Margie And The Models xx-xx-xx Margie Breaks Up With Freddie

Summary

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Podcast Summary: “My Little Margie – Margie Breaks Up With Freddie”

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Host: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Air Date: November 1, 2025
Featured Cast:

• Vern Albright (Charles Farrell)
• Margie Albright (Gail Storm)
• Mrs. Odette
• Freddie Wilson
• Connie Carter
• Additional characters: Tilly Smith, Millie Brown, and supporting players

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Episode Overview

This episode of "My Little Margie", as presented by Harold's Old Time Radio, dives into the comedic chaos that ensues when both Margie Albright and her father, Vern, experience relationship troubles. After quarrels with their respective sweethearts, both Margie and Vern plot to make their significant others jealous—with uproarious results. The classic ‘Golden Age of Radio’ humor stands out as misunderstandings, eavesdropping, and double-crosses pile up, leading to a zany resolution involving hired actresses, mistaken identities, and unexpected confrontations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Relationship Troubles: Two Quarrels at Home

• Margie and Vern both open the episode feeling gloomy after having big fights with their romantic partners (01:02–02:22).
• Vern’s quarrel with Connie escalates when he arrives late for a date after losing track of time at the men's club. Both refuse to apologize, each insisting the other should relent (01:02–02:12).
• Margie’s quarrel with Freddie erupts after he turns up late for a movie and then, distracted by a waitress, pours ketchup on Margie’s ice cream. Margie laments their rocky romance (02:22–03:00).

“You were late for your date, huh?” – Margie (01:24)

2. Mrs. Odette’s Meddling & Comic Wisdom

• Mrs. Odette, the nosy, witty neighbor, frequently eavesdrops and offers unsolicited advice (03:17–04:41).
• She proposes to help mend both broken couples, sharing her unique perspective on relationships:

  “Every time my third husband got out of line, I used to belt him with something.” – Mrs. Odette (04:26)

3. Failed Gift & Further Estrangement

• Freddie attempts to reconcile with Margie by bringing her a “three piece sweater set,” which turns out to be a ball of yarn and two knitting needles (05:36–06:06).
• Margie is offended, storming off, and leaving Freddie confused and forlorn.

“Freddie, this is the last straw.” – Margie (05:55)

4. “Make Them Jealous!”—The Plan

• Taking Mrs. Odette’s advice, Vern and Freddie hatch a scheme: they’ll hire two attractive actresses to pose as dates and flaunt their “dalliances” at Pierre’s restaurant, hoping to spark jealousy in Connie and Margie (09:04–10:07).
• Mrs. Odette, ever the gossip, ensures everyone in the building will hear about their plan (14:20–14:50).

“I’ll call him and we’ll hire two actresses to go out with us when Connie and Margie see us.” – Vern (09:30)

5. Margie and Connie Strike Back

• Margie and Connie overhear the men’s plot and consider retaliating by finding their own dates. After playful banter, Margie suggests a better plan—getting the men to apologize willingly (17:37–18:11).
• Mrs. Odette, sworn to secrecy (with comic reluctance), is let in on their real retaliation strategy.

“My lips are sealed. It hurts, but they're sealed.” – Mrs. Odette (18:11)

6. The Restaurant Showdown: Mistaken Identities & Big Reveals

• At Pierre’s, Vern and Freddie meet Tilly Smith and Millie Brown, the hired actresses (18:31–19:36). Margie and Connie inadvertently cross paths with them at the restaurant.
• Margie, pretending to mistake one actress for Freddie's mother, engages in some light-hearted sabotage (20:49–20:56).
• Both Connie and Margie storm out "in distress," apparently unable to bear the sight of their men with other women (21:40–21:56).

7. Husbands Crash the Party: The Jealousy Backfires

• The ruse escalates out of control when the actresses’ real husbands—Larry Smith and Harry Brown—arrive to confront Vern and Freddie, believing them to be romantic rivals (23:16–24:09).
• Fisticuffs are narrowly avoided as Vern and Freddie hurriedly confess the truth: it was all an act to make their sweethearts jealous (24:25–24:48).

“I hired her as an actress to have dinner with me just to make Connie jealous!” – Vern (24:36)

8. Reconciliation and the Final Twist

• With both couples back together, the truth comes out, and Margie quips that if the men had just apologized in the first place, all this could have been avoided (25:19–25:32).
• The episode closes with a humorous sting: Vern must pay $50 to the actresses for their part, only for Margie to request $50 herself—to pay the actresses’ husbands for playing the part of angry spouses! (25:43–25:59)

“Well, I have to pay those two actors for playing the parts of your girlfriend’s husband.” – Margie (25:55)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On men’s clubs:

  “No woman is going to twist me around her little finger.” – Vern (01:55)

• On relationship strategy:

  “A woman is just a rag, a bone and a hank of hair.” – Vern, quoting Kipling (06:43)
  “Yes, and all men are in the junk business.” – Mrs. Odette (06:50)

• On jealousy plots:

  “You want we should make your girlfriends jealous?” – Tilly/‘Margie’ as Tilly (19:33)

• When caught in the act:

  “Please, Mr. Albright’s an old man. Hit me first.” – Freddie (24:03)

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Segment Timestamps for Reference

| Segment | Timestamps | |----------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Opening domestic disputes & breakfast quarrel | 01:02–02:22 | | Freddie’s sweater “gift” flop | 05:36–06:06 | | Scheme to hire actresses unfolds | 09:04–10:07 | | Mrs. Odette spreads the news | 14:20–14:50 | | Ladies overhear & plot their response | 17:37–18:11 | | Fake dates at Pierre's; mistaken identities begin | 18:31–19:36 | | The confrontation with “husbands” | 23:16–24:48 | | Reconciliation and twist ending | 25:19–25:59 |

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Tone & Language

The episode sparkles with the fast-paced, punny, and gently sarcastic language that defined "My Little Margie" and 1950s radio comedies. Mrs. Odette’s acerbic wit and Margie’s sarcastic asides keep the mood light, poking fun at the characters’ foibles while maintaining affectionate warmth for all.

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Takeaway for New Listeners

Even if unfamiliar with the series, this episode stands out as a classic example of old-time radio farce built on misunderstandings, jealousy-fueled antics, and the inevitability of reconciliation. It’s a delightful, brisk romp through the pitfalls—and playful pleasures—of romance and mischief in the golden age of radio.

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Transcript

[Sarah]

Hey, this is Sarah. Look, I'm standing out front of a.m. p.m. Right now and, well, you're sweet and all, but I found something more fulfilling, even kind of cheesy. But I like it. Sure, you met some of my dietary needs, but they've just got it all. So farewell, oatmeal. So long, you strange soggy.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Break up with bland breakfast and taste AM PM's bacon, egg and cheese biscuit made with K tree eggs, smoked bacon and melty cheese on a buttery biscuit. AM PM Too much. Good stuff.

[Vern Albright]

The United States Armed Forces Radio Service presents My Little Margie starring Gail Storm and Charles Farrell. Sunday breakfast at the Albrights is usually a relaxed, carefree meal as Margie reads the woman's page of the Sunday paper and her father reads the comings. Excuse me, I mean the financial page. But this morning neither Margie nor her father is in a happy frame of mind.

[Margie Albright]

Dad, why so glum?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, Connie and I had a spat last night.

[Margie Albright]

What did you do this time?

[Vern Albright]

What do you mean, what did I do? Why does it have to be my fault?

[Margie Albright]

Well, it doesn't have to be, but it usually is.

[Vern Albright]

Well, this time it wasn't.

[Margie Albright]

What started it?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, we had a date for dinner and I. I stopped off at my club for a cocktail and got into a discussion about stocks and bonds and I didn't notice the time.

[Margie Albright]

So you were late for your date, huh?

[Vern Albright]

Yes. And Connie didn't believe my story. And one word led to another. She said, you're a prevaricator. And I said you're a crank. And she said, you're deceitful. And I said, you're insulting. And then she said, you're a savage and human brute and don't know how to treat a sensitive woman. So I said, you're a nagging, cold blooded hag.

[Mrs. Odette]

Then what?

[Vern Albright]

Well, after that we began to argue. She insisted unless I resign from the club, she won't see me anymore.

[Margie Albright]

Are you going to resign?

[Vern Albright]

I should say not. No woman is going to twist me around her little finger.

[Margie Albright]

Dad, you can't afford to let Connie go out of your life just like that. She's still a young girl, you know. And as for you, it's later than you think.

[Vern Albright]

Well, I'll admit that I'll never see 35 again.

[Margie Albright]

If you did, you'd never recognize it.

[Vern Albright]

After all these years. Well, never mind me and my problem. What's wrong with you today? You don't look very happy either.

[Margie Albright]

I'm not. Freddy and I had a quarrel too. He was supposed to meet me downtown yesterday and take me to a movie and he was late.

[Vern Albright]

Well, did you see the picture?

[Mrs. Odette]

No.

[Margie Albright]

By the time he showed up, it was six o' clock and the price changed.

[Vern Albright]

Well, knowing Freddie, I'll bet he timed it that way.

[Margie Albright]

And then to top it all off, on the way home we stopped for a bite to eat. The waitress was one of those baby faced blondes and Freddy couldn't keep his eyes off of her. When his hamburger came, he poured a whole bottle of ketchup.

[Vern Albright]

Well, what's wrong with that?

[Margie Albright]

He poured it on my ice cream.

[Vern Albright]

Well, believe me, you're going to be a lot better off without Freddie Wilson around.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, I wish I could be as sure of that as you are. When I look at his picture on the mantle, I feel miserable.

[Vern Albright]

I know what you mean. His picture affects me that way too.

[Margie Albright]

Well, what are you going to do about your situation with Tawny?

[Vern Albright]

What do you mean, what am I going to do?

[Mrs. Odette]

If you.

[Vern Albright]

If she wants to make up, she knows where to find me.

[Mrs. Odette]

She said the same thing about you, Mrs. Odette.

[Margie Albright]

Were you listening outside our keyhole?

[Mrs. Odette]

Why, Margie, what makes you think that.

[Margie Albright]

I just took a shot in the dark on account of the words Yale lock or stamped on your ear?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, what's the difference? Mrs. Odette, what were you saying about Connie?

[Mrs. Odette]

She phoned a friend of hers and told her that that if you wanted to make up, you knew where to find her. I heard the conversation on the party line.

[Vern Albright]

Party line? I never knew that Connie's phone was on your line.

[Mrs. Odette]

Everybody's phone in this building is on my line.

[Vern Albright]

Well, if Connie thinks I'm going to go crawling to her, she's got another think coming. She's being unreasonable.

[Margie Albright]

Why is it that every time a couple have a quarrel, the man always insists it's the woman who's being unreasonable?

[Vern Albright]

Why should I resign from my club because she wants me to? Mrs. Odettes, I'd like to appeal to you as a woman of the world.

[Mrs. Odette]

Well, you certainly don't appeal to me as a man of the world.

[Vern Albright]

Oh, please. Don't you think Connie's being unreasonable? Do you believe in clubs for men?

[Mrs. Odette]

I certainly do. Every time a third husband got out of line, I used to belt him with something.

[Freddie Wilson]

Oh, I give up.

[Mrs. Odette]

Margie, what are you going to do about Freddy?

[Margie Albright]

What am I going to do?

[Mrs. Odette]

Nothing.

[Margie Albright]

It's up to him to make the first move.

[Mrs. Odette]

Well, if you people want me to intercede, I'll be happy to offer my services. I'VE had a lot of experience straightening out quarreling couples. You have? Oh, yes. Take my two friends, Emily and Joe. From the first day that they became engaged, they argued and fought like cats and dogs. I told them what to do, and today they're extremely happy.

[Margie Albright]

What happened?

[Mrs. Odette]

Each of them married somebody else.

[Vern Albright]

Well, that's probably the best thing for Connie and me to do. Come in.

[Freddie Wilson]

Hello, Mr. Albright.

[Vern Albright]

Oh, hello, Freddie.

[Freddie Wilson]

Hello, Mrs. Odette.

[Margie Albright]

Hello, Freddie.

[Freddie Wilson]

Hiya, Margie. Gee, it got cold all of a sudden, Margie. That's no way to greet me, Freddie Wilson. Especially after I brought you a present.

[Margie Albright]

A present?

[Mrs. Odette]

For me? What is it?

[Freddie Wilson]

A three piece sweater set.

[Margie Albright]

A three piece sweater set?

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Odette]

Here.

[Freddie Wilson]

Here. Open it. Well, how do you like it, Freddy Wilson?

[Margie Albright]

Is this what you call a three piece sweater set?

[Vern Albright]

Sure.

[Margie Albright]

Get a load of this. A ball of yarn and two knitting needles. Freddie, this is the last straw.

[Freddie Wilson]

Oh, it's not straw.

[Vern Albright]

It's pure wool.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, I've had enough. I'm going over to Connie's apartment.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gee, I thought she'd like it.

[Vern Albright]

You knucklehead. What kind of a gift was that to bring a ball of yarn and two knitting needles?

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, I didn't know her sweater size, and I figured if she had any yarn left over, she could knit me a pair of socks.

[Mrs. Odette]

Freddie, I'm afraid your goose is cooked.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gee, Mr. Albright, what am I gonna do?

[Vern Albright]

Who cares? I've got my own problem. Women.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Bah.

[Freddie Wilson]

Women.

[Margie Albright]

Bah.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, you two men certainly talk big. You couldn't get along without us women.

[Vern Albright]

Who couldn't? What's a woman? As Kipling once said, a woman is just a rag, a bone and a hank of hair.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yes, and all men are in the junk business.

[Margie Albright]

Some more coffee, Margie? Thanks, Connie. How do you like that Freddy Wilson trying to pull that three piece sweater gag on me.

[Mrs. Odette]

Men are all alike.

[Margie Albright]

First they deceive you and then they.

[Mrs. Odette]

Try to pull the wool over your eyes.

[Margie Albright]

Yeah, maybe you're not giving dad the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was at his club discussing stocks and bonds.

[Mrs. Odette]

More likely he was discussing stocks and blondes. And then he had the nerve to tell me he got confused with the time that his watch had daylight time and the clock in the club had standard time.

[Margie Albright]

What an excuse.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yeah, he can't two time me. There's only one thing that makes me hesitate to call him a bare faced liar.

[Margie Albright]

What's that?

[Mrs. Odette]

His mustache.

[Margie Albright]

Well, I'm through with men for good.

[Mrs. Odette]

Me too.

[Margie Albright]

I wonder if there's a girls branch of the Foreign Legion.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gosh, Mr. Albright, if Margie doesn't make up with me, blow my brains out.

[Vern Albright]

With what, A pea shooter?

[Mrs. Odette]

Women.

[Vern Albright]

They're a pain in the neck. Can't get along with them. You can't get along without them.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, I'm through with them. Who needs them? They just make trouble for you. A man can be a lot happier without women. Ain't that so?

[Vern Albright]

Now, look, chum, you be happy your way, and I'll be happy my way.

[Freddie Wilson]

Mr. Albright, I've got a confession to make.

[Vern Albright]

Well, don't look at me. I'm not the da.

[Freddie Wilson]

What would you say if I told you that I've been a jerk?

[Vern Albright]

I'd agree with you.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, that's why I'm going to get down on my knees to Margie and ask her to forgive me.

[Vern Albright]

You'll do nothing of the kind. If you did that, Connie would expect me to do the same thing.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, how else are you going to make up?

[Vern Albright]

Well, I ought to teach her a lesson.

[Freddie Wilson]

How?

[Vern Albright]

Well, go out with another girl.

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah, I ought to do the same thing. I got half of mine, too.

[Vern Albright]

That's why no other girl would go out with you. But where am I going to find another girl to go out with? I don't know any other girls anymore.

[Freddie Wilson]

I thought you knew a lot of girls.

[Vern Albright]

Oh, I used to. But since I started going with Connie, I. I burnt my little black book.

[Freddie Wilson]

You burned it?

[Vern Albright]

Yeah. That's what caused that heat wave last month.

[Mrs. Odette]

I'll.

[Vern Albright]

Wait a minute. I've got an idea. A friend of mine is a theatrical agent. I'll call him and we'll hire two actresses to go out with us when Connie and Margie see us.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, that'll do the trick. Oh, boy. Actresses.

[Vern Albright]

Oh, boy. I'll call him now. Hello? Hello, Frank? Post Theatrical Agency. Was that you, Frank? This is Vern Albright. Frank, I've got a favor to ask. I'd like to hire two gorgeous actresses to take to dinner tonight. No, no, no. Just a gag. Give me their phone number and I'll explain the whole thing to them.

[Mrs. Odette]

Swell.

[Vern Albright]

What's their names? Millie and Tilly. Oh, thanks, Frank. Goodbye.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, then I'll bet he's just pining his poor little old heart out for poor little old me.

[Margie Albright]

Yeah? Then I'll bet Freddy's pining his poor little young heart out for poor little young me. I wonder what they're doing right now. What can they be doing? Nothing. You know, Connie, I've been thinking. Maybe I'm being Too rough on Freddy. After all, he's a good kid. So is your father, kid. Well, anyway, just because I'm miserable, it's no use making that miserable Freddie miserable too.

[Mrs. Odette]

I feel the same way about Vern.

[Margie Albright]

What do you say we swallow our pride and make up with them?

[Mrs. Odette]

I'm all for it.

[Margie Albright]

Come on. I guess we're doing the right thing, aren't we, Marjorie? Oh, of course we are. Well, here comes Mrs. Odette.

[Mrs. Odette]

Why, Mrs. Odette, what happened to you? Where did you get that black eye? The Websters and 9C just had a lulu of a brawl.

[Margie Albright]

Well, don't tell me you got mixed up in it.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, no. I got this shiner from the doorknob. They opened the door suddenly, and I didn't jump back in time. They wanted to see if anyone was listening at the keyhole. The sneak belle. I've got to go and get a steak. See you later. Poor Mrs. Odette.

[Margie Albright]

Yeah, she averages about two black eyes a year from doorknobs. I guess she's just not as spry as she used to be. Here we are. Let's go in and humble ourselves. Yes, we oughta.

[Freddie Wilson]

Say, wait a minute.

[Mrs. Odette]

Isn't that Van's Vaughn?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, that's right. Millie, I'd like to have you meet me at Pierre's for dinner.

[Mrs. Odette]

She's making a date with another girl.

[Freddie Wilson]

Tell her to bring a friend along for me.

[Mrs. Odette]

Freddy, too. And we thought they were pining away. Oh, Margie, what are we going to do?

[Margie Albright]

I don't know about you, but as.

[Mrs. Odette]

For me.

[Freddie Wilson]

Thanks for letting me wear this snazzy tie of yours, Vern.

[Vern Albright]

That's. That's okay, Freddy.

[Freddie Wilson]

Cerise is my favorite color. It brings out the sparkle in my baby blue eyes.

[Vern Albright]

Oh, for Pete's sake. Put it on and let's get started.

[Freddie Wilson]

Okay, Vern. Oh, by the way, can you lend me a pair of spats too?

[Vern Albright]

What do you need spats for?

[Freddie Wilson]

I got holes in my socks.

[Vern Albright]

I'll give you a pair of mine.

[Mrs. Odette]

Thanks.

[Freddie Wilson]

Hey, G. Do you think this stunt's gonna work?

[Vern Albright]

Of course it will. When Connie sees me with another girl, she'll break her neck to make up with me.

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah, Margie will probably do the same thing when she sees me with another girl.

[Vern Albright]

You, I'm not so sure about. I'll be able to make Connie jealous because she knows I used to have a lot of girls in the spring before I met her. She knows I'm a man of the world.

[Freddie Wilson]

I'm a man of the world, too.

[Vern Albright]

I'M talking about this world.

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[Freddie Wilson]

Limu is that guy with the binoculars watching us.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Cut the camera. They see us.

[Vern Albright]

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[Freddie Wilson]

Say, I just thought of something. How will Margie and Connie know that we're going to have dinner at Pierre's with two other girls?

[Vern Albright]

That simple. Open the door, Freddy. Hello, Mrs. Odettes.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, hello, Mr. Albright. Well, excuse me. I was just on my way down the hall.

[Vern Albright]

Well, Freddie, in about 30 seconds, everybody in the building will know we've got a date with two girls.

[Freddie Wilson]

Vern, you're a genius.

[Vern Albright]

I know it.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Let's go.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, Connie, I feel awful. So do I.

[Mrs. Odette]

To think that Vern would take up with another girl. He's not interested in making up with me.

[Margie Albright]

Neither is Freddy, that is, with me.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, Margie.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, Connie.

[Mrs. Odette]

Okay, knock it off. Knock it off. And turn off those tears. The apartment in the floor below is flooded. People are crying. No, there's a drip under the sink. Now dry your eyes. I got news for you. Your guys are going out to dinner with two dolls.

[Margie Albright]

We know.

[Mrs. Odette]

How'd you find out?

[Margie Albright]

When they made the date, we were listening outside the door.

[Mrs. Odette]

Stealing my stuff, huh? How much did you overhear? Well, just that they're meeting two girls at Pierre's. Is that all?

[Margie Albright]

Yes.

[Mrs. Odette]

Amateurs.

[Margie Albright]

Mrs. Odettes.

[Mrs. Odette]

What do you mean? The two dolls they're taking out are a couple of actresses that they hired for the occasion. What? That's right. Freddy figures if you see him with another girl, you'll break your neck to make up. And your father figures that Connie will do the same thing.

[Margie Albright]

Well, this puts another light on the matter.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yes. Oh, thank you, goodness. Mrs. Odette's tipped us all. Well, you know My motto, I get there fustest with the mostest.

[Margie Albright]

So that's their little game, huh? Trying to make us jealous.

[Mrs. Odette]

We ought to call up a couple of fellas and do the same thing.

[Margie Albright]

Yeah, you can play at that game.

[Mrs. Odette]

So can 3. Get a friend for me.

[Margie Albright]

Now, let's see. Who can I call?

[Mrs. Odette]

Whoop. How about George Rush?

[Margie Albright]

Oh, he's such a wolf. The last time I went out with him, he tried to kiss me. And was I upset. Why, we were in a canoe.

[Mrs. Odette]

Well, I could call Phil Niblo for you. I know the family well.

[Margie Albright]

They have scads. They have?

[Mrs. Odette]

Yes.

[Margie Albright]

So why don't they take shots for it?

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, Margie.

[Margie Albright]

Y' all always joking.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yes. She's laughing on the outside, but she's crying on the inside.

[Margie Albright]

Hey, Connie, I just thought of something. We won't accomplish anything by showing up at Pierre's with dates.

[Mrs. Odette]

We won't?

[Margie Albright]

Of course not. Now, what I want to do is get Freddy to apologize to me. And you want to get my father to do the same to you, right?

[Mrs. Odette]

Right.

[Margie Albright]

Well, I've got a better idea, but we'll have to keep it very quiet.

[Mrs. Odette]

What is it? Go ahead, Margie. You might just as well talk in front of me.

[Margie Albright]

We'll find out about it anyway.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, but don't worry. I won't blab anything.

[Margie Albright]

Promise?

[Mrs. Odette]

Promise. My lips are sealed. It hurts, but they're sealed.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gee, when are those two actresses gonna get here?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, take it easy, Freddie. They should be here any minute. I told they had waited to show them to our table.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, I hope that. Holy Toledo.

[Vern Albright]

What's the matter?

[Mrs. Odette]

Get a load of those two gorgeous.

[Freddie Wilson]

Blondes coming this way.

[Mrs. Odette]

Wow. Wowee, wow.

[Vern Albright]

Hubba, hubba, hubba.

[Margie Albright]

Excuse me. Which one of you distinguished gentlemen is Mr. Albright?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, that's me.

[Margie Albright]

I'm Tilly Smith, and this is my girlfriend, Millie Brown.

[Freddie Wilson]

I'm pleased to make your acquaintance.

[Vern Albright]

How do you do? This is Freddie Wilson. Hi.

[Freddie Wilson]

Likewise, I'm sure.

[Vern Albright]

Well, well, sit down. Now, I explained the situation to you over the phone, so I assume you girls know what we want you to do.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yeah.

[Margie Albright]

You want we should make your girlfriends jealous.

[Mrs. Odette]

Ain't that not so?

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah, that ain't not so. I mean, that's right. I think.

[Vern Albright]

Well, they should be wandering in here soon. Would you girls like something to eat in the meantime?

[Mrs. Odette]

Thanks.

[Margie Albright]

Well, you are ready yet, Hilly?

[Mrs. Odette]

That's etten.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, how about some dessert then?

[Margie Albright]

Yeah, I don't mind.

[Mrs. Odette]

I'll have pie a la mode.

[Vern Albright]

What about you, Millie? Pie a La mode, too?

[Mrs. Odette]

No, I think I'll just have some.

[Freddie Wilson]

Pie with ice cream.

[Mrs. Odette]

And a demitasse.

[Margie Albright]

I think I'll skip the piler mode.

[Mrs. Odette]

And I'll have a demi Tassie, too, with coffee.

[Freddie Wilson]

Hey, Fern. Margie and Connie just came in. They see us. They're headed this way.

[Vern Albright]

Okay, girls, you know what to do.

[Margie Albright]

Gee, I hope we put it over.

[Mrs. Odette]

For you all right.

[Vern Albright]

Why, Connie, I didn't expect to see you here.

[Freddie Wilson]

And I didn't expect to see you, Margie.

[Margie Albright]

We just happened to drop in. Well?

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, what?

[Margie Albright]

Aren't you going to introduce me to your mother? Mother?

[Mrs. Odette]

I ain't his mother.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, I'm so sorry. The resemblance was so strong. Yes, you both have the same color hair.

[Freddie Wilson]

Well, you're wrong.

[Margie Albright]

He's a brunette and I'm a blonde. Wanna bet?

[Vern Albright]

Allow me to introduce you. This is Tilly Smith and Millie Brown. Ms. Connie Carter and Margie Albright.

[Freddie Wilson]

Albright?

[Margie Albright]

Hey, that's the same name as you.

[Freddie Wilson]

That's right. Your older sister, maybe?

[Mrs. Odette]

Touche. She.

[Vern Albright]

She happens to be my daughter. Connie, would. Would you like to join us?

[Mrs. Odette]

No. Then I just can't stand the sight of you with another girl.

[Freddie Wilson]

How about you, Margie?

[Margie Albright]

I can't stand the sight of you either, that is, with another girl. Well, we have to go now.

[Mrs. Odette]

We must get to the theater.

[Margie Albright]

We're performing tonight, you know. Be careful. Don't fall off the runways.

[Mrs. Odette]

We'll see you gents after the show, like usual.

[Vern Albright]

Okay, girls. See you later.

[Margie Albright]

Goodbye, Vernikin.

[Freddie Wilson]

Goodbye, Fredericken.

[Vern Albright]

Hello, girly kids.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gee, what a doll that Millie is. And she's crazy about me.

[Vern Albright]

Well, Aunt Tilly is crazy about me.

[Mrs. Odette]

Then does this mean the end?

[Vern Albright]

Well, I. I can't help it if another girl is stuck on me.

[Freddie Wilson]

Me either.

[Vern Albright]

I wouldn't want to break your heart, Connie.

[Freddie Wilson]

And I wouldn't want to break your heart, Margie.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, that's big of you.

[Freddie Wilson]

Of course, if you want to apologize and make up.

[Mrs. Odette]

Oh, no, no.

[Margie Albright]

If I apologized, you'd have no respect for me and you'd hate me. Better you should apologize and I'll hate you.

[Vern Albright]

I feel the same way, Connie. That is from Freddy's point of view.

[Mrs. Odette]

Vern, how long have you known this girl?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, Tilly and I have been smoldering for years.

[Freddie Wilson]

And Millie and I have been smoldering for years, too.

[Margie Albright]

Well, why don't you jump in the.

[Mrs. Odette]

Lake and put out the fire?

[Vern Albright]

Hey, here's the two guys. Harry.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Boy, I can't wait to get my hands on Them?

[Freddie Wilson]

Who are you?

[Vern Albright]

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Larry Smith. I'm Tilly's husband.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yeah, I'm Harry Brown, Millie Brown's husband.

[Vern Albright]

So you're the two guys who've been.

[Freddie Wilson]

Running around with our wives, eh?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yeah, well, we were waiting to catch up with you.

[Vern Albright]

Now, now, now, just a minute. There must be some mistake. I. I just met your wife for the first time tonight.

[Freddie Wilson]

And I just met your wife for the first time.

[Margie Albright]

But you just said you've been smoldering for years.

[Freddie Wilson]

Smoldering, huh?

[Mrs. Odette]

Yeah.

[Vern Albright]

Okay, which punk should we slug first?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Let's slug this shoppy looking one first.

[Freddie Wilson]

Please, Mr. Albright's an old man. Hit me first.

[Narrator/Announcer]

You're the guy I'm talking about. I'm gonna punch you right in the nose.

[Vern Albright]

Now, now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Freddy, take off my tie. I don't want you to get blood on it.

[Mrs. Odette]

This will serve you both rhymes.

[Margie Albright]

Yeah. Running around with married women.

[Mrs. Odette]

Shame.

[Vern Albright]

If you fellas will give me a chance, I can explain everything. Better make it good, chum.

[Mrs. Odette]

Yeah.

[Vern Albright]

I didn't know Tilly was married. And in fact, I never saw her before. I hired her as an actress to have dinner with me just to make Connie jealous. So. So she'd make up with me.

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah, that's the truth. Millie came along so I could make Margie jealous for the same reason.

[Vern Albright]

Yes, You. You ask Frank Post, their agent.

[Mrs. Odette]

He'll.

[Vern Albright]

He'll verify our story.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Frank Post. Okay, we'll check with Frank. But if you two monkeys are giving us a run around, we're gonna look you up and beat the daylights out of you. Yeah.

[Vern Albright]

Now remember that. Come on, Harry.

[Freddie Wilson]

Man, that was close.

[Margie Albright]

Freddy, were you telling the truth?

[Freddie Wilson]

So help me, Margie.

[Margie Albright]

How about you, Ben?

[Vern Albright]

Oh, honest, Connie, I just wanted to make up with you.

[Margie Albright]

Well, Ben, as long as you're apologizing, I'll forgive you. Same here, Freddy.

[Freddie Wilson]

Gee, thanks.

[Margie Albright]

Now, if you two hadn't been so stubborn and apologized to us in the first place, you wouldn't have had to.

[Mrs. Odette]

Go through all this trouble.

[Freddie Wilson]

Yeah, we were dopes, eh, Vern?

[Vern Albright]

Speak for yourself. And don't call me Vern. Well, I guess maybe I should have apologized earlier. I'd have saved 50 bucks.

[Mrs. Odette]

$50?

[Freddie Wilson]

Yes.

[Vern Albright]

I have to pay those two actresses for playing the parts of our girlfriends.

[Margie Albright]

Oh, by the way, dad, would you let me have $50?

[Vern Albright]

$50?

[Freddie Wilson]

What for?

[Margie Albright]

Well, I have to pay those two actors for playing the parts of your girlfriend's husband.

[Vern Albright]

My little Margie is a presentation of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service.

[Mrs. Odette]

Ram Sam.