The Crazy World of Vic and Sade: 35-06-04 Graduation Day

35-06-04 Graduation Day

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND BILL IDELSON

After Edwards School graduation ceremonies, Rush arrives home in style - in a taxi-cab, which cost thirty cents.
Ruthie Stembottom calls to wish Rush well.
Vic and Sade discuss the ceremony. Rush gave his diploma to Milton Welch to have it framed. During the ceremony, Iggy had been whispering to Rush on sensational stunts they could pull.
Helen Keefer got her diploma just ahead of Choke Dawson. She cried.
Vic mentions Sade cried when Rush got his diploma. Sade acknowledges she may have snuffled a little. Rush complains about all the clapping and recalls part of the commencement speech: "He said: Us young people were like silver arrows shot from the strong bow of our lessons into the blue sky of life."
Sade loved every minute of the ceremony, which Vic and Rush found tiresome. Rush to Vic: "You're not oilin' me, Gov!" (i.e., can't fool me)
Rush announces he's off to meet chums at The Greek's to talk things over – he says won't be home until 11:30 pm most likely and he would like to have a chat with Vic if he's still up at that hour. Vic slips him five dollars. Rush is stunned. He kisses Sade goodnight. "Thanks for the berries, Gov.'"
Vic explains to Sade: "We got no little baby around here any more, kiddo. Got a man." - compiled by Barbara Schwarz, edited by Jimbo Mason

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Is Rush really growing up? Meh.

"We got no little baby around here any more, kiddo. Got a man." - they never had a baby there, ever.

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AnonymousApril 26, 2015 at 6:58 PM
A beautiful episode, and one that still would ring true into the 1960s, when graduation (even from 8th grade) was a big deal and Mom's in the audience ALL cried tears of joy...and relief!
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Hi-de-hi-Ho-de-ho! My name is Jimbo. Shortly after finding Vic and Sade in 2010, I realized that finding the information I wanted about the show was pretty much non-existent. That's when I set out to solve that situation and do it myself.

Little did I know that in a parallel universe, Barbara Schwarz and The Friends of Vic and Sade were doing/had done the same exact thing I was doing - except very little of the info they had collected was on the internet.

Thanks to member Louie Johnson, the two materials were married and I went about adding everything they had to what I already had done. (Louie went way beyond the point of being generous in terms of sharing material)! Others have donated V&S material and I thank you.

Along the way, I was wise enough to get oceans of contributions from as many fans as possible, but especially from Lydia Crowe, (who is in the process of painstakingly taking the audio episodes and turning them into scripts -- plus she's adding commentary to go along with mine), Sarah Cole (whose Vic and Sade insight remains unparalleled) and Keith Heltsley (he frequently podcasts the show and makes his own comments). Dave (from Wisconsin) has shared his insight and expertise with us in a series of articles and his love for the show shines through them all.

The book by John Hetherington, Vic and Sade on the Radio: A Cultural History of Paul Rhymer's Daytime Series 1932-1944, is full of new material and it has opened up a whole new avenue and spectrum of previously unknown information for the Vic and Sade fan. Mr. Hetherington has provided me with lots of information and has patiently answered at least a zillion questions and for this I am very grateful.

The Vic and Sadecast (a podcast about the surviving episodes) is in full tilt. Jimbo, Dave Duckert, PQ Ribber and Shambles Constant handle that chore. There are other guests along the way - yell at Jimbo if you would like to be a part of this project.

And to those many others who have contributed with interviews, or have written pieces, provided original art or have provided info -- thanks to all; without you, this would not be the wonderful site it is.

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