New Furniture

Originally Aired: November 4, 1941 Fibber McGee & Molly #299, "New Furniture," Fibber and Molly are thrilled that their movie "Look Who's Laughing" will have its world premiere at the Bijou Theater in Wistful Vista. As they prepare to host Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy during premiere week, Mrs. Uppington pays a visit bearing an unexpected gift: a beautiful new streamlined smoking stand to replace Fibber's old, cigar-scented one. While Molly graciously accepts the present, Mrs. Uppington's generosity comes with a backhanded observation that the new stand makes their shabby davenport look even worse by comparison. The conversation turns to a clearance sale at Barontyne's, where Mrs. Uppington recently purchased her new hat. What follows is a spirited debate about taste in fashion, with Molly poking fun at Fibber's green Tyrolean hat and Mrs. Uppington defending men's dashing style. Not to be outdone, Fibber launches into an elaborate monologue explaining why men's suits have thirteen pockets, blaming each one on women's various needs and habits, from lost gloves at the movies to forgotten bills that need mailing.