Terry and the Pirates 41-11-17 (031) Terry, Connie and Pat

Summary

Harold's Old Time Radio Presents: "Terry and the Pirates" Episode 41-11-17 (031) - "Terry, Connie and Pat"

Release Date: January 18, 2025
Host: Harold's Old Time Radio
Podcast Title: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Title: Terry and the Pirates 41-11-17 (031) Terry, Connie and Pat

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Episode Overview

In this riveting installment of "Terry and the Pirates," listeners are plunged into an intense adventure filled with suspense, clever inventions, and the ever-present threat of the enigmatic Dragon Lady. The episode centers around Terry Lee, his companions Connie and Pat, and their silent yet resourceful ally, Big Stoop. As a fierce storm rages outside, the trio faces captivity and must navigate the perils of their confinement to retrieve a crucial invention—a portable radio transmitter—from the Dragon Lady's hideout.

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Key Characters

• Terry Lee: The brave protagonist determined to thwart the Dragon Lady's schemes.
• Connie: Terry's resourceful companion, whose quick thinking aids in their escape.
• Pat: A steadfast ally who supports Terry and Connie in their endeavors.
• Big Stoop: The silent Chinese servant whose actions are pivotal to the group's rescue.
• April Kane and Burma: Captive allies who assist in unraveling the mysteries of their imprisonment.

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Detailed Summary

1. _The Harrowing Escape (00:32 - 03:46)_**

The episode kicks off with Terry and Pat being freed from their cells by Big Stoop amidst a tumultuous storm that masks the sounds of their captors breaking down doors. Their immediate goal is to locate the portable radio transmitter, a device they believe is essential to thwarting the Dragon Lady's plans. However, their search proves futile as they find the transmitter missing.

Narrator [00:32]: "Pirates when a newspaper strip as popular as Terry and the Pirates leaps from the nation's newspapers and becomes a transcribed radio show..."

2. _Introducing April Kane and Burma (03:47 - 05:02)_**

Parallel to Terry and Pat's predicament, listeners are introduced to April Kane and Burma, who find themselves confined in an adjacent room. April's attempt to maintain morale through singing highlights the tense atmosphere.

April Kane [03:47]: "There's where the cotton and the corn and taters grow. Carry me back."

3. _The Invention Unveiled: The Periscope Device (05:02 - 08:16)_**

April Kane reveals a mysterious device—resembling a periscope—introduced by Terry. Confusion arises among the captives as they attempt to understand its purpose. Recognizing the device's potential, Connie suggests leveraging it to surveil their surroundings.

Connie [07:26]: "It's a thing you look out into the corridor with."

4. _Communication Breakthrough (08:16 - 11:16)_

Connie and Big Stoop collaborate to utilize the periscope to peer into the corridors, hoping to spot any threats or opportunities for escape. Their efforts are initially met with darkness, but persistence pays off when they manage to send a coded message through the wall.

Connie [09:55]: "Tell Stoop to get the girls out and then get us out."

Despite the challenges posed by the mysterious Chinese code—a clever invention by Terry—the group makes significant progress in their communication efforts.

5. _The Tension Peaks (11:16 - 13:00)_

As the storm intensifies, the tension within the hideout escalates. Connie and Pat express concern over the increasing disturbances, hinting at the Dragon Lady's persistent attempts to regain control. The mysterious Mr. Doodle, revealed to be Big Stoop's proper name, adds layers to the intrigue with his coded language.

Pat [12:28]: "Golly, things have been happening tonight, huh?"

6. _Climactic Confrontation (13:00 - 14:16)_

The episode builds toward a climactic confrontation as Pat returns from investigating the disturbances. The group prepares for the impending showdown, setting the stage for future episodes filled with action and suspense.

Narrator [13:00]: "Well, this young American, Terry Lee, can pack a lot of excitement into an evening, huh?"

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Notable Quotes

• Narrator [00:32]: "Pirates when a newspaper strip as popular as Terry and the Pirates leaps from the nation's newspapers and becomes a transcribed radio show..."

• April Kane [03:47]: "There's where the cotton and the corn and taters grow. Carry me back."

• Connie [07:26]: "It's a thing you look out into the corridor with."

• Connie [09:55]: "Tell Stoop to get the girls out and then get us out."

• Pat [12:28]: "Golly, things have been happening tonight, huh?"

• Narrator [13:00]: "Well, this young American, Terry Lee, can pack a lot of excitement into an evening, huh?"

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Episode Insights

This episode masterfully blends suspense with ingenuity, showcasing Terry Lee's resourcefulness in the face of adversity. The introduction of the periscope device exemplifies the creative problem-solving that characterizes the protagonists. Additionally, the use of coded communication adds a layer of complexity, highlighting the strategic minds of Terry and his allies. The interplay between characters, especially Connie's leadership and Big Stoop's silent strength, underscores the themes of teamwork and resilience.

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Conclusion

"Terry and the Pirates" continues to deliver captivating storytelling and dynamic character interactions. Episode 41-11-17 (031) "Terry, Connie and Pat" adeptly balances action, mystery, and technological ingenuity, keeping listeners eagerly anticipating the unfolding adventures. As tensions rise and new inventions come into play, the stage is set for even more thrilling escapades in future episodes.

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Stay tuned to Harold's Old Time Radio for more timeless adventures from the Golden Age of Radio.

Transcript

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[April Kane]

There's where the cotton and the corn and taters grow. Carry me back.

[Customer]

Hey, April, it's Carry me back, not Carry me back.

[April Kane]

Oh, that's right, it is, isn't it? Carry me back.

[Customer]

You have to sing all the time.

[April Kane]

Eight boy.

[Customer]

Oh, I'm sorry, but I wish I knew what was going on.

[April Kane]

I'm just seeing to keep from getting scared, Burma.

[Customer]

I know, I know. It's like whistling when you walk by a graveyard.

[April Kane]

That's a terrible bad storm. And then all that racket out in the hall. Sounds like somebody broke in the door to Terry's and Pat's room.

[Customer]

Hey, did you try calling to him through the crack in the wall?

[April Kane]

Yeah, but nobody answered. I was going to ask Terry what to do with this clean.

[Customer]

What thing? Oh, oh, that. Hey, what is it?

[April Kane]

I don't know exactly, but I've been working with it and I think it's the thing to see around corners with.

[Customer]

See around corners? Now look, let's not all go crazy. How can you see around corners with a cardboard tube?

[April Kane]

Well, we haven't any corners to look around in this room. But if I put my eye to this hole here and keep looking, well, I can look up and out above my head.

[Customer]

Is this the thing Terry invented?

[April Kane]

Yeah. He shoved it through this crack in the wall about an hour ago, remember? Guess he wanted me to keep it here. Fun.

[Connie]

Oh.

[Customer]

What did he say?

[April Kane]

Nothing. This thing was just pushed through the crack in the wall and, well, here it is.

[Customer]

Let's see it.

[April Kane]

Now look, you see, there's two mirrors in it, one at each end. And you look through this end.

[Customer]

Uh huh. I see. And the look comes out the other end.

[April Kane]

Yeah, it's like a periscope or something. Only it isn't.

[Customer]

Well, you can bet Terry has a name for it. That lad can build the strangest things. Hey, maybe we better pass this thing along to Jude Hennick and Connie. Maybe they can find some use for us.

[April Kane]

All right, we can try. There's a crack in this wall. Let's try. Then we can tell them what it is and perhaps.

[Connie]

Connie. Storm's over outside. But from the racket we heard out in the car there, I'd say some sort of a storm happened in this building.

[Big Stoop]

Oh, too true, Mr. Doodle.

[Connie]

Look, I'm not fussy about my name, but it isn't Mr. Doodle. Call me Dude. Call me Hennig. Bless Bess. If you want to, just point at me. But don't call me Mr. Doodle.

[Big Stoop]

A thousand pardons, Mr. Doodle. Mr. Hendricks.

[Connie]

Okay, let it go.

[Big Stoop]

Mystery bang noise outside the hall is Big Stupa, perhaps big stoop.

[Connie]

You mean he's in this building?

[Big Stoop]

He's out.

[Connie]

How do you know?

[Big Stoop]

Our footsie steps go flop. Flop like I'm stupid.

[Connie]

Oh, sounded like a big fellow, huh?

[Big Stoop]

Perhaps we.

[Connie]

What was he doing up here? I heard a pounding. Hey, maybe he battered down the door of the room where Pat and Terry are. Yeah, but why didn't they release us? And April and Burma in the next room.

[Big Stoop]

Connie make talk through wall tracker. Missy April explain. Perhaps.

[Connie]

Go ahead. I don't get all this banging about all night long.

[Narrator]

Hello.

[Big Stoop]

Is Connie here for chatter? Missy April, is that you? Tommy, Are you so Faith.

[April Kane]

So listen. I'm pushing something through the wall crack way up here. Tell Mr. Winnick it's a periscope hay maze.

[Connie]

What's that?

[Big Stoop]

She said a push wall crack through petticoats for kitty.

[Connie]

Oh, look out. Let me talk. Hello, April.

[Big Stoop]

What's that you say here come I'm flatten it through.

[April Kane]

Come and see it, Mr. Heman.

[Connie]

What? Hey, what's he talking about?

[Big Stoop]

Oh, here comes Pericote through cracking. Oh, this is what for? I don't know, Mr. Do I see?

[Connie]

Very clever. Very clever. The periscope mirrors at both ends. Hey, this is very kitty.

[Big Stoop]

How it shoot the boom bullets?

[Connie]

It doesn't shoot boom bullets. It's a thing you look for. Thanks. This is just the thing to look out into the quarter with. Yeah. If I could get up there by that window the size of a postage stamp.

[Big Stoop]

Mr. Doodle, sir, right to step stand on Connie's shoulders.

[Connie]

No, I'm too Heavy to stand on your shoulders, Connie, but you could stand on mine.

[Big Stoop]

Okay, Katie the first.

[Connie]

Now, this is how you work this peristal. You stick the tube out through the window. That one?

[Big Stoop]

Yes.

[Connie]

Now, this end goes out. Then you look through this end like this. All right. Now then, you can see what goes on out in the corridor.

[Big Stoop]

Cat cony experience. Very smart with petticoat.

[Connie]

All right. I'll brace myself against the wall. Come on, then.

[Big Stoop]

Care, sir O nk A little shaky enough, but happy dandy now.

[Connie]

Well get busy with that gadget and see if you can see any. Well, what luck.

[Big Stoop]

Nothing but dark enough outside.

[Connie]

Just our luck. Hey, wait. Stay up there. Steady now. I'll hand you this wild lantern. Steady. I can reach it.

[April Kane]

All right.

[Connie]

Come on, grab it. You got the periscope stuck out in the hall.

[Big Stoop]

It is so.

[Connie]

And then hold the lantern in front of the mirror. Move the lantern up and down. The light will be reflected out in the hall and it may attract attention. Big stoop is still out there. Maybe we Lucian here. Coming.

[Big Stoop]

Footsteps. Oh, she's stupor or upside Dandy.

[Connie]

Those footsteps sound like an elephant.

[Big Stoop]

Hyrule Stupa. You hear Connie say get a spy gardy outside. You hear Stubat knock on door or break in such things.

[Connie]

Guess he can't hear us.

[Big Stoop]

No, he's so far so closely.

[Connie]

Okay, Come on, doc. Hey, Connie, can Big Stoop read? Maybe we can slip him a note.

[Big Stoop]

Oh, yes. Big stupa read crazy way. He read only Chinese code.

[Connie]

Oh, that's fine. He reads only Chinese code. That's no help.

[Big Stoop]

Oh, no. Mr. Doodle. Perhaps he can write paper. Talk to stupa.

[Connie]

Yeah. Okay. Go ahead.

[Narrator]

Take this paper.

[Connie]

That's all we have in the place. Got a pencil?

[Big Stoop]

Not too bad. No. About this little stick will help much.

[Connie]

All right. Write something. Tell Stoop to get the girls out and then get us out. Or no, just tell them we're locked in here.

[Big Stoop]

Oh, can do.

[Connie]

Huh? What in the name of lavender cows is that?

[Big Stoop]

Lavender cows. That is Chinese coat, pretty sweater. I guess so.

[Connie]

Do you mean to say those funny squares spell out words?

[Big Stoop]

It is so.

[Connie]

A special Chinese code say.

[Narrator]

Well, wonders never cease.

[Big Stoop]

Wonder cease now. C or finish paper talk.

[Connie]

Yeah. What'd you write with all those secret chicken tracks?

[Big Stoop]

Oh, comey. Sir, come inside, please. Before dawn hour.

[Connie]

Come inside. Before dawn, huh? Okay. Now then, hop up on my shoulders and slip that message outside and let's see what happens. Okay.

[Big Stoop]

Send a paper on behalf he go outside. Two big stupa. Now we make risen feast. Stupa in darkness can't read paper towel.

[Connie]

That's right. It's too dark out there. I guess he got it all right now. He's gone down before the law made enough noise to frighten that storm away.

[Big Stoop]

Guest look for right.

[Connie]

Well, I hope he finds one. Hey, Connie, where did you learn how to write Chinese code?

[Big Stoop]

Mr. Terry, sir, I show how can do very easy. I explained Terry.

[Connie]

You mean that Chinese code isn't Chinese at all? It's another thing Terry has invented.

[Big Stoop]

It is so said Mr. Duder. A thousand pardon, Mr. Hendrick.

[Connie]

That lad Terry is quite an actor doing things. So he taught the big boy to read a special secret code, huh?

[Narrator]

Hey, I wonder how Stoop got in here.

[Connie]

How did he get by the guard?

[Big Stoop]

It is so said in the book of.

[Connie]

Never mind. I'm sorry I asked. Well, we may as well relax. We can't do anything until we hear from Stoop or Pat or Terry or the dragon lady.

[Narrator]

Who's there?

[Big Stoop]

Speak up. Speak up or I'll shoot.

[Pat]

Oh, is that you, Stoop?

[Connie]

Oh, yeah.

[Pat]

I can make you out now. Thought at first there might have been somebody else. Golly, things have been happening tonight, huh? Just a few minutes ago, me and Pat saw somebody outside that window. Man trying to get in. He didn't have any luck, so he slipped away. He must have gone around to look in another window or a door. Pat's going to take a look. Doesn't seem to be anybody down here. What's on your mind, Stoop?

[Narrator]

Hey, what's this?

[Pat]

A message of some sort?

[Big Stoop]

Golly, I wish you could talk.

[Narrator]

Wait.

[Pat]

I'll try and find a quick light. Be a candle or a lantern or something. Even a match will do. I ought not to make a light. It might attract attention. No, we'd better wait until Pat returns. He ought to be back pretty soon.

[Connie]

Pat.

[Pat]

He's in trouble or something.

[Big Stoop]

Come on, Stoop, let's get going.

[Pat]

Sweaty, he's down here somewhere and he's run into someone.

[Narrator]

Well, this young American, Terry Lee, can pack a lot of excitement into an evening, huh? But if he only knew this is only a starter for what's on the way. I'll tell you about that in just a moment. Say, for instance, you were here in the studio right now and say, I tossed a coin to see whether you got Libby's tomato juice or Libby's pineapple juice. It wouldn't matter much either way. You'd be a winner. Sure. As an example of Libby's way of assuring you a wonderful, super delicious drink, let's take Libby's tomato juice pressed from prized tomatoes, carefully canned. Quick. Libby guards the garden. Fresh flavor. No wonder Libby's is rich in vitamins. Tell Mother you want Libby's tomato juice and Libby's pineapple juice often. Well, that trick, Terry Scope or Periscope has already played a big part in this adventure. Yes, and so has that strange Chinese code which Terry devised. But tomorrow and the next day, we'll see even more action with this odd little invention. So stick close to the radio for your next transcribed program at the same time. And you know how it starts. Well, if you don't, well, then listen to this.

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