.m. p.m. Or a savory breakfast sandwich I can grab in just a second at a.m. p.m.

[Interviewer]

I'm seeing a pattern here.

[AM PM Spokesperson]

Well, yeah, we're talking about what I.

[Interviewer]

Crave, which is anything from AM pm.

[AM PM Spokesperson]

What more could you want? Stop by AM PM where the snacks and drinks are perfectly craveable and convenient. That's cravenience. AM PM Too much good stuff.

[Andy Brown]

Well, I wonder where Amos is. These folks ask me what day it is. Well, anyway, it's Tuesday and that means we is on the air for triple action. Rinso.

[Gabby Gibson]

Yes, sir.

[Andy Brown]

Rinso, the coat that gets closed. Rinso White and Rinso Bright brings you the Amos and Andy Show. A full half hour of entertainment with.

[Bob Hope]

I'm Gabby Gibson. Yes, I'm Gabby Gibson.

[Andy Brown]

L. Ruskin and his orchestra and those famous rhythm. And now Lieber Brothers Company, the makers of Rinso, invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the story of Amos and Andy. Our old friend Andy Brown had dinner with Henry Van Porter. And Andy wants his friend Amos. Hey, Mr. Cadell. Mr. Cadell. Andy. Andy, you know we're on the air. Yeah, but we can't go on with the show. Amos is missing. He ain't here. And I can't find the Kingfisher Lightning neither. Where do you think they could be? Well, I don't know. You know, there's a lot of studios around NBC here. Fiddler McGee and Molly come on next. Then Bob Oak and then Red Skelton right after each other. Maybe Amos is around talking to some of them people. We all gotta start looking for him. Okay, Andy. I'll see what I can do. Oh me, I wonder where to look.

[Gabby Gibson]

And Andy.

[Andy Brown]

What is it, Gabby?

[Gabby Gibson]

I got some news about Amos.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, what is it, Gabby? Tell me, son.

[Gabby Gibson]

I started looking for him in some.

[Bob Hope]

Of the studios around here, but he.

[Andy Brown]

Wasn'T in none of them.

[Gabby Gibson]

Then I looked in all the halls.

[Bob Hope]

But he wasn't there neither.

[Gabby Gibson]

But that didn't stop me. You know that big room across the hall?

[Andy Brown]

Yeah. Well, I opened the door very quietly, very quietly.

[Gabby Gibson]

And when I got the door open.

[Andy Brown]

I switched on the light and there he was.

[Molly McGee]

Huh?

[Andy Brown]

Nope, he's still missing. Gary, what is we gonna do? We gotta find Emma.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, he must be around NBC around Here someplace. I tell you what, you go down that way and look, and I go down this way.

[Andy Brown]

Just remember that old saying of the French police.

[Gabby Gibson]

Cherchez la femme. That means find a woman. Cherchez le femi.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, you sure say la femi and I'll sure say lamma. Come on, B. Now, let me see. I wonder what's in this place here. I wonder if Amos could be in here.

[Molly McGee]

Hey, Molly, how many tubes we got.

[Andy Brown]

In this dad rad radio.

[Mr. McGee]

Well, it's supposed to be a six tube set, McGee.

[Molly McGee]

Well, if it's a six tuber, three.

[Bob Hope]

Tubes are blew out.

[Mr. McGee]

Blown out, blew out, blown out.

[Gabby Gibson]

Three tubes are busted.

[Andy Brown]

They're out like a jitterbug.

[Molly McGee]

Shirt tails in a lindy contest.

[Mr. McGee]

Well, how do you know, dearie?

[Molly McGee]

For five minutes now I've been trying to tune in on Amos and Andy and all I can get is Andy.

[Andy Brown]

Well, excuse me, Mr. McGee. Oh, hi, Bud. I hate to bulge in on you like this, Mr. McGee, but I. As a man with trouble.

[Bob Hope]

You think you've got troubles?

[Molly McGee]

Look at me. No cufflinks.

[Andy Brown]

Well, I'll lend you my. I ain't even got no cuffs. But that ain't my main trouble, Ms. McGee. Something is worse than that. What is it?

[Molly McGee]

No shirt. Oh, this is my wife, Mrs. McGee, known to her friends as Molly.

[Andy Brown]

Oh, howdy, ma'.

[Bob Hope]

Am.

[Mr. McGee]

How do you do? I'm sure.

[Andy Brown]

I'm sure too.

[Mr. McGee]

And this is my husband, Mr. McGee, known to his friends as Fibber fish and Wide.

[Molly McGee]

Yeah, I'm far wider now than when I was married to her.

[Andy Brown]

Yes, my name is Andrew H. Brown.

[Molly McGee]

Brown? That denied me. But your face is familiar, Brown. Were you ever in Peoria ill?

[Andy Brown]

Yes, sir. And I was sick in Rock island once.

[Gabby Gibson]

Just Mr. Brown.

[Andy Brown]

Well, I can't find my best friend, Amos Jones, and I thought maybe you folks had seen him around here somewhere. Amos Jones.

[Molly McGee]

Jones, that's another odd name. Funny thing, you can't find your pal Amos. Buddy, I just tuned in the radio a while ago to try and get Amos and Andy. And Amos was missing. Hey, did you say you were Andrew Brown?

[Andy Brown]

Andrew H H?

[Mr. McGee]

That's an odd name.

[Molly McGee]

Holy. You're not the Andy of Amos and Andy, are you?

[Andy Brown]

I ain't the Jolson of Olson and Johnson.

[Molly McGee]

Well, if Amos is really missing, you took a big load off my mind, boy.

[Andy Brown]

I have?

[Molly McGee]

Yes, sir. Hey, them three tubes ain't bad after all.

[Andy Brown]

Well, I'm glad to hear that, all right. But the reason I was here, Mr. McGee, is to ask you if you see anything. Amos?

[Molly McGee]

No, but don't you worry, Andy. I'll find him for you. I'll use my influence with the local police.

[Mr. McGee]

McGee, you haven't enough influence to get a cop to arrest a thief for stealing a squad car.

[Andy Brown]

Oh, is that so? Is that.

[Gabby Gibson]

I'll go right to the top and.

[Molly McGee]

Speak to Mayor Latruvi himself and see that he gets on Amos trail and finds him.

[Mr. McGee]

Now, what does Amos look like, Andy?

[Andy Brown]

Well, he's a little bit shorter than me, a little bit thinner, a little bit more bald on top. And he's younger than me too. But outside of that, you couldn't tell us a boss.

[Gabby Gibson]

Hey, maybe he was the fellow I.

[Molly McGee]

Saw wandering around the NBC studio this afternoon. Is he about 6ft tall with wavy blonde hair?

[Andy Brown]

He wasn't the last time I seen him.

[Molly McGee]

Well, then it could have been him, because the fellow I saw was only.

[Bob Hope]

About 58 in bald.

[Gabby Gibson]

Oh, yeah, he was wearing one of.

[Molly McGee]

Those eyeglasses on the hat shell. I think they call them manacles.

[Mr. McGee]

You mean monocle, dearie. A manacle is a chain the Romans used to handcuff their galley fleece to.

[Bob Hope]

The bottom of the boat.

[Molly McGee]

That's barnacle, Molly. A monocle is something you scrape off.

[Bob Hope]

The bottom of the boat.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, I don't think that was Amos.

[Mr. McGee]

You mean binnacle, deary, A monocle is something they keep a ship's compass him.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, if Amos had a compass, he couldn't get lost.

[Molly McGee]

Molly, that's a pinnacle.

[Andy Brown]

Well, now I know that it wasn't Amos. He don't ever play cards. Special finish.

[Molly McGee]

Well, then that wasn't Amos I saw. Andy, this fellow was playing O. I got an idea where he might be.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah? Where's that?

[Gabby Gibson]

Mr. McGee, I think I saw a.

[Molly McGee]

Fellow answering the description of Amos going.

[Andy Brown]

Through that door over there. I would say door. Okay, and Thanks a lot, Mr. McGee. Let me take a look in here now.

[Gabby Gibson]

No, no, no, not that door.

[Molly McGee]

Got to straighten out that closet one of these days.

[Mr. McGee]

Heavenly days. McGee. Where's Andy?

[Molly McGee]

Oh, my gosh, he's buried under that pile of junk.

[Mr. McGee]

Well, then let's get him out before they report him missing too.

[Gabby Gibson]

Andy, I've been looking all over and I can't find Amy from no place. Sir, you look terrible.

[Bob Hope]

Horrible.

[Gabby Gibson]

What happened to you?

[Andy Brown]

Well, closet just jumped at me. Gabby. But Gabby, listen, the thing is, we gotta put on a show here tonight. Now, it's gonna be hard to do that. What are we gonna do without Amos and the Kingfisher? Lightning. They ain't here neither.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, I tell you, Andy, I'll be.

[Andy Brown]

Glad to help you out. I'll be glad to help you out. Oh, what could you do?

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, don't you remember when you loaned me to Mr. Walt Disney? Blairemus and the Song of the South? Yeah, I sung a song in that, too.

[Andy Brown]

We don't need you to sing. We got the Delta Rhythm Boys here.

[Gabby Gibson]

Yeah, I learned to sing the same song with me.

[Andy Brown]

Oh, yeah, I remember. That's that song called Zippity doo dah Zippity a. My oh my, what a wonderful day. Plenty of sunshine hit my way Zippity.

[Gabby Gibson]

Doo do dah zippity a Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder.

[Andy Brown]

It's the truth, it's actual. Everything is satisfaction Hippity do die Zippity.

[Gabby Gibson]

Wonderful feeling, wonderful day. Hippodoody air. There's a guy on the the radio plays. Gabby's a lawyer and he's on our show. He's always talking and running his mouth. So they made him a movie star.

[Andy Brown]

In Song of the South. Now he can be heard as well as seen because he plays Ocarina on the screen.

[Gabby Gibson]

Ocarimus call for halter.

[Mr. McGee]

Love them all.

[Andy Brown]

Now sing a song now.

[Gabby Gibson]

Zippity we're in your key eyes Zippity do da zippity a My oh my, what a wonderful day. Plenty of sunshine hittin my wings Zippity do Dime Zippity A Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder. It's the truth, it's actual.

[Andy Brown]

Everything is satisfactual.

[Gabby Gibson]

Zippity dog, zippity Wonderful feeling, wonderful day. You heard what Uncle Remus said. That's what Uncle Remus said. You can tell he feels okay.

[Andy Brown]

He's zippardy doo dahl gone his way. Sippity doo dah zip oh, yay.

[Gabby Gibson]

My oh my, what a wonderful day. There's plenty of sunshine heading my way Sippity doo do da sippity a. How does it feel to be in pictures? Well, boy, since you ask me, lovely, lovely Sip a DM Wonderful feeling. It's got me reeling.

[Andy Brown]

It's satisfactual.

[Gabby Gibson]

Boy, is this really actual. And again I say, what a wonderful day.

[Rinso User]

I know that means Rinso White and Rinso bright. Yes, Rinso certainly gets top results. Like I always tell my friends, if you want a really dazzling wash, you've got to have Rinso.

[Andy Brown]

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[Gabby Gibson]

Well I didn't. What's. Hello Andy.

[Andy Brown]

Hey Shorty, I don't know what to do. I don't know what we're gonna do without Amos McKinfeit. We gotta put on a show here.

[Gabby Gibson]

Yeah, if you want the acting done Ed, you can call me.

[Andy Brown]

I'm sorry Shorty, cause you ain't had no radio experience.

[Gabby Gibson]

Oh, what you talkin about? I was all the radio program was. I was with Phil Spitali's Old Girl Orchestra.

[Andy Brown]

Wait a minute Shorty, wait a minute. How could you ever get with an orc girl orchestra?

[Gabby Gibson]

I lied about my age.

[Andy Brown]

Well listen Shorty, the important thing we gotta do is to find Amos and the Kingfisher Lightning. Say look here, let's go in this studio here. Maybe we can find somebody that's seated. Hey, wait a minute Shorty, wait a minute. There's something going on in here. Look at that big orchestra.

[Gabby Gibson]

Yeah, this has all reading books.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, and all them books exactly alike too. Let me see if I can see the name of it. So this is Peace by Bob Hope.

[Gabby Gibson]

Who's that fella standing in front of with that big whip in his hand?

[Andy Brown]

That's Bob Hope. Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. They're putting down the books. They're gonn.

[Gabby Gibson]

Thank you very much.

[Rinso User]

Thank you.

[Gabby Gibson]

How do you do ladies and gentlemen?

[Bob Hope]

This is Bob broadcasting from NBC in Hollywood.

[Gabby Gibson]

Hope telling all you girls that are.

[Bob Hope]

Looking for the end of shortages in 1947 that when they start to dish out the Kleenex, don't worry if they miss you.

[Andy Brown]

Just use pepsin and the boys will always tissue.

[Bob Hope]

Yes sir, we're laying them in baby Talk tonight.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, 1947 looks like a great year. Everybody's buying luxury things and a lot.

[Bob Hope]

Of people are even wearing silk shorts.

[Andy Brown]

I know they are.

[Bob Hope]

I saw them coming home from Santa Anita today.

[Gabby Gibson]

Santa Anita?

[Bob Hope]

That's a vacuum cleaner with nags for bags. I went out to Santa Anita Saturday and I spent the bitter part of the afternoon out there. And I wouldn't say it was crowded But a pickpocket recalled into my pocket and after two hours he offered me $10 to give him back his hand.

[Rinso User]

No better over here.

[Gabby Gibson]

And the pickpockets are bolder than ever.

[Bob Hope]

This year I had a winning ticket.

[Gabby Gibson]

And one of them said hurry up.

[Bob Hope]

And cash it, I gotta get home in time. For gangbusters, the track was really crowded and jammed. In fact when they came down the home stretch, the horses had to keep tapping people on the shoulders saying pardon me, can I get through? Ray Milan has a fine 3 year old out there, but he's having trouble with him ever since last weekend. Every time the horse gets near the rail he stops, puts his foot on it and says, make mine a double and see what the jockey he'll have.

[Gabby Gibson]

And you should have been the horse.

[Bob Hope]

I finally bet on. He was so slow, his saddle made up into a Murphy bed.

[Gabby Gibson]

Everybody shouted, they're off.

[Bob Hope]

Of course my horse thought it was just a rumor.

[Gabby Gibson]

That he really ran a heads up race.

[Bob Hope]

He had to to keep the other horses tails out of his face. He was a front runner and he.

[Gabby Gibson]

Would have won the race.

[Bob Hope]

But he had a little trouble getting the other part going.

[Gabby Gibson]

He was so weak looking you would bet him to win place or live. What a horse.

[Bob Hope]

The jockey kept jagging, jabbing him with his spurs. And finally the horse turned around and said, stop that, you'll rip my girdle. They told me the horse was a mutter. Of course I didn't expect it to stop on the far turn and have.

[Andy Brown]

A colt, you know.

[Gabby Gibson]

He finally came in when the moon was out singing. Open the stable, Richard. After sat and eat, I went down.

[Bob Hope]

To Palm Springs to recuperate. Palm Springs is really wonderful, isn't it? In one week you get healthy enough to go back to work and poor enough to have to.

[Gabby Gibson]

And it's so risky. The snakes in that part of the.

[Bob Hope]

Desert don't have rattles in the back. They have built in recorders that play nothing but Castellanas.

[Gabby Gibson]

That's just for the local.

[Andy Brown]

Thank you.

[Bob Hope]

You should have seen the hotel I stopped at.

[Gabby Gibson]

What a place.

[Bob Hope]

There was a sign in the room. Don't turn off the electric fan, it's holding up the wall. And it's so hot down there.

[Gabby Gibson]

One lens fell out of my smoked.

[Bob Hope]

Glasses and my right eye got burned black. For a week I walked around looking like an overgrown panda.

[Andy Brown]

Panda.

[Bob Hope]

You know they have one white eye, one black eye.

[Mr. McGee]

See?

[Gabby Gibson]

The lens fell out and said it wasn't.

[Mr. McGee]

It's all right.

[Gabby Gibson]

That's the last bag I buy from the Grif do. Okay.

[Andy Brown]

Hey, hey look. Mr. Hope is coming over this way. Shorty. Hey Mr. Hope, did you see the Amos from the Kingfish around here any place? No boys. Well.

[Gabby Gibson]

I'm a hery.

[Bob Hope]

I may need stuff Sunday, you know.

[Andy Brown]

I want to know one thing. What's that? Come back next week too.

[Gabby Gibson]

But listen, I know one place where.

[Bob Hope]

You could find almost anything.

[Andy Brown]

What is that?

[Gabby Gibson]

Colona's mustache.

[Molly McGee]

See you long. See you shoot.

[Andy Brown]

Rinso white and Rinso bright. Yes, friends, Rinso gives really dazzling results. But say, don't take just my word for it. Ask a regular Rinso user.

[Rinso User]

I think Rinsos swell. It's wonderful for clothes washing and for dishes too. And those good Rinso suds really get my glass and china gleaming. Even my pots and pans shine. And Rinso so easy on my hands. It's certainly a thorough and fast worker.

[Andy Brown]

Well, ma', am, you can thank Rinso's triple action formula for that. You know, that special Rinso formula contains a very effective grease chaser. A soapy rich base that's mild but mighty active and a peppy long lasting suds booster. So keep asking for Rinso for dishes as well as for a wash that rinse o white and rinse o bright.

[Gabby Gibson]

Sandy, look, that studio. Let's go and ask if they'll see.

[Andy Brown]

The email for the Kingfish. Okay. Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. Look at that man coming out of that studio there. That looks like red scuff. He's heading this way. Let's ask him. I beg your pardon, Mr. My name is Andrew Brown. This here is my friend Gabby Gibson.

[Gabby Gibson]

Howdy doody. I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Clem Cadiddlehofer. Clem Puke a Hopper.

[Andy Brown]

What is the queue for a cute pool with?

[Gabby Gibson]

You see, Ms. Kittle Hopper, we looking.

[Andy Brown]

For Amos in the King's face. No, Mr. Kittle Hopper. Where would you start looking for them first?

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, that'd be hard to say. You see, I'm sort of a stranger around here. You boys look like you could keep a secret, so I think I'll let.

[Andy Brown]

You in on one. Oh, good, what's that?

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, now, I know you won't believe.

[Andy Brown]

This, but I'm from the country. You know, I was afraid that your clothes is a dead giveaway, Mr. Kadiddle apple. Yeah, Them pants you was wearing are so big and baggy at the bottom that they cover your shoes.

[Gabby Gibson]

Who's wearing shoes? You mean you ain't got no shoes on. No, I used to wear. This stuff is better than that Panda joke, ain't it? You know, I used to wear shoes, though. I used to. I used to keep all the money I made right in my shoes and add 3 or 4 inches to my height.

[Andy Brown]

Well, what made you give that up?

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, I didn't like the bad publicity it gave me. See, every time I was under 6ft tall, people knew I was broke.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah. Well, this has been very interesting, Mr. Kittle Appa.

[Gabby Gibson]

It has?

[Andy Brown]

Yeah.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, if I'd have known that, I would have listened to what I was saying. Look. Yeah. How'd you happen to come up here to the city, Mr. Canilla Hopper? Well, I thought I would drive a. Some fellow told me if I sell my car up to the top with gas, I could come to the city, see? So I'll never make that trip again. No. I'll tell you, I never been so hot in all my boring days.

[Andy Brown]

Well, why didn't you open the car windows? What?

[Gabby Gibson]

Let all the gas spill out? Yeah.

[Andy Brown]

Well, I guess now that you was here in the city, you're gonna buy your girls something nice, huh?

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, no, I ain't got no girls. You see, I promised my mother that I wouldn't go with girls until I was 21.

[Bob Hope]

Well, how old are you now?

[Andy Brown]

He won't tell me.

[Gabby Gibson]

Excuse me a minute, Ms. Cadilla.

[Andy Brown]

Hop.

[Bob Hope]

I want to speak with Andy here.

[Andy Brown]

What you want, Gary?

[Bob Hope]

Listen, Andy, we gonna find Amos and the Kingfish.

[Andy Brown]

We better shake this guy. He don't sound very smart.

[Gabby Gibson]

Oh, I heard that. And I am so smart, but I don't want being polite. But you really ain't very smart. Oh, yes. Oh, yeah. Oh, no, you're not. Well, are you? No, you're not. We'll leave it on here. All right, then. So you're smart. Oh, no.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, we better be getting along now anyway, Mr. Kittle Hopper.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, don't worry about Amos, the Kingfish and Lightning Boys, because I'll find them real fast. You know, I've got good reasons for not letting grass grow under my feet.

[Molly McGee]

Yeah.

[Andy Brown]

What's that? It's he another Griffin park joke. Say, Gabby, that Clem Caddlehopper show looks a lot like Red Skelton, don't he?

[Gabby Gibson]

Yeah, but. Come on, Andy, we ain't finding Amos this way. Hey, fellas. Hey, fellas.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, what is it, Shorty? What is it?

[Gabby Gibson]

I, I, I, I just saw Amos wife Ruby on the street and she told me where Amos is. Well, quick, where is He.

[Mr. McGee]

He's in the hospital.

[Gabby Gibson]

He had an operation.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, wait a minute here. Wait a minute. Let's call him right away. Look, where's the telephone? Here. Here's the telephone right over here. Gabby has you got nickel, Charlie?

[Gabby Gibson]

You got nickel, Andy, you got nickel?

[Andy Brown]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Here's something. We'll ask that fella standing there getting ready to play the violin.

[Gabby Gibson]

You think he'll earn you a nickel?

[Andy Brown]

Well, I'll ask him.

[Gabby Gibson]

You never get nickel out of that fellow. I got a nickel, Andy.

[Bob Hope]

I found it in the slot.

[Andy Brown]

Oh, good, good. Timid is. You know what hospital he's at?

[Gabby Gibson]

Yeah. I'll get him on the phone for you.

[Andy Brown]

All right, go ahead. You get in there. Call me. I sure hope we get him. And I sure hope the name is well enough to answer the phone, too.

[Gabby Gibson]

He probably got a phone right down his room there. Andy, I got Amos on the phone here.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, give me that. Give me that. Hello, Amos.

[Amos Jones]

Hello, Andy.

[Andy Brown]

Well, how you feel, son?

[Amos Jones]

Oh, I come along pretty good, Andy. And I hope to be back with you fellas next Tuesday. I've been listening to the show here on the radio. Sure was nice to civil McGee and Molly and Bob Hoop and Red Skelton.

[Andy Brown]

To offer to help us out like that. Oh, yeah, they were something, wasn't they? They is really great people.

[Gabby Gibson]

And he was all sweet.

[Andy Brown]

All right.

[Amos Jones]

Please tell them thanks for me, will you? Everybody been so nice. My room is full of flowers. Oh, I really got a lot of flowers here, Andy.

[Andy Brown]

Oh, well, that's great. Yeah, I'm glad to hear that. Say, by the way, Amos, we can't find a Kingfish or Lightning neither. You know what he is.

[Amos Jones]

Well, funny thing about this thing here, Andy.

[Gabby Gibson]

It always was and always will be.

[Amos Jones]

That every time I get sick, that King Faith and Lightning always get sick with me.

[Andy Brown]

Yes, sir, that is right, ain't it? Well, s. Let me speak to him, will you?

[Gabby Gibson]

Hear you. Hello, miss. And I hope Em will hurry up and get us out of here so I can wheel away from this hospital.

[Andy Brown]

Yeah, well, I hope so too. Lightning, put on the kingfish there, will you?

[Molly McGee]

I am.

[Gabby Gibson]

Well, hello there, brother Emma.

[Andy Brown]

How is you? Okay, Kingfish. How's everything up there at the hospital?

[Gabby Gibson]

Oh, just fine. By the way, is you coming up.

[Amos Jones]

Here to see Amos?

[Andy Brown]

Oh, yeah, I'm gonna come up there right away. Well, tell you what. Meet me outside Amos's door.

[Amos Jones]

I've gone into the flower business and.

[Andy Brown]

I can let you have some slightly.

[Amos Jones]

Used flowers at half.

[Andy Brown]

Well, Amos actually did this broadcast from the hospital tonight. And we hope that he'll be back with us next Tuesday. And you know, friends, I've been thinking. Even in prosperous times, seems to me it's important to take care of what we got the best we can. Don't you think so, Mr. Goodell? Indeed it is, Andy. And ladies, the way to take care of your cottons and linens is to wash them in Rinso. Rinsel saves the wear of boiling and hard rubbing. And Rinso keeps washable colors fresh and bright for ages. You see, Rinso has a triple action formula that contains a special soapy rich base, a marvelous sud booster and an amazing grease chaser. Ask for Rinso for a wash that Rinso White and Rinso bright. Friends, if you can't always get Rinso, it's because there's a worldwide shortage of fats and oils needed for making soap and other things we all want. This shortage is really worse now than it was last year. So it's vital that you save and turn in all waste kitchen fats. You know, saving waste fat actually helps you in two important ways. Where does it help? Get more soap to your grocer. Second, you'll be amazed at the high prices many meat dealers are paying for waste fat. It runs into real money. So save every drop of waste fat and get it to your meat dealer quickly. Hello? Amos, is you still on the phone?

[Amos Jones]

Yeah, Andy. Well, Andy, it sure was nice of you to call me like this. And I appreciate it. And kid, you did a swell job. Tell everybody I said good night, folks.

[Andy Brown]

See you next Tuesday.

[Molly McGee]

It.