McGee Tangles with a Tough Chef

Originally aired January 27, 1936, this episode of Fibber McGee & Molly finds our ever-blundering hero diving headfirst into the restaurant business. Determined to succeed after previous occupational failures, Fibber takes on a job at Nick DePopulous’s high-class eatery, where he’s hilariously miscast as a waiter—and even more disastrously as a dishwasher.   Amid a clatter of broken dishes, fib-filled tales of high society banquets, and his own puffed-up sense of skill, Fibber tangles with a surly chef whose patience is as short as his cleaver is sharp. From misfiring whipped cream contraptions to mistaking a cardboard chicken for the real thing, the kitchen chaos builds to a comedic boiling point.   Complete with original Johnson’s Wax ads and digitally remastered for modern listeners, this classic episode serves up a hearty helping of golden-age radio humor. “McGee Tangles With a Tough Chef” is a flavorful slice of Fibber McGee & Molly at their most deliciously daffy.