Buying Vegetables At A Roadside Stand

Originally aired November 25, 1935, this harvest-themed episode finds Fibber McGee and Molly preparing for Thanksgiving with their usual comedic chaos. As Molly and little Teeny make plans for the big holiday meal, Fibber regales the household with questionable advice and tales of his glory days as the “biggest popcorn producer of Packers Point.” With shopping lists in hand and a car “that runs like a watch” (because he bought it on time), the trio sets out to stock up on vegetables.

The adventure leads them to a curmudgeonly farmer’s daughter at a rural roadside stand, where Fibber tries to out-talk the skeptical vendor with stories about stretchable harnesses, gunpowder mishaps, and his legendary “minskin pie.” Even a traveling salesman makes a cameo to pitch Johnson’s Glow Coat amid the confusion. The McGees’ knack for slapstick and tall tales brings plenty of laughs, from negotiating with the world-weary farmer to dodging arsenic-sprayed apples and enduring Fibber’s non-stop puns.

With all the classic musical interludes, Glow Coat ads, and Thanksgiving nostalgia, this episode delivers golden-age radio comedy—and family chaos—at its funniest.