About this episode
Originally Aired: March 25, 1941 Fibber McGee & Molly #280, "Fibber Changes His Name to Ronald," Fibber is mortified after being turned down by the army, but what really stings is that nobody in town believed his enlistment attempt was sincere in the first place. When even a hungry neighborhood girl repeats what her mother says about taking everything Fibber says with a grain of salt, he reaches his breaking point. Convinced that his very name is the problem, Fibber decides to legally change it to something more dignified and respectable. After rejecting options like Chauncey, Pierpont, and Marmaduke, he settles on Ronald McGee, certain this new moniker will finally earn him the respect he deserves. Molly tries to talk sense into her husband, pointing out the practical complications of changing his name, from monogrammed handkerchiefs to tattooed initials. As they head downtown to make the change official, they encounter the elegant Mrs. Uppington, giving Fibber his first chance to introduce himself as Ronald McGee. But when Mrs. Uppington dismisses the whole notion that a name determines one's character, Fibber's grand plan begins to look less certain.
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