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Mr.and Mrs. Buttersqueeze conspire to cure Sherwood B. Fine’s bachelor blues, butthe lovelorn elevator operator may find the remedy more repugnant than remedial. Meanwhile, the shy and sheltered Miss Bovina’s unaccounted cuticle occasions chronic consequences, asthe puritanical Minnie Mae suffers no salacious shenanigans.
The social set of the opulent Century Building dons its dapper durum, but frustration at the station blocks their site of celebration. Will scoop reporter Belinda Melinda Gelinda get the angle on the tangle? And will that primeval prima donna, Monique DeFromage, swap her furrowed features for some a mightier tighter? Tune in and see!
Seeking an atmosphere more tropically breezy than greasy, proprietress Betty Booby hires a musician of marginally measurable merit to entertain her diner’s diners. But when the resultant depletion of brew threatens the demise of her enterprise, Magna Motion Pictures co-producer Cyril Sedgewicke barley hops to it in time with a scheme to save the suds. Yet his partner, Leonard Leroy, may be due to rue he did pursue Miss Jones to do it through.
Bubba Booby, renowned man of adventure, is no easy chap to chase. But while her diner dries, daughter Betty Booby joins Magna Studios executive co-producer Cyril Sedgewicke on a tramp trek to track him. Emboldened by the power of his plumber's friend, studio head Leonard Leroy leads secretary Miss Jones on their own jolly jaunt, whilst former elevator operator Sherwood B. Fine celebrates a serendipitous selection between push buttons and steam.
Intrigue abounds in Betty Booby's Beanery, as Mrs. Leroy's birthday surprise leaves husband Leonard ducking more than just dirty looks. Miss Jones proceeds with a pursuant pilgrimage for a peerless pencil while, in a dark booth, talent agent Felix proposes to transform screen idol Bruce Ardon's very large appetites into very lucrative movie rights.
Capitalizing on the mystery surrounding Dirk Preston's murder, Latham T. Buttersqueeze plots the latest episode of his massively popular radio series. Meanwhile, eager for personal advancement, Sherwood aspires to a career move from elevator operator to personal flunky of Leonard Leroy. Miss Jones becomes exhausted from her multi-step program, and Betty Booby proffers private tutelage on the manipulation of an automated vertical conveyance.
The Radion Broadcasting Company is in a race against time to find the perfect guest star for Little Miss Charmaine von Fontaine's variety show. But not to worry! Network president Latham T. Buttersqueeze conspires with Leonard Leroy of Magna Studios for the quintessential candidate that only cronies of their caliber could calculate!
Pipes match pipes, as the crooning Little Miss Charmaine von Fontaine peals the deal between Leonard Leroy and broadcast bigwig Latham T. Buttersqueeze. But elevator musician Sherwood discovers d'minor's demeanor more debased than chaste. And what of Miss Jones? When she gets between the covers and flips for a spell, will it make her diction ...airy?
From the comfort of their flagitious furniture, film idol Bruce Ardon discusses inflationary figures with screen siren wife Christine, as movie mogul Leonard Leroy stops and shops for props till he drops. Eager to oust his inventory, adult entertainment entrepreneur Handy Dan masterminds a method to make Monique DeFromage the next geriatric girdle get-girl.
A haute couture fashion faux pas threatens to spoil one of The Century Building’s grandest gala events for two of its notable attendees. Meanwhile, Magna Studio’s dry cleaning tab climbs to a staggering all-time high, Miss Jones gets a new admirer, and the impact of Dirk Preston’s mysterious murder threatens to incite a wave of mass apathy.
Back to work again after his encore coma, a despondent Dirk Preston laments the disappointing box office returns on Magna Studio's latest flop flick. Looking for a reason to live, he first tries suicide. But soon, with the help of Leonard Leroy, Manuel Panache, and a wonton woman of mystery, Dirk finds just the shot he needs.
Dirk Preston emerges from his coma in a broom closet only to realize his sometime best friend and co-producer at Magna Studios, Leonard Leroy, has replaced him with blackguard, Cyril Sedgewicke. Agent to the disabled, Ed, is in on the ruse while a pair of southern starlets are discovered, and the movie "Snot" gets the green light.
After a terrible elevator accident, Dirk Preston, Magna Studios' Associate Producer, lies in a coma. Meanwhile, opportunistic scoundrel, Cyril Sedgewicke, threatens Magna Studios Head, Leonard Leroy with exposure by revealing secrets learned from Leroy's purloined pussy.
Aging actress Monique DeFromage sees her hairdresser Manuel Panache in an attempt to update her look for an audition for the famous studio head, Leonard Leroy. When the coiffure turns out to be more than she expected, Monique becomes distraught. What happens next? Only her hairdresser knows for sure.
Listen to the very first episode of "Stories of The Century", an improvised comedy serial presented in classic radio drama style by The Spontaniacs! In this episode, movie heart throb, Bruce Ardon, must overcome his large appetites and expose his hideous feet. His career hangs in the balance as he and his agent Ed attempt to convince Head of Magna Studios, Leonard Leroy, to cast Bruce as Brick the Barefoot Detective in Magna's next big picture, "Brick the Barefoot Detective".
Introducing "Stories of The Century", a new series that humorously parodies the radio soap operas of yesteryear! Each episode presents an improvised story taking place within the unfathomably tall and opulent Century Building. Within this self-contained microcosm of the outside world may be found everything from a 1930’s movie studio to a radio broadcasting company, restaurants, beauty parlors, and a pig farm. The daffy adventures center around such characters as movie mogul Leonard Leroy, his blonde-to-the-brain secretary Miss Jones, washed up former movie siren Monique DeFromage, British blackguard and co-producer Cyril Sedgewicke, and Ed Felix, talent agent to the deformed. Yes, The Century Building has many stories and only The Spontaniacs! could make them this funny!