Why Is Everyone So Nice

Originally Aired: February 6, 1940

Fibber McGee & Molly #234, "Why Is Everyone So Nice,"

Fibber McGee wakes up on the wrong side of the bed—literally falling out the window—and is in a foul mood. But something strange is happening at 79 Wistful Vista: everyone seems unusually agreeable and accommodating. Molly doesn't object when Fibber announces he won't shave, she lets him come to breakfast in his bathrobe, and she even makes wheat cakes and sausages instead of the usual cereal. Even more bizarre, their cantankerous neighbor Gildersleeve stops by with a gift of ducks and shrugs off Fibber's insults with cheerful indifference. When Johnny the peddler arrives selling valentines, he too seems remarkably pleasant and tolerant of Fibber's stories.

As the morning progresses, Fibber grows increasingly suspicious about why everyone is being so nice to him. His attempts to provoke his usual arguments and complaints are met with nothing but sweetness and agreement, leaving him thoroughly confused and wondering what could possibly explain this unprecedented outbreak of kindness directed his way.