Date With Judy 45-11-06 Ep126 The Haunted House

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: Date With Judy 45-11-06 Ep126 "The Haunted House"
Air Date: October 10, 2025
Host: Harold’s Old Time Radio
Original Air Date: November 6, 1945

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Overview

This episode of Harold's Old Time Radio takes listeners back to 1945 with a classic episode of A Date With Judy, titled "The Haunted House." The comedy revolves around a teenage sorority initiation planned in the supposedly haunted Higgins house, simultaneously intersected by local dads attempting a secret poker night at the same location. The episodes’ primary theme explores youthful mischief, intersecting family hijinks, and the fun of a scare—along with the generational divide in taking such superstitions seriously.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Highlights

1. Judy’s Sorority Initiation Plans

[02:29–05:15]

• Judy, excited for her sorority's annual initiation ceremony for new pledge Barbara Mason, describes the planned “spooky” proceedings to her mother and brother.
• The setting is the Higgins House, rumored to be haunted. Judy assumes the role of “Supreme High Keeper of the Sacred Owl.”
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Oh, Mother, this is just about the most exciting and absolutely thrilling night of my life." – Judy Foster [02:29]
  • "That’s the whole idea. When a neophyte is very scared, it makes it easier to impress into her the importance of the mystic rights of the sorority." – Judy Foster [04:54]

2. Dads’ Secret Poker Game

[05:31–10:10]

• Meanwhile, Judy’s father, Melvin Foster, tells his wife he has a “meeting,” but is in fact joining Ed Emerson for a clandestine poker game—also at the Higgins House.
• The men’s banter about hiding their game and wives’ suspicions adds comic undertones.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Well, I do. I most certainly do. But—" – Melvin, on who 'wears the pants' [05:46]
  • "We need your father...very badly. Well, I'll keep trying to reach him." – Ed Emerson (posing as 'George Soper') [07:56]

3. Converging at the Haunted House

[10:48–14:37]

• Both groups arrive at the Higgins House, unknowingly overlapping. As the sorority initiation begins, the dads make their way through the darkened house.
• Comic tension mounts as Judy's group and the dads hear each other's noises, and everyone grows increasingly spooked, suspecting the house is truly haunted.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Honestly, it’s the most impressive thing you ever saw. Just a dim candle glowing in the center of the room and everyone dressed in their black ceremonial robes and hoods." – Judy Foster [04:23]
  • "Let’s get out of here. This place really is haunted." – Melvin Foster [13:24]
  • "I didn’t hoot." – Mitzi [14:34]; "Wasn’t that you?" – Judy Foster [14:37]

4. Pranks and Escalating Confusion

[16:00–23:14]

• Judy’s brother Randolph and friend Curly catch on, decide to prank those inside by making ominous noises and moans.
• The whole house is soon filled with shrieking, moans, and confusion, as the sorority girls and dads each believe supernatural forces are afoot.
• Both groups attempt to escape via the porch roof, crossing paths and catching glimpses of each other dressed in black, heightening the confusion (and hilarity).
• Notable Quotes:
  • "I don’t think zombies wear black like that." – Ed Emerson [23:06]
  • "What is it? Looks like black ghosts or something sneaking down over the porch." – Melvin Foster [22:48]

5. Climax and Resolution

[24:03–26:41]

• The truth is slowly revealed as everyone escapes. Melvin and Ed realize they've been duped and mocked for their fright, while Randolph leverages the event for blackmail, threatening to reveal their secret poker night to their wives in exchange for hush money.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Shall we say $5, 250, Scrooge? ...So this is absolutely black robbery." – Randolph and Ed Emerson [26:31–26:44]
  • "You would have lost much more than this at your, shall we say, meeting." – Randolph Foster [26:41]

6. Return Home & Epilogue

[27:49–28:58]

• Back home, Judy is still rattled, convinced she’s encountered a ghost; Randolph and Melvin share a knowing look, keeping the night’s exploits (and secrets) to themselves, as Mrs. Foster’s note reveals she too ended up at a card game with Mrs. Emerson.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Judy, don’t be silly. There’s no such thing as a ghost." – Melvin Foster [28:04]
  • "Shall we say $5, 250, Scrooge?... So this is absolutely black robbery." – Randolph & Ed Emerson [26:31–26:44]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Oh, Mother, this is just about the most exciting and absolutely thrilling night of my life.”
  — Judy Foster [02:29]

• "That’s the whole idea. When a neophyte is very scared, it makes it easier to impress into her the importance of the mystic rights of the sorority.”
  — Judy Foster [04:54]

• “Let’s get out of here. This place really is haunted.”
  — Melvin Foster [13:24]

• “I didn’t hoot."
  — Mitzi [14:34]
  “Wasn’t that you?”
  — Judy Foster [14:37]

• "I don’t think zombies wear black like that."
  — Ed Emerson [23:06]

• "Shall we say $5, 250, Scrooge?... So this is absolutely black robbery."
  — Randolph Foster & Ed Emerson [26:31–26:44]

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Timeline of Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------| | 02:29 | Judy announces her role in the sorority initiation | | 05:31 | Melvin and Ed plot their poker game in secret | | 10:48 | Both parties arrive at the haunted Higgins House | | 13:56 | First supernatural-style noises panic both groups | | 16:00 | Randolph and Curly scheme to prank those inside | | 22:48 | Escapes, porch encounters, and “zombie” sightings | | 24:03 | The mix-ups unfold and identities are discovered | | 26:31 | Randolph blackmails the adults | | 28:02 | The Foster family reflects and trades winks at home | | 28:27 | Mrs. Foster’s card-game note is discovered, ending the night with an ironic twist |

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Tone and Style

This classic episode delivers homespun humor with a mischievous spirit, blending innocent pranks with witty, old-fashioned family banter. The characters’ playful bickering captures the tone of 1940s radio comedy: warm, lighthearted, and gently satirical.

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Final Thoughts

“A Date With Judy: The Haunted House” offers a vintage slice of Americana: spunky teenagers, mischievous dads, and a haunted house that turns out to be a haven for playful chaos rather than real ghouls. Listeners get a lively window into the sitcom conventions and comedic timing of radio’s golden age—a treat for nostalgic audiences and newcomers alike.

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Transcript

[Ed Emerson]

Here Amos and Andy at six tonight.

[Announcer]

Night and day, at home or away, always carry Tums. T U M S Tum's famous quick relief for acid indigestion presents A date with Judy.

[Judy Foster]

Hello?

[Mitzi]

Hello, Judy.

[Randolph Foster]

This is Curly.

[Judy Foster]

Curly Whiteman. I know exactly why you're calling. You do? I Most certainly do. Your sister Tootsie wants you to find out if I'm home or not. She wants to gloat if I haven't got a date. Judy, it just so happens I could have had a date if I'd wanted one. I just didn't want one. Do you know what I think? I think your sister Tootsie is a little stinker. That's what I think.

[Mitzi]

Yeah, isn't she? Didn't ask me to call you.

[Judy Foster]

She didn't? Well, then why are you calling?

[Mitzi]

I want to speak to Randolph.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Curly, is your sister Tootsie home?

[Mitzi]

Yeah.

[Judy Foster]

Well, as long as we're both dateless. Ask her if she wants to go to the movies with me.

[Announcer]

That's Judy, folks. Judy Foster, the lovable teenage girl who is close to all our hearts. Your date for the Reach Tuesday at this same time is arranged by the makers of Tum's famous quick relief for acid Indigestion. And ladies and gentlemen, acid indigestion just doesn't make sense. About the time you're all set at a football game in the movies or with a good book sako, you get a mean spell of heartburn or acid upset. You just never know when acid indigestion is going to hit you. So do as millions do, night and day, at home or away. Always carry Tums. Tums are easy to take. No mixing or stirring. You don't even need water. At the first sign of heartburn and that uncomfortable, overstuffed feeling, just slip one or two pleasant tasting Tums in your mouth, same as you would candy mints. Almost instantly your acid indigestion is relieved. There are many imitations of Tums, but no substitute for them. So get the genuine Tums. T U M S Tums for the tummy. 10 cents a roll. All drugstores. Three roll package for a quarter. Well, it's late afternoon as we look in at the Foster house. Judy has just come home and is excitedly telling her mother and kid brother Randolph all about a big event in her life.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Mother, this is just about the most exciting and absolutely thrilling night of my life. I just can't wait until it's 8 o'. Clock.

[Randolph Foster]

What happens at 8 o'?

[Mrs. Foster]

Clock?

[Randolph Foster]

Got a date? With Van Johnson or something.

[Judy Foster]

Mother, please tell Randolph not to speak so flippantly about a sacred thing like Van Johnson.

[Mrs. Foster]

Randolph, please don't speak so flippantly about a sacred thing like Van Johnson.

[Randolph Foster]

Okay. I still want to know what happens. Tonight at 8 o', clock, our sorority.

[Judy Foster]

Is having its annual initiation. And Barbara Mason is going to be initiated. And I want to see that she gets everything that's coming to her.

[Mrs. Foster]

What do you mean, dear?

[Judy Foster]

Well, I was initiated last year, and I was never so miserable in my life. The things they did to me. And I just can't wait to see the same things happen to Barbara.

[Randolph Foster]

That's sisterly love for you.

[Mrs. Foster]

But, Judy, what have you got against Barbara?

[Judy Foster]

Oh, she tried to steal Oogie away from me last spring.

[Randolph Foster]

That's not stealing. That's petty larceny.

[Mrs. Foster]

Well, what will they do to Barbara at the initiation?

[Judy Foster]

I can't tell you. It's an innermost sorority secret.

[Mrs. Foster]

Now, Judy, I want to know. What do they do?

[Judy Foster]

Well, I really shouldn't tell because I was sworn to the most utter secrecy, and I'm not supposed to reveal the innermost secrets of the sorority, even to my closest friends.

[Randolph Foster]

Well, we're not your closest friends. We're only your family.

[Mrs. Foster]

We won't tell, dear. Cross my heart.

[Randolph Foster]

Me too.

[Judy Foster]

Well, all right. In the first place, they take the neophyte, that's the freshman, down to the Higgins House.

[Randolph Foster]

The Higgins House? That's supposed to be haunted?

[Judy Foster]

Oh, don't be silly, Randolph. And then they make her walk in blindfolded and. And tell her she's entering the palace of Death. It's awfully spooky, Judy.

[Mrs. Foster]

I may be a little dense, but I don't see why you have the ceremony in such a gloomy place.

[Judy Foster]

But, Mother, it's a perfect place for it. It's so mysterious and everything. The freshmen are always scared out of their wits.

[Randolph Foster]

Is that good?

[Judy Foster]

Well, of course it's good. Honestly, it's the most impressive thing you ever saw. Just a dim candle glowing in the center of the room and everyone dressed in their black ceremonial robes and hoods.

[Randolph Foster]

Isn't that adorable, Randol?

[Judy Foster]

And then the freshman meets the Supreme High Keeper of the Sacred Owl.

[Randolph Foster]

Who is the Supreme High Keeper of the Sacred Owl?

[Judy Foster]

I am. That is, this year I am. Last year it was Tootsie Whiteman, and I was scared to death when I went to meet her.

[Mrs. Foster]

Well, it sounds awfully silly to me, Judy, scaring each other to death that way.

[Judy Foster]

But, Mother, don't you understand? That's the whole idea. When a neophyte is very scared, it makes it easier to impress into her the importance of the mystic rights of the sorority. And it also teaches her respect for her elders.

[Randolph Foster]

I don't notice that you have any more respect for Tootsie.

[Judy Foster]

That's not because of the initiation. I don't have any respect for Tootsie anyway.

[Mrs. Foster]

Well, it all sounds very important. My goodness, I wonder where your father is.

[Judy Foster]

Well, I certainly hope he gets here soon so we can have dinner. Our ceremony begins at 8 sharp.

[Melvin Foster]

Hey, Emerson, for Pete's sake, step on it, will you?

[Randolph Foster]

It's late.

[Ed Emerson]

Okay, Melvin, I'm going as fast as I can. I don't want to put Dora into.

[Melvin Foster]

A bad mood by being late for dinner. If I do, she may not like the idea of my going out with you fellas tonight.

[Ed Emerson]

No kidding. I thought you wore the pants in your family.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, I do. I most certainly do. But.

[Ed Emerson]

But Dora doesn't like your playing poker with the boys.

[Melvin Foster]

Now, look here, Ed, I wouldn't talk if I were you. Whose wife is it that always breaks.

[Ed Emerson]

Up our little games?

[Melvin Foster]

Whose wife always finds out where we're playing and calls up her hubby and tells him to get the heck home? Whose fault is it that we have to keep changing the place we play so his wife won't find out where he is?

[Ed Emerson]

Well, it's mine all right, Melvin. She likes to play, too. She can't understand why we won't let her play in our game.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, didn't you tell her that the boys don't like to play with the juices and trays and one eye jacks wild?

[Ed Emerson]

She says it's more fun that way. Well, here's your house. I'll pick you up about 7:45.

[Melvin Foster]

Okay.

[Ed Emerson]

Oh, by the way, Melvin, what do you tell Dora when you want to go out and play poker?

[Melvin Foster]

Well, I simply tell her that I'm going to play poker with the boys. That's what I tell her.

[Ed Emerson]

You certainly are lucky. I have to tell Isabel I'm going to attend a meeting.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, the trouble with you, Ed Emerson, is you're henpecked.

[Ed Emerson]

Maybe so. Yeah. Well, see you later.

[Randolph Foster]

Okay.

[Mrs. Foster]

Is that you, Melvin?

[Announcer]

Yes, dear.

[Melvin Foster]

Sorry I'm late. Had a big day at the office.

[Mrs. Foster]

Oh, we're all starving. Are you ready for dinner, dear?

[Melvin Foster]

I'll say I am. Dora, tonight I'm.

[Mrs. Foster]

Yes, dear?

[Melvin Foster]

Well, I. Well, I simply have to attend a meeting tonight.

[Mrs. Foster]

Oh, Randolph, there's the phone.

[Randolph Foster]

Will you answer it, dear? Okay.

[Mrs. Foster]

If it's Mrs. Emerson, ask her to come over and keep me company.

[Randolph Foster]

Okay. Hello?

[Ed Emerson]

Hello, is Mr. Foster there, please? This is George Soper.

[Randolph Foster]

No, he just left a few minutes ago. He had to attend a meeting with Mr. Emerson.

[Ed Emerson]

Oh, well, I was supposed to attend that meeting too, but place we were to meet has been changed. I wanted to tell him before he left the house.

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, well, I'm sorry he's gone now.

[Ed Emerson]

Oh, that's a shame. You see, we're very anxious to have this meeting and we're lacking a quorum. We need your father, Mr. Emerson, very badly. Well, I'll keep trying to reach him. Thank you.

[Randolph Foster]

Okay. Goodbye. Who was it? Randolph. Mr. Soper for Father says the meeting place has been changed.

[Mrs. Foster]

Oh, that's a shame. Your poor father was so tired too. It's too bad he didn't know about it before he left the house.

[Randolph Foster]

Yeah. Well, I've got to go and meet Curly.

[Mrs. Foster]

What are you two youngsters up to?

[Randolph Foster]

Well, we thought we'd kind of wander over to the Higgins place and see what Judy and her goofy sorority sisters do with these things.

[Ed Emerson]

Melvin, this place we're going to is perfect for a nice, quiet poker session.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, swell. Whose house is it?

[Ed Emerson]

The old Higgins place.

[Melvin Foster]

You mean the one on Elm street that's supposed to be haunted?

[Ed Emerson]

That's the place. Isn't that a pip?

[Announcer]

Oh, yeah.

[Melvin Foster]

But how'd the boys happen to pick that place?

[Ed Emerson]

Don't you see? No phones, no lights to be seen from the street when we cover up the windows. And no wife could possibly guess where we are.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, yeah, that's pretty neat.

[Ed Emerson]

But how do we get in? Oh, it's a cinch. All we have to do is crawl through a basement window and we're in.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, say, tell me, Ed, is. Is there any truth to this rumor that the place is.

[Ed Emerson]

Well.

[Melvin Foster]

You know, I don't believe in ghosts, but there are so many stories about the place. They say that every year people hear strange noises.

[Ed Emerson]

No, that's a lot of nonsense. Why, I've been through the place. It's no more haunted than your house.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, well, of course, I'm not scared, but, well, you know.

[Ed Emerson]

Well, here we are. Now, don't make any noise. Just follow me.

[Melvin Foster]

Okay, I'm right with you. This place certainly looks dark and everything like a tomb.

[Ed Emerson]

Nothing will interrupt our game tonight.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, that's swell.

[Ed Emerson]

Okay, here's the window. I think if that's funny, it's already open.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, well, maybe some of the other boys are here.

[Ed Emerson]

Yeah, but I didn't see any other cars there yeah, well, maybe the wind blew it over.

[Melvin Foster]

Could be.

[Ed Emerson]

Well, let's go in. You go first. Okay.

[Melvin Foster]

You know, we should have brought a flashlight.

[Ed Emerson]

Yeah, I forgot.

[Melvin Foster]

For Pete's sake. So dark in here. I can't see a thing.

[Ed Emerson]

It's all right, Melvin. Just keep going right ahead there. Stairs are right in front of you.

[Melvin Foster]

Okay. Oh, darn it. Hit my leg against a garbage can or something.

[Ed Emerson]

You better let me go first. Light a match, will ya?

[Melvin Foster]

Okay.

[Ed Emerson]

There's the stairs right over there. Come on, Melvin.

[Melvin Foster]

You go ahead. I'm right behind you.

[Judy Foster]

This meeting will now come to order. We will now send the neophyte Barbara Mason into the sacred chamber of the Keeper of the Sacred Owl.

[Mitzi]

Sister Judy.

[Judy Foster]

What is it, Sister Mitzi?

[Mitzi]

I think I heard a noise.

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Sister Mitzi, it's only the wind. We will now take Neophyte Barbara to the sacred chamber of the Sacred Owl. Follow me. Will the neophyte please enter? All right. Have you got the owl, Mitzi?

[Mitzi]

Yes, it's right here.

[Judy Foster]

Put it on the table over there and put your candle behind it. Okay. The neophyte will now kneel before the altar of the Sacred Owl. Here. Yes, that's right. You will now answer faithfully all the questions you are asked. All right. Are you ready, Mitzi?

[Mitzi]

Yes, I'm ready.

[Judy Foster]

Neophyte Barbara, it is reported that on the night of the Spring Prom. Sister Mary asked you to loan her a pair of stockings. And you said you didn't have any. Is that correct? Yes, but I. Just answer the question and tell the truth. The Sacred Owl knows all. Yes, that's right. I said I didn't have any. And yet, on the night of the prom, you came in a brand new pair of nylons. Is that correct? Yes, but they were my mother's. Oh, Owl, is this story true or false? I said, oh, Owl, is this story true or false? Mitzi.

[Mitzi]

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

[Judy Foster]

I see. But please, Supreme Keeper of the Sacred Owl. Silence. We will ask the Sacred Owl what action to take in this matter. O Owl, tell us if this neophyte is guilty of an unsisterly act. And tell us, O Owl, if we should forgive this unworthy person and accept her into thy select circle. The Sacred Owl is thinking it over now. Oh, Owl, we have a few more questions to ask you before we decide the fate of this candidate. Tell us, Owl.

[Ed Emerson]

Are you following me, Melvin?

[Melvin Foster]

Yes, I'm. I'm right behind you.

[Ed Emerson]

Keep.

[Melvin Foster]

Keep going.

[Ed Emerson]

Okay, Only one more flight to go. I can't understand where the others Are.

[Melvin Foster]

They'll probably be along in a few minutes.

[Ed Emerson]

Yeah, I guess so. Say, what are we whispering for?

[Melvin Foster]

I don't know. It just seems more natural to whisper in a place like this. I. What's that?

[Ed Emerson]

What's what?

[Melvin Foster]

Didn't you hear a noise?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't know.

[Judy Foster]

There.

[Melvin Foster]

There it is again.

[Announcer]

Listen.

[Melvin Foster]

Let'S get out of here. This place really is haunted.

[Ed Emerson]

No, Melvin. Oh, Melvin.

[Melvin Foster]

This is a good one.

[Ed Emerson]

That's all right. Don't you know what that noise is?

[Melvin Foster]

Know what?

[Ed Emerson]

Don't you see? It's some of the fellas trying to scare us.

[Melvin Foster]

Yeah, you think so?

[Ed Emerson]

Of course it is. Listen, listen, I got an idea.

[Melvin Foster]

So have I. Let's get out of here.

[Ed Emerson]

Oh, no. Listen, let's have some fun. We'll give them a dose of their own medicine. Let's scare them.

[Randolph Foster]

Right.

[Judy Foster]

And now, O sacred Owl, that the neophyte Barbara has bared her most innermost soul. Tell us, O Owl, do you accept her?

[Mitzi]

Whoa.

[Judy Foster]

The owl says she accepts you. Really? Oh, dear, I don't know what to say. Congratulations, Sister Barbara. You've been accepted into the best sorority in the school. Oh, gee, I know. And I just don't know how to thank you all. Okay, Mitzi, that's enough. And now we'll all go back to the sorority house for the official reception. Mitzi, I said that's enough. You can stop hooting now.

[Mitzi]

I didn't hoot.

[Judy Foster]

Wasn't that you?

[Melvin Foster]

No.

[Mitzi]

Wasn't it you?

[Judy Foster]

No. Me either. Oh, jeepers. Let's get out of here.

[Melvin Foster]

It's true.

[Judy Foster]

It's true.

[Mitzi]

What's true, Judy? This house.

[Judy Foster]

It really is haunted.

[Announcer]

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[Randolph Foster]

Look, Curly, here's Mr. Emerson's car.

[Mitzi]

What's he doing in front of the Higgins house?

[Randolph Foster]

I have an idea. Of course, I may be doing Father and Mr. Emerson a great injustice, but I don't think so.

[Mitzi]

What's on your mind, Randall?

[Randolph Foster]

Well, I was just thinking that it's quite possible that Father and Mr. Emerson had a different kind of meeting in mind.

[Mitzi]

Meeting in a haunted house?

[Randolph Foster]

What for? Not for a date with a blonde ghost. I figured they came here because it was a nice, quiet place to play poker or something.

[Mitzi]

Well, it could be. And why do you say we investigate?

[Randolph Foster]

Good idea. You know, this setup has fascinating possibilities. With Father and Mr. Emerson in there. And Judy and all those goopy girls too.

[Mitzi]

Yeah, I see what you mean. That is, provided they haven't discovered each other yet.

[Randolph Foster]

That cellar window seems to be open. What do you say we start there and let nature take its course?

[Judy Foster]

Shh. Don't make a sound. And maybe we can.

[Mitzi]

Judy, I'm so scared.

[Judy Foster]

Be quiet.

[Mitzi]

Oh, Judy, do you really think this house is haunted?

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Mitzi, I don't believe in ghosts. You see, Mitzi, Barbara's right. There aren't any ghosts. But there's somebody else in this house.

[Mitzi]

Oh, Bob Brown.

[Judy Foster]

Barbara, are you deliberately trying to scare us?

[Mitzi]

She doesn't have to. I'm already scared. Oh, gee, Judy, there is somebody in this house. Did you hear that?

[Judy Foster]

Yes. It sounded like it came from downstairs. Quick, let's go into this room. We can hide in here until they go away.

[Mitzi]

Oh, what if they don't go away?

[Judy Foster]

Mipsy, don't be so gloomy and pessimistic. Can you see anything? Judy Little? I think this must have been a bedroom. Look, the window goes out into that roof. It looks like a porch.

[Mitzi]

Do you think we should yell out the window for help and let whoever.

[Judy Foster]

It is downstairs know where we are? Don't be a dope.

[Announcer]

Judy.

[Mitzi]

There's that noise again.

[Judy Foster]

And that's coming from upstairs. Oh, jeepers. We're surrounded.

[Announcer]

Melvin.

[Melvin Foster]

Melvin.

[Ed Emerson]

Stop hooting.

[Melvin Foster]

What?

[Ed Emerson]

Stop.

[Melvin Foster]

What's the matter, Melvin?

[Ed Emerson]

Maybe it wasn't the boys making that noise.

[Melvin Foster]

What do you mean?

[Ed Emerson]

I just thought there weren't any cars outside.

[Melvin Foster]

Yeah, that's right. Well, what do you think it was then?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't know. Let's investigate a little.

[Melvin Foster]

You investigate. I had a hard day at the office.

[Ed Emerson]

Melvin Foster, I think you're scared.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, me? What nonsense.

[Ed Emerson]

Come on. Look in this room here. Noise seemed to be coming from over here somewhere. Doesn't seem to be anyone here oh, my gosh. Look.

[Melvin Foster]

Look there on the table.

[Ed Emerson]

What is?

[Melvin Foster]

I don't know.

[Ed Emerson]

Well, I'll be done. It's an owl.

[Melvin Foster]

An owl? Oh, well, what do you know then? That's what was making that noise. Like an owl?

[Ed Emerson]

Maybe, but I don't think so.

[Melvin Foster]

Why not?

[Ed Emerson]

Might have been an owl. But not this one. This one stuff.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, for the love of heaven, let's.

[Announcer]

Get out of here.

[Ed Emerson]

Yeah.

[Melvin Foster]

Never saw such a darn fool house. Noises all over the place and no one making them.

[Ed Emerson]

Well, someone must have made them or something.

[Mrs. Foster]

Yeah.

[Melvin Foster]

Ed. Ed, you. You don't really believe this place is haunted, do you?

[Randolph Foster]

No.

[Melvin Foster]

What's that?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't know. You go down and see what it was and I'll keep a lookout up here.

[Melvin Foster]

All right. Who, me? Zooming. There it goes again. Then let's duck into this other room and think this over.

[Ed Emerson]

Okay.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, look. Look. That window opens onto a roof. Look. Looks like a porch.

[Ed Emerson]

Maybe we could sneak out onto the porch and then.

[Melvin Foster]

What's that? Emerson, what's that screen?

[Ed Emerson]

They came from the next room.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, good heavens. We're surrounded.

[Randolph Foster]

You know, Curly, I think we've just about used up the possibilities of this ash can.

[Mitzi]

Yeah, I guess so. I'd love to see the look in your father's face.

[Randolph Foster]

Me too. You know, Father isn't the bravest guy in the world.

[Mitzi]

I wonder how Judy and her crowd are taken.

[Randolph Foster]

You know, what we should have is a nice set of chains.

[Mitzi]

Yeah, that'd be swell. Too bad we didn't bring along a couple of white sheets too.

[Randolph Foster]

Say, I can't hear anything at all. What do we do now?

[Mitzi]

Let out a scream and see what happens.

[Randolph Foster]

No, screams are corny. Let's try moaning. That ought to bring some results.

[Mitzi]

Okay. What do we moan?

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, anything. Make a moan. Let me hear how it sounds.

[Judy Foster]

Yeah.

[Randolph Foster]

Well, okay. How's this? Oh, not bad. Try it again and put more grief in it. Oh, yeah, that's fine. That's fine. That ought to bring results.

[Judy Foster]

Girls, I think the smart thing to do now is to get out of here.

[Mitzi]

Me too, but how?

[Judy Foster]

Well, why not? Let's just open the door and walk downstairs. Judy, the ghosts are still in the house. They'll see us. Barbara, don't be hysterical. I definitely do not believe in ghosts. Oh, Mitzi.

[Mitzi]

Oh, listen. Oh, there it goes again.

[Judy Foster]

Only this time it sounds more grief stricken. Judy. Judy, why don't we climb out in the porch roof and get away? It can't be far to the ground. I think it's Our only chance.

[Mitzi]

I'd rather break a leg falling from that porch than stay here another minute.

[Judy Foster]

Okay, that's what we'll do. Let's go now, one at a time.

[Mitzi]

Should we take our black roads off?

[Judy Foster]

No, we'll be harder to see this way.

[Mitzi]

All right, you go first, Judy.

[Judy Foster]

All right. Barbara, you stay right behind me.

[Mitzi]

Don't worry, I will.

[Melvin Foster]

Ed, let's get out of here. All right, all right.

[Ed Emerson]

How do you suggest we get up?

[Melvin Foster]

Well, that's. Just walk right out that door and go down the stairs.

[Randolph Foster]

Yeah.

[Melvin Foster]

Dickie, listen. There it goes again.

[Ed Emerson]

Only this time it sounds more grief stricken.

[Melvin Foster]

There's only one thing to do. We gotta go out this window and drop down from the porch to the ground.

[Ed Emerson]

Well, anything is better than being caught by that. That thing.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, come on. You go first and I'll stay behind and protect you.

[Ed Emerson]

All right, but don't stay too far behind.

[Melvin Foster]

Don't you worry. I won't. What do you think I am, coward?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't think it's so far to the ground.

[Melvin Foster]

Hurry up, Melvin.

[Ed Emerson]

What's the matter?

[Melvin Foster]

Look over there. Where?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't see it.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, my God. What is it?

[Ed Emerson]

I don't know. Looks like black ghosts or something sneaking down over the porch.

[Melvin Foster]

Let's yell for him. Don't be a fool.

[Ed Emerson]

Want to scare them and let them know where we are?

[Melvin Foster]

That's right. They may come after us. I know what they are, Emerson. They're. They're zombies.

[Ed Emerson]

I don't think zombies wear black like that.

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, look. Look. They're running. Yeah, they're running away from the house too. Maybe they've decided to leave.

[Ed Emerson]

I hope they don't move to my house.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, maybe they went out to get some. Some fresh blood or something.

[Ed Emerson]

Melvin, I think this is our chance to get away.

[Melvin Foster]

What are we waiting for then? Come on, let's go.

[Ed Emerson]

All right, you go first.

[Melvin Foster]

Hurry up. Yeah. Wait a minute. What are we hurrying for? The zombies have gone, haven't they? Come on. We can just go downstairs and walk out the front door.

[Judy Foster]

Okay.

[Melvin Foster]

Okay.

[Ed Emerson]

Keep going.

[Melvin Foster]

If we ever get out of here safely, I'll never set foot in this place again.

[Randolph Foster]

Where are you going, Father?

[Melvin Foster]

Randolph, this is no time to be. Randolph.

[Randolph Foster]

Hi, Father. Hello, Mr. Emerson.

[Ed Emerson]

Randolph, where did you come from?

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, Curly and I decided to do a little investigating.

[Melvin Foster]

What kind of investigating?

[Randolph Foster]

Haunted house investigating. This place is really fascinating.

[Ed Emerson]

Where is Curly?

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, he's around someplace. Think he's upstairs.

[Melvin Foster]

Did. Did. Did you hear any noises out there?

[Randolph Foster]

Noises? What kind of noises?

[Melvin Foster]

Noises There it goes again. Come on, Randolph, before it's too late. Let's find Curly. We'll get you out of here safely. Don't you worry.

[Randolph Foster]

Okay.

[Judy Foster]

Come on, Curly. Okay, Coming.

[Melvin Foster]

Now, don't make a sound. And above all, don't be scared. We'll protect you.

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, that's. Well, thanks, Father.

[Ed Emerson]

Say. Say, now, wait a minute, Malcolm.

[Melvin Foster]

Don't talk so loud.

[Ed Emerson]

That noise we just heard, it came from right above us in the hall, didn't it?

[Melvin Foster]

Yes, it did. Let's get out of here.

[Ed Emerson]

Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Foster. Oh, are we a couple adults, huh? Curly's right above us in the hall, too.

[Melvin Foster]

But Curly. Randall, if you and Curly have deliberately tried to scare Mr. Emerson and me out of our wits.

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, I didn't come here for that reason, Father Foster.

[Ed Emerson]

When I think of you, a face, I could die laughing. Zombies.

[Melvin Foster]

Zombies. Oh, Emerson, did you fall for that one?

[Ed Emerson]

And maybe you didn't fall for it.

[Melvin Foster]

Well, you fell for it all of the night.

[Randolph Foster]

Where did the zombies come from?

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, all right, very funny. I'm not even mad at you. When I think of the look on Emerson's face. Where did the zombies come from?

[Randolph Foster]

Hi, Curly. Did you see any zombies?

[Melvin Foster]

No.

[Mitzi]

Did you?

[Melvin Foster]

You mean that wasn't you running across the lawn? No, it couldn't have been. There were a lot of them, all.

[Ed Emerson]

Dressed in black, 8ft tall.

[Melvin Foster]

With fire spitting out of their eyes.

[Randolph Foster]

Holy smoke.

[Melvin Foster]

And smoke, too. Yes.

[Randolph Foster]

Then it couldn't have been Judy and her gang.

[Melvin Foster]

Randolph, how could it be Judy and her gang?

[Randolph Foster]

Well, they were here tonight, too, huh? They were having a sorority initiation. And Curly and I did a wonderful job of scaring him.

[Melvin Foster]

Scaring them? Randolph, just wait until we get home. You just wait, you man.

[Randolph Foster]

Excuse me, Father, but what are you and Mr. Emerson doing here tonight?

[Melvin Foster]

Oh, me and Mr. Well, he.

[Randolph Foster]

Maybe when we get home, I hadn't better mention to Mother that I saw you here.

[Ed Emerson]

Whoa.

[Announcer]

Yes.

[Melvin Foster]

I mean, no. No.

[Randolph Foster]

Shall we say $5, 250, Scrooge?

[Ed Emerson]

So this is absolutely black robbery.

[Randolph Foster]

Oh, come now, Father. You're getting a bargain, huh? Yeah. You would have lost much more than this at your, shall we say, meeting.

[Announcer]

We'll return to the Fosters in a moment. But in the meantime, friends, it's a cinch you won't feel right tomorrow if you don't sleep right tonight. So, just to make sure that acid indigestion doesn't keep you awake tonight, slip one or two tums in your mouth before you slip into bed. And, folks, if acid Indigestion is all that stands between you and a sound. Snooze, you've got a sure ticket to dreamland. Millions of restless sleepers have found this out. And nothing, just nothing could ever induce them to be without a roll of Tums. Night and day, at home or away, they always carry Tums. A good plan for you yourself to follow. Get a roll of Tums this very night. Only 10 cents a roll. All drugstores be sure to get Tums. T U M S Tums for the tummy. There are many imitations, but no substitute for Tums. Now, here are the Fosters again.

[Melvin Foster]

Now, Randolph, remember, not a word about tonight.

[Randolph Foster]

Don't worry, Father. Randolph Foster never betrays a parrot.

[Judy Foster]

Father, I'm so glad you're home. I've had the most terrible experience. I've just been frightened by a ghost.

[Randolph Foster]

Anyone we know?

[Melvin Foster]

Judy, don't be silly. There's no such thing as a ghost.

[Randolph Foster]

No. There are zombies, though.

[Ed Emerson]

Randall.

[Melvin Foster]

Judy, where's your mother?

[Judy Foster]

Oh, Mother went out and I've just been sitting here all by myself, waiting for someone to come home. Oh, Father, I'm so glad to see you.

[Mrs. Foster]

Oh, really?

[Ed Emerson]

Well, I'm glad to see you too.

[Melvin Foster]

Where'd your mother go?

[Judy Foster]

I don't know, Father. Here's a note she left for you.

[Announcer]

Oh, let me see.

[Melvin Foster]

Dear Melvin, poor Mr. Soper called again and again to see if you'd come back and was finally so desperate that Mrs. Emerson and I offered to make a quorum for him. The meeting is now going to be at his house. Love, Dora P S. I hope I hold good cards. Oh, for the love of heaven.

[Announcer]

David. Judy is written by Elaine Leslie and stars Louise Erickson and Dick Davis. Mr. And Mrs. Foster were played by John Brown and Myra Marsh Mitzi by Sandra Gould. Music was composed by Paul Sawtel and conducted by Constantine Bakalinacroft. The program is produced and directed by Helen Mack. And this is Doug Gourley inviting you to be with us again next Tuesday at this same time to keep your date with Judy and remember, night and day, at home or away, always carry Tums. T U M S Tonight's Date With Judy will be transmitted to our men and women overseas by short wave and through the worldwide facilities of the Army Armed Forces Radio Service. This is the National Broadcasting Company.

[Melvin Foster]

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