Leaving For Hollywood

Originally Aired: June 24, 1941 Fibber McGee & Molly #293, "Leaving For Hollywood," Fibber and Molly are in a frenzy preparing to leave for California, where they're set to appear in a motion picture with Edgar Bergen. As Molly tries to organize their departure, handling details like shutting off utilities and securing the house, Fibber gets sidetracked by his usual schemes, including attempting to return burnt-out light bulbs he's been saving for two years. Their packing chaos is interrupted by Dr. Davenport from the Here Today and Gone Tomorrow Insurance Company, who arrives to examine Fibber for additional insurance coverage. Fibber insists he needs the extra protection in case he has to perform dangerous movie stunts like leaping from boxcars onto airplanes. The examination proceeds with comic interruptions as Molly continues her preparations and their neighbor Mrs. Uppington drops by for an inopportune visit. While Dr. Davenport tests Fibber's heart, lungs, reflexes, blood pressure, and waistline, the conversation bounces between medical results, travel arrangements, and Mrs. Uppington's request for Molly to track down information about Hedda Hopper's hats in Hollywood. The scene captures the typical McGee household pandemonium as multiple activities collide at once.