Aug 28, 2026 · 23 min · 10 segments
Theater Five presents “The Pigeon,” episode 232 of the ABC Radio Network drama anthology, originally broadcast June 22, 1965. Written by Frank Thomas and directed by Ted Bell, this comedy melodrama…
But, Mayor Dewhurst, all these letters...
Yes, I know you can handle them, Cedric.
I must confer with certain key constituents at the golf club.
Oh, mommy.
There's the call to Chief Buchanan and...
Cedric, I see old
Windbag has given you the usual oil.
The mayor is hard at work dealing with the overall picture.
Yes, I noticed how hard it was for him to get out of here with his golf clubs.
Cedric, will you look at me? What? This hairdo cost me $7.50 at Henri's Beauty Salon.
Oh, good heavens, Sally.
Isn't that extravagant?
Considering the reaction from my fiancé, I guess it was.
Come in, Roscoe.
Hiya, Mort.
I'm a little late.
Two days, to be exact.
Yes.
Obviously, you've been on a bender.
Ah, Roscoe, when will you learn to adopt at least a surface veneer of gentility?
Mort, you sure make with the words.
How fortunate for both of us that I can.
Now to work.
The state of our bankroll demands immediate action.
Yeah, sure, Mort.
But, Mayor Dewhurst, all these letters...
Yes, I know you can handle them, Cedric.
I must confer with certain key constituents at the golf club.
Oh, mommy.
There's the call to Chief Buchanan and...
Cedric, I see old
Windbag has given you the usual oil.
The mayor is hard at work dealing with the overall picture.
Yes, I noticed how hard it was for him to get out of here with his golf clubs.
Cedric, will you look at me? What? This hairdo cost me $7.50 at Henri's Beauty Salon.
Oh, good heavens, Sally.
Isn't that extravagant?
Considering the reaction from my fiancé, I guess it was.
Come in, Roscoe.
Hiya, Mort.
I'm a little late.
Two days, to be exact.
Yes.
Obviously, you've been on a bender.
Ah, Roscoe, when will you learn to adopt at least a surface veneer of gentility?
Mort, you sure make with the words.
How fortunate for both of us that I can.
Now to work.
The state of our bankroll demands immediate action.
Yeah, sure, Mort.
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