The Mel Blanc Show: Old-Time Radio Comedy

The Mel Blanc Show: “Tries to Fix a Water Heater”, first broadcast on September 24, 1946. Old-time radio comedy.

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Mel Blanc plays Mel, a handyman who runs a repair shop and is courting Betty. Mel agrees to bake a cake for the YWCA after a mix-up over an oven repair, despite having no cooking skills. His attempts in the kitchen go badly, and he tries to hide the mistake from Betty while his uncle Rupert and the eccentric Zooky lend a hand. Mel's romantic and business worries build as the county fair cake contest approaches. This is the Mel Blanc Show, broadcast in 1946 on September 17, with Mary Jane Croft and Earl Ross among the cast.

With Mel, Betty, Uncle Rupert, Zooky, Clara Longnecker, Dr. Crabb.

Listen for: Mel's attempts to bake the cake and the mix-up over who will represent the YWCA at the fair

First aired on September 17, 1946.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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Mel Blanc runs the Fix-It Shop, and his fiancée Betty and his employees Uncle Rupert and Zookie are worried that the business is not efficient enough. Mel hires Herbert Goodhue, an efficiency expert, who introduces a system of speedy, peachy, and blunt rules that quickly drives away customers. Meanwhile, the glamorous dancer Fifi Divine arrives with a zipper she needs repaired for her show that night. This is an episode of The Mel Blanc Show, first broadcast on September 10, 1946.

With Mel Blanc, Betty, Uncle Rupert, Zookie, Herbert Goodhue, Fifi Divine, Mrs. Otis, Mrs. Longnecker.

Listen for: Herbert Goodhue's 'peachy speechy' efficiency plan and Mel's attempts to put it into practice

First aired on September 10, 1946.

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Mel Blanc plays Mel, who runs a fix-it shop and wants to marry his fiancée Betty while his uncle Rupert and his assistant Zookie keep living off him. To win Betty's approval, Mel decides to send birthday cards to everyone in town with a birthday that month. Things go wrong when the wrong list is used and the gifts he sends carry an unexpected surprise. The Mel Blanc Show aired on September 3, 1946, with Mary Jane Croft, Earl Ross, Joe Kearns and Victor Miller and his orchestra in the cast.

With Mel Blanc, Betty, Uncle Rupert, Zookie, Mrs. Longnecker.

Listen for: Mel's attempts to send birthday cards and the mix-up over the lists that follows

First aired on September 3, 1946.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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