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Philco Radio Time - Guest: Judy Garland

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Bing Crosby welcomes Judy Garland to Philco Radio Time with a Harvest Moon comparison and playful banter about weight and his brother Everett.
The episode opens with Bing Crosby being compared to the Harvest Moon in a poetic introduction. He engages in lighthearted banter with Ken about his brother Everett and weight gain. Bing introduces the show's musical number 'Love Somebody' with John Scott Trotter's orchestra. A commercial break highlights Philco's new long-playing records that play for 45 minutes, with Bing joking about disc jockeys taking in laundry. Judy Garland is introduced as the guest, and Bing reminisces about her as a child star with pigtails. They discuss her marriage and motherhood, with Bing proposing a future marriage between his son Lindsay and her daughter Liza. The conversation shifts to Hollywood's economy wave, leading to a satirical sketch about a quiz show called 'Take It and We'll Break Your Arm' where prizes are minimal. Musical performances include Judy singing 'Over the Rainbow' and Bing joining for 'Me and My Gal.' They perform a humorous version of 'Who' and 'Embraceable You.' Another Philco commercial emphasizes the new record technology. Bing and Judy sing a duet of 'Confess,' referencing Buddy Clark and Doris Day. The episode ends with credits for Judy's appearance in MGM's 'The Three Musketeers' and a preview of next week's show from Vancouver with guests Ray Milan, William Gargan, and Joe Venuti.

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Bing Crosby and Judy Garland keep the vintage variety hour lively with warm banter, silent-radio jokes, and a playful economy-wave parody.

Bing Crosby enters as the Harvest Moon, then pushes back as Ken's praise drifts from glow and voice into jokes about roundness. That teasing exchange gives the episode its shape, with polished compliments repeatedly tipping into bits about weight, altered slacks, Everett's…

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You get Bing Crosby as the Harvest Moon, Judy Garland, and a radio-economy panic that turns budget cuts into a mock quiz show.

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