In episode 38-11-30 Vic's New Hat, Ruthie calls Sade and they make arrangements for a game of "500."
In episode 39-01-02 Lodge Regalia Out On Loan, the Gooks and Stembottoms have a game of "500" on the schedule but have to cancel it due to Vic's special lodge meeting.
In episode 39-01-16 Flower Garden Arranger, the telephone rings and Sade anticipates it might be Ruthie and asks Vic if he feels like playing, "500." But alas, it was not Ruthie.
In episode 39-04-25 Rotten Davis Phones, the Gooks make arrangements to play "500" with the Stembottoms after Rotten Davis and his date leave.
In episode 39-07-05 Two Tons of Coal #1, Sade gets a call from Ruthie and they make plans to play "500."
In episode 39-09-xx Mr. Gumpox Offers Sade A Stall, Sade gets a call from Ruthie and they make plans to play "500"; they also discuss ice cream at length.
In episode 39-10-xx Rush I Hereby Resign From..., the phone rings and Vic wonders aloud if it might be Ruthie about "500", but Sade says Fred has to work overtime at the foundry.
In episode 40-02-20 Rush's Good Looks, Vic calls up Ruthie to arrange a game of "500.".
In episode 40-04-17 Vic's Heart-shaped Face, Ruthie calls and they set up a game of "500."
In episode 40-06-02 Teaching Cigar Smoking to Chinbunny, Ruthie calls and the couples make a date to play "500" as soon as Fred pumps up 2 tires.
In episode 40-06-14 Freedom Last Day of School, Ruthie calls and the couples make a date to play "500."
In episode 40-07-01 Ruthie Has Secrets, Fred and Ruthie have just left after playing "500" with the Gooks.
In episode 41-01-15 Beautiful, Beautiful Wallpaper, Ruthie calls Sade and they set up a game of "500."
In episode 41-02-11 Fred Considering Joining Lodge, Ruthie calls and the couples set up a game of "500" for that evening.
In episode 41-06-30 Who's Who in Kitchenware, Ruthie calls and the two couples agree to play "500."
In episode 41-07-xx Fred's Concrete Partition, Fred calls and the two make a date to play "500" but Vic realizes Fred wants him to help break down a partition.
In episode 41-10-10 Fred And The Fifth Tire, the couples have made plans for "500" earlier in the day.
In episode 41-12-12 Thirty Four Christmas Gifts for Twenty Dollars Fred calls and the couples set up a game of "500."
In episode 42-02-01 (x) Donahue's Doorbell, the couples have agreed to play "500."
In episode 42-02-19 Uncle Fletcher Comes to Visit, Uncle Fletcher conjoles Sade into calling "Gertie" (Ruthie) and playing "500" over at the Stembottoms so he can lay out on the davenport and read the paper.
In episode 42-10-20 Fred's Concrete Floor, under the guise of a game of "500", Fred wants Vic to help lay a concrete floor.
In episode 43-01-04 Honorary Titles for Sale, the couples set up a game of "500."
In episode 43-03-10 Chuck and Dottie Wash the Dishes, the Gooks invite the Stembottoms over for "500" and will also play with the Chuck and Dottie Brainfeeble. (Only 4 though can play "500" at one time.)
In episode 43-06-08 Front Porch Swing Vic and Sade make plans to play "500" with the Stembottoms.
In episode 43-09-xx Russell Tenders His Resignations, the telephone rang and Vic thought it might be the Stembottoms about "500" but Sade said Fred had to work overtime at the foundry.
In episode 43-11-03 Watch Fob Collection, the Gooks have a game of "500" set up with the Stembottoms, who we hear actually make it inside the house in the episode.
In episode 43-11-08 Essay on Birds, when the telephone rings, Vic thinks it might be Ruthie about "500" but Sade says he's working overtime at the foundry.
In episode 43-11-11 Stingyberry Jam, Uncle Fletcher inquires if the Gooks might be playing "500" that evening but Sade replies in the negative as Fred Stembottom has to work overtime over at the foundry.
In episode 44-06-16 Piercing Blue Eyes, "Ted" Stembottom calls and the two couples set up a game of "500.".
"Vic and Sade" was the most unique radio program ever, (1932 - 1944), written by the most-underrated writer of the 20th Century, Paul Rhymer.
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Holiday Episodes
NEW YEAR'S DAY
33-01-02 New Year's Day - What to Do
35-01-01 New Year's Day - Rush Has Three Jobs
DECORATION DAY (is now called "Memorial Day")
37-05-28 Decoration Day Parade
JULY 4th
34-07-04 But Mom, It's the 4th of July!
37-07-01 Smelly's Bang Up Fourth of July Plans
37-07-04 Fourth of July Picnic with Old Friends or Stylish Ones
LABOR DAY
34-09-01 Kickapoo Creek or American Legion Parade?
HALLOWEEN
39-10-31 Blue-Tooth Under Gook Davenport
THANKSGIVING
41-11-20 Rush Humiliated on Thanksgiving
CHRISTMAS
33-12-26 Claysnorts Christmas Gifts
34-12-10 Lodge Brothers Go Christmas Caroling
34-12-20 Uncle Fletcher's Christmas Gifts
35-12-18 Christmas Cards for Plant #14
37-02-25 Do Not Open until December 25
37-11-12 Cigar Box Christmas Gift from Uncle Fletcher
37-12-03 Rush Needs Money For Christmas Shopping
38-11-25 Hank's Christmas Scheme
39-10-30 Five Christmas Card Salesman
39-11-21 Smelly Clark Solicits Gifts
39-11-xx Easy Slipper and Storgae Space Season
39-12-01 Vic's Christmas Card List
39-12-25 Sorting Christmas Cards
39-xx-xx A Vic and Sade Christmas Show
40-06-18 June Christmas Card Pressure
40-09-13 Christmas Card Salesmen - the Hinks
41-09-09 Vic Gets Gift "Rap" Again
40-12-XX High Pressure Christmas Card Seller - Mis' Harris
41-10-08 Sade's Suprise Christmas Gift
41-11-04 Send the Slippers Back
41-11-05 Vic's Christmas List too Long
41-11-xx Strictly Business Christmas Loan
41-12-12 Mr. Buller's Christmas Cards
41-xx-xx Howard's Red, Woolen Blanket
42-07-xx Ten Years of Christmas Card Poems
42-08-06 Christmas Cards C.O.D.
42-10-27 Christmas Suggestions for the Boss #1
42-12-17 High Pressure Christmas Card Seller
43-11-26 Christmas Suggestions for the Boss #2
43-12-08 Foot-stool For Mr. Ruebush for Christmas
44-06-22 Gaggle of June Christmas Card Sellers
43-09-xx Russell Tenders His Resignations
STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN, DAVID WHITEHOUSE
Before school even starts, Russell writes letters to various school clubs he's joined, resigning, in order to form the notion that he's going to spend all of his time concentrating on school duties.
Some of the clubs are very, very similar and some are completely different.
This episode pales in comparison to it's predecessor; Russell is alright but he's certainly no Rush.
Trivia:
+ Russell mentions at least four of the club leaders (teachers?) and none of them correlate with the club leaders that Rush had. They are as follows:
Public Library Younger Boys Research Club - William Hinkert+ The family comes up with four made-up names of clubs:
Kelsey Street Athletic Association - Harry Hontin
Fellowship of Part-time Ushers - Franklin Block
Fraternity of Football Fanatics - Elton Braddum
Sewage Disposal Workers Semi-Classical Silver Cornet Band+ When the telephone rings, Russell thinks "It might be the guy who calls for Fat (Jackson.") He must be calling a lot in the missing episodes.
Chicago-Alton Luxury Club
Wednesday Afternoon Doll Baby Group
Young People's Singing Society
+ Raymond Surrells seems to be (so far) Russell's best friend.
+ Oyster Cracker (Russell's friend) was mentioned for the first time.
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43-09-20 Fifty Photos of Vic
STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND CLARENCE HARTZELL
Vic's dentistry photos are going to be published in a magazine.
The photos were available to him so he bought 50 photos of himself with his mouth open for the sum of $12.50.
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So-so material here. This episode is noted for Uncle Fletcher mentioning so many names and being a little more out of his head than usual.Trivia:
+ Uncle Fletcher complained about having to sit on a board on top of Mr. Gumpox's wagon. Sade says she has an old cushion that says, "My name is Howard T. McWilliamson" on it that she will give him.
+ Charlie Husher is seen outside playing; in this episode he is 6 years old. In a previous episode in 1941, he was 3 years old meaning that while he was growing up, Rush stayed at the same age of 14 years old.
+ Uncle Fletcher tells the story of Martin Jordle. Uncle Fletcher says he tried to invent a violin you play by mouth. He and his wife Alvira have the following children: Marvin, Carolyn, Eva, George, Thomas, Richard and Pauline. The whole family ran barefoot and carried a baked apple pie from Kingston to Dekalb, Illinois in 6 minutes!
+ Vic calls Uncle Fletcher, "Doctor Sleech"; Uncle Fletcher thinks Vic says, "Hector Speech."
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| Ish Kabibble (circa 1950) |
Kabibble was a real fellow (although that was his stage name). He was a comedian and musician in vaudeville, radio, movie and television.
+ Not only did Vic have 50 photos taken of himself with his mouth open, but so did his co-worker, Lolita di Rienzi. He bought 12 of her photos and she bought 12 of his. It was not said if she was going to be in the magazine too, but we can suspect she was.
+ Here's a list of people Uncle Fletcher mentions in this episode: Harry Hunch from Dixon, Bert Doofer from Cordova, Roy Dejectedly from Dixon, Ernie Shatwell from Union Grove, Anabell Urch from Kofax, Myrtle McStalt from Cropsey, Henry Ichfeed from Winona. All of these are first time audio mentions along with the aforementioned Marvin, Carolyn, Eva, George, Thomas, Richard and Pauline Jordle.
Uncle Fletcher is kind of mad at Vic: {{{HEAR}}}
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43-12-27 Invoice Preparations
STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY AND DAVID WHITEHOUSE
Vic is busy trying to get some invoices done and Russell is home making life miserable for him.
A re-working of the 39-09-06 Office Invoices script and this version is actually much better.
Trivia:
+ An uncle bought Heinie Call a rabbit: {{{HEAR}}}
+ Russell contends he is 14 years old and has blue eyes. No one on the show seems to have any other color of eyes than blue.
+ Vic uses the following nicknames on Russell in this episode: Dr. Sleech, Sam, Roscoe and George - all nicknames Vic used on Rush in prior episodes. To make matters more obvious that Russell is a "pseudo-Rush," Russell talks to a woman (Mis' Whippon) on the phone who knew him when he was a baby.
+ When Mis' Brighton comes to visit at the end of the episode, she brings her son Williard with her. Recall that in a previous episode Sade referred to Willard as a "close, comfortable friend."
P.Q. Ribber's take on this episode (((hear)))
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Vic is busy trying to get some invoices done and Russell is home making life miserable for him.
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Few things will disturb your math worse than a fierce rabbit.A re-working of the 39-09-06 Office Invoices script and this version is actually much better.
Trivia:
+ An uncle bought Heinie Call a rabbit: {{{HEAR}}}
+ Russell contends he is 14 years old and has blue eyes. No one on the show seems to have any other color of eyes than blue.
+ Vic uses the following nicknames on Russell in this episode: Dr. Sleech, Sam, Roscoe and George - all nicknames Vic used on Rush in prior episodes. To make matters more obvious that Russell is a "pseudo-Rush," Russell talks to a woman (Mis' Whippon) on the phone who knew him when he was a baby.
+ When Mis' Brighton comes to visit at the end of the episode, she brings her son Williard with her. Recall that in a previous episode Sade referred to Willard as a "close, comfortable friend."
P.Q. Ribber's take on this episode (((hear)))
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Telephone's Ringin' (Best Phone Calls)
- In episode 39-01-02 Lodge Regalia Out On Loan, Sade must read lodge Latin over the telephone to Hank Gutstop: (((HEAR)))
- In episode 39-03-08 Mr Erickson's House Repairs, Rush and Blue Tooth Johnson talk very politely on the phone: (((HEAR)))
- In episode 39-06-05 YY Flirch Tries to Phone Vic, Vic talks to Mr. Sludge on the telephone: (((HEAR)))
- In episode 39-09-06 Office Invoices - Magnifying Glass, Rush talks to Smelly Clark on the telephone: (((HEAR)))
- In episode 41-01-21 Demise of Bernice, Uncle Fletcher calls Rush and they talk about the death of Bernice, Howard's sister. (((HEAR)))
- In episode 42-08-20 Telephone Call From The Hinks, Rush and Sade talk to the Robert and Slobert, their wives, brothers and brother's girlfriends: (((HEAR))))
- In episode 43-11-10 Eight Million Jobs, Russell talks smart to Croucher's delivery boy, Irvin: (((HEAR)))
43-12-09 Winter Picnic Plans
STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND DAVID WHITEHOUSE
- B. B. Baugh calls, suggesting a winter picnic. Vic (at end of call): "Bee bee, bye bye – I mean Bye, bye, B. B."
- Vic tells Sade and Russell they're not invited.
- The picnic's only for the Sweet Esther, Wisconsin crowd.
B. B. Baugh and Pom Pom Cordova were born there. - Russell: "I heard of a fella that went to Colorado with the idea of staying an hour and a quarter and ended up staying forty-seven years." Sade: "Um." Russell: "That case is on record, and the public is welcome to go to Washington, D. C. and read all the details in the Congressional Record." Sade: "I guess I'll do that." Russell (approvingly): Uh-huh, and you could visit Grant's tomb at the same time." Vic: "Grant's tomb is in New York." Russell: "I disagree." Vic: "O. K."
- The invited crowd: Sade suggests: Dr. Keevey, Lolita DiRienzi.
- Russell suggests: "Our grocery boy, Irvin, Miss Hammersweet and the girl at the cigar counter."
- Vic says two more who share Sweet Esther as their birthplace have been uncovered: Mis' Harris' roomer, Mr. Breep, and Fern Mudstudy, the girl that plays the piano at the Ten Cent store (born 11-21-1910.)
- Russell lists all eight invitees: "grocery boy Irvin, Fern Mudstudy, Vic, Pom Pom, B. B. Baugh, Morgan Perron, the girl at the cigar counter in the Unity Building, Mis' Harris' roomer, Mr. Breep, and Mis' Olive Hammersweet (Vic's secretary.)
- Sade notes there'll be two musicians there: Pom Pom and Fern. Vic doubts they'll take a piano out in the woods.
- Russell: "The Chicago & Alton shop employees had an outing at Howton's Lake, and they hauled a piano there on a truck."
- Sade bristles when Vic says "four boys and four girls". Russell says it's 1 boy, 3 men, 3 girls, and a woman.
- Mr. Breep telephone Vic, who suddenly realizes he wasn't born in Sweet Esther, Wisconsin. He was born in Union Grove, Illinois. - compiled by Barbara Schwarz, edited by Jimbo Mason
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Strange doings. Take a long look at the list of folks on the picnic... look up some particulars at the Character site. There is a definite theme with the picnic - the people's names, their occupations and where they come from are all important. Trivia:
+ Fern Mudstudy will later be mentioned in an episode and her description will be nearly identical.
44-09-28 A Dun from Kleeburgers
STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN, AND DAVID WHITEHOUSE
In an odd twist, Kleeburger's department store informs Vic that he's overpaid in the recent past and they owe him $2.00. Knowing this, he decides to persue the store owner via telephone (after hours) and tell him he wants his money. Vic provides a villainous laugh to boot.
Writer Paul Rhymer waited until the second-to-the-last episode to have Vic be triumphant in this very long-running gag.
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Incredible fun as we get to hear Vic act childish and go off the deep end. This will no doubt embarrass Sade (who frequents the store at least 3 times a week) - but this doesn't even seem to faze Vic. He is so far removed from rationale that he tracks down the store owner by phone at his Elder's meeting for his church!This may remind you of Vic losing his reasoning as he did in 43-04-12 Dottie's New Dress.
Trivia:
+ Vic contends that he's always $2.00 in the hole at Kleeburger's because he is always buying a pair of socks or a tie at the end of the month. He also says the family always ends up spending $10 to $25 there every month.
Assume that Vic makes the hefty 1944 salary of $90 a month (it's likely it was far less than this.) Now, imagine him spending 15-30% of his monthly/yearly salary at Kleeburger's...
+ Sade gets another postal card from her sister, Bess. Sade never gets a chance to read it as Vic has gone off the deep end.
I have never kept track but this has to be in the range of the 12th to 15th correspondence from Bess during the series.
+ The owner of Kleeburger's department store (the "Old Man") is T.W. Kleeburger. His phone number is #6732-W. He is an elder at the Second Congregational Church. It's the first time that he or the church has been mentioned.
Vic has a villainous laugh! {{{HEAR}}}
Download the complete commercial-free, sound-improved episode!VIC, THE CHILDIn this episode, perhaps superseding any before it, shows just how childish Vic is. Not just the silly, villainous laugh but the fact that all these years, Vic has owed money to Kleeburger's and the one time he is ahead, he puts the needle to the record and advances into a campaign of terror.
There is a side of Vic we never see where I think he is a monster, albeit, a silly one. - Jimbo
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