Mr. and Mrs. Blandings
Anniversary of Moving into the Dream House
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Jim and Muriel Blandings are a married couple whose plans for an ideal home bring them into comic conflict with the practical headaches of building and maintaining it. Their dream house—and the people and problems that come with it—provides the setting for domestic comedy centered on the familiar push and pull of married life.
The radio program adapts the Blandings’ home-centered adventures for a cast performance, using dialogue and comic situations to bring the couple’s household to life. This episode’s title points to an anniversary connected with moving into the dream house, placing the Blandings’ home at the heart of the occasion.
The appeal is in the contrast between the couple’s hopes for a comfortable, well-ordered home and the complications that make domestic life anything but simple. The result is light, character-driven comedy about marriage, home ownership, and the everyday surprises of living together.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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