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November 16, 2023 • 31 mins
The titular setting for the show was "a seedy bar and grille on New York's Third Avenue". The cast had Ed Gardner as Archie, Alan Reed as Finnegan, Pattee Chapman as Miss Duffy, Jimmy Conlin as Charlie, Veda Ann Borg as Peaches La Tour, and Herb Vigran as Second Story Jackson.

The radio version of Duffy's Tavern ended in 1952. When the TV version began two years later, Gardner's involvement was limited to acting. He said, "In radio, I was the producer and the director and half the time the writer and also Archie." The TV version had Hal Roach Jr. as producer and Harve Foster as director.[6]This program was the second effort to have a TV version of Duffy's Tavern. An earlier, hour-long version was filmed for showing as part of the All Star Revue series. It was never broadcast because the Revue was sponsored by a milk company, and the barroom setting conflicted with the company's image.
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(00:18):
A special rebroadcast for the American Armedforcesin their alives. You're invited to drop
in where the elite meat to eat. Duffy's Tavern. Hello, Duffy tavern.
Where do you elite me day?Don't you de mand just making Tuffy
ain't here? Hello Duffy Tonight thecrazy field it the uh English nightingyle.

(00:45):
Well she sings them cock me songuecock me. You know it's the Englishman
with a Brooklyn accents. And wellshe was gonna picture holy matrimony. Now,
Duffy, she wasn't the bearded lady. That was manty Wooie. Uh
Ratie was the singer. Uh yeah, and she got her music the biggest

(01:07):
dance podesta of tomorrow. Yeah,I imagine she's probably got it. She's
not singing at the worldorf Astoria.Yeah, and Stuffy, I've been trying
to figure it out that weren't thatthe Worldorf makes so much more money than
we do, see, And Igot the answer. They got a hotel

(01:30):
on top of the joint. Youdon't know what I was thinking. You
know, you know that back roomwhere we keep the pigs feet, Well,
you see that could be the bridalsweet and Hello, Hello, he
hung up. Now, Eddie,we gotta get the uh stuffie Chario hotel

(01:53):
ready for rocket. See did youremove the pigs feet out of the back
room? How does the room lookto high heaven? You mean the room's
still now. You might get awaywith calling this place the duffy Auchoria,
but you'll never be able to callthat room the rules room. By the

(02:15):
way, there's there's another thing wrongwith that this room. What ain't no
bidding? Hm? I know Iforgot about something I've said. I tell
you why. I get down tothe cellar and I get them to empty
Castado shacks down there. I goover to brunch when I get chicken market
Eddie, and tell brunch when Iget to uh pucker samthas suppose you wanted

(02:39):
out an inner spring chicken from whata hotel? What with this hotel?
This is the kind of hotel wherewhen the tenants just bricks, they moved
to a flop house. Ain't nobodygonna be combing up the suit here?
Why nobody gonna be combing enough tosleep there? Huh? To the hall?

(03:02):
Oh? And again then again youlook tired? You charge? I
am quite Fatrie, you know dude, but piece always makes me so tired.
I slept a sleep worse night.Waft you did? Huh? I

(03:23):
can't sleep when somebody's snoring. Well, who was snoring? I would you
mean your store so loud you keepyourself awake? Well, I don't so
fair when I go. Oh,but when I go, I goow the
covers of you know, I ama say Oh, I'm seriously thinking a

(03:45):
moment to work. Oh, welcomesanchion. Then again, how would you
like to move into our back room, the room with the pig street,
Well, we're taking them out.Then again, you're the wall? Well
or not? I have been inthat? Uh, it wouldn't be sure
bad when I went for the heartthat I if I ever went, Yeah,

(04:10):
maybe all right, maybe we'd betterput a window in that wrong Right
here? I am here? Whomis? It's Duffy, the beautiful in
keeper's daughter. You know, Oh, man, ain't so beautiful? You
know what I love? Well,the way you should say it is miss
Duffy the beautiful daughter of the innkeeper, which is grammatically correct but physically impossible.

(04:42):
It's a good jimt on talking.I'll have to parkynama water brain.
I pod old poor your dirty swoars, he didy swindlers. I didn't think
you'd have the nerve to come backthere rapids swindling me with that oil stock
last week. I thought at leastyou would have to do see to ascue
this joint. Go. It wasjust a prank, I swear by my

(05:08):
wardens. But why didn't you haveto do it to me? Well?
It was me flight attempted twining,and I thought it would be more honestly
twind with somebody who wouldn't press charges. Oh, odd, stoppy door.
I am in trouble enough. What'syour trouble? Your landlady drew me out
this morning. I've been going enoughall day trying to find your room.

(05:30):
Oh is that Joe Eddy? Whatdo you think? Should I forgive him
and rent them in that room?Yeah, it'll prove them right. Thanks,
But you know if they were turningour place into a hotel, and
uh, we can rent you oneof our better rooms, one of your
better rooms. Huh? Has theygot a bed? A bed? How
long are you planning today? Wait? Had it at least got running water?

(05:58):
Well? Where were they to goodto have a run and war?
And ain't got no face? Well, how am I gonna wash me face?
Thanks? On? This is ahotel room. You're not a beauty
flower? Well look, it's thea powell for your own a towel.
If you can't wash, what's aguy gonna use? The chiney ques?

(06:19):
What everybody else hes? It's abed sheep? Okay, I'll take it.
Uh. What's the number of merooms? You know? Uh?
Well, what number would you like? You mean I can have me choice
in rooms? No, but youcan have your choice in numbers. Here's
the take the chalk here you canwrite it around a joy yourself. One

(06:41):
hundred and five two, one hundredand five. Uh do you mind if
I make it nine oh five?I like to sleep high up. Oh,
we'll take yourself burnt, burnt,hey, burnt? Well there come
here? Yes, oh burnt,I say this, gentleman and luggage two,
room nine o five, nine ohfive, bring it up down a

(07:02):
head out rank, fine, don'tcount if you want something rain for it,
that's what the thick panish. Okay, Oh, why that's time?
I end me roll that n timelike m that can have been given us

(07:28):
hotel a bad name. Hold onsome chiefs came in, don't fan it?
Then again got plaice and f wellnesssALS. Welcome to the dumpy Arturia.
How do you like our little deepsavenge? It's very crase. Reminds

(07:53):
me of a little inn I usedto know in Lancashire. Oh yeah,
what's the name of it? Thesign of a rooty goat? What a
co incidence, sir? We're gonnaput up his picture outside. No,
this little langa killing was a lotof fun. Out to you? Is
that you used to spend most ofthe night throwing out that the night's throwing

(08:13):
downe? What a dumb week?That trap? Well? Thank he did
be doing? Uh? Would uhyour camp fight? Of uh carefri?
But of off and off? Whatoffen uf off walking off? What I

(08:37):
think the nun's and off? WaitEddie? Uh? I think the gentleman
of nine oh five is blaming whileroom was out again nine or five?
Don't? I asked the skillers questionsif everyone his their friends, Wendy wondering,

(09:00):
Uh no, only nine oh five? Huh uh all the other rome
has uh five? Then? Huh? And why don't they have a bother
at nine o five? And howwould we know it was nine oh five.
Oh well, oh oh thanky,I would want to tip the meeting
with Shelfie's the hotel's daughter only killyou wonderfully, I'm pish you with mounty

(09:22):
rolly su burs Uh? How didthe chill the chicken man with a beer?
I'm I'm drowning with kerwompity. Haven'tyou ever kicked a man with a
beer? No? Have you evertipped a man with a matete? No?
Have you ever tipped a man whoneeded to say? No? No?
Wonder you're dying of periosty? Yeah, not kiddy? Do you have

(09:46):
an answered mee uh? How didit cheer the kiss? Nineties? Woollie?
Do you ever w are you doing? Interested in finding out a particular
my mother did? Well? Yousee, Gracy, from the way things
have been going with Ms Suffie lakelyharassed hope of Sandy Floyd, Ms Stuffy,

(10:11):
this has been a very nice gameof beaver. But I would like
Miss Steal to render a gong forthe crowd here. What do you say,
Grace? He's okay, okay,Brown, I don't know you God
to shireman, Miss Occy, butmiss old tool the gentleman of nine oh
five. Oh yeah, do youwant to pay a room a month's rent

(10:31):
in advance? He gave me thisten dollars deal, a ten dollars brow
for a month rent? What kindof a place is it gonna pay?
They did, and he's got nothingsmall, No, Jeffer's brand new ten
dollars there. Okay, I don'tgive him change. He's hit is a
frank ate timing the sina a month'srent? They just change Jake fark Okay,

(10:56):
Oh not your going gratie, ladiesand gentleman, we know. Let's
wait to feel thing from the sadstove of the dusty Aushoria hotel located in
the heart of Times Square any thirdStreet to start to ad me? Uh,
look at myself and sidn't yes someemood? So can I bring you

(11:26):
up with my jarm music? Startme, my darling, that's not always
mine. This joy is something new, my own campolding. You never knew

(11:48):
this girl before. Who ever thoughtI'd be holding you close to this?
Why? Oh y woman, youshould be little dream would take me and

(12:09):
my life? You sing, lordst me whatever dream a No, you

(12:33):
don't, don't Jose the middle lasterneye mean I have to do what you
don't. Don't chuse the middle last, I mean I have to do after
that sound where I'm finny your averben younger than time in and don't lettle

(12:56):
anything? Nothing does it doesn't alittle laugh? You know? What do
you do? What did you dothat? It's crazy? Why should have?

(13:46):
Dang? What a talent? Likeyou're singing a dump like the world?
Or I don't, I don't whyyou you what? What's the making
expression? That means? Lincoln books? Nope, don't, nope, dumb
bout do Well, take one outand let's get on with the conversation.
Now, what night turk is?I think you want to be showing here

(14:07):
instead of that joint you know it? Joy like that world? Or nine
o five? Uh? Fun funa front? So I'm getting tired.
You're gonna have to get another waiteror a second front when at nine o

(14:30):
five makes more trouble in order howto get together? Look crazie, Uh
leave us get down to business now, miss arth uh miss o'too? And
nine o five wants to pay anothermonth's rent in advance. Uh huh another
month? Un Well, she ain'tthat skilled pranks plot He's trying to make
up for swind with me last week. Think, uh, where's the door?
Adding that is another nice Chris newten dollars all right, at h

(15:00):
there's a change boy. This keepsthe hotel crowded right up until June.
Well, grazie, leave us getdown a business that I said weren't.
Would we have to give you toget you to leave the world off and
come down here? Florryfall razie.I'm serious. Look, here's what we're
wanted, though I understand a newone. You made its high as ten

(15:22):
pounds a weekly. We're willing todouble that. We'll play you twenty shillings
fair enough, twenty killings out tee, twenty bobbies less than a guineas.
Would you mind playing that back again? Well, Listenia, four prepny bits
make a shilling. Also, twosixpences make a shilling. Eight half clowns

(15:43):
make a pound, and the shillingis also twentyeth of a pound. To
double kenny, you'd have to takein about twenty quick. Why a guy
could go nuts over there in acrap game. But anyways, Gracey,
what we're offering you ten bucks aweek? You know what? Here's English

(16:04):
call the morning sixpence. Wait aminute, I'll do better. I'll give
you fifty percent of the gross profitof this hotel. Come back to the
twenty shillings again. Oh yeah,well it certainly yes. Wait until the
rook start. What rush? Youmean nine oh five is going to go
out and come in again? Right? Where do you see the rush?

(16:25):
Uh? We'll fix the rush.Un't excuse me yet. Hey funny again,
and ain't Danny come in? Iwant to talk to you. We
got to make additional hotel looks whenI'm busy, run nine o'bars. Right,
Well, I'm getting to know thePope by heart. Look, Gracy,

(16:48):
you're gonna see business is gonna startpicking up any minutes. I'm gonna
misspin. Well you're back quick.What does Frank Funt want now? At
this time? He would like twofive for Tim, not one of them
playing those ten. But I givehim all my change, and well I
got left of seven donalds. Hesaid to take whatever you got. He

(17:11):
wants to be okay, Now,what rank? As I was saying,
bisneys should be picking up very soon? As I was saying busneys should be
picking up very soon, Sir wJory, at your service of what service
can we beat to you? Upsairs? The my name mister the John Smith.

(17:37):
This charming young lady is just mybridal sweep just married. I press
the mobile wed I always did.Yes. Oh is mommy's little lambie pie?
NOI puppy, big deal? Wheredo these people at the point uh

(18:03):
work? Mister Smith? Uh?What can we uh do it for you?
When you're veil kilt with hair,blow with yerk? Yeah? Now
let me pine and I were aboutto sweep missus Smith. I regret that
at the moment when I'm pulled up, Uh, I feel we will not
have a room until nineteen forty seven. Uh, I don't think which there
was. You'll see they gray,We'll turn them away. Now, what

(18:30):
do you say? Uh? Whydo you say? We'll give you ten
bucks a week plus percent? Ah, you're talking through your hat. You
couldn't hire me anyway. I'd haveto audition for jump it. He's the
buck of this space. Oh yeah, Stuffy is made the soul owner and
performance. I'm the real figurehead,and I want you to know that what
I say goes around here. Racey, it looks like you don't have to

(18:56):
audition. What do you say Okay, I guess there's only one way out
from me sing the worst song.I know, the white song. You
know what, what's the worst song? You know? You know I can't

(19:17):
hear it? Good old duffies,where the elast meat taste? I that
by me, answer chart mere,come to the racing. I awake for
you, my sweek in me andthe dons and birl We should all return
to the world. Leave us nolonger retain that you are merely a friend.

(19:41):
Wi road the door sill tray,call subtly long in long Hello.
It be in England. But thisis the end of leave us fighting,

(20:03):
leave us not bless with no shame. People than your name you then those
I saw were dreaming Eddie? Isthat criticism? Or she's been eating here

(20:26):
ss like in her joy could winthe biddle apart. Believe we're in love
me time, I'm a lie.I know my dad now I remember I'm
just the firs of the name haspass Please me life, I'm comfortably I'd

(21:03):
like a trouble with she must havehere lovely Racy down you're Rachel Hey hed
no notion say nice facing racy.That song really to you justice, that's

(21:55):
get highest. Now here's your firstwait down in advanced racey got nice person,
ten dollars fell, thank you byWait a minute, it's ten dollar
bill. Did Alexander Hamilton always looklike this? Let's ring. Wait a
minute, that ain't an Alexander Hamilton. It's crack fin or two, there's

(22:21):
thirty cooks. He's been telling mepertny dog back there. They putting the
don't picture on it. He ain'tonly a cookie? Is an E can
know me at that thrady book?Oh see what it's telling at nine or
five? Wants see what he wants? There he go out and get twenty
the time I got what hot te. They'll give it to him twenty years

(22:41):
of it before we leave Duffy.They just put a couple of liquors in
Bucky's kickbox. The part of spinningthe needle can bag. It's you.
Yeah that to me, you area doty guy in a good die.

(23:26):
Tell me comeba mons with it likebe my in with my Let me show
you where my heart life. Letme see the door that love me as

(23:51):
you my life fell. Now Ionly want to know it's God your when

(24:15):
it's ever your My looks more.I was me for him might not by
s oh I love the M dl M recording anything you say the people.

(27:51):
Why I did that? Basn't takingof the armed persons videotip to man

(29:06):
to be braver. There never isat top upon U
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