About this episode
Originally aired November 29, 1938, this episode finds Fibber McGee heading to a masquerade ball dressed in a striped convict costume—a choice that quickly spirals into a full-blown comedy of errors. Mistaken for an escaped criminal, McGee is picked up by the police and dragged through a chaotic series of interrogations, jailhouse antics, and legal misunderstandings. The episode showcases classic characters like the Old Timer, Gildersleeve, and Horatio K. Boomer, as well as appearances from Silly Watson and Mrs. Uppington, all tangled in McGee's absurd predicament. Between trying to explain his costume, being booked for carrying suspicious items, and arguing with confused cops, Fibber’s night behind bars is packed with fast-paced gags, misunderstandings, and clever wordplay. Featuring Johnson’s Wax ads, musical interludes by Billy Mills and the Four Notes, and a hilarious jailhouse cameo by Waxy Wilcox, this episode of Fibber McGee & Molly delivers golden-age radio farce at its most delightfully absurd.
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