Gertrude and Friends

Gertrude the Job Coach - Part 1

Memorable quote: So you get up to stop the creepy flamingo from talking to you any more, plus you’re really thirsty anyway, and you skate right into the water cooler. Gertrude (Adele Field) is not wearing her gardening hat today. Her new hat for today's "educational presentation" episode has an attached TV antenna, associated with her new business as a job coach. In her interview with the show host (Luella Wagner), Gertrude offers her most important tip for job seekers — which is to wear the proper attire and why. With three increasingly "outlandish" scenarios, involving roller skates and a talking flamingo (Coleen Robinson), she demonstrates pitfalls to avoid. Mrs. Wimberly (Coleen Robinson in a dual role) roars in at the end on her 4-wheeler furious at the holes all over her garden created by someone's homemade spiked-shoe aerators. Ahem. ©2025 Adele Field. Written and produced by Adele Field. Cast: Luella Wagner, Coleen Robinson, Adele Field. Music and sound FX licensed through pixabay, Zapsplat, Audio Hero.

Gertrude and the Cook-Off 18

Memorable Quote: "Mother Nature can be vindictive, but you can't arrest her. "— Miss Gertrude Gertrude talks about her garden weeding challenges with thistle, quackgrass, purslane, and mallow. Gertrude and the Host brainstorm a biscuits-and-gravy cook-off as a good way to fundraise to repair the terrible pothole on Main Street. The Sheriff calls in to say he's going for a blue ribbon with his famous biscuits-and-gravy recipe. Gertrude will be a judge, not an entrant, because her gravy is vegan, but she will bring her famous Eat-the-Weeds salad. The Host describes it as "infamous." Mrs. Wimberly quickly calls in to take charge of the event so there will be some "rules and regulations." Mrs. Pleckspeckle wants to bring her Irish soda bread instead, but she may make biscuits if it will get the pothole repaired. Hartford Goodspring, still in Las Vegas, calls to say that he doesn't like biscuits or gravy, but he will be a judge, and bring his forte, a Black Forest Torte. He has to abruptly end his call, due to a rapidly developing situation with "rogue humanoids." The Sullivan kids call in with their ideas for judging the cook-off entries, as well as entering their own, and bringing a dandelion salad. Written and produced by Adele Field. © 2025. Cast: Luella Wagner, Adele Field, Coleen Robinson, Kenny Davis, Gary Field, TJ and Rocket Darrow.

Gertrude and the Moodometer 17

Memorable Quote: "I remember a lot of things I have forgotten." — Miss Gertrude Having left her gumbo-covered boots outside, Gertrude enters the studio, removes her dripping rain bonnet, and reveals her latest hat invention, a Moodometer. The Host agrees it has merit, but says it's "gimmicky." The Sheriff calls in to express interest, thinking it will be a top-seller in the farming community if it can predict animals' intentions, like whether or not his cow Marybelle is going to kick over the kids' milking pail. Mrs. Wimberly is on a campaign to start issuing parking tickets on Main Street. Gertrude suggests building a mudslide ride from Water Tank Hill as a way to capitalize on the gumbo. Mrs. Pleckspeckle wants to commission Hartford Goodspring to build an automaton to play her dear husband's, the late Connor P. Pleckspeckle's, violin. Goodspring calls in from Las Vegas, under yet another fake name, saying he is busy with a lucrative arcade project. The Sullivan kids call in to offer their help as apprentices in Goodspring's workshop, in addition to their work in the thriving duck egg business. Written and produced by Adele Field. © 2025. Cast: Luella Wagner, Adele Field, Coleen Robinson, Kenny Davis, Gary Field, TJ and Rocket Darrow.

Gertrude and the New Sheriff

Quotable Quote: People click in and out so fast, it makes my head spin. They don't understand the concept of " Gew-Gaws" as a timeless trend." — Gertrude, on her Internet reseller show. As the Host merrily trills a happy springtime tune, Gertrude enters the studio with an update on the newly official interim Sheriff, Phineas “Phinn” Sullivan, aka Farmer Sullivan. Mrs. Wimberly is already trying her best to enlist him for support with her various complaints, but Phinn is not a particular fan of Mrs. W’s specialty, pies. With a new cooking show possibly on the horizon, the Host has baked some hard-to-swallow test cookies, and Mrs. W offers to step in and take over the show. Hartford Goodspring — or whatever his name is, calls in to get in on Mrs. Pleckspeckle’s pinochle tournament. He also has news about his new project that has Gertrude thrilled to bits. The Sullivan kids call in to see if they can have the test cookies for hockey pucks or target practice. Written and produced by Adele Field, © 2025. Cast: Adele Field, Luella Wagner, Coleen Robinson, Ishmael G. Garcia, Kenny Davis, and special guests T.J. and R.D. Darrow.

Gertrude Comes Clean

Quotable Quote: I got the perm and color special at the L-Bar-L saloon … salon … and paidextra for a feathered-blue tint. — Margaret Pleckspeckle   Gertrude is making a fresh start with her laundry business with a new name, and has major news about one of her associates, formerly known as Donald Drakenstein, who has decided to “come clean.” In more big news, Farmer Sullivan is filling a temporary law enforcement gap, and Mrs. W, chairwoman of the Uptown Beautification Association District, has scheduled a meeting with him to discuss the town’s duck pond. Mrs. Pleckspeckle is miffed when her new hairdo is ruined by a fall in the snow, blaming the absent snowplow operator and Mrs. Wimberly. When the Sullivan kids call in, Gertrude offers to help them start their new business for a percentage of sales, of course. Written and produced by Adele Field, © 2025. Cast: Adele Field, Luella Wagner, Coleen Robinson, Ishmael G. Garcia, and special guests T.J. and R.D. Darrow.