EPISODE · Jun 25, 2024 · 35 MIN
Pat Novak for Hire: Shirt Mix Up at the Laundry (EP0042)
from The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1 · host Adam Graham
Original Release Date: December 22, 2009When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course, Hellman suspects him of murder.Original Air Date: April 9, 1949Quotes:You’re not going to make any more headway than a hummingbird in a wind tunnel.Novak (to Hellman): You couldn’t track down a live bear in a telephone booth.Hellman: I’ll make a try on you, Mister. And when I’m through there’ll be enough to put you in that gas chamber.Novak: They could save money and do the same thing.Hellman: Huh?Novak: They can lock me in the same closet with you.Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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Original Release Date: December 22, 2009When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course, Hellman suspects him of murder.Original Air Date: April 9, 1949Quotes:You’re not going to make any more headway than a hummingbird in a wind tunnel.Novak (to Hellman): You couldn’t track down a live bear in a telephone booth.Hellman: I’ll make a try on you, Mister. And when I’m through there’ll be enough to put you in that gas chamber.Novak: They could save money and do the same thing.Hellman: Huh?Novak: They can lock me in the same closet with you.Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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