Bad Medicine | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (01-08-54)

Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns – Episode Summary

Podcast: Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode: "Bad Medicine" | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (Original Airdate: 01-08-54)
Summary Date: March 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok brings listeners into a tale of deception, mystery, and classic Wild West law enforcement. Wild Bill Hickok and his loyal—and lovable—deputy, Jingles, stumble onto a traveling medicine show that turns out to be more than just a harmless bit of frontier entertainment. Instead, it’s the front for a clever swindle, and what starts as a simple magic act quickly spirals into a chase for justice—punctuated by clever dialogue, dramatic showdowns, and a few comic moments.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Encountering the Medicine Show

• [04:15–05:00]
  • Wild Bill and Jingles arrive at Dr. Willoughby’s traveling medicine show, which is described as “the most dangerous enemy” the lawmen have encountered yet.
  • Jingles admits his fondness for these shows despite their reputation:
    • Jingles: “I know most of these medicine shows are skin games, but, well, I still love to watch them.” [04:48]
  • Playful banter about the showman’s over-the-top language and dubious magical abilities.

2. The Magic Act Turns Sinister

• [05:08–07:41]
  • The “professor” (purportedly Dr. Willoughby) entertains—and robs—his audience, making watches and purses “disappear” with the magic word “Alakazam.”
  • Suddenly, the magician vanishes inside a magic box, prompting Wild Bill and Jingles to investigate.

3. Chaos, a Chase, and Suspicion

• [07:41–12:05]
  • Wild Bill and Jingles pursue the magician’s wagon, but find it abandoned and the conman missing.
  • An angry mob chases the wagon, suspecting the lawmen of being in on the swindle.
    • Wild Bill: “They think we’re the crook.” [09:55]
  • Jingles humorously wishes he could use a magic word to get out of trouble:
    • Jingles: “I sure wish I could say alakazam and have it work.” [09:58]

4. The Misdirection and Con Reveal

• [13:08–15:52]
  • When the lawmen persuade the mob to stand down, Dr. Willoughby appears and claims he was a victim too—tied up while an accomplice, Slick Jensen, pulled off the thefts.
  • Dr. Willoughby appeals for help to catch Jensen, offering his own victim narrative.

5. Behind the Scenes: The Real Swindlers

• [16:43–18:25]
  • In a private exchange, Dr. Willoughby is revealed to be the mastermind, collaborating with Slick Jensen.
  • Dr. Willoughby: “We fooled him again, didn’t we?” [17:07]
  • Their partnership is presented as a refined con operation, with Willoughby expressing concern about the lawmen’s suspicions.

6. Climax: The Final Confrontation

• [19:04–26:33]
  • Wild Bill and Jingles aren’t fooled and double back to pursue the swindlers.
  • A tense exchange of gunfire erupts as Slick Jensen tries to shoot it out; Wild Bill and Jingles prevail, apprehending both criminals amid a wagon-load of stolen goods and magical paraphernalia.
  • Banter ensues as the deputies investigate the tricks of the wagon and enjoy a comic moment inside the magic box.

7. Comic Relief and Justice Served

• [27:11–27:51]
  • As evidence surfaces, the outlaws are caught red-handed:
    • Wild Bill: “A whole box full of jewelry. Rings, necklaces, watches. What do you think of that?” [27:14]
    • Jingles: “I think we got all the evidence we need. Tie these two up. Let’s take them in.” [27:21]
  • Jingles tries the disappearing act himself, briefly trapping himself in the magic box:
    • Jingles: “For a minute, I thought I’d really disappeared. But I guess for a big fellow like me, it takes a bigger magic word than Alakazam.” [28:05]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jingles on the showman’s vocabulary:
  “He sure knows a lot of words, don’t he, Bill? …He may not know how to use them, but he knows a lot of words.” [05:37]

• Jingles’ comic exasperation:
  “You can start thinking and get away with it, but whenever I try to think, I get all Jim view.” [19:04]

• Willoughby’s duplicity revealed:
  Dr. Willoughby: “While you were making things disappear up on the wagon, I was quietly making money disappear from pockets and jewelry from ladies and gentlemen headbands.” [17:18]

• Jingles, after cracking the case:
  “Well, these two are gonna have to think up some new tricks if they want to keep out of a long jail term.” [26:50]

• Wild Bill, always the dependable lawman:
  “I always watch out for anybody that tried to plug me...” [24:07]

• The comedic finale with the magic box:
  “Bill, this isn't so. The other door doesn't open. Hey, Bill, get me out of here.” [27:51]

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Important Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------| | 04:15 | Introduction to the Medicine Show setup | | 07:41 | Pursuit of the magician’s wagon begins | | 13:08 | Confrontation with the mob, Dr. Willoughby’s plea | | 16:43 | Willoughby and Slick Jensen’s true scheme revealed | | 19:04 | Wild Bill and Jingles double back to solve the mystery | | 23:43 | The shootout: lawmen vs. the swindlers | | 27:11 | Discovery of stolen goods inside the wagon | | 27:51 | Jingles’ comic mishap in the magic box |

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Tone & Style

• Classic Western adventure, blending suspense, humor, and morality.
• Jingles provides comic relief with plainspoken wisdom and self-deprecating humor.
• Wild Bill maintains his stoic, sharp-witted lawman persona.
• The dialogue crackles with playful banter, clever set-ups, and a satisfying comeuppance for evildoers.

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Conclusion

“Bad Medicine” delivers exactly what fans of classic Western radio dramas love: likable heroes, a devious plot, lively supporting characters, and a dose of comic relief. The episode captures not only the spirit of frontier justice but also the unique charm of old-time radio storytelling—brightened all the more by the high-quality restoration of this podcast. Listeners are left grinning as Wild Bill and Jingles ride off from another adventure—ready for the next “rootin’ tootin’” escapade.

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Transcript

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[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines and I'm excited to bring you another episode. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. You can find more Western shows at our website by going to otrwesterns.com now let's get into this episode.

[Narrator]

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[Wild Bill Hickok]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

Wild Bill Hickok and his big deputy Jingles ran into all sorts of fakers and swindler, their job of upholding a law in the early West. But never did they find a more dangerous enemy or come closer to disaster than the time they stopped to watch a traveling medicine show and came up with a real sample of bad medicine.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Bill, I. I know most of these medicine shows are skin games, but, well, I still love to watch them.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

That's how they keep going. Jingle. A lot of people don't mind being swindled if they get a little fun for the money.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Here comes the professor. I guess the show's about to start.

[Narrator]

Good evening. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, one and all to another performance of this stupendous, scintillating, sensational, superb, soporific show of Shows. Dr. Willoughby's Follies of 1872. All right, now step up a little closer where you can all see.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He sure knows a lot of words, don't he, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

He sure does jingles. He may not know how to use them, but. But he knows a lot of words.

[Narrator]

All right. Now, I'm not here tonight with this magnificent performance to sell you anything. I'm here with all the members of my great theatrical company to bring to you the best, the finest in entertainment.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Deal. With that one little wagon, where does it keep all the members of his great theatrical company?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I don't know. Pardon?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Maybe they're hiding in the caliope, huh?

[Narrator]

Now, first of all, a few little tricks of magic taught to me on my last visit to darkest Africa by the great Mambu. Now, this gentleman down here. Could I have your watch, please, sir?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

What, sir?

[Narrator]

Well, I want to show you a

[Narrator/Announcer]

little trick with it.

[Narrator]

You'll get it right back. You'll get it in good condition. I don't know. Here's a man who doesn't believe in magic. All right, here's a watch. That's fine. Thank you very much. Now, everybody, watch closely. Everybody watch. Nothing in either hand. Nothing up my sleeve. All right, I say the magic word. Alakazam. Where'd it go?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He's pretty good, Bill.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah. Let's see if he's as good bringing it back.

[Narrator]

Now, this little lady down in front. This little lady here has just handed me her pocketbook. All right, now, watch closely again. Now, once more, I say the magic word. Alakazam. And away it goes.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Let's get up front.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Come on, Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Let us through, will you, please?

[Narrator]

Now, you all see this big box? All right, everybody watch when I open the door. There you are. Nothing inside. When do I get my watch back? Your watch disappeared, my friend. Remember? Now, I step inside the box like this. All right, now, keep away from the wagon a little bit, folks. We never know how this one's going to turn out. All right, now, I say the magic word. Now the wallet's gone.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Hurry up, Jingle.

[Narrator]

Alakazam.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He's inside the box.

[Narrator]

Get up on the wagon. After him. Get out there.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Get out of the way. We gotta get that wagon. Get the horses and let's get after that crook. Now, hold it, everybody. Hold it yourself. He stole something from everybody here. We can't stop them, Bill. When they catch up with that wagon, there's no telling what they'll do.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I know, Jingles. Come on, let's get our horses and

[Wild Bill Hickok]

get to that wagon first. Bill, that funny medicine shows about the raw swindle I've seen in a long time.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

It sure is, Jingles. I don't know how that crook manages to stay alive.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What do you mean?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, after the crowd is cleaned out of its valuables he makes his get away in that old wagon. You sure can't drive that fast enough to stay ahead of a posse on horseback.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're right there. We're on buckshot and Joker and we're just barely ahead of that mob. Maybe he gets out of town a little ways and makes the whole team and wagon disappear.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

That's a good Trick if he can do it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Bill, there's the wagon stopped by the side of the road.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, get a gun out and cover that 20 magician when he gets out.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, when we get him, we better say alakazam and make him disappear fast before that crowd catches up with him. They're awful. Oh man.

[Narrator]

All right, here we are.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Come out of that wagon with your hands up.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You heard Bill. Come on out. No answer Bill.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Let's have a look.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Nobody in here.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

He lit out on foot I guess.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, there's the big box it disappeared into.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, there's a door in the back of it too, see?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh yeah. So that's how he does it.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Lets look around, see which way he went.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

The team still hitched up, not even tied.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I don't see any tracks leading anywhere. He must have jumped off somewhere along the road. Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Maybe so, but let's worry about that later. Hey, hey, look what's coming down the road after us.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, here comes that angry mob again.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Still they're shooting at us. They think we're the crook.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Find some cover jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

There's not much to find. I sure wish I could say alakazam and have it work.

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

It's a cowboys happy talk.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Now if you want to talk, come on over here, Slim.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh, I don't want to talk, Charlie. I just got a little something right here under my arm that'll do the talking. Yes, Siree, I got those talking Rice Krispies that go snap, crackle and pop

[Narrator]

right here under my arm.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Ah, that's fine. I'm a Rice Krispies eater myself.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yep, I guess about everybody's a Rice Krispies eater. You know, those light puffs of rice are one of the most delicious things that us cowboys ever get to eat.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I'm sure that's slim because rice Rice Krispies are toasted and specially puffed to be extra crispy and good. And then they have a very wonderful flavor. Rice Krispies are really something to eat teamed up light and crisp with peaches or sliced bananas. And when you pour on milk and cream, add some sugar, man.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, man, they're good. And don't forget how they talk either. That's important to us Cowhams.

[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

I call it snap, crackle, pop.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I love to hear it.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

In fact, I guess I'll treat myself and go hear some now.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Good enough. And, kids, you treat yourself soon to Kellogg's light and crispy Rice Krispies that talk when you eat. Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles soon caught up with the wagon in which the medicine show man had escaped. They found no trace of the missing crook. But the angry crowd close on their heels started firing wildly at the two lawmen.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Bill, kill us before they find out who we are.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Step out in the trail with your hands up.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let them fill me full of land.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You make one false move and they will shoot you.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I guess you're right. Hey. Hey, don't shoot. It's me, Jingle.

[Narrator]

There they are, man. Surround him.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Now. Hold it. Hold it. We're law officers.

[Narrator]

I don't believe it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

This is Marshall Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill Hickok. And I'm his deputy, Jingle. You're gonna have to prove it. All right, we can prove it. But stop poking those guns in our faces.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Please, everyone, listen to me. Listen. Please, everyone. It's true. It's true.

[Narrator]

This is the famous Wild Bill Hickok.

[Dr. Willoughby]

I have seen him many times before.

[Narrator]

Who are you, stranger?

[Dr. Willoughby]

I am Dr. Willoughby, owner of the medicine shop.

[Narrator]

So you run that crooked show. Let's get him. Now get back there.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Quiet down, you jughead. Now, let's hear what he has to say.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You better talk fast, doc. Somebody from your show stole a lot of valuables from these folk.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Yes, I know. I. I know. And Marshall Hickok I hope that you, as an officer of the law, can get them all back.

[Narrator]

What did you have to do with this?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Nothing.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Nothing. I was robbed too.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You was wrong.

[Safeway/Albertsons Announcer]

Yeah.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, I was.

[Dr. Willoughby]

That crook stole my team and wagon. Everything he stole from my show. I just rolled up with the rest of you to try and catch him.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Who are you talking about, Doc?

[Dr. Willoughby]

The man who was doing the magic tricks. The one who made your valuables disappear. Slig Jensen is his name.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's right, Bill. Doc here wasn't doing those tricks.

[Dr. Willoughby]

No, no, I certainly was not. I was tied up behind a building while Slick Jensen stole from all of you and then took my wagon and team and a scrap escaped. He is no good. I should have fired him from the

[Jingles (Deputy)]

show a long time ago.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Please, Please, Marshall Hickok, will you help me to catch him?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Why, sure, Doc. We'll try our best.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Oh, and what about the rest of you gentlemen? Will you please help me run down this thieving swindler?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

All right, hold it just a minute.

[Narrator]

Hold it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right, all right. Quiet down a minute.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I didn't see any tracks leading away from this wagon. That means that Jensen took off up one of the side trails between here and town. Why don't you men split up into small groups and search both sides of the road till you find his trail?

[Narrator]

We'll do it, Wild Bill. We'll find that troop. Now get around there.

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[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, I hope they catch him, Doc, but at least you got your team and wagon back.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Yeah, that is good, Jingles. But the reputation of Dr. Willoughby's famous medicine. Never before has anyone been cheated at one of our shows. I hope you catch this Slick Jensen and get everything back for those poor people.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

We're gonna get started on that job right now. Which way you heading, Doc?

[Dr. Willoughby]

I'll take my wagon and go on to another town.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Wild Bill.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Good luck to you both.

[Dr. Willoughby]

And thank you very much for your help.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's all right, Doc. I'm glad you helped us out by telling the people who we were. They didn't seem willing to believe us.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Oh, that's all right. Goodbye, now.

[Narrator]

Idiot.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, he's a real nice little feller, ain't he, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, almost too nice.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What do you mean by that, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I don't know yet. Steady, Buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're figuring out something, Bill. Now tell me what it is. Huff. Joker.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

It's only a hunch, Jingles. But Doc Willoughby is the first medicine show man I ever saw that seemed unhappy when people got cheated at his show.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Ah, there's A rider coming down the hill. That must be him.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Yeah.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Yeah, that's Slick, all right. He does a good job sometimes to. Maybe someday the mob will catch up with him. Hello, Slick.

[Narrator]

Tie your horse on the back.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Come on up here.

[Narrator]

Yeah, that's what I'm doing. Well, we fooled him again, didn't we? Yeah.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Yeah, we surely did. But it was very close this time.

[Narrator]

So what makes it more exciting that way? Well, how do we make out?

[Dr. Willoughby]

Pretty good. While you were making things disappear up on the wagon, I was quietly making money disappear from pockets and jewelry from ladies and gentlemen headbands.

[Narrator]

What a business we got, Doc. And what a performance you gave for that crowd. You even fooled the famous Wild Bill Hickok and that. That big deputy. Come on, get out there.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

So.

[Dr. Willoughby]

So you saw it, huh? Where were you hiding?

[Narrator]

In a big tree about 100ft away. Heard every word.

[Dr. Willoughby]

You take too many chances. Sleep.

[Narrator]

Once you went to work on them, Doc, nobody even looked around for me. And then that dumb hick sent him back down the trail looking for tracks.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Which way did the Hickock and Jingles go?

[Narrator]

I went back down the trail, too, after you left. Ain't that rich?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Yeah, that's good. But they worry me.

[Narrator]

Ah, you're always worried. After they was gone, I picked up your horse. He was hiding in the brush just like you trained him. Then I came on after you. Well, we ain't got a thing to worry about.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Now we have two things to worry about, laughing boy.

[Narrator]

What's that?

[Dr. Willoughby]

Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

How far back down the trail we going before we start looking for tracks?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, this is far enough, Jingle. Get around there, Buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Come on, Joker. Here's where we take to the prize.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

No, we don't Jingle or hightailing it right down the road after dogging his wagon.

[Narrator]

Get up there, Buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Move out. Move out, Joker. But, Bill, what about Slick Jensen? He's a crook.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

He may not be the only crook. And he might have been watching us when we started off in the wrong direction.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, doggone it. I'm all mixed up. You know, that's the difference between you and me, Bill. You can start thinking and get away with it, but whenever I try to think, I get all Jim view.

[Narrator]

Well, everything's cleaned up, Doc. We're ready to roll into another town and pick the suckers all over again. Yeah.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Got a R of the wallets and the purses.

[Narrator]

Yeah, and I hit the jewelry in the box with the magic tricks.

[Dr. Willoughby]

How about the money?

[Narrator]

All counted and there's over a hundred

[Narrator/Announcer]

dollars a piece of.

[Narrator]

There's your share.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Good, good, good.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

This.

[Dr. Willoughby]

This business gets better all the time, huh?

[Narrator]

Take a look out the back, see

[Dr. Willoughby]

if anyone is behind us.

[Narrator]

Now there you go worrying again.

[Dr. Willoughby]

All right, but do as I say.

[Narrator]

Okay, I'll take a look. Hey, there is somebody behind us.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Who is it?

[Narrator]

A couple of riders. One of them a big sort of a. Hey, it's Hickok and that big moose of a deputy.

[Dr. Willoughby]

I knew it.

[Narrator]

I told you so.

[Dr. Willoughby]

They weren't fooled at all.

[Narrator]

Now what do we do?

[Dr. Willoughby]

Just what they always do. Go hide in the magic box while I tell them another story.

[Narrator]

What about that horse trailing behind the wagon? It won't work, Doc. We'll handle this my way.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Put down that rifle. You can't outshoot Wild Bill Hickok.

[Narrator]

Hickok will never get a chance to shoot. Neither will Jingles.

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

You know, Charlie, we cowpokes get a lot of our news by the way of the Moccasin Telegraph.

[Narrator]

Matter of fact.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Hey, now wait a minute there, Slim. What's this Moccasin Telegraph?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, Charlie, when you get your news by word of mouth, that's what we call the Moccasin Telegraph. I was just a fixin to say that was how I first learned about Kellogg's Rice Krispies years ago.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Slim, I'll bet you're not the only person that's learned about Rice Krispies. By what you call a moccasin telegraph. Why, it just figures that when anybody finds out about how swell tasting Kellogg's Rice Krispies are, they're just bound to tell all their friends about them. Yes, sir. Folks just can't help talking about Kellogg's Rice Krispies. And you know, Kellogg's Rice Krispies do their share of talking, too. When they start swimming around in milk or cream they go snap, crackle, pop to tell you how crisp they are so for some happy talk at breakfast tomorrow, enjoy a big bowl of Kellogg's Rice Krispies Kellogg's Rice Krispies Kellogg's Rice

[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

While Bill Hickok suspected that Dr. Willoughby was not running as honest a medicine show as he wished to have people believe, as Bill and Jingles took up the chase of the medicine show wagon, Slick Jensen, Willoughby's partner, fired two careful shots at the lawman.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Those were close, Bill. You suppose the little doc can shoot that good?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Maybe. Maybe that's our friend Slick Jensen.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He's no friend of mine. I'm gonna let him have a couple of slugs around his ears to teach him to be careful with guns.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Hold it up, Jingles. Let's get him stopped and find out what this is all about.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right. I'll quit shooting if they will.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You take one side and I'll take the other. Watch out for him.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I always watch out for anybody that tried to plug me with a Arrival. Get over there, joke man.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Let's go.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What? Whoever was doing the blasting decided it wasn't such a good idea, Bill. I guess so. All right, hold on on that team while.

[Narrator]

Bill, am I glad to see you.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Ho, ho, there.

[Narrator]

Oh, thro.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Slick Jensen followed me. They chased me and shot at me. When I saw you behind me, I thought it was him again. That's why I fired those two shots.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Save the fairy stories for somebody that believes them, Doc. We're coming up on that wagon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're darn right we are. We want to ask some questions and we want some straight answers.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Of course, of course. Anything to help the famous Wild Bill Hickok.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

And Jingle.

[Dr. Willoughby]

And Jingles, of course.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's better.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Now, gentlemen.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

What?

[Dr. Willoughby]

What questions?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Go ahead, partner.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure, Doc. Where were you on the night? Oh, I mean, how come you knew all about. I mean, er. Oh, you ask him, Bill. There I go, trying to think again.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Where'd you get that horse that's tied to the back of the wagon.

[Dr. Willoughby]

A horse tied to my wagon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, what do you know? Yeah, what do you know? Where'd you get him?

[Dr. Willoughby]

Had no, no, no idea he was there. Do you suppose that Slick Jensen had something to do with it?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I wouldn't be surprised. How could you fire two rifle shots? It almost parted our hair. While you were driving this team at a full gallop?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, that's a good question.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Well, gentlemen, I'm an excellent marksman. One of the acts in my medicine show is a sharpshooting performance. You know, I throw glass marbles up in the air.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

That's no good, Doc.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What do you mean, Bill? Means he don't believe a word of it. Now I'll ask a question. Where's your partner, Slick Jensen?

[Dr. Willoughby]

All right, gentlemen, you ask what. Get him, Slick.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Gun him down. Look out, Bill. Give me that gun, you little sidewinder. Let go of it. Oh.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Oh.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Cut him out. Drop that gun. Now sit over there, Doc, and behave yourself. Did you get the other one, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, he's spat. With a gun, though, you got to

[Wild Bill Hickok]

be faster than a scared shooting. Start out draw, Bill. Slick. Oh, yeah, looks that way.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You like to tor shoulder off.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're just lucky. Aim for your shoulder or you wouldn't be talking about it. Where'd he come from, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Out of that magic disappearing box with the two doors on it, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, yeah? Hey, this whole wagon's full of magic stuff, Bill. Look at hats for rabbits to come out of, bouquets that fold up all sorts of stuff.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, these two are gonna have to think up some new tricks if they want to keep out of a long jail term. Jingle.

[Narrator]

You haven't proved a thing, Hickok.

[Dr. Willoughby]

Just because you found Slick in the wagon doesn't prove that I'm guilty of anything.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

It's. Your point's in that direction, though.

[Dr. Willoughby]

That won't get you anywhere when I come to trial.

[Narrator]

You trying to run out on me, Doc?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Shut up, you fool. Go ahead, keep talking, Slick.

[Narrator]

I ain't saying no more.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hey, Bill, looky here.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

What'd you find, Jingles?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

A whole box full of jewelry. Rings, necklaces, watches. What do you think of that?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I think we got all the evidence we need. Tie these two up. Let's take them in.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Jingle, it'll be a pleasure. But first I want to try out this magic box. Ladies and gentlemen, watch closely. I just step inside like this, say the magic word and close the door.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Watch out, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Here I go. Alakazam. Bill, this isn't so. The other door doesn't open. Hey, Bill, get me out of here.

[Dr. Willoughby]

All right, bud.

[Narrator/Announcer]

All right.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Take it easy now.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I'm stuck. I can't breathe. It's dark in here. Bill. Bill, open the door.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

For a minute, I thought I'd really disappeared. But I guess for a big fellow like me, it takes a bigger magic word than Alakazam.

[Narrator/Announcer]

And now here are the stars of Wild Bill Hickok, Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Andy and I'll be back again on Monday with another action packed Wild Bill Hickok series story for you.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Right you are, Guy. And just wait and see the pack of trouble we get into chasing the shotgun swindler.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

So long, kids.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

See you Monday.

[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Wild Bill Hickok]

It.