
Andrews Sisters - Guest - Frank Sinatra
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Announcer
Thanks. Kelvinator, builder of motor cars Kelvinator and Leonard Home Appliances presents the Andrew Sisters show with the Top view Rancher of the week, Frank Sinatra. With George Gabby Hayes, Marvin Miller, Dewey Alamo Marcum, Boy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage, Vic Chone and his orchestra.
Narrator
And starring the Andrew Sisters.
Singer
Al the Barrel. We drop the blues on the roller Sing Boom Terrell Ring out a song like a king Now's the time to roll the barrel for the games all
Gabby Hayes
year
Frank Sinatra
Then you'll hear a rumble on
Laverne
the floor Ho ho, ho It's a
Frank Sinatra
big surprise A wedding fair and all the circles that the humor around. Yes, Tom.
Patty
You know, the ranch hands have just
Laverne
told me that some cattle rustlers have rustled up without our cows. And right now the encage of the Bell Ranch is without a cow. Well, gee, Todd, we can't run a ranch without a herd of cattle. Is anyone trying to round up the rustlers? Well, one of our friends volunteered and he's coming up here today. Well, you've got to have a big strong man to catch cattle rustlers.
Frank Sinatra
By the way, who's coming?
Laverne
Thanks, Sinatra. I repeat, you need a big strong man to catch cattle rustlers.
Frank Sinatra
Imagine.
Laverne
Thanks for. Not for volunteering for a dangerous job like this. Yes, and I'll bet he'll sure be glad to meet laverne. She's the president of the Western Division Swoon Chapter number eight of the We Die for Frankie Club. Aren't you, Laverne? Yes. Would you like to hear our club song? Listen, with all our cattle disappearing, we certainly don't want to listen to a song now.
Patty
Thank you.
Laverne
Listen, we love Frankie on the square
Frank Sinatra
Just adore his mouth up hair when
Laverne
he sings those lovely tones we forget
Frank Sinatra
his skin and so.
Laverne
Listen up the fans. I can't understand some of those girls.
Frank Sinatra
You know, there was one silly little
Laverne
thing who disguised herself as a baby and laid on Frankie's dressed up with a note pinned on her that said, please adopt me. Why, that's ridiculous. He didn't adopt her, did he?
Patty
Oh, no.
Laverne
But I'm gonna keep trying until he
Patty
does
Gabby Hayes
worse as I hear about some woman coming up here to chase cattle rustlers with me around.
Laverne
You mean crooner, don't you, Gabby? Yes, but don't talk that way about our guest. He comes from fine stock. No, he's a blue blood.
Gabby Hayes
If he stood sideways, he'd look like a blue blade.
Laverne
Now, Gabby, you shouldn't say such things. Frankie is really a man of fine physique. He's a good boxer and an all around athlete. And besides, he looks puny,
Frank Sinatra
Daddy.
Laverne
Now run down to the cook shack and see that animal has plenty to eat for him.
Gabby Hayes
Why waste food on him now? You got all your fur not eaten.
Alamo
Remember much? Remember much.
Gabby Hayes
Hey, wait a minute. You mean I remember April?
Pat
No, I remember March.
Alamo
I just paid my income tax.
Gabby Hayes
Where you get them crazy IDs down
Alamo
at my clubhouse the Sunday night freeding up in fly ride Eagles. We had a blowout last night and all them pretty gals sure bothered me.
Gabby Hayes
What's the matter? They all want to dance with you.
Alamo
That's what bothered me. And we forgot that something else bothered me too. A man's dice don't have to be loaded to throw 27 straight licks on his ice, do they?
Gabby Hayes
Why, no.
Alamo
That's what I told the doctor when he was trying to patch me up.
Gabby Hayes
Well, Ms. Patty wants to find out what you're going to serve our guest Frankie Sinatra tonight.
Alamo
String beans.
Gabby Hayes
No, no, no. Don't give him any string beans. You make Frankie self conscious.
Alamo
Ain't the man, Cole. Being as the day gonna be Sunday, we're also having fish.
Gabby Hayes
Well, fish supposed to be cooked on Friday.
Pat
Don't wor.
Gabby Hayes
Why, you ornery pan pusher. Serving us food like that right up there.
Frank Sinatra
Hey, hey, hey. What's going on here?
Gabby Hayes
Yeah, you got here just in time. I was fixing to separate Alamo from the kitchen.
Narrator
Love that man.
Laverne
Listen, I want you two fellas to be nice and quiet because Patty's gonna sing one of the biggest song hits of the day.
Patty
Aren't you, Pat? I.
Frank Sinatra
Evelina, won't you ever take a chance to get me. Evelina, won't you bother by the Bible like you. Tell me, tell me I love
Patty
you
Frank Sinatra
Gotta keep delaying the day
Patty
don't you
Frank Sinatra
reckon it's wrong rifling with April's as well
Patty
Everlana won't you pay a little.
Frank Sinatra
Wait up, wake up here to double fruit is fine that was a use of smelling watermelon Clinging to another palace vine forever now pull up that vine.
Gabby Hayes
All right.
Narrator
Nice singing, Patty.
Laverne
Gee, is that all you have to say, Ma?
Narrator
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Frank Sinatra
Griffin.
Laverne
Somebody riding the lever off of his horse. He's got him. Maybe it's one of the rustlers.
Maxine
Whoa.
Max
Max.
Gabby Hayes
Max.
Laverne
Hiya, Frankie.
Patty
What do you say?
Narrator 2
I'm wild and woolly and full of
Max
fleas and I ain't been carried below the knees.
Gabby Hayes
Yeah, you're pale and weak as I've ever seen. You got lots of color, but who likes green?
Max
Watch your lip. That you happen to be talking to
Narrator
the sheriff at this year County.
Patty
Oh, Frankie, are you really a sheriff?
Gabby Hayes
Your dad.
Max
Blam. Hooting tooting on the sheriff. I just stepped down at the county seat and had myself deputized.
Gabby Hayes
You look more like you've been homogenized.
Laverne
Gabby, quiet down. Don't pay any attention. Frankie. He's our ranch foreman. Gabby. Hey.
Gabby Hayes
Hey, Frankie.
Narrator
Hiya, cranky.
Patty
Frankie, you know Maxine, of course. And this is our other Sister Laverne, she's one of your most ardent fans. Say, Laverne, say something to Frankie.
Laverne
Tell me, are you really being classy?
Gabby Hayes
S?
Laverne
How can you say that after you voted Frankie the best actor, the best dancer, the best comedian, the best orchestra leader of the year?
Max
What about my singing, man?
Patty
Oh, do you sing, too?
Max
I didn't know. I didn't know I was this far out west.
Narrator
But let me.
Max
Let me at these rusters. I'm ready for action. You see the sheriff's badge in my chest?
Gabby Hayes
Where is it?
Narrator
My badge?
Gabby Hayes
No, your chest. Anyway, why are you there, Sheriff? I got the background first.
Max
What did you ever do, partner?
Gabby Hayes
Why, I used to be a bombardier and zoom down on the enemy from a height of 10,000ft going 500 miles an hour. That's when I was with Teddy Roosevelt. Rough Rider.
Max
Rough Riders are just kidding. They didn't even have planes in those days.
Gabby Hayes
I know. That's what made it your rough.
Pat
You ain't scare me none, father.
Max
I'm twice as tough as you'll ever be. Why, I was born tough. When I was in kindergarten, I could
Gabby Hayes
lick any kid my age. Did you have many fights?
Narrator 2
Nope.
Max
All the kids my age were in high school.
Gabby Hayes
Hey,
Laverne
Frankie, I never knew you were so brave.
Max
Hey, there's only one thing that I'm afraid of in this whole world.
Narrator 2
Only one thing. Hey.
Laverne
Oh, what's that?
Patty
Hay?
Max
Yeah, girl.
Singer
Oh, what you said.
Narrator 2
Hey.
Laverne
Hey, Gabby, you help a little muffle out of here, will you?
Gabby Hayes
Oh, you always get rid of me. Every time you get ready to sing.
Laverne
Yeah.
Patty
Every time,
Singer
every time every time Every dog long time I fall in love I get a shovel around Every time, every time every time every time Long time I try Roman, I'm taking a chance I'm losing my mind
Pat
I'm gonna
Singer
learn to be a hermit and live in a Ms. Cave Until I lose those whose my sweetie gave to me
Laverne
Me I'm going to put my bridges
Singer
behind me I'm going to hit all
Patty
you man you can look like you'll
Singer
never find me behind me again. Every time, every time Every d Wrong time I fall in love I get a shovel around every D1 time
Laverne
every
Frank Sinatra
time every time every dog on time he falls in love Baby, do I get a shoving around Every time, every dog on time Every time, every time every dog on time I try a man I'm taking a chance I'm losing
Pat
my mind
Frank Sinatra
I'm gonna learn to be a.
Singer
But you never find me I need fall again Every time, every time, every Dog, I get a shovel around
Frank Sinatra
every doggone town.
Gabby Hayes
Look here, Sinatra. What's the big idea bringing us down here to the barnyard? What kind of a sheriff are you?
Max
In hell Will all famous detectives return to the scene and reenact the crime?
Patty
You see, this is exciting.
Laverne
Frankie, what do we do now?
Max
Well, we'll do just what the rest was did. We've got a 100 cattle in this corral, see? So open up the gate and we'll see what happens.
Laverne
See, That's a good idea. Hey, Gabby, sl the gate open.
Frank Sinatra
Frank, look. All the cows are just staying over the ridge.
Max
I lose more cows that away.
Laverne
But Frank, this isn't helping us recover our cows.
Max
Now, don't get excited now, girls always got to do now is to look for fingerprints.
Laverne
I don't think it will work.
Max
Why not?
Patty
Cows don't have fingers.
Laverne
All right, Laverne. Come on, kids. Maybe we'll find some clues on the other side of this fence.
Gabby Hayes
Pretty high things, gals. You want me to give you a boost?
Alamo
What are your kids waiting for?
Maxine
I'm already over here.
Gabby Hayes
Yeah, but you crawl through a knothole,
Frank Sinatra
darling.
Laverne
Gabby, have a little more respect for
Patty
the sheriff, will you, please?
Gabby Hayes
You may call yourself a sheriff. Far as I'm concerned, you ain't nothing but a swooner that calls himself Frank Sinatra. Shh. Please, Gabby, not so loud.
Max
You know who I am, and I know who I am.
Gabby Hayes
But don't let it get around. My wife might hear what difference that made. She thinks I'm Perry Como. Whoever you are, he ain't no sheriff.
Max
Well, you wouldn't be talking like that if you know how I could handle
Narrator
a six shooter, partner.
Gabby Hayes
You got to show me. You see that mosquito there on t' other side of the corral?
Max
Yeah.
Gabby Hayes
Well, let's see you shoot him in the eye.
Max
Which eye?
Gabby Hayes
Why, ye young whippersnapper. I'll fill you up full of lead. The government will want to melt you down. Why, you ornery maverick.
Max
I'll bust you between the horns and
Gabby Hayes
knock your jaw back so far you
Max
can scratch the back of your neck with your teeth. And no other crooner can make that save me.
Gabby Hayes
Yeah, you coyotes can waste a day around here if you want to, but I'm going to get out of here and track down them rustlers my own way.
Laverne
Well, good luck, Gab. And while you're gone, the riders of
Patty
the purple sage will be singing about There's a rainbow over the rainbow Rainbow
Pat
found the trail Just a magic trail that's born in the wind and rain and the clouds have rolled Rolled away the faint thunder still in the far up hill There's a rainbow over the rain I've been told there's a pot of gold at the end of the rain below But I found the trail of the magic veil this morning the wind and rain it will and glorious day and the clouds have lost the wind the fame thunder still in the far off field There's a rainbow over the land.
Laverne
Big Frankie, do you really think Gad can track down the rustlers?
Max
Why, that old coyote isn't half as tough as he thinks he is.
Gabby Hayes
I'm tough than he'll ever be.
Laverne
Are you really that rugged, Frank?
Gabby Hayes
Yeah.
Max
What would you say if I walked up to you and stuck a gun in your ribs?
Patty
Oh, you wouldn't shoot a sweet little girl like me?
Frank Sinatra
That she's crazy about a big, strong, handsome, tootsie, whoopsie colored, bonnie green man like you? Now, witches.
Max
Take the gun, ma'. Am, and tell him I died happy.
Pat
Hey, kids.
Frank Sinatra
We're so gabby.
Laverne
And he looks awfully happy about something. What's up, Gabby?
Gabby Hayes
What's up? I just solved the mystery of them missing cattle, that's all. And right under Sinatra's nose.
Laverne
Why didn't we think of that?
Max
That's pretty tall talk in there, Bushface.
Narrator
Just what proof you got, though?
Gabby Hayes
All the proof you need. I need. Even know where them cattle are? Rancher next door. Loot him over to his ranch and now they don't even want to come home.
Max
Well, how'd he get them there in the first place?
Gabby Hayes
Well, I don't think you're going to like the method he used. Sinatra.
Narrator
What was it he played?
Max
Crosby Records.
Gabby Hayes
What a sneaky way to plug.
Laverne
Don't fence me in he puts us in a sky. What are we gonna do?
Gabby Hayes
Only one thing to do. You've been doing a lot of talking around here. Sinatry. Now you gotta prove yourself.
Max
Are you hinting that I gotta sing to see if my voice will lure
Narrator
the cattle back to your ranch?
Gabby Hayes
That's it. You better keep singing till the cows come home.
Max
Where would you like me to sing? The Jersey Bounce?
Singer
Yah.
Gabby Hayes
No. No. Why don't you sing? I ain't got no body. You're the only one that can sing it and mean it.
Max
I got a better idea. How about I didn't know about?
Narrator 2
I ran around with my own little crowd the usual laugh. Not often, but loud and in a
Maxine
world that I knew I didn't know.
Narrator 2
Chasing after the rain on the merry Go round just taking my fun where it could be found and yet what
Maxine
else could I do
Narrator 2
I didn't know about you.
Maxine
Darling, now I know I have Glorious
Narrator 2
yesterday Every day
Maxine
in your arms I know for once in my life
Narrator 2
I'm living Had a good time Every time I went out Romance was the same I skitted about how could I know about love I didn't know what I do.
Maxine
Darling, now I know
Narrator 2
the loneliest yesterday Every day
Maxine
in your arms I know for once in my life
Narrator 2
I'm living I had a good time every time Time I went out Romance was a thing I kidded about how could I
Maxine
know about love
Narrator 2
I didn't know about you.
Frank Sinatra
Well, Mike, do you think Frank will
Laverne
get our cattle back for us after that singing?
Pat
Oh, gosh, I don't know, Pat.
Narrator
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Gabby Hayes
Well, Mr. Wise Guy, none of the cattle come back. How do you know any of them heard ye?
Max
Hey, I think there's one out there. Now, listen, I guess you know that Frankie was singing to her. Let's not give a few more bars.
Maxine
Oh, nothing at all.
Max
Is that a man again? Bing's put on a little weight, hasn't it?
Laverne
Why don't you put the old zip in it like you were singing for your song?
Gabby Hayes
That's right. There ain't but one cow home. There's 129 others to reckon with.
Max
Okay, I'll give it one more try.
Maxine
Oh, nothing at all.
Narrator 2
There you are, Fuzz Ridge.
Max
Every one of your cars are home. What do you say to that?
Gabby Hayes
Yeah, but the Old aunt shall never be the same again.
Max
Why not?
Gabby Hayes
Every dad blamed one of them cows is wearing bobby socks.
Patty
Better keep singing and this time we'll join you. If we.
Narrator 2
Empty saddles in the Oakland
Maxine
where do you ride tonight? Are you rounding up the donkeys in
Narrator 2
the strange long ago Are you on the trail of buffalo? Empty saddles in the old cross where
Maxine
do you ride tonight?
Narrator 2
Are you heading for the Alamo?
Patty
Be settled in the old
Singer
My tears
Frank Sinatra
would be dried tonight if you only say I.
Maxine
Empty. And begun cluttered with R Where do you trust tonight? Empty boots. Where do you walk tonight?
Narrator 2
I empty saddles low cross My tears
Maxine
would be dry tonight if you only
Pat
say I'm lonely
Maxine
as you carry my.
Narrator 2
Empty sin.
Laverne
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Narrator
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Max
Well, pat, Max and Laverne, the children's 12 visiting here in the old H of the Bar Ranch. Tell me, who's going to drop in next week?
Laverne
Well, Frankie, we have a reservation from one of the grandest ladies in Hollywood. Wally Beery, sidekick and many a movie. Ms. Marjorie Maine.
Gabby Hayes
Yes, and I'll steal right away from
Max
that handsome critter Marjorie Main and Gabby Hayes. That I gotta say.
Laverne
Well, listen, next Sunday, Frank. See y' all next week.
Max
Good night.
Singer
We'll be with you next Sunday afternoon.
Announcer
The Andrew Sister show is brought to you from Hollywood by Nash Kelvinator, peacetime manufacturer of Nash motor cars. Kelvinator and Leonard Homer Bryant now devoted 100 to production for war. The Andrew Sister show with Frank Sinatra will be transmitted to our troops overseas by short wave and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. Frank Sinatra, sponsored by Max Factor, maybe heard on his own show every Wednesday night. Gabby Hayes is under contract Republic Pictures. This is Marvin Miller speaking.
Max
This is the Blue Network of the American Broadcasting Company.
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Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Host: Harolds Old Time Radio
Date: March 28, 2026
Episode Theme:
An episode from the Golden Age of Radio, bringing together the Andrews Sisters with guest star Frank Sinatra, in a musical and comedic "western ranch" adventure, full of lively banter, song performances, and a playful mystery involving missing cattle.
This episode centers around a comedic, music-filled story featuring the Andrews Sisters running a ranch, aided (and teased) by Frank Sinatra, Gabby Hayes, and other western character types. The show blends lighthearted skits, musical numbers, and witty repartee, encapsulating the classic charm of mid-20th century radio entertainment. Frank Sinatra joins as the “ranch hand/sheriff” to solve the case of the missing cattle, resulting in musical antics and good-natured ribbing.
Quote (Laverne, 02:58):
“Listen, we love Frankie on the square, just adore his mop of hair.”
(09:17–11:02) The cattle-rustling plot thickens with accusations, bluster, and mock-threats between Sinatra, Gabby Hayes, and new arrival “Max” (Maxine/Frank as sheriff).
Over-the-top claims abound—Gabby claims to be a former bombardier “with Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders,” leading to jokes about temporal impossibility.
Wordplay and farcical threats amplify the humor:
Quote (Gabby to Max, 15:54):
“I’ll bust you between the horns and knock your jaw back so far you can scratch the back of your neck with your teeth.”
Quote (Gabby, 24:03):
“Every dad blamed one of them cows is wearing bobby socks.”
The episode maintains a lively, humorous tone—part vaudeville, part musical, part radio parody. The Andrews Sisters’ quick wit and harmonies blend seamlessly with Sinatra’s self-effacing charm and Gabby Hayes’ gruff comic delivery. Western tropes (sheriffs, cattle, missing herds) merge with showbiz inside jokes and playful audience engagement.
A classic slice of mid-century radio entertainment, this episode delivers timeless comedy, top-notch vocal performances, and a light-hearted send-up of both westerns and the musical variety genre. Frank Sinatra is a game guest, playing the part of unlikely hero and vocal savior, as the Andrews Sisters and their zany ranch crew keep the story rollicking from start to finish.
For fans of vintage radio, this episode is a showcase of period wit, wonderful music, and iconic personalities — no need to have heard the show to appreciate its charm and energy.