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Archie Andrews was a teenage sitcom directly adapted from the very popular comic strip of Bob Montana. It began to be heard on NBC Blue on May 31, 1943 and lasted on-air until September 5, 1943—the period during which radio adaptations of comic characters were trending. The show was also broadcasted on Mutual from 1944 to 1945.

Kenneth Banghart served as the announcer, while Bob Hastings played the lead character Archie during the show's NBC times. Other actors that took over the main role include Burt Boyar, Jack Grimes, and Charles Mullen. The other important character role, Jughead, was given to Cameron Andrews and Hal Stone. Up to now, Archie Comics is still popular and loved by many fans.

Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Hello, Oh, judghead is thebox? Come over behind a wing?
Come out of n Ford. Irelaxed, Satie, relax to come if
you know and look for well.Oh for our weekly visits a Riverdale.

(00:28):
It's early evening as we look inonto Andrews' home and we find mister Andrews
just arriving home from work. Oh, I'm home. Would you expect jug
head? Here? I had thewater running out in the kitchen. I
didn't hear you. Hello, dear, I had everything at the office of

(00:49):
the day. We're not bad,not bad? Maybe what's in that box?
Oh? Something I bought today?Uh? Oh, here we go
again, another new hat? Ohbread, don't be silly. How could
a hat sit in a long blackbox like this? Oh Mary? Some
of the hats have a team,could sit in any kind of a box.
Well, it isn't a hat,so relax. It's a scrabble game.

(01:11):
Goody, what a scrabble game?You know what scrabble is, don't
you? Sounds like a new wayof preparing eggs. Oh say it.
Stop. It's that new word gameeverybody's so crazy about. I'm sure you'd
heard about it by now, Well, I haven't you? See, I
spend my time on such trivial mattersas working and earning a living for the

(01:32):
right family, I have to ignoreall the important things in life, like
scrabble. Well, it's time youlearned how to play it. In fact,
you have to learn how. TheJenkinses are coming over tonight, the
Jenkins's. They're both wild about thegame, and I invited them over tonight
to play. That's why I wentout and water set you. Well.
I don't know the first thing aboutthe game, but that's why I have
just said here, I'll teach youright now, and I'll come on out

(01:53):
in the dining room. We'll playon the dining room table. Oh no,
Mary, Look, I don't wantto learn any silly child games.
If the jagiss are coming over,one can we play bridge and just talk
because they like to play scrabble,not sa dom. And I'll teach you
to anybody can learn how to playscrabble, but I don't want to learn
how fread. How learn's better,And I'm sure you'll love it. I'll

(02:16):
bet you will. Now. Thewhole thing is just a kind of cross
words puzzle. You play with thisboard, see I see, and each
player gets sevent of these letters tostart with, and he tries to make
words with him uh. And thenthe next player tries to add a new
word to the word the last playerjust made, and then nothing. That's

(02:37):
the whole game. That's all thereis true. If you just sit there
and make up words, that's right. But you keep scoring, and the
trick is to make words with thehighest score. Oh, Mary, that
is the most ridiculous thing I everheard of, Fred, It is ridiculous
at all. It's very fascinating onceyou get started. So I'll tell you
how it works. I'll pick someletters and I stand them up on this

(02:57):
rack like this. How you picksome letters? Oh Mary, I'm not
the least red Tria. Oh me, all right, I'll try it.
Just make up words. I don'tknow what non No, let's see what
word? Can I sell out?Laurn? Are you talking to me so
silly? I'm making the word moronsee m o lauro in. Now that's

(03:20):
worth seven points doubles. So that'sfourteen points. I just made it.
So what So now it's your turn. I'll try to make another word using
any one of the letters in mywords. Oh, this is the most
childish thing I ever heard of?Red shop rumbling and try to make a
word. I am, I am, But this whole thing is ridiculous.
It's silly. That is downright stupid. Fred, make a word, all

(03:43):
right? Quote quote that's right,quote chili ot e anything wrong with that?
Wrong, Fred is sensational. That'sworth thirty seven points. Why you
hardly ever make thirty seven points inone word? Really? Yes, really,
Fred, you're very good at thisthing, all the good? What

(04:03):
the hell? Yeah? I dosee they have star sort of talent where
this sort of thing you're bad.You certainly do. Ye, yes,
I do. And I'm second though. I guess I was wrong about this
game. I can see now thisis a very difficult, serious and intelligent
game. Yes, sir, veryintelligent. All right, go ahead,

(04:26):
and Mary, it's your turn.Let's see what you can do. You
think your father will give you themoney? Chuggy's got to give me the
money. I haven't been to themovies in four days now, and a

(04:47):
current twelve picture playing tonight three glittle and I know it, and I
sure hope my father's home very I'min trouble at home anyway, Well go
ask him. I will, jugI will, and I think of a
way to get him in a goodmove. First, I won't ask him
for money when he's in trouble.Are you sure? Yes? Now I'm

(05:09):
really in trouble. Sure? Didyou hear what I heard? I heard?
But that's what There's nothing I cando. She was. Something must
have happened, oh rad, theremust be something, not something I can
think of. Way, it soundsserious. I can just figure out a
ways and make money money, well, can't you. I don't see how

(05:30):
I try. It's not to go, but it just doesn't work out.
Well, goodbye movies, jug hand, Never mind the movie. It sounds
much more serious than that thing.I can take. Take it. Did
my father say baking? That's whatit sounded like to me. There must

(05:51):
be something else. You won't makevery much for a begging. Holy cow,
he did say baking. I gota thir dark glasses in a ten
thought I could lend him. Kid, This is no time for jokes.
Yes, you're right, but theonly other joy for stealing sealing? Stealing?

(06:11):
Oh boy, sure, it's asense, and I can make them
awful up that way, rug kid. My father must have flipped his lids.
Orrelse he's awful, desperate or both? Are you probly that's what it'll
have to be? Well, thenthe only thing left for me to do
is star star. Well, yes, you're right, Murray, that's about

(06:34):
all your cande. Judge, thisis terrible. It's awful. It's horrible,
Yeah, especially right before supper.Yes, judget stopping funny. Do
you realize what's happened? Do yourealize what that means? My father's broke?
Broke sounds like he's fractured to pieces. Sure does Jugg. He's in

(06:56):
real trouble. He must have lostall his money, every sense his business
must he's bankrupt. He's even readyto beg or steal. Well, at
least your mother's honest. She's willingto starve. Oh that's fine, that's
great. Maybe mom's willing to stopand dad's willing to steal. But Jug,
I'm not gonna let them do it. Huh, Jug, I've gotta
do something about this. After all, this is my family, and if

(07:18):
my father is in trouble, I'mgonna help him. She is a How
much can a kid like you steal? Plenty? I could get a couple
of steals, Chug, can.I'm not going to steal. I'm going
to help my father so that hedoesn't have to steal or beg either.
How are you gonna help him?I don't know yet, but I'll think
of something. Must be something Icould do for my family in an emergency

(07:41):
like this, I can borrow somemoney or get a job or chuck had
Maybe I could get my father ajob, the father. Sure, people
would pay my father a lot morethan they pay me for All I have
to do is get him a job. Well, why doesn't he go out
and get himself a job? Socan? I'm surprised at you when a
man's been in business all these years, like my father hasn't made a good

(08:03):
living and supported his family. Well, he's too proud to go asking his
friends to please give him a job. But hell, are you gonna find
a job for him? I don'tknow, but I don't think of some
way. I know lots of people. Somebody had do me a favor and
hire my poor starving father. I'llbe hey. I know veronicas he's already
got a father, chug kid.That's the point Veronica's father, Why he's

(08:26):
the richest man in Riverdale he's gotmore businesses than he can count. He's
got money, he hasn't even foldedyet. He'll give my father a job
in a minute. What makes youso sure, chug kid? It's only
logical. After all, I takeVeronica out more than anyone else. But
if my father doesn't get a jobreal quick, I won't have any allowance
and I won't be able to takeVeronica out at all. So so do

(08:50):
you think mister Lodge wants to seehis only daughter unhappy when all he has
to do is give my father ajob. No, but I think it'd
be cheaper for Misterlige to give youan allowance and leave your father out of
the Judge cad We and who donot accept charity. We're willing to work
for our money. And I'm goingover and talk to mister Lodge right now.
Well, don't you think you shoulddiscuss this with your father first?

(09:11):
To get that's the worst thing Icould do. You know how? My
father is a business matter, hethinks, so it doesn't concern childre not
my affairs. Jack, And I'mgonna show them I'm not a kid,
no, sir, I'm gonna gosee mister Lodge right now, Well,
may to come with you, No, judge, I'd better talk to him
alone about this. Okay, ifthat's what you want. Why can't we

(09:33):
finish the game marriage? Because Ididn't realize how late it was, and
I have to get supper started andthe house cleaned up, and I want
to change my dreads too. Butwe quitted the most interesting part. I
had a word that was worth fortypoints at least. Well, you get
all the points you want when theJenkins is dead. Here now, while
I'm betting supper, why don't yourun down to the drug store and take
up as you respreshments? All rightnow, I've got some ice cream of

(09:54):
soda and popcord and presented out thatI have a lot of things in the
icebox that don't go buy out thestore like you usually do. Oh,
I'm marry. Quit worrying. Iwon't buy out the store. Besides,
what have I did? After all, I'm not a pauper yet. Well,

(10:22):
if you don't want me to comeover with a ronicas with Yachi,
I guess I'll cut across a lotto my house. Okay, Joe,
I think it's better if I go. She missed the Lodge alone. I'll
call you later, okay, andgood luck with mister Lodge. Thanks,
Joe, I need it, JohnHead? Is that you? Uh?
Oh, Betty Job, what areyou doing over here? Oh? Nothing?

(10:46):
Wasn't that Archie I saw crossing thestreet? Uh? Maybe where was
he going in such a holly?Oh? No place? But I thought
I heard you say something about misterLodge. Uh whoy, yes, you
jocket. What's going on around him? Anyway? But he live that He
not a thing, nothing at all, not a saddle thing. You're just

(11:09):
imagining it. Nothing's going on,really, nothing at all. What makes
you think anything's going on? Besides, it's a secret. Oh so something
is going on, but I didn'tsay that. And besides, must you
know everything? I don't want toknow everything that's a secret. If I

(11:30):
told you, it wouldn't be asecret. I bet Archie would tell me.
He would not I tell him allmy secrets. Well, you wouldn't
tell him that I would. Sohow do you know you would when you
don't even know what it is.I tell Archie no matter what it is.
Oh yeah, you'd tell people yourfather was broken, didn't have a
penny left to Doo's name. SureI would. You'd tell people your family

(11:52):
were so poor that your father isthinking of begging so that your family won't
stop. Sure I would, Youwould not, you know it? Okay,
So I wouldn't. That's what Ithought. And besides, I have
to go home now, Okay,I see tomorrow, yees see tomorrow.
Of course, I guess I toldher. A singer too thinks she can

(12:13):
come snooping around and get me totell her blaby mouth like her secrets.
I promised Nankia, I wouldn't tellanyone. Oh boy, she's got the
secret out of me anyway. Ohboy, that's Betty. It just shows

(12:35):
to go you you can't trust awoman. Now, don't tell another soul
andrewsah blust every penny. Everything theyhad was mortgage to the hell he took
his car. There paper, thepoverty picking. They don't have a thing

(12:58):
in the house. The whole towntalking about it. But remember, don't
tell him mother. So well,miss d Andrews, what can I do
for you? Sprangle? I wantsome ice cream and ginger Ale ice cream
and ginger. That's right, youwant ice cream and ginger. That's dry.

(13:20):
You sell ice cream and ginger Ale, don't you. Yes, I
said it, but I didn't thinkyou'd be wanting to buy it. No,
I didn't expect you to give itto me. Well, oh I
know that. But well, there'sa lot more important things you could be
spending your money on, like bread, potatoes, milk. What's that got
to do with ice cream? No? I didn't, But you can buy

(13:41):
a lot of potatoes what you payfor one little bucks of ice cream?
I suppose you can. But Idon't want potatoes. I want ice cream.
That's the point. Maybe you shouldwant potatoes, Miss Spangle. Look,
I don't know how they got intothis discussion, but it all happens.
I'm having company, and I don'tI'm not accustomed to serving potatoes to

(14:03):
company. Oh that's it company.Yeah, anything wrong with having company?
Well, no, company's all right. You got something to give them?
But I will have if you'll gettalking in littles and summits of ice cream
at ginger Ale. Oh right,miss Andrews, I suppose you know what
you're doing. What kind of icecream? And how much? Did you

(14:24):
a quarter an l and three bottlesof ginger Ale? Sure you need that
much? Yes? I am sure. Hell okay if you say so,
all right, here you be thankyou. Oh that's all right, miss
Andrews. I put it on thebill, on the bill, I yep.
You don't have to pay for itnow. Oh I don't mind paying

(14:46):
for it. Oh no, that'squite all right, miss Andrews. You've
been a good customer for a longtime. I'll charge it whenever you get
back on you. I mean,when you get around to it, you
pay for it. Well, Ican pay for it, right. You
tell that boy of yours anytime hewants an ice cream conea resota, he
come right in and charge that too, because the wire character prive children of
the things they're used to. Youknow. I suppose that's true, but

(15:09):
why and you wouldn't have as muchcredit here as you're like, well,
here's your patchage Withdrew. Yeah,thank you, buy now, whym with
Andrews. You come in again now, anytime, anytime at all, you
tell your missus she can do theday thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I will. I will. Thatisn't the strangest way of doing business

(15:31):
I ever heard of. He's likesto talk me out of buying these things,
and he won't let me pay forhim. Boy, that's the way
he does business. That guy's gonnabe in the poor house before he knows
us. Boy, I sure hopemister Lodge has a job that he can

(16:06):
give Dad. Which guy like Mislage. I'm sure he can find something for
Dad to do. He's gotta findOchie. Hello, Oh, how y'all,
lot you can sounds so nice tosee y'all, lot Chie, do

(16:37):
you don't care? Let come outhere? Well, thanks, Vernic,
I I really came over to seeyour father, my father. Uh huh.
It's a very important business matter.Oh, something to do with the
trouble your father's in. Yes,it's got something. Huh she was,

(16:59):
How did you know when it's allover town everybody knew? Golly, they
do. I didn't think anybody knewat all. Nobody would me. I
guess the son is always the lastto find out about things like this.
I get so, But Daddy isn'thome right now. He isn't well.
I just wanted to ask him ifhe could give my father a job of
some kind a job. Uh huh. Dad's gotta have work in quick,

(17:23):
Veronica, Oh my goodness, an'tyou with all the people Daddy has I'm
sure he can find work for yourfather. Do you really think so?
I'm positives. You just go homeand tell your father he has a job.
Well, well, what, well? I was hoping your father could
come home with me, come homewith you? What a next? Father?
So plead with my father to takethe job. Plead with him?

(17:47):
Uh huh? You see, Ronica, my father is a very proud man.
He'd never take a job unless yourfather came over to our house and
coaxed him to take it, madehim feel important and all that. Oh,
I see what you mean. Well, would just like dad come home
and take him over to your house. Do you think he'll go? I
think he'll go. Actually, whenI asked him, he'll go. I
don't know, Daddy. I'm back. O. Did you buy those things?

(18:22):
Sure? That's caught ice cream,three bottles of ginger ale, and
the bag of boxcorns. Oh that'sa shame. Yeah, I huh,
what's a shame? But you boughtall that? The Jenkinses aren't coming over?
Aren't coming over? When does thisjust now? Mister Jenkins called and
said they were going to a moviebecause they didn't want to bother us at
a time like this. At atime like why that's what I couldn't figure

(18:44):
out. And he said to letthem know if there was anything he could
do do about why I couldn't figurethat out either. The whole conversation was
very strange. Well, I can'tfigure it out. Hey, you know
something very Mister Pringle down at theglug store was acting pretty strange too.
Yep. First tied to talk meout of buying these things. Then he

(19:07):
insisted that I charge it, chargeit? Why is the pretty thing?
He's usually so cranky about charging things. That's what I thought. I I'll
get it here, all right?Hello speaking? Oh hello JP? Why
cancelor? Why can't deliver? Whatgives you the idea I can't deliver?

(19:33):
Well, I know you can't takechances, but you're not taking any with
me. I? Well, yes, yes, you do have a right
to cancel. But but but butmister Anderson, may I at least come
into your office and discuss this withyou? Yeah? All right, fine,
tomorrow morning, Thanks for calling.Bye, Hey, what's the matter?

(19:57):
JP? Anderson just can't through thecontract we signed this morning. He
kept saying something about how he hadto be sure of delivery and couldn't go
out on a limb? Now?What makes him think I can't deliver?
Said? Something awfully strange is goingon around here. I know it,
but I can't figure out what itis. Good readon know what? Hello

(20:22):
mister Andrews, Well, Betty,what are you doing here? Follow Andrews?
Hello Betty? And why do youlook so sad? Never mind why?
She said? Betty? What's inthe head money, mister Andrews?
Money? Uh huh? Thirty twodollars and six cents. Well, what
about it? I collected it fromfriends of yours, friends of mine,

(20:44):
uh huh, and they all gaveit gladly and said they'll give more to
if they have to. Who's thatmoney for? For you? Of course?
Oh all right, I can useit poo for you, and please
don't be too proud to take itmister, and we know you do the
same for us. Mary. Whatis this female child talking about? I

(21:07):
don't know? Not again, Hi, any changes. I spoke to my
uncle Herman, and your roll setall set with block with the release zero.
My uncle ows a guy down thereand he can fix it, so
you'll get a check for thirty eightdollars every month. What did I do
get down there and fill out somepapers and telling me you got a bad

(21:30):
leg or something. It can't work, Marry. Am I out of my
mind? Or am I hearing whatI think I'm hearing? You? If
you are, it's the same thingthat I think I'm hearing. Why is
everybody suddenly talking like we're ready forthe four out? Fred? You don't
suppose that's why mister Pringle and misterAnderson, and the Jenkins and now Betty
and Judghead they can't do Mary,I certainly hope not. Now, look

(21:55):
you kids, before I go outof my mind, tell me in small
words, is therefore some fantastic reasona rumor circulating that I am in financial
difficulties of some kind? She nothinglike that. Mystery people are just saying
in pro No, I don't believeit. Goly, it's true, isn't
it? Never in mind whether it'strue? What I want to know is

(22:18):
who is the monster? Who isthe field? Who is the idiot?
Who started the story? Now?Who my mom? Hi? Your dad?
Hi? Your mom? She wish? What's everybody doing here? Yonic?
What are you doing here? Well? I wanted to discuss a business
matter with you. Andrews business.Well, not exactly business. It's about

(22:44):
a job, a job for whom, for you. I could use a
man like you on the night shiftby Riverdale Plants. Uh, mister Lodge,
let me understand what every cloud hasa silver lining, Mister Andrews Beddy.
If you don't a good job itsown, this is awful. Absolutely
never mind tak him the strange youlove down on that thirty eight bucks a

(23:06):
month. Yet, just keep living, Dad, I'll just a minute here,
god wan, that's better. Nowlisten to me, all of you.
This nonsense has gone far enough,too far in fact, and before
it goes any further, I wantto find out who started the rumor that

(23:30):
I was broke? I did,Dad, I rumor just what I said,
rumor? You mean you're not broke. I am not a millionaire,
but I happen to have a checkingaccount, a savings account, savings bond,
a house that is nearly paid for, a car that's paid for,
and a pospherous little business. Nowdoes that sound like I'm broke? But

(23:52):
Dad, I myself heard you sayyou were in trouble and you couldn't make
any money and you might even haveto beg and and mom said she'd rather
starve. Aren't she neither your mother? I ever said anything like that in
all our lives. Wait a minute, Fred, it does have a faintly
for men your mary. I tellyou I never said any such things.
But I heard you I did killand I tell you I didn't. What

(24:14):
was it that I heard those words? I said, I know you did
say it. I said I couldn'tmake any money, I said, bad,
Yes, I'm afraid you did.When we were playing scrabble, when
we were playing oh no out inthe dining room, yes, archie out
in the dining room. And itwas just a game, yes, a

(24:36):
word game, a boy, ohboy, oh boy. And I thought
she meant it. And because youjumped to the fantastic conclusions at the town
think we're poppers. I have alreadylost a big contract and with JP Anders,
my business is probably ruined all now. Don't worry about that, Andrews.
I know Jim Anderson quite well.I'll tell them the whole story tomorrow.
I'm sure it'd be glad to reinstateyour contract. Why would you do

(25:00):
that for me, mister lot Swiss, You're glad to Andrews. I'll tell
all the other boys too, Justin case the story has gotten around.
I think we can put an endof the rumor won't hurt your business at
all. Well, thank heavens forthat. And Betty, I want you
to go back to everybody who've collectedthat money from and give it all back
and explain fully why you're giving itback. Yes, missus Andrews and I

(25:21):
talked to Tom Jenkins to my own, streaking them out. How about that
release angles from me? See ifI can still swing it for you?
Head, I do not, Okay, okay, okay, Well, Fred,
I guess things aren't as bad asthey sounded. Everything's straightened out now,
as I guess, so, exceptthat our evening is room, I'll

(25:42):
be looking forward to playing scrabble inalive. What we don't have anyone to
play with now, now that you'rementioned with Andrews, my wifelyars scrabble fans
ourselves, we'll be glad to playwith you. You will hell wonderful,
lots wonderful. If Ronnica suppose youdrive home, bring your mother over here,
tell playing scrabble with the Andrews.All right, Daddy and Ronika.

(26:02):
When you get back, maybe wecan go to the movies. That is,
if my father could give me alittle extra money. Glad to,
Archie, glad to, and I'llgive you enough to take jug Head and
Betty too. Geez, thanks mystrangers, Thank you, mister Andrews.
That's all right, Kid's quite allright. But listen, Lodge, why
we're waiting for your wife to getyou? What do you think we play
a little two handred game ourself.Good. I get the biggest kick out

(26:26):
of education. Well, I gottago get mother now, and I want
to put on a clean shirt andtie. If we're going to the movie,
I better return this money before wego. Oh then we'll calle meet
back here and a half an hourfine, I'll see you later. By
well, Archie, thank Heaven's wegot that settled him for a minutary.

(26:48):
I thought that was going to commitfrom murder murder. I hate to do
it to you, but I haveto. Oh, Mommy, put a
cover cop that having a fight withmister lot And now back to the Andrews.

(27:17):
And several hours later and we findArchie just returning from the movie.
Oh, mom, I'm home.I broke. Did you say broke?
That's what I said. Mary broke. Are you folks still playing scrabbles?
No, Archie, were not playinganything. I was just explaining to your
mother that I'm broke. He brokefor real, Yes, for real.
Mister Lott suggests that we played scrabblefor money, just to make the game

(27:41):
more interesting, and he beat meso bady. He took every penny I
had on me. I'm really broke.