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Bird Dog Bergman
The Anderson family.
Mary Anderson
I don't see why you have to buy cowboy boots to wear in the mountains, Oliver.
Oliver Anderson
You have to wear them, Mary. If a snake strikes you, he hits
Homer Meister
the boot instead of your leg.
Mary Anderson
Well, what about me, Pop? I need them too, don't I?
Oliver Anderson
Well, not necessarily. The records prove that snakes bite more men than children.
Mary Anderson
I don't see why Junior can't have a pair of those boots.
Oliver Anderson
Because they cost $25 and he'd only wear them once.
Mary Anderson
Oh, you're going to wear yours to work? Uh oh, here we go again. Folks,
Bird Dog Bergman
This whole thing started with the difference of opinion between Oliver and Mary about some cowboy boots Oliver bought for his vacation this year. It's finally been settled that the family will go to the mountains, but only after a struggle. The first thing Mary knew about the decision was when she was driving Oliver home from work this afternoon.
Oliver Anderson
Well, I bought a tent this afternoon.
Mary Anderson
A tent?
Oliver Anderson
Sure gets chilly up in those mountains after dark.
Mary Anderson
Well, I don't see why we couldn't have just gone to the beach for a week.
Bird Dog Bergman
The beach?
Oliver Anderson
And get trampled to death? Oh, no. The mountains are the only place left where you can stretch your legs.
Mary Anderson
What's in this box?
Oliver Anderson
This? Oh, why? The fellow where I. Where I bought the tent showed me a pair of cowboy boots, said I'd need them.
Mary Anderson
Need them for what? Roping mountain goats?
Oliver Anderson
No, for riding horses. If we pack in.
Mary Anderson
I don't know. The more I think of this mountain trip, the less I like it.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, you'll love it when you get up there. The clear, cool air.
Mary Anderson
What's in this large box?
Oliver Anderson
Oh, yeah, just a few things. A kerchief and a plaid shirt and a pair of chaps.
Mary Anderson
Sounds more like you're entered in a rodeo.
Oliver Anderson
Never mind. I'm going first class for once.
Mary Anderson
Maybe I'd better pick up a few things tomorrow to wear up there.
Oliver Anderson
Pick up what? You just need slacks and you have them and you won't do much riding.
Mary Anderson
I'd like to go first class too, Oliver.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, I see. Now, I'll hear that from now on.
Mary Anderson
Well, I didn't want to go in the first place. Now, I don't see any sense in going someplace you don't want to. Is that you, Mom? Yes, Junior. Pop with you?
Oliver Anderson
Yep.
Mary Anderson
Gee, what's wrong? Speeding again?
Oliver Anderson
Oop.
Mary Anderson
Did you get the stuff, Pop?
Oliver Anderson
Yeah, most of it. I couldn't get a reel.
Mary Anderson
Oh, I fixed that. Butch Chapman has two reels, and he'll let me use one of them. Oh, that's fine. Of course, I had to ask him to go with us to get the reel.
Oliver Anderson
What? You mean you invited the Chapman boy to go?
Mary Anderson
Why, sure. I needed a reel, so I made a deal.
Oliver Anderson
Well, you can unmake it. I'm not going to be responsible for anyone else on this trip.
Mary Anderson
Of course, you can always go waiting, Junior. Gee, it took me three hours to sell them on the idea, too.
Oliver Anderson
Well, look, Junior, I hope you see what I need.
Mary Anderson
Yeah, I guess so. Yeah. Gee, Pop, what's in the boxes?
Oliver Anderson
Oh, just a couple of things I'll need.
Mary Anderson
That doesn't include a reel either, Junior.
Oliver Anderson
It doesn't include a reel because I can't get one. There. See what it is now.
Mary Anderson
Jeepers, Pop. Cowboy boots for me?
Oliver Anderson
Well, no. The man only had this one pair.
Mary Anderson
You can wear them while your father sleeps, Junior. Aw, gee, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
I bought em because we might run across a snake. And these boots could save me from being bitten.
Mary Anderson
A snake wouldn't strike a Junior. I guess it's a known fact, Mary,
Oliver Anderson
that more men than children are bitten by snakes. Anyway, I want them for riding.
Mary Anderson
What's in this other box?
Oliver Anderson
Oh, just odds and ends. Odds and ends. See? A kerchief for my neck.
Mary Anderson
Red.
Oliver Anderson
Well, and this flannel shirt. Plaid.
Mary Anderson
Kind of corny.
Oliver Anderson
Pop, I don't care if it is.
Mary Anderson
If those boots are too small for you, can I wear them?
Oliver Anderson
Pop, they're not too small.
Mary Anderson
Did you get any directions on how to get into them, dear?
Oliver Anderson
Oh, that's. Hand them to me, Junior.
Mary Anderson
Here, Pop. Gee, red tops like a Russian dancer. No cracks while your father gets into them. Junior, how about taking these packages out to the kitchen for me? Aw, Mom. I want to see how Pop comes out.
Oliver Anderson
I'll come out all right. Go on. Go ahead.
Mary Anderson
Put on the whole outfit, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
I may do just that.
Mary Anderson
Here, let me help. Oliver. They won't go on that way.
Oliver Anderson
Wow. Who is that?
Mary Anderson
Go ahead, put them on. I'll answer the door. Oh, hello, Homer.
Homer Meister
Oh, howdy, howdy. Can I. Can I come in?
Oliver Anderson
Mary.
Mary Anderson
Of course. Oliver's in the front room.
Homer Meister
Yeah, yeah. You just saw him drive up.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, Tomer, eh?
Homer Meister
Well, what on earth? Me cowboy boots. Well, sir, I remember one time I had snake bites.
Mary Anderson
Homer.
Homer Meister
Oh, they are, huh? Cowboy boots. Let's see you walk in them.
Oliver Anderson
I will, as soon as my feet stop burning. They are a little snug, Mary. I guess they need breaking in.
Homer Meister
Yeah, Looks like they need another inch on the end.
Mary Anderson
Stand up, Oliver. Let's see how they look.
Oliver Anderson
I don't think I can. Maybe they are a bit small, but I can break them in.
Mary Anderson
What's on your mind, Homer?
Homer Meister
On my mind? Oh, oh, yeah, yeah. See, I'm going to a club social this evening and I can't find my hair.
Oliver Anderson
Stay.
Homer Meister
You got a little Vaseline I could use, Oliver?
Oliver Anderson
Why, sure.
Mary Anderson
I don't think we have any. Oliver. You packed the lawnmower wheels with it.
Bird Dog Bergman
Well.
Oliver Anderson
Well, then show em where the lawnmower is.
Homer Meister
I don't want no Vaseline out of a lawnmower.
Mary Anderson
I don't blame you, Homer. How's Martha?
Homer Meister
Well, sir, pretty upset. Been talking to Mrs. Byers down the street.
Oliver Anderson
You haven't been annoying Mrs. Byers, have you, Homer?
Homer Meister
Nope, Nope. Ain't never looked sideways at her. Junior round.
Mary Anderson
He's out and back.
Oliver Anderson
What is it?
Homer Meister
You sure you won't repeat a word of Ixtah? Hey, what are we whispering for?
Oliver Anderson
I don't know.
Homer Meister
Well, sir. Hey, if this got out, I'd be a dead duck. But Martha and me is the only one what knows this Mrs. Byers is getting sued for a divorce.
Mary Anderson
Oh, no. She's a lovely woman.
Homer Meister
Yep. Yep, that she is, Mary. Nice woman to talk to.
Oliver Anderson
I thought you didn't look at her.
Homer Meister
We're late. I've been pouring cement at Briggs's for three days now. Ain't been no place.
Mary Anderson
Yes, Briggs said you were working for him.
Oliver Anderson
Said you took more cement home in your ears than you poured in the form.
Homer Meister
Oh, tain't so taint. So no truth in that at all. No, sir. Well. Well, I guess I'll get on back home and just put some water on my hair.
Oliver Anderson
Or just keep your cap on all evening. Oh.
Mary Anderson
What's wrong, Oliver?
Oliver Anderson
These boots are killing me.
Mary Anderson
Well, just sit. We'll take them all.
Homer Meister
Yes, sir. Ain't nothing worse than a pair of tight shoes. Well, I guess we'll get back home. Martha will think I've been telling you about Mrs. Byers.
Mary Anderson
Well, don't worry about our saying anything, Homer.
Homer Meister
Oh, I know you won't poor woman feel pretty bad if she thought anyone knew it.
Oliver Anderson
Tell me how you come out at the social, Homer.
Homer Meister
Yep, yep. Sure will. I'm going alone. Get the idea?
Mary Anderson
Homer isn't careful, Martha may decide that Mrs. Byers is a good idea.
Oliver Anderson
Homer's too smart for that. Mary, I can't stand another minute of this torture. I have to get these boots off now.
Mary Anderson
What did Homer forget?
Oliver Anderson
Well, he probably wants to know where the lawnmower is.
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Mary Anderson
Oh, Mrs. Gonko, won't you come in and stay but a minute? Mary?
Oliver Anderson
Who is it? Mary?
Mary Anderson
Mrs. Gonkle.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, hiya, Gertie.
Mary Anderson
What's he got to be so happy about? Vacations. Come on in the front room. Hmm. New drape? Oh, new. A couple of weeks ago.
Homer Meister
How's Gus?
Mary Anderson
Oh, he's all right.
Oliver Anderson
Still working.
Mary Anderson
He sure is. And am I glad of it.
Oliver Anderson
Yeah, I imagine so. It's probably a relief to stay home and not have to drive that bus anymore.
Mary Anderson
That's no job for a woman, Oliver. Sit down, Gertie. Well, no, I thought you were alone, so I thought I'd drop in and get your contribution for the flowers. This Year?
Oliver Anderson
Does she have to be alone for that?
Mary Anderson
Well, no, but there was something else I wanted to mention, but this isn't the time to do it. Oliver, would you go out and see what Julia's doing?
Oliver Anderson
I will not. I can't walk.
Mary Anderson
Oh, Bending the elbow?
Homer Meister
Nope.
Oliver Anderson
Is it about Mrs. Byers?
Mary Anderson
Mrs. Byers? Why, how did you know? How did you? Well, I. Of course, it's very much on the quiet. No one knows about it. I just dropped in to see Martha
Oliver Anderson
Meister, and no one knows it but Martha, Homer, Mary, you and myself. And it's early in the day yet.
Mary Anderson
Well, it's a good lesson to some of these husbands.
Oliver Anderson
I don't get the connection.
Mary Anderson
Well, it just goes to show that women don't have to take the things they used to. Bravo, Gertie.
Homer Meister
You took it, Gertie.
Mary Anderson
That's all right. My folks live 2,000 miles from here. And Gus never does get car fare ahead. I'm no fool. I wonder what Mrs. Byers will do now.
Oliver Anderson
Okay, Mary, let Mrs. Byers solve her own problem.
Mary Anderson
You know, Oliver, Gus and I were talking last night and we couldn't see what Mary ever saw in you.
Oliver Anderson
I didn't know Gus ever got to talk.
Mary Anderson
Very funny. Very funny. Oh, come now. Let's not be children. Anything I hate is a flip and smug husband. Why, Gertie, you're joking. No, I'm not, Mary.
Oliver Anderson
Well, if I bother you so much, why don't you go on your route down the street and explain to the neighbors about Mrs. Byers?
Mary Anderson
Oh, Oliver, what you'd expect from me. Mary and I don't have to come here to be insulted.
Oliver Anderson
No, you can get that anywhere. And don't bring any more of those turkey raffle cards over here for us to punch with a lucky number home in your own pocketbook.
Mary Anderson
That's all I want to hear. Gus will take it up from here. And believe me, you'll be sorry. Oh, come now. You're acting like children. I'm not mad at you, Mary. But Oliver will certainly hear from this. Gus will be over this evening.
Oliver Anderson
You mean you let him out after dark? Oliver, let her go. All she ever does is to run people down.
Mary Anderson
Now she'll never speak to me again.
Oliver Anderson
She'd make you very happy.
Bird Dog Bergman
Oh, my feet.
Mary Anderson
Why don't you just slip them off, Oliver?
Oliver Anderson
Wait three minutes and they'll drop off.
Mary Anderson
Oh, give up. Make Junior a present of them.
Oliver Anderson
Mary, now, don't laugh, but I can't get them off.
Mary Anderson
Can't get them off?
Oliver Anderson
No, I think my Feet have swollen in them. Oh, brother. Let me lie down a while. I have to get off my feet.
Mary Anderson
Maybe I could just pull them off.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, no, no, not now. Wait till they stop throbbing. Let me just lie down for a few minutes. Oh, brother. Doesn't feel good to get off my feet.
Mary Anderson
Yes, the rest might do you good. I can't understand why you and Gertie Gunkle always have words.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, she's just a busybody. Mary. There's enough trouble in the world without pedaling it from door to door.
Mary Anderson
Well, I'll pull the shade down a bit and let you have a short nap before dinner.
Homer Meister
So swell.
Mary Anderson
There. Now just put your feet on this pillow.
Oliver Anderson
Wait, wait. I'll move them. I hold there. Burning up.
Mary Anderson
Mom. Hey, Mom. I just spoke to Mrs. Gunkle and she didn't answer me. Your father's taking a nap. What's wrong? Boots too tight? Oh. Think I'll get him? I wouldn't be surprised. Now, come on out. Be quiet. Let your father sleep.
Homer Meister
I feel I'm going to kill.
Bird Dog Bergman
You. And now back to the Anderson family. Oliver bought some very beautiful and expensive cowboy boots for a vacation trip into the mountains. It seems that he got the boots to fit just a little too soon. And on Mary's advice, and after much struggling, including a heated argument with Gertie Gunkle Oliver has sought his cot for respite and refuge in a short nap. He has just fallen asleep.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, my feet. I gotta get these boots off.
Mary Anderson
Just sit on this chair, Oliver. I'll pull them off.
Oliver Anderson
Well, hurry up. Get a razor blade. Get the scissors. Cut them off.
Mary Anderson
No, just hold still. I'll yank this boot off first.
Oliver Anderson
Okay, pull.
Mary Anderson
Well, hang on now.
Oliver Anderson
Wait, wait, wait.
Mary Anderson
Stop.
Homer Meister
Oh.
Mary Anderson
Oh, Oliver, I'm so sorry.
Oliver Anderson
I told you to stop. Let me get a hold of this door. Now, you pull and I'll kick.
Mary Anderson
Okay. Got hold?
Oliver Anderson
Yeah. Yank while I kick.
Mary Anderson
Kick. Pull. Oh, you kicked me right in the eye. I do? You little brute. I saw you, kicker.
Oliver Anderson
Where?
Mary Anderson
In the eye.
Oliver Anderson
I didn't do any such thing. I just.
Mary Anderson
Oh, my eyes. You scoundrel. Huh? You should be in jail. Mary, don't you stay with this person another minute.
Oliver Anderson
But, Gertie, you know I, I I didn't mean it.
Mary Anderson
I know. Come on, Mary. I'll send you my lawyer. We'll see if you have to stand for being kicked around.
Homer Meister
Yep. Yep. What is it?
Oliver Anderson
It's me, Oliver. I was just walking around, thought I'd stop in.
Homer Meister
Well, get in quick before anybody sees you.
Oliver Anderson
Before anyone sees me? I. I don't get it, Homer.
Homer Meister
How is Mary?
Oliver Anderson
Mary? Oh, oh, that.
Bird Dog Bergman
Oh, she's fine.
Oliver Anderson
Fine. Things like that never bother her.
Homer Meister
You mean she's used to being kicked around? Huh?
Oliver Anderson
Kicked around?
Homer Meister
Look, Oliver, I'm your friend and I always thought you was a pretty nice fella.
Oliver Anderson
Well, thanks, Homer.
Homer Meister
I just stood up to a band of wildcats there to said one word again you. But Gertie seen it with her own eyes.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, ho, ho. So that's it.
Homer Meister
Yep, yep. Me and Marthy's talked it over. And Marthy's a good woman. She was. Homer wouldn't dare let you in the house.
Oliver Anderson
But Homer, you know me well enough to know I wouldn't do a thing like that on purpose.
Homer Meister
No, you wouldn't, eh?
Oliver Anderson
No.
Homer Meister
Well, of course, sometimes fella kind of loses his head and for he noted he'd done something terrible.
Oliver Anderson
But I don't think it was terrible. I was just.
Homer Meister
Yep, yep, yep. I know, Oliver. We're entitled her own opinion on them things. Why, the same thing happened when Marty and me was first married.
Oliver Anderson
Well, that's not go back that far.
Homer Meister
She took $11. I've been a saving for a corn seller.
Oliver Anderson
Well, now, that's different. There was money involved.
Homer Meister
No, it don't make no difference. Money or no money, she tucked that $11 and bought herself a new fall outfit with high button shoes, hat, gloves, dress coat, a petticoat for $11. That's when a dollar was tough to get, son. Well, sir, when she walked into the house with the paraphernalia on and kind of leered me under her cheap veil hanging over her left eye. Golly. I was waiting for her.
Oliver Anderson
What happened?
Homer Meister
I walked up to her and jerked her hat off her head and pulled back my fist.
Oliver Anderson
And hit her?
Homer Meister
Well, no, no, she swung first. Oh, but it just goes to show that a man ain't always to blame. Won't breathe it to her soul. Listen, Marthy. Marthy. Coming up the steps.
Oliver Anderson
Yeah.
Homer Meister
Come on, quick, out the back way.
Oliver Anderson
Gee, I feel like a criminal.
Homer Meister
Come on now. Hurry now. I'll see you tomorrow sometime after dark. Now get. Good evening, Briggs.
Oliver Anderson
Lovely evening.
Mary Anderson
Oh, Anderson.
Oliver Anderson
Yeah?
Mary Anderson
Is Mary Hope in the hospital yet?
Oliver Anderson
Hospital? Has she been in one? Don't you know or don't you care? Of course I care. Oh, I presume you're speaking of Mary's eye. Why?
Mary Anderson
Was something else.
Oliver Anderson
Kit, now look, I don't know who told you about this, but it.
Mary Anderson
Listen, don't grab me by the shoulder. I don't have to take it from you, baby will certainly see to it that you don't maul me around.
Oliver Anderson
I'm not mauling you. I just want you to. Wait a minute.
Homer Meister
Don't think you can go kicking people
Mary Anderson
in the eye or choking.
Oliver Anderson
Babe, I wasn't choking you. I merely touched your shoulder.
Mary Anderson
Yes, but it's a short distance from
Homer Meister
my shoulder to my throat.
Mary Anderson
And I've heard all about you.
Oliver Anderson
Who is it?
Mary Anderson
It's Junior.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, let me alone, son.
Mary Anderson
I have to see you, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
Oh. Well, come on in. Sit down, friend.
Mary Anderson
No, Papa, I'll stand. I won't be here that long.
Oliver Anderson
Oh. Going somewhere?
Mary Anderson
Not till tomorrow.
Oliver Anderson
Tomorrow? Well, where are you going tomorrow?
Mary Anderson
Well, it seems I'm going to Grandma's till Mom can get settled someplace.
Oliver Anderson
Settled someplace? Well, she always liked it here, didn't she?
Mary Anderson
Well, you can see why she couldn't stay on now, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
Yeah, I guess so. How is mom?
Mary Anderson
Pretty bad. Mrs. Gunkle is nursing her back to normal.
Homer Meister
Gunkle?
Oliver Anderson
Oh. Oh, how can a person be normal around Gertie Gunkle?
Mary Anderson
I just wanted to tell you, Pop, I. I think you're all right.
Oliver Anderson
Thanks. I think you're all right too, Junior. I suppose no one took the time to explain it was an accident.
Mary Anderson
No one explained anything. But I saw Mom's eye.
Oliver Anderson
Oh. Well, from what I've heard, I didn't know she still had it.
Mary Anderson
Of course, I. I'll see every vacation, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
Well, that's. Well, we'll have so much to talk about.
Mary Anderson
Well, I guess I'll go see if I can help mom pack.
Oliver Anderson
I don't think it'll do me any good to go down and talk to your mother.
Mary Anderson
No, I don't think so. Mom was all right till everyone started phoning. Now she has to do something about it.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, you mean Gertie got on her bike again?
Mary Anderson
Yeah, looks like it. Well, shake, Pop. We may get together at a later date.
Oliver Anderson
Of course, I'll be around somewhere. Now, don't you worry, Junior. Just be a good boy.
Mary Anderson
I will. I'll take care of Mom.
Oliver Anderson
I'll try to get to see your mother before she leaves.
Mary Anderson
I wish you would. I think she still likes you, Pop.
Homer Meister
Really?
Oliver Anderson
You think she'd.
Mary Anderson
But don't get your hopes up. Gertie's taken over.
Oliver Anderson
Mary. How long has this been going on?
Mary Anderson
Leave that door open, Oliver.
Oliver Anderson
Open. Okay.
Mary Anderson
Oliver, I hate to do this. You've been so lovely about everything, and we've been so happy. Now you can see. I could never hold my head up again after Gertie Told everyone about this and exaggerated it.
Oliver Anderson
Look, Mary, I'm going to see Gertie Gunkle right this.
Mary Anderson
Oh, no, please. Please, Oliver, please.
Oliver Anderson
She's not going to break up my home when it's half paid for.
Mary Anderson
But she's sending her lawyer to see me.
Oliver Anderson
Well, we don't have to talk to him, Mary.
Mary Anderson
Well, maybe it's best to just see what happened.
Oliver Anderson
Yeah, well, I'll tell Gertie to stay home nights and put as much effort into cooking as she does into gossiping. And Gus will know how it feels to be well fed for once. I'll say to her, listen here, you troublemaker. I'm all through fooling with you. And from now on, look out.
Bird Dog Bergman
I heard that, Anderson.
Mary Anderson
Huh?
Bird Dog Bergman
I heard every word of it.
Oliver Anderson
Where'd you come from? How'd you get in?
Bird Dog Bergman
The door was open and I heard every word of it. I'm Mr. Gunkle's lawyer of the firm O', Brien, O' Brien and O'. Brien. My name's Bergman. Bird Dog Bergman they call me. Now, Mrs. Anderson, if we could get someplace where it's nice and quiet and private.
Mary Anderson
Well, Mr. Bergman, maybe you'd better talk to my husband.
Bird Dog Bergman
Yeah, after what I just heard. Not Bergman. I'm not interested in husband.
Mary Anderson
Mr. Bergman, this is my husband.
Oliver Anderson
Our. I've met him.
Mary Anderson
Well, well, well, well.
Bird Dog Bergman
So you're Mr. Anderson.
Homer Meister
That's right.
Bird Dog Bergman
You naughty man.
Oliver Anderson
Now, wait a minute. Did Gertie Gunkle send you here?
Bird Dog Bergman
That doesn't concern you, Mr. Anderson. I just want the poor young lady to sign a few papers and o'.
Oliver Anderson
Brien.
Bird Dog Bergman
O' Brien and o' Brien will do the rest.
Homer Meister
Papers?
Oliver Anderson
Now, wait. I didn't call you.
Bird Dog Bergman
It happens that I'm representing the lady in the case. Say, Mrs. Anderson, could we have it sort of private in here?
Oliver Anderson
Now, look here. Mrs. Anderson doesn't really want a divorce. And she didn't send for you.
Bird Dog Bergman
That's the husband's side of it. And I'm prepared to take this to the highest court in the land.
Mary Anderson
But, Mr. Bergman, maybe if we don't.
Bird Dog Bergman
Don't let him scare you. Mrs. Anderson, I know how you feel, but always remember this from our long experiences. In cases of this type, we find that once they kick him in the eye, they'll do it again.
Mary Anderson
Oh, but Oliver didn't kick me on purpose.
Bird Dog Bergman
Yes, but we got witnesses who say he did. I tell you, this man's unreliable. Mrs. Anderson, now, I know we all hate to take this step, but why go through a living. Well, even just go through because remember this. If he kicks you in the eye once, he'll do it again.
Oliver Anderson
I didn't kick her in.
Bird Dog Bergman
Ah, say, pardon me. Leave the room, will you, Sonny? By law, I'm entitled to privacy with my client.
Oliver Anderson
But I'm all right. I'm just sitting here.
Bird Dog Bergman
That's just what I'm objecting.
Oliver Anderson
Now, look, Mary's not going to be bullied into something she doesn't want.
Bird Dog Bergman
Now, just a moment, my friend. The courts are full of your kind. Kick him in the eye and try to square it with a pair of ray and stockings. And where does it get the white flat? Just another kick in the eye.
Mary Anderson
Oh, Mr. Bergman, I don't know what to do. I'm so upset I can't sing. Take it up with Oliver. I can't stand any more of this.
Oliver Anderson
She can't do this to me. Now, look here, bird dog, I know you came out here on legitimate business. I don't mind that. I know you're trying to make a living, and I don't mind that. But I do resent your telling Mary I'll kick her in the eye again. Now you have her confused.
Bird Dog Bergman
Listen, buddy, I know it's tough. We get these remorseful husbands every day, but they always come through after the bird is flown. Look, why don't you settle a few hundred bucks on her and give her a divorce and start over again?
Oliver Anderson
Words don't seem to have any effect on you, bird dog. And if I could stand in these boots for just 10 seconds, I'd run you out that door.
Bird Dog Bergman
You mean you can't stand on your feet? Well, well, well, well, that's just fine, because you ain't gonna like this. The little lady's going to get every dime you got. And don't try to come crawling back to her. Cause remember this. Kick him in the eye once and you'll kick him again.
Oliver Anderson
Get out of here. Come on, Step. I'll give you three to be out that door.
Mary Anderson
Oliver. What a way to talk.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, you're back, huh? Want to see me squirm?
Mary Anderson
Quit kicking, Pop.
Oliver Anderson
And you can take Gertie with you.
Mary Anderson
Oliver, wake up. Wake up, Oliver. It's Mary.
Oliver Anderson
Mary. Where'd he go?
Mary Anderson
Where did who go? Down. Wake him up, Mom. Oliver, wake up. Come on, snap out of it, huh? Oh.
Oliver Anderson
Oh, it's Mary.
Mary Anderson
I've been trying to waken you for five minutes. Pick up those pillows off the floor. What's this bird dog business?
Oliver Anderson
Oh, brother, am I glad to see you. And, Junior, do you look good.
Mary Anderson
Gee, your dream must have been a dandy. Pop, you wake up so nice and chummy.
Oliver Anderson
Well, it wasn't pleasant, I can tell you that. Oh. Oh, my feet. They're getting paralyzed.
Mary Anderson
Oh, you poor man. Here, hold your foot up. Get hold of the heel, Junior. Mom, you shouldn't talk that way about Pop. Quiet. Quiet, Junior. Now pull.
Oliver Anderson
It's moving. Keep pulling. It's moving.
Mary Anderson
Oh, my eyes. Pop, you kicked mom in the eye.
Homer Meister
Well, do something.
Oliver Anderson
Help me pick her up. Mary, is your eye cut?
Mary Anderson
Oh, gee. Someone at the door. Pop.
Oliver Anderson
At the door. Well, I can't go.
Mary Anderson
I can't.
Oliver Anderson
Quiet, Mary. Junior, you go at the door and listen.
Mary Anderson
What?
Oliver Anderson
Bob, if it's Gertie Gunkle or a fella by the name of Bird Dog Goodman, don't let him in.
Bird Dog Bergman
The Anderson Family is written by Howard Swart, directed by Herbert Lytton, and featured Richard Lane as Oliver, Louise Arthur as Mary, and Walter Tetley as Junior. Herbert Rawlinson played Homer Meister. Others in the cast were Jenny Johnson and George Peroni. Sound was by Ray Erlenborn. Music by Gordon Kibbe. Your announcer is Doug Young. The Anderson Family is a Hollywood broadcaster's production. Transcribed from Hollywood.
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Release Date: April 1, 2026
Host: Harolds Old Time Radio
Episode Focus: Radio play — The Anderson Family in “Cowboy Boots”
This episode features a charming and comedic slice-of-life story from the golden age of radio, focusing on a typical day in the Anderson household sparked by Oliver Anderson's decision to buy a pair of expensive cowboy boots for an upcoming mountain vacation. What begins as a simple family squabble over practicality, cost, and necessity quickly escalates into misunderstandings, neighborly gossip, and near-domestic disaster, all laced with humor and the warmth of classic radio family dynamics.
| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------|--------------| | Cowboy boots debate begins | 00:40 | | Vacation planning quarrel | 01:55 | | Oliver tries on boots | 05:11 | | Homer Meister and the gossip | 06:07 | | Argument with Gertie Gunkle | 09:47 | | Boots too tight; physical comedy | 12:20–15:07 | | Dream sequence escalates | 16:00–24:00 | | Lawyer Bergman's over-the-top act | 22:23–24:57 | | Wake up: It was all a dream | 25:03 | | Final comic boot incident | 25:57–26:09 |
The episode is classic radio comedy—light, witty, family-focused, with a blend of gentle teasing, slapstick, and satirical jabs at small-town life and gossip. Dialogue bounces quickly between characters, and the humor often arises from misunderstandings, character quirks, and the escalation of minor problems into full-blown (yet humorous) crises.
This “Anderson Family” episode, “Cowboy Boots,” is a quintessential example of Golden Age radio: full of warmth, character-driven humor, and absurdity that resolves with a good-natured twist. From the practical difficulties of ill-fitting cowboy boots to the fast-moving tempest of neighborly gossip and legal threats—all winding up as nothing more than a dream—the story delivers timeless family comedy.