The Great Gildersleeve: Old-Time Radio Comedy

Leroy Gildersleeve receives a large puppy named Tiny as a Christmas gift from his friend Piggy. Uncle Gildersleeve, Bertie and Marjorie soon find the dog unmanageable, as Tiny chews through household items, wrecks the Christmas tree and causes trouble in the kitchen. Leroy tries to train him, but the dog keeps getting into mischief. Uncle Gildersleeve, worn out, orders Leroy to find the dog a new home, and the family attempts to pass Tiny along to others. The episode is part of the NBC series The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on December 28, 1941, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph...

Gildersleeve, a small-town Midwestern man, is buying a Christmas gift for his friend Fibber McGee, a man known for borrowing things. Gildersleeve is shopping with his nephew Leroy and his niece Marjorie, and he grows embarrassed when a more expensive gift from McGee arrives. The series, known as The Great Gildersleeve, aired on NBC on December 21, 1941, with Harold Peary in the title role. Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle also appear. The episode covers a series of mishaps and misunderstandings as the household prepares for the holiday.

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Gildersleeve sends his nephew Leroy and the household to sell an old iron deer ornament from the storeroom to raise money for Christmas after the family's cash has been tied up in defense bonds. Leroy sells the deer to a junk dealer, Mr. Skinner, but the deer then goes missing, and Skinner threatens to have Leroy arrested. Llewellyn, who has joined the household as a bookkeeper, helps sort out the confusion. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on NBC on December 14, 1941, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.

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Gildersleeve and his family wait at the Summerfield train station for the arrival of Cousin Octavia, a visiting author on a lecture tour. Octavia is a strict advocate of child-rearing rules, and the household soon finds her difficult. Barbara Ann, the young daughter of the family's relatives, crosses paths with her in a series of tense moments that test everyone's patience. Leroy, Marjorie and Gildersleeve trade worried remarks as Octavia's visit grows more strained. The Great Gildersleeve was a comedy radio series broadcast by NBC, and this episode aired on December 7, 1941, with Harold Peary in the title role, joined...

Gildersleeve wins a canary in a raffle at the Kraft-sponsored episode's home-front setting, but Napoleon, as he names the bird, refuses to sing. Gildersleeve and his nephew Leroy, with Marjorie and Bertie, try to coax the bird into song, first at home and then at the public library, where Gildersleeve and Leroy become trapped after hours. The next morning the newspaper reports the library disturbance, and the family's attempts to fix the canary grow increasingly frantic. The Great Gildersleeve, written by Leonard Ashinson, is a 1941 NBC radio comedy starring Harold Peary, with Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle...

Leroy and Peggy Banks find an old family album in the attic with Gildersleeve and Bertie, then later are sold a box of cigars by a persuasive salesman who charges for everything but the cigars. The two boys try smoking one, with unpleasant results. The Great Gildersleeve series aired on NBC on November 23, 1941, with Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle in the lead roles. Leroy and Peggy spend the afternoon trying to smoke the cigars while the household is out, and the story follows the consequences as they fall ill.

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Gildersleeve, the pompous small-town head of a household, prepares a Halloween party at his home for his niece Marjorie, while his housekeeper Birdie and his nephew Leroy add to the confusion. Gildersleeve is a bit of a bumbler, and the evening's guests are a mix of his neighbors and friends. Judge Hooker, Peavey, and the Ransoms soon arrive, and Gildersleeve's old Halloween pranks are recalled as the party gathers momentum. Harold Peary plays Gildersleeve in this episode of The Great Gildersleeve, which aired on NBC on October 31, 1943.

With Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Marjorie, Birdie, Leroy, Wally Hough, Judge...

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve and his fiancee Leila Ransom argue over where to live after their marriage. Leila wants to move to the old Burton house, while Throckmorton prefers the family home he has known for years. Judge Hooker and Bertie the housekeeper add to the debate, and Leroy is unsettled by talk of moving. Bertie claims the Burton house is haunted, and that a sound once frightened her gentleman friend. The Great Gildersleeve is a comedy series, and this episode was first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1943, with Harold Peary in the title role, alongside Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph...

Great Gildersleeve decides to invite a soldier home for Thanksgiving after hearing a radio appeal, and his niece Marjorie and nephew Leroy help him gather guests. Summerfield's soldiers are stationed in Bacon Square, and the household has prepared turkeys and a party of girls for the afternoon. Gildersleeve learns that the soldiers have already been claimed, and he grows determined to find guests of his own. The Great Gildersleeve series, a radio comedy first broadcast on NBC on November 16, 1941, stars Harold Peary, with Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle in the cast. The story follows Gildersleeve's rivalry with...

Marjorie and Uncle Mort Gildersleeve prepare a birthday dinner for Judge Hooker, a neighbour they have never warmed to. Oliver Honeywell, a lodger who cuts his own hair, is also invited. The Great Gildersleeve is a Hollywood-produced comedy series, first broadcast on NBC on November 9, 1941, starring Harold Peary. Gildersleeve's loyal cook Birdie tells the judge she will consider a move to his house, and the judge's offer of a better wage makes her waver. The household gets through the meal with gifts, ties and a tense dinner, and Birdie's position in the Gildersleeve home comes under strain.

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Gildersleeve learns that his old friend Charlie Dappell has married, and he decides to surprise him with a visit. When he arrives at the Dappell apartment, Mrs. Dappell is out, leaving Gildersleeve and his nephew Leroy to care for the baby, Gertrude, who keeps them busy. The Great Gildersleeve is a long-running comedy series on NBC, and this episode first aired on November 2, 1941. Harold Peary stars as Gildersleeve, with Lurene Tuttle and Lillian Randolph in supporting roles. The transcript as given ends with the wrong Charlie Dappell being met.

With Gildersleeve, Leroy, Charlie Dappell, Mrs. Dappell, Gertrude...

After a long evening of quiz games and tea, Marjorie and Leroy's friend Oliver Honeywell stays overnight at the Gildersleeve house, where Uncle Mort and his niece and nephew try to make the late hours pleasant for him. Oliver is given borrowed pajamas and a blanket, and he worries about drafts and burglars. A distant fire alarm then sends the household out into the night, and the group soon finds itself locked outside in their night clothes, forced to find a way back inside. The Great Gildersleeve is a comedy series, and this episode was first broadcast on NBC...

Leroy wants to skip school to see the circus, but his uncle Gildersleeve refuses to excuse him. Judge Hooker and Gildersleeve, reminiscing over checkers, boast to Leroy about the pranks they played as schoolboys. Leroy takes these stories to heart, and the school soon faces a string of strange disruptions. Gildersleeve and Hooker learn that their talk may have inspired the trouble, and they scramble to set things right. The episode is part of The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on NBC on October 19, 1941, with Harold Peary in the title role, alongside Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a Summerfield citizen newly arrived in town, is recruited by Judge Hooker and Ted Swanson of the Clean Government Association to investigate suspicious conditions at the city jail. Believing that a respectable newcomer would be a perfect undercover investigator, they urge him to have himself arrested for a minor offense. Gildersleeve reluctantly agrees, despite his claustrophobia, and sets out downtown with his nephew Leroy and niece Marjorie to pick a fight with a policeman. His attempts to get arrested prove surprisingly difficult. The episode is from The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on NBC on October 5, 1941, starring...

Gildersleeve prepares to appear in court to present a financial report on the Throckmorton estate, but a stubborn case of hiccups keeps interrupting him. Marjorie, Ted, Leroy and Bertie each offer folk remedies, from cold water and breath control to a cold knife and a cold shower, and none seem to work. Gildersleeve's plans to get to court on time, and then to return to Whistle Vista, are repeatedly thrown off course as the household tries one cure after another. The Great Gildersleeve is a comedy series, and this episode was first broadcast on NBC on September 28, 1941. Harold Peary...

Marjorie Gildersleeve's college friend Dorabelle Claiborne arrives to stay at the Gildersleeve house while she looks for a husband. Marjorie's younger brother Leroy and Uncle Mort are soon trying to manage the visitor, and Dorabelle quickly attracts the attention of Ted Wills, who has been courting Marjorie. Uncle Mort and Leroy then hatch a plan involving Mort posing as a wealthy suitor. The episode is part of the long-running comedy series The Great Gildersleeve, broadcast by NBC on September 21, 1941, and starring Harold Peary.

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Leroy Forrester wants to buy a plane motor from his friend Piggy, so Leroy takes a morning paper route to earn the money his guardian, Judge Hooker, advances him as a loan. Early one rainy morning Leroy is supposed to deliver papers, but his uncle, Mr. Gildersleeve, drives him along the route in pajamas and bedroom slippers, and the two of them run into a series of mishaps. Their car stalls in floodwater, and the neighborhood's trouble spreads as the papers keep going astray. Harold Peary stars in this episode of The Great Gildersleeve, which aired on NBC on...

Brock Morton, known as Gildersleeve, has become guardian of his niece Marjorie and nephew Leroy Forrester in Summerfield. Before a tea party for Marjorie's beau Ted's parents, the two children and Gildersleeve eat a cake Marjorie baked for the occasion. Leroy and Gildersleeve then try to bake a replacement themselves, with messy results. The Great Gildersleeve is an NBC comedy series starring Harold Peary, and this episode first aired on September 7, 1941. Lurene Tuttle and Lillian Randolph also appear in the cast. Gildersleeve's neighbor Mrs. Dunworthy and Judge Hooker drop in while the baking is underway.

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Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve travels to Summerfield to take over the administration of his brother-in-law's estate, which will be run for his niece Marjorie and nephew Leroy. On the train he clashes with a diner companion and an upper-berth passenger, and he arrives tired and irritable. At the children's home he meets their lawyer, Ted Wills, and the family discusses the legal arrangements. The estate is to be handled in court before Judge Hooker, who must decide whether Gildersleeve is fit for the job. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode first aired on NBC on...