Investment in the new health resort looks promising, but when Lum tries to explain to Abner, an Old Edwards saying gets his friend confused. Will the gents be rich after all? What does it mean to make money, you need to have money? Will the gents need to steal money first?

Lum tries to explain ways to save money by cutting down on things like chewing tobacco. Is it possible to save $100 just in tobacco expense? Who is John Doe, and John Smith? The fictitious examples ring a bell in Abner’s memory, and he thinks he ran into that guy just recently. With all these varmints who owe Abner money, he’s ready to go hunting them down.

When grandpap enters to give the latest on BJ Webster, and the million dollar proposition for his land, it puts a stop to Abner. The wild ravings of tramps running through the land who owe him money come to a stop.

With the need to get the family rounded up, and out the door for a special occasion, Jim Anderson gets nothing but frustrations. His boss expects to be picked up on time for a tennis match, when the comedy of errors explode. Bud can’t find clothes, Margret takes care of kitchen needs, and combing her hair. Betty and Kathy are ready, but their bickering heats up the frustration level.

As delays build, the further from departure time the Andersons get. Yelling through the house, the tide seems to turn, but now that Bud is ready, the girls aren’t. Wardrobe changes, fashion statements, and why do girls wear gloves when its hot outside? Kathy gets the idea its to keep from washing their hands. Hey, if she got gloves that were big enough, she’d never have to wash again.

Suddenly, the family is all set. Are the windows and doors all locked? One last phone call from the boss means that Jim has to run back inside. It also means he just locked his car keys in the house as he rejoins the family.

Think it can’t get worse? Should Jim just break a window to get back inside? Maybe Kathy can wiggle in the milk door… or maybe not. Will the phone stop ringing? Will the Andersons turn down friendly help from the neighbor? Will mom need to take matters into her own hands? Did someone forget something important other than their car keys?

The account of a young man in love, but he has a problem. it seems that everywhere he goes, death is never far behind. He explains to his girlfriend about his phenomena where things just happen to die when he’s near. Plants, fish in an aquarium, even people.

His problem lands him in a mental ward, where people keep dying. Is there something to his dreams? Are they premonitions? Or is he somehow orchestrating the outcomes? A visit to his doctor almost seems to point to the fact that its all just silly dreams in his head… almost.

Though he manages to get out of the hospital, and the hope is to reunite with his girlfriend, his signs of psychotic lunacy could mean that her life is in danger. Fortunately the fast thinking girl is able to use the mental illness in her boyfriend to her benefit, and not only narrowly escape death, but bring a just ending to the crazy situation.

Bonus Tracks

* Keith introduces tEveret he show, and a little background on its origin as the mystery department at Simon and Schuster.

* Tommy Dorsey and the Sentimentalists 1945 Sunny Side of the Street

* Bob Hope 1942 Edward Everett Horton Short

Bob “Aerial Gunnery School” Hope greets the troops, and jokes about Las Vegas, where the base is located. Slot machines, marriages, dry desert air, coyotes, and other local features all have ready jokes. Chasing girls, local hotels and bars, and more gambling jokes are included.

Francis Langford sings, People Will Say We’re in Love. Jane Wyman is the target of the attentions, and Bob talks about how well she was received by the troops. She tells about knitting a sweater for her husband, Captain Ronald Reagan. Bob brings the topics back to town, marriages, and the like. They put on a short sketch to demonstrate the ease of marriage and divorce. It’s not just the young, but even old couples are shown as divorce prospects. Jane Wyman sings, Fuuddy Duddy Watchmaker.

The reputation of Bob is known in Vegas, and we join him sleeping like a baby in his hotel room. His day explodes into action as he and his gang run the local newspaper. Jerry is the ace reporter on the street, while editor Bob directs him on the scandals, and crime. Vera Veg joins the story in the Eight Ball saloon. Sherifs, man hunts, guns, and the like all appeal to her. The antics only get more wacky before its all done.

Bob shares a word of tribute for the hard work the troops face overseas.

Homicide Detail. A young mother is shot, and her 7 year old son is the witness to the crime.

On night watch, Joe Friday and Ben Romero report to the crime traumatized home in the quiet neighborhood, and get the initial report from the cop on the scene. A cut in a screen door is the thin indication that the shotgun killing was part of a robbery. A canvas of the neighborhood is arranged to try to find the prowler before he gets too far. Seven year old Charlie tells his story. Does he have any idea of who was in the house?

Joe describes the crime scene further, and the progress of the dragnet in the neighborhood. The likely suspect is the separated husband, the swing shift worker at the steel mill tells about his relationship with his wife, and with his new room mate, but is he missing some detail?

A lead sends the cops to a felon who is found with fire arms in his possession. The conspiracy becomes clear. Will the motive for the killing make sense, or be worth the aftermath and loss? It nevver does.

As a man named Charlie, Ernest Chapel tells about his nightmare of waking up in a morgue. Is it a dream, or some kind of practical joke that is being played on him? Voices come to him, in his world that has faded to dark. The worker on supernatural radio shows tries to keep a level head. If anybody knows about those phony kind of things, he ought to.

He describes his nightmare through the fades in and out into darkness, and to the cemetary. it’s all just a little too real for comfort. Crossed wires on the phone line fill in details to his demise, and the gun that shot him. Realizations that this might not be a dream begin to slowly sink in. But is Ernest convinced tht this isn’t an elaborate hoax being pulled on him?

Time to go to work, sign contracts, get behind the microphone for voice work, meet and greet the secretary, and the rest of the crew. You know, all the usual stuff.

But who is this new guy? What’s his business? Knowing what he knows, will Ernest be able to change how his nightmare predictted? Well… yes, and no.

As Lum and Abner discuss the sometimes backward way of human nature, Abner is sure he has some of that… you know… human nature. Phinus arrives with news of helping out the Clarks as the old couple squabble. The discussion moves to the topic for women to fill jobs in the work place. In these war time days, with shortages of men, its a necessity.

Abner thinks women folk are too pretty and dainty things to handle real work. They ought to stay home and chop wood, work the field, and that kind of stuff, women’s work. Lum on the other hand, thinks its their patriotic duty to meet the call to work in defense plants.

The use of Old Edwards sayings get Abner riled up over who wears the britches. Doesn’t Mrs Clark haie money for a new dress? Is her husband beating her? Can Lum tame the wild, run away imagination before Abner gets into a fight? Phinus is all for joining the fray, but a phone call that Lum makes could resolve the matter.

Genevieve and Barry have a growing love between them, but there’s a problem with his mother agreeing to any marriage. The old woman is jaded on romance, and foolish women in love, probably due to her long ago arranged marriage that embittered her. Will their secret marriage come to light?

To become his own man, and not obligated to his mother’s money, Barry needs to divorce, and marry into his own arranged marriage. A glaring problem arises when it becomes clear that Genevieve is expecting a baby. Will the truth sit well when she tells Barry’s mother the full story?

With mother dropping dead from the shocking news, Barry is free to marry who he wishes. But which girl does he actually want to marry? Can Genevieve convince Barry to stay with her? Her own delicate medical condition doesn’t seem as severe as she had made it to sound. Has Barry been once again trapped by a manipulating woman? What will it take to set Barry free? The Whistler has the twist ending with the truth and the convoluted demise of Genevieve.

Billy Mills opens with, I’m Just Wild About Harry.

In a pleasant picture of pastoral life, Fibber stands on the front lawn, watering the flowers. Nick Depopolos arrives to compare notes on what each have in their yards. Teeny is next to find out why water helps the grass to stay green.

After Harlowe Wilcox does some hard sales of the sponsor product, Gildersleeve tries to pass on the walk, but can he do it without getting sprayed? Tempers flare, and the hose is cut to pieces. When Gildy learns it was his own hose that Fibber borrowed, McGee flees to the safety of his own home. Will Fibber be worried when he learns from Harlowe that Gildersleeve is a collegiate boxing champion?

Some punching bag practice convinces Fibber its a good time to leave town, but Molly wants him to apologize. As he steps out, Abigail Uppington enters to chat with Molly about the physical condition of Gildersleeve. Poor McGee. The Old Timer enters to tell it the way he hear’d it about new moving pictures. Punch Bowl McGeee tells about his powerful past as a posing puncher in his younger days.

The Kingsmen sing, Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

Is there any things that Fibber might do to train for the big fight? Horatio Boomer pops in to offer accident insurance. He seems to have plenty of trivial items, but imagine that! No insurance policy!

Gildersleeve enters for the big face off, and the insults fly. The time has come for action, and the gents step into the next room to handle it. Should Molly be worried?

The gents discuss the hotel and resort that has been in the works. BJ Webster has been running the project, and it could bring plenty of business to the small town, and be big potatoes. Hmmm… a choice of words that’s sure to get Abner mixed up.

Lum has made up his mind, and has emptied their joint savings account to invest. BJ Webster enters to congratulate Lum on his wise business investment. Abner is still a little muddled on the idea of potatoes, but the gents have their curiosity laid to rest as BJ express confidence in his analysis of the water.

Though they wanted to keep their report secret, Abner lets it slip that they had their own testing done. BJ asks to take the report, to compare it to his own for any differences. Is this deal an honest one? Lum is sure it is, but what about Abner?