Tattle Television

Leon Errol's wife wants a television, just like the neighbors'. Irene Ryan is selling them from the store/station, and she tries to flirt Leon into a purchase. Mrs. Errol sees this on the neighbors' set, and starts after her husband, along with a private detective.

The set is too expensive, but Miss Ryan's friend has one she's willing to sell at a discount. So you know that eventually everyone -- the Errols, the girlfriends, their boyfriends and so forth, are going to wind up together, except for Leon, hanging on a telephone pole outside a window. Leon's antics are a lot of fun in this one, and he does a very funny, full-body triple take.

And yes, there were television sets in 1940.