The Crazy World of Vic and Sade: 37-01-18 Melvin Has Landed a Job

37-01-18 Melvin Has Landed a Job

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND BILL IDELSON

Melvin Stembottom seems to have finally secured a steady job. He took some initiative and got himself a job working for the city, tearing up streets.

His family and friends are so excited for him and want to show encouragement - not to mention the fact that they don't want him to feel lonesome - that they have actually gone over in their cars to watch him and honk their horns for him so that he knows they appreciate his hard work.

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This is a fun, ridiculous script. Imagine a workman on a job having an 8 person cheering section? Cars honking whenever Melvin, his first day on the job, does something extra good with his shovel? Quiet and shy Ruthie giving the foreman a dirty look? Ridiculous - thy name is Paul Rhymer!

It appears that Melvin and Doreen Otto (Mis' Appelrot's sister) are romantically involved. It also makes one wonder if Cracky and Clarence Otto's aunt is Mis' Appelrot?

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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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