Amos & Andy - Turkey Trouble

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Amos & Andy – “Turkey Trouble”

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Air Date: March 28, 2026

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Overview

This episode of Harold’s Old Time Radio features an “Amos & Andy” holiday special titled “Turkey Trouble.” Set during Thanksgiving of the WWII era, the story follows Andy’s determined quest to host a proper Thanksgiving dinner for his Army nephew, Jimmy, in the midst of a citywide turkey shortage. The comedic yet heartwarming episode is enriched by guest star Spring Byington and a number of memorable supporting characters.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Progression

1. Andy’s Plan for Thanksgiving (01:30–03:38)

• Andy proudly reads a letter from his nephew Jimmy, who writes that he’ll be spending his Thanksgiving furlough in New York with Andy.
• Andy wants to host a real Thanksgiving dinner but faces a dilemma: he lacks a kitchen.
• He seeks help from Amos and Ruby to prepare the dinner at their place, promising to buy the turkey and “do it right” for his soldier nephew.

2. The Turkey Hunt Begins (03:39–10:51)

• Andy and Kingfish visit a butcher, encountering comic obstacles, such as Kingfish’s overzealous inspection and indecisiveness about the quality of the turkey (“She might look nice and pretty...at the same time, you want to get a look in her mouth to make sure that you ain't gonna run into $50 or $100 worth of dental!” – Kingfish, 07:13).
• Before they make a purchase, another customer buys the only available turkey.
• The duo checks several other butcher shops, finding that turkeys are sold out across the city.

3. A Growing Guest List, No Turkey (09:43–11:48)

• Andy receives another letter—Jimmy has invited a fellow serviceman, and Andy’s responsibility grows.
• The group considers sneaking by with chickens or wild turkey before discarding those ideas for being unrealistic or unconvincing.

4. Seeking a Turkey “Priority” (12:46–18:08)

• The friends, guided by a suggestion from Henry, visit the local rationing board to request a “priority” purchase for servicemen.
• They meet Ms. Spring Byington at the board, who’s sympathetic but distracted by personal anecdotes and comedic asides.
• Despite Ms. Byington’s efforts, they discover there’s no such thing as a turkey priority order, and their hope is dashed:
  • “A priority on a turkey?” – Ms. Spring Byington, 15:38
  • “We got all the trimmings, but the trouble is, we ain't got nothing to trim.” – Andy, 15:35

5. A Surprising Act of Kindness (20:43–22:07)

• As preparations continue with whatever food they can muster, Ms. Byington arrives unexpectedly at Amos’s home.
• She gifts Andy and the group a turkey—her family received an extra one from friends that morning. She chooses to give it to Andy for his nephew and fellow servicemen.
  • “I have a turkey for you here…Happy Thanksgiving.” – Ms. Spring Byington, 21:07
• Andy is touched and tries to repay her, but she refuses payment:
  • “You don’t owe me anything. It didn’t cost me anything. I’m not in the turkey business.” – Ms. Spring Byington, 21:43

6. Bittersweet Ending – Service First (24:09–26:04)

• Just as the turkey is roasting and spirits are high, Andy receives a telegram from Jimmy.
• Jimmy regretfully cancels the visit: his unit is shipping out overseas.
• Andy, proud but saddened, decides to invite seven USO servicemen (whose names he doesn’t even know) to the Thanksgiving dinner instead, making their effort meaningful even without family present.
  • "How many guests did you invite over here for the turkey dinner, Andy?" – Amos (25:21)
  • "Seven of them." – Andy (25:23)
  • "Who all did you invite?" – Amos
  • "I don't know their names. Just seven boys from the USO." – Andy (25:25)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Kingfish on turkey selection:
  • “The idea in picking out a turkey is to get one that has done led a lazy life.” (04:54)
• Andy’s determination:
  • “Well, fellas, I really gotta get a turkey someplace. I ain’t gonna let them two boys down.” (09:51)
• Ring of patriotism:
  • “We are leaving for a port of embarkation. By the time you get this, we will no doubt be on our way overseas. Please. Love Jimmy.” – Letter from Jimmy (24:25)
• Triumph and generosity:
  • “You can really be proud of that boy, Andy.” – Ms. Spring Byington (24:48)
• Community spirit:
  • “I don’t know their names. Just seven boys from the USO.” – Andy, stepping up to share with those in need (25:25)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Introduction of the Thanksgiving Plan: 01:30–03:38
• First Turkey Hunt at Butcher: 04:11–08:10
• Second Letter; More Guests: 09:43–11:48
• Rationing Board Comedy: 12:46–18:08
• Surprise Reunion with Ms. Spring Byington and Turkey Gift: 20:43–22:07
• Jimmy’s Telegram – Bittersweet Climax: 24:09–25:25
• Andy’s USO Invitation: 25:21–26:04

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Tone & Style

The episode is upbeat and lighthearted despite themes of wartime scarcity, filled with warm camaraderie and rapid-fire jokes typical of “Amos & Andy.” The humor gently lampoons bureaucracy, pokes fun at friendship quirks, and ultimately celebrates resilience and generosity.

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Conclusion

“Turkey Trouble” artfully balances slapstick misadventure with an undercurrent of wartime sacrifice and community compassion. Though Andy’s personal hopes are dashed, the episode concludes with generosity to strangers—reaffirming both the Thanksgiving spirit and the show’s enduring warmth.

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Transcript

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Good evening. The makers of the new Rinso bring you the Amos and Andy show with their guest tonight, the Metro Goldwyn Mayor star, currently appearing in heavenly body. Ms. Spring bying, Andrew H. Brown rarely has anything to look forward to. However, this happens to be one of those occasions when he can hardly wait for the day to arrive. His nephew Jimmy, a member of the armed forces, is coming to New York to spend his furlough with his Uncle Andy. At the moment, the proud uncle is in his office reading Jimmy's letter to Andy.

[Andy]

Listen to this part of the letter, Amos.

[Amos]

Yeah, go ahead, Andy.

[Andy]

He say here and so I will arrive in New York sometime Thanksgiving morning and will come right to your place. I sure will be happy to see you, Uncle Andy. Give my regards to your friend Amos, your loving nephew Jimmy.

[Amos]

Oh, that's great. He's coming up to New York for Thanksgiving. Oh, yeah, that's nice, Andy.

[Andy]

Yeah, and look here, he done sent me his picture here in his uniform.

[Amos]

Oh, let me see that. Boy, he's certainly good looking all right.

[Andy]

Sure is. Everybody say, look exactly like me.

[Amos]

Tell me this, Andy. Is you going to give your nephew a nice Thanksgiving dinner?

[Andy]

Well, now, that's exactly what I want to talk to you about. I was pretty proud of that boy, Amos.

[Amos]

Oh, I know you is, Andy.

[Andy]

And now look here. You see, I live in one room and I ain't got no stove or nothing. I ain't got no way of cooking no big Thanksgiving dinner. Yeah, I know and I kind of hate to ask you this, but go ahead. Well, I was wondering. I was wondering if you would put on the dinner at your place. I'd buy the turkey and pay for everything. You see, Amos is just on kind of my nephew. I kind of proud of him and I want to do it right.

[Amos]

Oh, sure, Andy, sure we'll do it.

[Andy]

Oh, that show is nice of you, Amos. I really appreciate that. And I know Jimmy will too. Yeah, I'm going to write him and tell him that we're going to have a big Thanksgiving dinner for him with turkey and everything.

[Amos]

Yeah, I Was just thinking, Andy, Thanksgiving day is a week from yesterday, and I hear that turkey's is pretty scarce.

[Andy]

Oh, I'll get one all right, Amos. Don't worry. The Kingfish say that he's gonna take me over to see his butcher.

[Amos]

I thought the Kingfish and his butcher wasn't speaking to each other.

[Andy]

Well, they wasn't, but Kingfish made up with him at the beginning of the turkey season.

[Amos]

Well, now all you gotta do, Andy, is get the turkey, and me and Ruby will take care of everything else.

[Andy]

Oh, that's great. Put it there, son.

[Kingfish]

Well, hello there, boys. How are you?

[Amos]

Yeah, well, hello there, Kingfish.

[Kingfish]

We just talking about you, who you was. Huh? Speaking of the loving kingfish.

[Amos]

By the way, did you see the picture of Andy's nephew Jimmy?

[Andy]

Yeah, look here. Here it is right here. He looked pretty good, don't he? He's my nephew on my mama and papa's side.

[Kingfish]

Nice picture here. He's a private already.

[Amos]

You know, Kingfish Anders nephew is coming up here for Thanksgiving day.

[Andy]

Yeah, And I want to get a turkey for him. Kingfish, I want you to take me over to your butcher like you said you would.

[Kingfish]

Oh, anytime at all, brother Andy. Yeah, I'll go with you now.

[Andy]

Okay, that's good. By the way, do you know anything about how to pick out a good turkey, Kingfish?

[Kingfish]

Yeah, sure I do, brother Andy. Whenever I picks out a turkey, I always kind of feels around the legs there. That's important.

[Andy]

Cheers. Huh?

[Kingfish]

Oh, yeah, you take an athlete now. When he runs and exercises and all that stuff, he gets hard and tough. So the idea in picking out a turkey is to get one that has

[Andy]

done led a lazy life. Well, Kingfish, I got just one turkey left.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, let us take a look at it, Carl. It's my friend here, Mr. Brown. He got a nephew coming home from the army on Thanksgiving and he wants to get a nice tender bird.

[Andy]

Yeah. How much did that turkey weigh that you was got there, mister? Oh, about £14. That's it, right up there on that hook. Last one left. Boy, that looked good.

[Kingfish]

All right, put it down here on the counter, Carl, so I can examine it.

[Andy]

Yeah, sure will. Yeah, you are, sir.

[Kingfish]

Now let me see here. I want a feel around his legs here.

[Andy]

Mm.

[Kingfish]

This turkey has done a lot of running, didn't he?

[Andy]

That's prime turkey, the only one I got left. You're lucky to get it. Yeah, I think I'll take it, Kingfish.

[Kingfish]

Oh, now wait a minute, Andy. Keep your big mouth shut. Wait just a minute. Don't let's rush into the thing. Let me feel the turkey's wings here. Done a lot of flying, too, didn't it, Carl?

[Andy]

To tell you the truth, King Fish, I don't know. I just met the bird three days ago. Well, I'm going to take it, King Fish.

[Kingfish]

And will you please wait a minute? I just trying to help you here. Turn the turkey over on the other side, will you, Carl? Yeah, you know, and I don't like the shape of this turkey's back.

[Andy]

Look here, Kingfish, we ain't buying, but it's figure.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, but all them things count.

[Andy]

Excuse me a second, boys. I want to go out in front and raise arm. Enough.

[Kingfish]

All right, Carl.

[Andy]

Listen, Kingfish, wait a minute.

[Kingfish]

Come on down here, Andy, so we can talk. I. I don't want this other butcher down the other end of his.

[Andy]

Well, Kingfish, why can't I buy that turkey?

[Kingfish]

Now, look, Andy, do whatever you want to do. It's your money.

[Andy]

I just try to help you.

[Kingfish]

I try to give you the benefit of my long turkey experiences.

[Andy]

Is a good turkey, though, ain't it?

[Kingfish]

Yeah, it is a good turkey, Andy, but I like to check and double check the thing to make sure.

[Andy]

Well, if we. Listen, if you think the turkey is all right, why is we hemming and horn around here?

[Kingfish]

Listen, Andy, it's just like when a fellow is figuring on marrying some gal. She might look nice and pretty and look good in clothes and all that stuff at the same time, you want to get a look in her mouth to make sure that you ain't gonna run into 50 or $100 worth of dental. We just want to make sure that we getting a good turkey, too.

[Andy]

Well, I'm gonna buy it, Kingfish.

[Kingfish]

Okay, then. And I don't think you can go wrong.

[Andy]

Say, Carl, I'll take that turkey. All right. I'll put it on the scale. Hey, wait a minute. Say, Joe, what'd you do with that turkey that was right here? Well, I just sold it to that man going out the door there. Well, Kingfish, what would you charge to stop heffing me? Well, I'm sorry you boys missed your chance of that turkey, but I guess Joe didn't know you was thinking about buying it.

[Kingfish]

Come on, Andrew, we'll go to a good butcher shop. Listen, Carl, if this is the way that you want to treat a old

[Amos]

customer that has paid up till last

[Kingfish]

July, it's okay with me.

[Andy]

Sorry, gentlemen. We haven't had a turkey in here in 10 days. We got a mailing list of Mile Long. No turkeys, huh? Not a chance.

[Amos]

We don't expect any more turkeys until

[Andy]

after the first of the year and maybe not then.

[Kingfish]

Turkeys? Are you kidding? Yes, Henry, there just ain't a turkey for sale in the whole town.

[Andy]

Yes, I know Mrs. Van Porter was saying at breakfast this morning that the turkey situation is cute. But I didn't know it was cute as that. Yeah, well, I could have got one, but this part time genius here, the Kingfish helped me so much I didn't get it.

[Kingfish]

Sittering the source of that remark. I gonna just ignore the whole thing.

[Andy]

Please, boys, please, let's not have no fights. After all, we is all civilized Jetmans, you know.

[Kingfish]

Come in, Lightning, come in.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Hello, everybody.

[Andy]

Hello, Lightning.

[Amos]

I thought I'd find you fellows over here at Ms. Andy's office. Ms. Andy, this letter come for you over at the lodge hall and I thought it might be something important.

[Andy]

Oh, thank you, Lightning. Well, it's from Jimmy.

[Kingfish]

Oh, it is, huh? What do we say, Andy?

[Andy]

Yes, what is in it? Say, dear Uncle Andy, I don't have time to write much, but there is a buddy of mine here at camp who lives too far away to go home and visit his folks for Thanksgiving. I took the liberty of asking him to come up to New York with me and have Thanksgiving turkey dinner with us. I hope this will be okay with you, your lover nephew, Jimmy. Well, fellas, I really gotta get a turkey someplace. I ain't gonna let them two boys down.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, sounds like they're counting on turkey already. Gee, and I wish I knew how to help you. Yeah, I wonder if there would be anything in getting a couple of chickens. And tell your nephew that the turkeys is running small this year.

[Andy]

Well, another thing, I'd have to tell them that the turkey this year tastes like chickens too.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, I guess you would.

[Andy]

Say, boys, I just had a thought here.

[Kingfish]

Oh, what was that, Henry?

[Andy]

Well, Andy, I wonder if there's any chance of you getting the priority on the turkey. Priority? Yes, I know that the army has done took a lot of turkeys this year, which is as it should be. But it just occurred to me that as long as you was getting the turkey for your nephew and his friend who was in the army, you might be able to get a priority. Say, yeah, that's worth trying. Where would I go? Well, I know that there's a special priority board downtown that handles the unusual things like that. I has had occasion to go there myself. As for Ms. Spring Bryantin. Come on, Kingfish. We is gone down there right Now,

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[Ms. Spring Byington]

Did you wish to see me?

[Andy]

Is you Ms. Spring Byington?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

That's right. Can I help you?

[Kingfish]

Yes. Tell Ms. Byrington the whole story, Andy.

[Andy]

Yeah, I'll start at the beginning. The reason we come down to the rationing boat here is on account of my nephew. You see, he's in the army and he's coming home for Thanksgiving.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, isn't that nice? I was just saying to my husband this morning that I was. Harry, he's our nephew coming home for Thanksgiving. He's in a camp in the Middle West. But if he can't be, it can't be.

[Andy]

That's right. Now, what I want to explain to

[Ms. Spring Byington]

you, on the other hand. Philip, that's my sister's son, he's stationed in Georgia. A lovely boy. He looks a lot like my sister Elaine.

[Andy]

Yeah, that's good. All right,

[Kingfish]

go ahead and tell Ms. Bindon what you want to tell her.

[Andy]

Yeah, I'll begin at the beginning. You see, my nephew is in the army and he's coming home for Thanksgiving.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, really? Isn't that nice, huh? I know how happy you must be. You know, I have a nephew, too.

[Kingfish]

Yes, we know. He lives in the Middle west and he can't get home for Thanksgiving.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, you know him.

[Kingfish]

And start at the beginning again, will you?

[Andy]

Well, this nephew and his buddy is coming home for Thanksgiving, and I want to give him a big dinner.

[Kingfish]

Yeah? And we want you to help us if you can.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Why, of course I will. Now, I'd suggest that the first thing you do is to get a turkey.

[Andy]

That's what we want to see you about. You see, we ain't got no turkey.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Well, if I were you, I'd hurry up and get one. Tomorrow's Thanksgiving, and I understand they're getting scarce.

[Kingfish]

Uh, yeah, we heard the same rumor.

[Andy]

Yeah. Excuse me, Ms. Bindon, but we can get priorities here, can't we?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, yes, indeed. That's what we're here for?

[Kingfish]

Oh, now we're getting somewhere.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

What kind of a priority was it you wanted? Tires or extra gasoline?

[Kingfish]

And do you think we is too far from the beginning to go back there again?

[Andy]

Well, we can try going back there once more. You see, my nephew is in the army and tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, really? Are you going to have a turkey dinner for him?

[Kingfish]

Not at the rate we're going, lady, no.

[Andy]

You see, like I said before, that's what we come in to see you about. We can't get one in the whole city, Ms. Bindon. And you see, this dinner is for a couple of soldiers. And that's why we're trying to get a priority from the government on it. You see, we got all the trimmings, but the trouble is we ain't got nothing to trim.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

A priority on a turkey?

[Andy]

Yeah, it's our only chance of getting one. We done scarred the whole town. And I promise you that I won't eat none of the turkey myself. I might dip my bread in the gravy, but that's all.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Well, this is the first request we've had like this. I'd like to help. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll call up regional headquarters and see what they say about it.

[Kingfish]

Oh, yeah, we'd appreciate it if you would.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

You might fill out this application blank in the meantime, just in case.

[Andy]

Okay. Name. I guess I better put Amos Jones. Name and address down too. Cause that's where we want to have dinner.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

That'll be fine. Regional headquarters. Dorothy, this is Spring. Oh, hello, Spring. I called you last night. You weren't home. Your little stay out. Jeanette and I went over to that millinery class. I'm making the most stunning hat you ever saw. Oh, you're making me so jealous. I need a hat so badly for my new coat. What kind are you making, Dorothy? Oh, it's sort of an idea of my own. It's an off the face turban. Oh, that should be gorgeous. Especially with your hair. Oh. Anything else new? No, except that I'm going over to Clara's Sunday afternoon. You going? Well, I don't know whether Frank's going to play golf or not, but I'll be talking to you before that. Goodbye. Goodbye. If there's anything that annoys me, it's some woman calling me when I'm busy and just talking about nothing. Now, where were we?

[Andy]

You called her.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I called her?

[Kingfish]

Yeah. You was gonna ask her if there was some way that we could get a priority On a turkey.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Well, how do you like that? She hung up without telling me.

[Andy]

You didn't ask her?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I didn't. I suppose it's my fault, but it's just that that girl talks so incessantly and rambles on. What now? Hello, Spring? This is Dorothy again. You didn't tell me what you called me up for. Oh, I'm glad you called back, Dorothy. Listen, can we give out a priority order for a turkey? Well, not that I know of.

[Tyler Reddick]

At least.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I've never heard of it. Well, if anybody would know about it, it would be you. I've never heard of it since I've been here. Well, that's all I want to know. Thanks, Dorothy. Bye. I'm awfully sorry, but there just is no such thing.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, well, thanks anyway, Ms. Bindon. We sure appreciate what you try to do for us.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I guess the boys will just have to get along without gasoline. I mean, without a turkey. Goodby.

[Amos]

No luck at the rationing board, huh, fellas?

[Andy]

No, Amos, nothing. And we even went to six more butcher shops and still couldn't get none.

[Kingfish]

Yes, Amos, I gonna tell you, I know my way around Harlem here and I know all the ropes, but I tell you, I just about to give up the thing.

[Andy]

Say, I was just wondering, is there any place where we could get a wild turkey, maybe?

[Kingfish]

Oh, Andy, there ain't no wild turkeys around here.

[Andy]

What you talking about?

[Kingfish]

You know them Pilgrims got all of them.

[Andy]

They did, huh?

[Kingfish]

Sure they did.

[Andy]

Well, tell me this. Does you know a pilgrim that we could call up?

[Amos]

Oh, Andy, that was years and years ago, Andy. Say, oh, by the way, did you see that letter on your desk there that come for you?

[Andy]

Oh, no. Hey, looky here. There's another letter from Jimmy.

[Amos]

Oh, it is, huh?

[Andy]

Oh, say, maybe his friend ain't coming. Then if Jimmy comes up here alone, I can take him out to dinner.

[Kingfish]

Yeah, yeah. Now, now, now, go ahead and read it then.

[Andy]

Andy. Yeah? Dear Uncle Andy, I want to tell you that I.

[Amos]

Now what do I say, Andy?

[Andy]

He's bringing three more fellas.

[Amos]

And at what time did Jimmy say that him and his friends would get here?

[Andy]

Well, he say sometime around noon. So I guess they won't be here for an hour or maybe hour and a half yet. Is it anything else you need, Ruby? I'll go down to the store and get it.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

No, Andy, I think we have everything. And I think it's going to be a pretty nice dinner, too.

[Andy]

Yeah, well, I bought everything I could think of.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I know you did, Andy, and I'm going to fix everything just as good as I know how.

[Andy]

Oh yeah, there ain't no question about that, Ruby. I know that you is a wonderful cook, but there ain't nobody that can make frankfurter's take like turkey.

[Amos]

Oh, but I think that the boys will enjoy their dinner.

[Andy]

Yeah. Well, wait a minute, that can't be Jimmy. It's too early for Jimmy.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

It might be for me. I get it. Amos, Is there a Mr. Brown here? Yes, yes, won't you come in? Andy, there's a lady to see you. Hello, Mr. Brown.

[Andy]

Oh, hello there. Hello. Well, you. You is the lady from the ration boat, ain't you?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

That's right. And I have a turkey for you here.

[Andy]

Oh, a turkey for me?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Yes. You see, we ordered our own turkey about a month ago and this morning some friends of ours dropped in and gave us a turkey from their farm. And I want you to have it.

[Andy]

Well, gee, I couldn't.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

And fortunately I had this address, you know, that you put on the priority blank, remember? Well, happy Thanksgiving.

[Andy]

Well, I don't know how to thank you. I wouldn't take the thing for myself. But on count of my nephew and his soldier friends coming, it'll sure make it nice for them. How much do I owe you for it?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

You don't owe me anything. It didn't cost me anything. I'm not in the turkey business.

[Amos]

Oh, well, this sure is nice of you, lady.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Yes, it sure is wonderful. Oh, go on. Well, I've got to run along now and start cooking my own dinner. Goodbye again.

[Andy]

Goodbye.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

That sure was sweet of that lady.

[Andy]

Yeah, now I'll really be able to give him a Thanksgiving dinner. Oh, boy, am I happy.

[Amos]

That turkey sure looks good, don't it? Look at there.

[Andy]

Boy, that turkey show smell good too.

[Amos]

Yeah. Tell me this, Ruby, when is you going to take it out of the oven?

[Ms. Spring Byington]

Oh, it's got about an hour to go yet. I hope the boys get here on time.

[Andy]

Yeah, look at it there, Amos. Just look at that thing.

[Amos]

Yeah, that's up right in.

[Andy]

Yeah, look at. Looky right there. See how it kind of browning up on the breast there? Look at that.

[Amos]

Yeah, look at that. This getting brown, ain't it?

[Andy]

Oh, boy, wouldn't that turkey be proud if he could see himself right now.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

I just gotta baste it a little more here.

[Amos]

Look at that gravy going over that breath.

[Andy]

I wonder why they don't make perfume out of that stuff. You know, Amos, I. Oh, that must be them now. Now remember, do just like we said.

[Amos]

Okay. Come on, now, Ruby. Come on.

[Andy]

Yeah. And. And just when I put my hand on the doorknob, we start the thing. You ready?

[Amos]

Happy Thanksgiving to you.

[Andy]

Happy? Thank you. Oh, I've got a special Delivery letter for Mr. Brown. For me? Yeah. Sign right there. Oh, yes, sir. At the lodge hall, they told me you were over here. Thank you. Okay.

[Amos]

What's the matter, Andy? You. You look sad.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

What is it, Andy?

[Andy]

Yeah, well, I said Amos, but I is proud too.

[Amos]

What do it say, Andy?

[Andy]

It's from Jimmy.

[Amos]

Yeah.

[Andy]

We'll not be able to come to New York. Neither will the other boys. We are leaving for a port of embarkation. By the time you get this, we will no doubt be on our way overseas. Please. Love Jimmy.

[Ms. Spring Byington]

You can really be proud of that boy, Andy.

[Amos]

Yeah, God bless him. I sure hope he has a safe trip. How many guests did you invite over here for the turkey dinner, Andy?

[Andy]

Seven of them.

[Amos]

Who all did you invite?

[Andy]

I don't know their names. Just seven boys from the uso.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Join us again next week at this same time for the Amos and Andy show. At which time Amos and Andy will have as their guest the fine picture character actor, Mr. Donald Meek. Our program is short wave to our armed forces overseas, wherever they may be. This is Harlow Wilcox speaking for all of us and thanking the charming MGM star, Ms. Spring Byington, for appearing with us tonight. One more thing before we say good night. A reminder that you ladies personally can save the lives of many of our fighting men without budging a step out of your kitchens. Just remember, the wastewater, fats and greases you can save will be made into ammunition and precious sulfur drugs. But no matter how much you save, those waste fats and greases won't do anyone a bit of good until you sell them to your dealer. So don't let them hang around the kitchen. Once you fill the can, take it right to your meat dealer. The need is so urgent that within three weeks the waste fats and greases you turn in are at the munitions plant. Put them into any kind of tin can. Save those waste fats. Thank you and good night.

[Andy]

This is the National Broadcasting Company.

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