35-04-17 Lodge Library

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND BILL IDELSON

Vic is the owner of his own lodge library, which he has purchased at a discount rate.  But no matter how much of a discount he got, Sade's not happy.

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What we encounter here is the first time of many for the Lodge Library, which holds, for us, countless smiles, titters and guffaws.

This script seems to border on boring, to be blunt, but I believe writer Paul Rhymer did this on purpose - and he also withheld any and all funny business inside the books - so that he could employ them with wacky fraternal surprise the next times they would be used.

It's my guess that the Lodge Library would be used at least an average of once a week for the rest of the series.  That's a lot of episodes.  And a lot of mileage he got out of the endless pages.

Not pleased...

Oddly, the always-important Volume VII is not mentioned in this episode, and the books themselves point to John B. Rafunnel, Ira Guppy, James L. White and T. Lester Konk founding the lodge in 1857.  This differs than the song Vic sang in 1936 (Jolly lads, come quick to me, a story I will tell about the Sacred Stars Of The Milky Way, the organization we love so well. ‘Twas founded in 1833 by six wise men so true. Their names were Howard Conk, J.M. Dupe, L.W. Rotmyer, Anderson...)  And, of course, later, R.J. Konk would be ''rightfully'' credited.  Maybe an episode existed about a smooth, engraved stone that was found within the city limits of Sweet Esther, Wisconsin, that prove R.J. Konk was the true founder.  We may never know.

Trivia:

+ Vic lives in the "Ratfunnel" Belt; this seems to be the Great Lakes area once frequented by John B. Ratfunnel. 

+ A joke, or not a joke? (((hear)))

38-07-26 Vic and the Husher's Baby

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND BILL IDELSON

Sade chastises Vic for his social no-no of not complimenting the Husher's baby on his way home from work.
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The baby in this episode is (Little) Charlie Husher, who we "see" throughout the audio episodes.  When we see him next, he's three years old later in 1938 and in 1941 as well(!); in 1943, he's magically six years old.

It's funny how times have changed.  In 1938, people you barely knew would get offended if you didn't talk to their baby; today if you take the time to talk to a kid (especially in the grocery store) their mother gives you a dirty look as if you are trying to molest their child.  I guess I really can't say I blame the mothers, as the world is full of weird people.

Sade talks like Mr. Husher wouldn't know Ike Kneesuffer; I think the two have already met.  We don't know exactly where the Hushers live, but it's probably just around the corner on Kelsey Street.  We don't know exactly where the Kneesuffers live either but I have always imagined them living on Kelsey as well.  They could live right next door to each other or across the street.  At any rate, it's a good bet they know each other.

Trivia:

+ Rush was at Seymour's vacant lot in this episode.

+ Mis' Husher's first name is Edna.