Fibber The Author

Originally Aired: January 26, 1943 In Fibber McGee & Molly #349, "Fibber The Author," Fibber has caught the writing bug and is busily churning out what he believes will be America's next great novel. Working under the pen name Earl Stanley McGee, he crafts a melodramatic love story featuring Lieutenant Fragwell and the elegant Maisie Leprine, complete with improbable plot twists and purple prose. When neighbor Abigail Uppington stops by, she finds Fibber in full artistic mode, affecting a pretentious British accent and comparing himself to famous writers. Molly tolerates his newfound literary ambitions with her usual skeptical patience, while Abigail suggests he needs a literary agent to protect his interests. The situation takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious Miss Cheltenham calls, identifying herself as a literary agent who has somehow heard about Fibber's manuscript. Fibber is convinced his big break has arrived and that millions are just around the corner. He frantically works to finish his story, employing creative solutions to rescue his hero from a forty-foot cistern while awaiting the agent's arrival at 79 Wistful Vista.