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Great Gildersleeve, The

1901–1970 · 200 episodes · 3,267 listens

The Great Gildersleeve is a classic American radio situation comedy that aired from August 31, 1941 to June 2, 1954, with a brief revival in 1958. The series was a spin-off of the popular Fibber McGee and Molly radio show, featuring the character of Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a pompous but lovable water commissioner in the fictional town of Summerfield.

The show was initially written by Leonard L. Levinson, but later episodes were penned by a team of writers including John Whedon, Sam Moore, Paul West, John Elliotte, and Andy White. The series enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1940s, with actor Harold Peary playing the title role throughout its run. Peary had previously portrayed a similar character, Dr. Gildersleeve, on Fibber McGee and Molly.

The Stars

Harold Peary was the undisputed star of The Great Gildersleeve, bringing the character of Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve to life with his impeccable comedic timing and memorable vocal delivery. Gildersleeve was a pompous, yet endearing bachelor who found himself unexpectedly thrust into the role of guardian to his late sister’s children, Marjorie and Leroy Forrester.

Peary’s Gildersleeve was supported by a talented ensemble cast, including Lillian Randolph as the family’s no-nonsense housekeeper, Birdie Lee Coggins, and Walter Tetley as the mischievous Leroy. Other recurring characters included Judge Horace Hooker (Earle Ross), pharmacist Richard Q. Peavey (Richard LeGrand), and barber Floyd Munson (Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan).

Key Dates

  • The Great Gildersleeve premiered on NBC radio on August 31, 1941, as a spin-off from the popular Fibber McGee and Molly series.
  • The show enjoyed a successful run for over a decade, with its final 30-minute episode airing on June 2, 1954. 
  • In 1955, a television adaptation of the series was produced and syndicated by NBC, starring Willard Waterman as Gildersleeve. However, this version only lasted for 39 episodes before being canceled.
  • The radio series was briefly revived in a 25-minute format in 1958, marking the end of the Gildersleeve franchise. 

Other Information

In addition to the radio and television series, The Great Gildersleeve also spawned a series of feature films released at the height of the show’s popularity. These included The Great Gildersleeve (1942), Gildersleeve’s Bad Day (1943), Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943), and Gildersleeve’s Ghost (1944). 

The character of Gildersleeve was also parodied in several Bugs Bunny cartoons, with comedian Dave Barry providing the iconic voice. Additionally, the character of Elroy Jetson from the animated series The Jetsons was named as a nod to Leroy Forrester, Gildersleeve’s nephew.

At the peak of its popularity, The Great Gildersleeve was one of the earliest and most successful spin-off programs in radio history. The show’s enduring legacy and the popularity of its lead character have cemented its place as a beloved classic of the golden age of American radio.

Cast & Crew

BBea BenaderetActorGGale GordonActorHHarlow WilcoxAnnouncerHHarold PearyActorKKen CarpenterAnnouncerWWillard WatermanActorRRobert ArmbrusterJJim BannonAnnouncerLLurene TuttleActorHHans ConriedActorLLillian RandolphActorSShirley MitchellActorUUna MerkelActorFForrest LewisActorDDick CrennaActorLLouise EricksonActorKKen ChristyActorBBen AlexanderActorJJim BackusActorAArthur Q BryanActorFFran Van HartesveldtDirector · ProducerFFloyd CatonJJack MeakinJJohn HiestandAnnouncerJJohn WhedonWriterKKraft FoodsCCecil UnderwoodProducer · DirectorMMonty FraserSSam MooreWriterWWilliam RandolphBBilly MillsKKarl GruenerProducer · DirectorVVirginia Safford LynneWriterAAndy WhiteWriterCClaude SweetenFFrank Pittman Fran Van HartesveldtProducer · DirectorJJohn WaldAnnouncerWWalter TetleyActorJJay StewartAnnouncerLLeonard L LevinsonWriterVVirgil ReimerProducer · DirectorCCathy LewisActorJJack RobinsonWriterGGene StoneWriterJJohn LaingAnnouncerJJim DoyleAnnouncerJJohn ElliotteWriterEEarle RossActorPPaul WestWriterTTommy BernardActorMMarylee RobbActorRRichard LegrandActorMMary Lee RobbActorPPauline DrakeActorGGloria HollidayActor

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Episodes

25:24
There's a box in the way, and Birdie wants Mr Gildersleeve to take it down to the basement. It's his…
24:59
Throckmorton Gildersleeve is feeling a little under the weather, so Leroy has suggested that he and his 'Unc' take a…
25:38
Gildersleeve's assistant, Bessie has a few days vacation ahead of her but instead of being excited about it she is sad…
10:14
The Great Gildersleeve and Miss Mary Easton have been spending happy carefree hours together and they've agreed it…
Our beloved water commissioner attempts to align his vacation with that of the charming Miss Mary Easton. Willard…
Apr 1, 1945 · 29:50
What a morning, the department of sanitation refused to take Gildersleeves garbage as he had put tin cans in it and…
Apr 1, 1953 · 28:48
The Kraft food company presents it's traditional Easter program. In the town of Summerfield it is the day before Easter…
Apr 11, 1943 · 29:49
In the diary of Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve a monumental work not yet published we find this entry, “Dear diary, today…
Apr 11, 1951 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve is fond of saying that if you were going to paint a picture of the most contented home in…
Apr 12, 1950 · 30:00
Yesterday the Great Gildersleeve was very proud when Leroy made his first business deal – the shrewd purchase of a $3…
Apr 13, 1949 · 29:50
Guess what? The circus is coming to Summerfield it’ll be a great day for the kids and guess what big kid is running…
Apr 14, 1946 · 29:46
Every afternoon at 5:45 a boy on a bicycle rides down the street with no hands and throws a folded newspaper on to…
Apr 14, 1948 · 29:50
The great Gildersleeve is all ready to make his radio talk tomorrow night except for one minor detail he still hasn’t…
Apr 14, 1954 · 29:58
In the great Gildersleeve city of Summerfield, around about this time every morning, the bulky figure of the water…
Apr 15, 1953 · 28:36
The great Gildersleeve learned that Leroy and his club needed a place to meet he invited them up to the Jolly Boys’…
Apr 16, 1947 · 29:49
When Gildy forgets to go to the station to meet Leila Ransome Judge Hooker tells him that he is making a fool of…
Apr 16, 1952 · 28:10
Well it’s spring the season when enterprising young fellows like Leroy are busy lining up work for the summer. It’s…
Apr 16, 1957 · 22:15
Gildersleeve wants to buy a new suit in the sales, Judy is making herself a lovely new bonnet, and Leroy wants to find…
Apr 18, 1943 · 29:49
Gildersleeve has a problem and that problem is his nephew Leroy. There have been signs of trouble, a certain lack of…
Apr 18, 1951 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve had it all planned he was going to relive his childhood with his little twelve year old nephew…
Apr 19, 1942 · 29:48
Leroy has received a parcel in the post that has everyone intrigued. It’s three hundred packets of garden seeds, which…
Apr 19, 1950 · 29:49
Three weeks from today the Great Gildersleeve's niece Marjory is to be married and things are beginning to move at a…
Apr 2, 1947 · 29:50
When folk ask Floyd why he became a barber he tells them all the same thing, “It’s a chance to study human nature.”…
Apr 2, 1952 · 29:12
They say no two people are exactly alike but it seems the great Gilderseeve resembles one Wilbur Cosgrove too closely…
Apr 20, 1942
In this delightful episode, Leroy embarks on a seed-selling adventure, with his uncle Gildersleeve reluctantly joining…
Apr 20, 1949 · 29:50
Last night the Great Gildersleeve set out to prove to Leroy that there's no such thing as a haunted house but while he…
Apr 21, 1946 · 29:49
Leroy watched a streetcar with no wheels being moved off the street to a vacant lot that afternoon. Apparently people…
Apr 21, 1948 · 29:50
It is seldom you find the great Gildersleeve sitting in a movie unless there’s an added attraction and this evening the…
Apr 21, 1954 · 28:43
Gildy and his nephew Leroy are planning their summer vacation together and Leroy is looking forward to two whole weeks…
Apr 22, 1945 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve Dons his finery and makes his way to Leila’s party which she is giving for some big wig from…
Apr 22, 1953 · 29:28
The great Gildersleeve has learned a few lessons in his life and one of them is to avoid family squabbles. When…
Apr 23, 1947 · 29:50
Leroy has been thumped by a boy from school called Snider and is found covered in blood and crying when the Judge…
Apr 23, 1952 · 29:50
Well a newspaper poll taken in Summerfield indicated that very few people know who the Water Commissioner is so in high…
Apr 25, 1943 · 29:49
Well it's Easter weekend and Saturday afternoon finds Gildersleeve out in the side lots surveying his victory garden…
Apr 25, 1951 · 29:05
To the great Gildersleeve’s nephew Leroy it seems like a year but it has only been a few days since Hattie wrote that…
Apr 26, 1942 · 29:47
Leroy comes racing in to the house to announce that a goat has wandered into their garden and Marjorie is cross because…
Apr 26, 1950 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve has persuaded the Jolly Boys to rent a house trailer as a wedding gift to Marjorie and Bronco…
Apr 27, 1949 · 29:50
Let’s see what’s doing in Summerfield. Recently the great Gildersleeve has had only two interests in life. One is Mrs…
Apr 28, 1946 · 29:50
When Judge Hooker came round for a meal he was telling Gildy and the family about when he was a child of about Leroy’s…
Apr 28, 1948 · 29:39
Adeline informs Gildy that they have known each other for two months and Gildy wanting to appear sensitive invites her…
Apr 28, 1954 · 30:00
It's that time of the month when Gidersleeve sorts out his finances and he seems to be overspending somewhat. He…
Apr 29, 1945 · 26:37
“The years of the spring and days of the morn, mornings at seven the hillside dew pearled, the larks on the wing, the…
Apr 29, 1953 · 30:15
Well our water commissioner took a dim view of Bronco’s new bottled water company but now that his family and friends…
Apr 30, 1944 · 29:49
The ups and downs of Gildersleeve’s campaign for mayor plus the complications of his passion for Miss Eve Goodwin have…
Apr 30, 1947 · 29:50
Gildy is walking Joanne Piper, Leroy’s music teacher home and full of his plans for a showdown he has brilliantly…
Apr 30, 1952 · 30:00
When Leroy accidentally forgets to show his report card to Gildy despite having it for three weeks Gildy invites…
Apr 4, 1943 · 29:50
First came the horse and in time the horse was eliminated and a self-propelling vehicle was developed through the…
Apr 4, 1951 · 29:50
The twins are growing and getting brighter and cuter every day and the Great Gildersleeve is finding thst with the…
Apr 5, 1950 · 30:00
The Great Gildersleeve had it all figured out that Marjory and Bronco could live at his house after they were married.…
Apr 6, 1949 · 29:50
Well there’s a new interest in the life of the great Gildersleeve. She’s the charming society widow from Baltimore Mrs…
Apr 7, 1946 · 29:50
Gildy has to swallow his pride and ask Judge Hooker to renew his invitation but weighing the prospect of an evening…
Apr 7, 1948 · 30:00
Gildy leaves the office early and heads home with a present for Leroy. He’s got him a catcher’s mitt that he promised…
Apr 7, 1954 · 29:45
Things are usually quiet and peaceful around the Great Gildersleeves house but last night there were some fireworks.…
Apr 8, 1945 · 29:50
It’s a beautiful day and Gildy is building a pigpen for Leroy’s new pig whilst Marjorie is giving the pig a bath.
Apr 8, 1953 · 28:35
Well the great Gildersleeve insisted that Leroy be pals with the Mayor’s son Freddie he didn’t realized that the…
Apr 9, 1944 · 29:50
Things have been going well with Gildersleeve all week. The local paper came out and gave him a nice little pat on the…
Apr 9, 1947 · 29:50
The official hours of the Summerfield Water Department are nine until five but on Tuesdays and Fridays lately the…
Apr 9, 1952 · 29:36
In the town of Summerfield it is the day before Easter and the Great Gildersleeve's family is making elaborate…
Aug 12, 1953 · 28:21
Well you may remember the Gildersleeve is taking his vacation from the water department on a day here and a day there…
Aug 13, 1952 · 28:27
This morning the Great Gildersleeve took his nephew Leroy down to the department store to buy him a suit and while he…
Aug 19, 1953 · 28:27
Teaching Leroy a lesson on telling little white lies backfires on the Great Gildersleeve when he claims that he caught…
Aug 20, 1952 · 28:32
It seems Leroy's Million Dollar laundry has made a slight mistake. Plenty of shirts came in to the laundry but now…
Aug 26, 1953 · 29:37
This morning the great Gildersleeve pointed to himself as a shining example of a man who could be perfectly satisfied…
Aug 27, 1952 · 28:37
Have you ever been suddenly notified that you were about to be visited by some distant relative whose existence you had…
Aug 29, 1943 · 29:50
The last we saw of Gildy back in June he was left at the altar by the Widow Ransom. Two months have past but the mark…
Aug 30, 1942 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve has been over doing it recently and his legal council Judge Hooker has persuaded him to drop in…
Aug 31, 1941 · 30:00
Here we are in Wistful Vista, home of Fibber McGee and Molly, and their well known next door neighbor, Throgmorton P.…
Aug 5, 1953 · 29:58
When the Mayor finds great Gildersleeve with his feet up on the desk reading magazines for the second time he fires…
Aug 6, 1952 · 28:26
It’s a hot summer afternoon and the great Gildersleeve is heading home and decides to drop in to Floyds’s barber shop…
Dec 1, 1948 · 29:30
It’s one of those grey chilled December days in Summerfield the kind of day when it’s nice to stay in and bask in the…
Dec 10, 1944 · 29:49
Things are a little upset in the Gildersleeve household this week, the bug that’s been going round has finally laid…
Dec 10, 1947 · 29:50
All is quiet in the Gildersleeve household this December evening. The family has just finished dinner and the great man…
Dec 10, 1952 · 29:59
Since Leroy took a part time job at Peavey’s pharmacy to make extra money for Christmas he’s become quite a businessman!
Dec 11, 1946 · 29:49
Every day Snider one of the big kids chases Leroy home from school. This day running home Leroy escapes by running in…
Dec 12, 1951 · 30:00
Like every city and hamlet at this season of the year the Great Gildersleeve’s town of Summerfield is preparing for…
Dec 13, 1950 · 30:00
The mayor is getting rid of Chief Gates to cut the towns expenses, as Gates has never made an arrest anyway! The Jolly…
Dec 14, 1941 · 29:11
With the expense of Christmas coming up Gildy is reviewing the monthly bills and having much trouble with his…
Dec 14, 1949 · 29:50
When the great Gildersleeve discovers that Clarence has bought Katherine a present he decides he will have to go one…
Dec 15, 1948 · 29:30
Like most of us, the Great Gildersleeve hasn't done much of his Christmas shopping yet. With only eight more shopping…
Dec 16, 1945 · 29:48
At the Summerfield Opera House tonight they are having their first Opera since 1922. Gildy is having trouble getting…
Dec 16, 1953 · 29:03
The great Gildrsleeve couldn't get over the shock when he took lonely old judge Hooker chicken fricassee and found him…
Dec 17, 1944 · 29:49
Gildersleeve today is a very uneasy man. Last time we saw him as you remember he was rousing Judge Hooker in the middle…
Dec 17, 1947 · 29:50
Did you ever have one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong right from the start? Well that’s the kind of…
Dec 17, 1952 · 29:41
The great Gildersleeve is concerned that Leroy is being taken advantage of by his girlfriend's brother Mickey when he…
Dec 18, 1946 · 29:50
Every year at around this time Gildy sits down Marjory and Leroy and tells them not to expect too much as Santa is very…
Dec 19, 1951 · 29:30
It’s a crisp cold night in Summerfield here and there a lighted Christmas tree glows warmly in a window, holly wreaths…
Dec 2, 1945 · 29:50
The Opera is coming to Summerfield and the event is being sponsored by the exclusive Summerfield’s Women’s Club in…
Dec 2, 1953 · 29:16
The Great Gildersleeve thought it was a good idea this year to persuade Leroy to earn his Christmas money and not take…
Dec 20, 1942 · 29:50
With December almost gone Gildy has been working like a beaver these past few days trying to get out the annual report…
Dec 20, 1950 · 30:00
Gildy wants to get Nurse Kathryn Milford a present to outdo Dr Olsen after she tells Gildy that she can’t wait to open…
Dec 21, 1941 · 29:49
Leroy is wrapping a tie for a present when Gildy asks him who he’s wrapping it for. Leroy replies for cousin Clinton…
Dec 21, 1949 · 29:50
It’s very exciting in the Gildersleeve household just before Christmas and Marjory has a surprise planned for Gildy…
Dec 22, 1948 · 29:50
The great Gildereeve planned to confine his Christmas Eve just to the family circle but as usual he has widened the…
Dec 23, 1945 · 29:50
Well it's almost here; only one more day and there isn't a kid in the whole country that looks forward to it with more…
Dec 23, 1953 · 29:09
Gildy is eager to impress his girlfriend Irene Henshaw and outdo his rival Dr Olson. Miss Henshaw is busy making plans…
Dec 24, 1944 · 29:49
Now how do we find the Great Gildersleeve at this merry Christmas tide? Well, not so merry. While all the rest of…
Dec 24, 1947 · 27:45
It’s the day before Christmas and the Gildersleeve household is decked out merry and bright. In the living room there’s…
Dec 24, 1952 · 26:25
It’s the day before Christmas and Gildy and Leroy are decorating the Christmas tree and contemplating a Christmas with…
Dec 25, 1946 · 29:50
In Summerfield through the magic of radio it is still only Christmas Eve. Its citizens are scurrying about in a light…
Dec 26, 1951 · 29:58
There’s no time like Christmas. On Christmas day everyone enjoyed the thrill of opening gaily wrapped packages and…
Dec 27, 1942 · 29:50
Christmas is over and New Years is four days off and in that lull that comes between the two we find the Great…
Dec 27, 1950 · 29:49
When Gildy receives an alligator suitcase with silver fittings from Vicky he is desperately trying to find her a…
Dec 28, 1941 · 29:49
Piggy gave Leroy a pair of roller skates for Christmas but he figured it wasn’t swell enough and wanted to give him a…
Dec 28, 1949 · 29:49
The Great Gildersleeve is rounding up all his friends for a big New Years Eve party to see out 1949 and he is getting a…
Dec 29, 1948 · 29:50
The great Gildersleeve is facing the New Year with a big problem on his mind, Adeline! Yes that's his problem, Adeline…
Dec 3, 1944 · 25:35
This evening the great Gildersleeve received a call from his good friend Judge John Hooker who has been tied up all…
Dec 3, 1947 · 29:50
Three nights in a row the Great Gildersleeve has called on Doris and stayed late burning the midnight oil but the Great…
Dec 3, 1952 · 29:53
When the great Gildersleeve found out it was Mrs Potter’s birthday he invited her for a duck dinner. Then the party was…
Dec 30, 1945 · 29:50
It's New Years Eve and Gildy has left it too late to arrange a night out. Everyone seems to be partying but Gildy is…
Dec 30, 1953 · 29:24
It's New Years Eve, Leroy is excited because he's going out to his first New Year party away from home. Gildy however…
Dec 31, 1944 · 29:49
Let's look in our friend the great Gildersleeve as he winds up the year 1944. It's the day before New Year in…
Dec 31, 1947 · 29:50
As Water Commissioner the Great Gildersleeve may not have been a ball of fire during the year but on this last day of…
Dec 31, 1952 · 29:15
Step into a charming New Year's Eve adventure with the beloved water commissioner as he navigates the ups and downs of…
Dec 4, 1946 · 29:50
It’s a Saturday night in Summerfield and so we find him as usual occupying one of the best rickety chairs which furnish…
Dec 6, 1942 · 29:49
For several days Gildy has been harbouring a dark secret to which the third tooth from the rear on the upper left hand…
Dec 6, 1950 · 30:00
Well it seems Leroy’s million dollar laundry has made a slight mistake, plenty of shirts came in to the laundry but now…
Dec 7, 1941 · 28:08
Throckmorton Gildersleeve's cousin Octavia pays a visit and although she doesn't stay long she leaves her little girl,…
Dec 7, 1949 · 29:50
The great Gildersleeve didn’t like the idea of his niece Marjorie going steady with Bronco Thompson. So he invited…
Dec 7, 1954
In Summerfield the town prepares for a grand opera event. Our beloved water commissioner finds himself in a delightful…
Dec 8, 1948 · 29:49
The Great Gildersleeve in his role of Santa Claus has hidden two presents but they mysteriously disappear and his watch…
Dec 9, 1945 · 29:50
Summerfield, which usually can boast no more than a second-run movie, is suddenly all a flutter over the prospect of an…
Dec 9, 1953 · 29:28
Sometimes Gildersleeve is too big hearted for his own good. He took his secretary Bessie to a dance to make her…
Feb 1, 1942 · 29:49
Tonight we find Gildersleeve celebrating the first of the month in his customary fashion, paying bills, counting out…
Feb 1, 1950 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve has a date to take Katie Milford dancing tonight and not wanting to be considered an…
Feb 10, 1946 · 29:50
Gildy is having trouble getting his car started for the third time this week.
Feb 10, 1954 · 30:34
Step into the charming world of Summerfield as our beloved characters navigate a delightful misunderstanding. When the…
Feb 11, 1948 · 29:50
The day has been going very well for the water commissioner he’s accomplished a number of things. He got up, ate a…
Feb 11, 1953 · 29:12
The Mayor is having a Valentines party of a select few friends and a city official and this year it's Gildersleeves…
Feb 12, 1947 · 29:50
This afternoon Gildersleeve brought a typewriter home from the office and set it up on the card table in the living…
Feb 13, 1952 · 28:20
According to an old song every cloud has a silver lining. In the life of the great Gildersleeve the cloud is his bad…
Feb 14, 1951 · 29:49
Well it’s been snowing all afternoon in Summerfield and the town is white from garden to rooftop. The great…
Feb 15, 1950 · 29:50
Marjorie and Bronco have decided to be married May 1st but there's quite a to do about where the wedding will be. The…
Feb 16, 1949 · 29:50
A few weeks ago the great Gildersleeve bought an interest in a ladies hat shop, which Adeline Fairchild started next…
Feb 17, 1946 · 29:50
No one will ever know whether it was a night of unseasonable warm weather or a snack of milk and pickles before he went…
Feb 17, 1954 · 30:53
The great Gildersleeve feels that he's done a pretty good job these last dozen years as Summerfield's water…
Feb 18, 1945 · 29:00
Gildersleeve appears to be in fine spirits this morning and a pretty fair voice. What’s come over him? He’s up before…
Feb 18, 1948 · 29:50
It’s Saturday noon in Summerfield and the Great Gildersleeve is walking home from the office happy in the thought of a…
Feb 18, 1953 · 29:11
Nobody tries harder than the great Gildersleeve to be on good terms with everybody, especially his girlfriends. But…
Feb 19, 1947 · 29:50
Gildersleeve receives a call at home in the morning from his secretary Bessie telling him that she can’t come to work…
Feb 2, 1949 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve finds himself unexpectedly entangled in the millinery business. When his neighbor Adeline…
Feb 20, 1952 · 28:15
Like everybody else these days the great Gildersleeve is being made aware of the pros and cons of all matters…
Feb 21, 1951 · 29:50
Let’s see what’s doing in the Gildersleeve household this week. Well, in the first instance there’s an unmistakable…
Feb 22, 1942 · 30:00
In 1941 Throckmorton P Gildersleeve, famous neighbor of Fiber McGee and Molly spun off into his own radio program,…
Feb 22, 1950 · 29:50
The upstate association of businessmen's clubs sent a letter inviting the president of the Jolly Boys to attend a three…
Feb 23, 1949 · 29:50
Our budding opera star the great Gildersleeve gats a little upset as he is determined to win fame but he doesn’t want…
Feb 24, 1946 · 29:50
Gildy confides in his friend that he is becoming hard to live with then his friend Judge Horace Hooker suggests that he…
Feb 24, 1954 · 28:42
After he Great Gildersleeve blew up and resigned from the Jolly Boy’s Club he moped around a couple of days waiting for…
Feb 25, 1945 · 22:58
Let’s go back a couple of days to Washington’s Birthday. In honor of the father of the country Gildersleeve allowed…
Feb 25, 1948 · 29:50
Adeline Fairchild the niece of Liela has arrived in Summerfield and is now living next door to Gildersleeve. Gildy has…
Feb 25, 1953 · 29:10
If you have a pet that doesn't get along with a friends pet chances are you won't get along with the friend. What with…
Feb 26, 1947 · 29:50
Throckmorton Gildersleeve is in a dilemma. After employing his secretary Bessie’s cousin Gildy has realized how…
Feb 27, 1952 · 29:50
Leroy is fed up of everybody always yapping at him about what to do all the time. Gildy and Marjory tell him it is…
Feb 28, 1951 · 29:50
Last week the great Gildersleeve’s neice Marjorie became the mother of twins. Yes Marjorie gave birth to a boy and a…
Feb 3, 1946 · 29:44
Gildy is about to punish his nephew Leroy for throwing a snowball with a rock in it at Craig Bullard when Mr Bullard…
Feb 3, 1954 · 28:43
A Druggist gets top know quite a lot about his customers and personally Peavey thinks one of Gildy’s troubles is that…
Feb 4, 1945 · 29:35
For a week the great Gildersleeve as had as his houseguest Aunt Hattie Forrester who has volunteered to straighten out…
Feb 4, 1948 · 29:50
Well it’s the afternoon of a typical working day in Summerfied and the little town is teaming with activity. Everywhere…
Feb 4, 1953 · 28:48
The very thing the great Gildersleeve has been guarding against ever since he began dividing his time between two girls…
Feb 5, 1947 · 29:50
All is serene in the home of the great Gildersleeve. Breakfast is over and the dishes have been washed. The great man…
Feb 6, 1944 · 28:52
Leroy it seems is indisposed nothing serious you understand it came over him rather suddenly yesterday morning just…
Feb 6, 1952 · 28:30
Under pressure of work and out of sympathy for his friend Floyd the barber the Water Commissioner hired Floyd’s wife…
Feb 7, 1943 · 29:49
For a week Gildersleeve has been strictly on the job at the water department but today with everything running smoothly…
Feb 7, 1951 · 29:46
Gildy reads in the notices in the local newspaper that it is 30 years to the day that Peavey located his drugstore in…
Feb 8, 1942 · 29:46
As we visit The Great Gildersleeve we find him covered in oil having just fixed Birdy’s sewing machine. “You should…
Feb 8, 1950 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeves noble effort to patch up a quarrel between Bronco and Marjorie didn’t work out too well. In…
Feb 9, 1949 · 29:49
We never expected to find Sumerfield’s water commissioner the Great Gildersleeve in ladies hats but that’s where we…
Jan 1, 1901 · 19:55
Birdie is informed by a lawyer that her dear old uncle Izikio has died and it takes her a while to remember who he is!…
Jan 1, 1947 · 30:00
Gildy is making no resolutions this year, no he's gonna be a bad boy. That's his only resolution, to be a bad boy! What…
Jan 1, 1970
In this delightful episode, our beloved water commissioner finds himself in a whirlpool of invention and intrigue.…
Jan 10, 1943 · 29:49
Now on to Summerfield and the great Gildersleeve and Saturday afternoon finds him in a flurry of preparation for the…
Jan 10, 1943 · 26:35
Now on to Summerfield and the great Gildersleeve and Saturday afternoon finds him in a flurry of preparation for the…
Jan 10, 1951 · 29:49
Well, way back on New Years Eve the great Gildersleeve persuaded Rumson Bullard his wealthy neighbor to take a date off…
Jan 11, 1942 · 29:49
As you probably know Gildersleeve has a nephew named Leroy. As you probably don’t know, Leroy has four rabbits named…
Jan 11, 1950 · 29:50
Summerfield is getting its first DP after the war, that is a displaced person and Mr Bullard is going to be looking…
Jan 12, 1949 · 29:50
The temperature has dropped sharply in Summerfield and things are especially chilly in the Gildersleve Bullard area and…
Jan 13, 1946 · 29:28
Yesterday there arrived in his mail greetings from the collector of Internal Revenue together with his 1945 income tax.…
Jan 13, 1954 · 31:55
First Gildy is late for his date with school teacher Irene Henshaw because he was left standing in a phone booth when…
Jan 14, 1945 · 29:49
Let’s join the great Gildersleeve who still has a breach of promise suit hanging over his head and in addition he’s…
Jan 14, 1948 · 29:50
When his niece Marjorie started going out with boys the great Gildersleeve laid down certain rules. We’ll skip all but…
Jan 14, 1953 · 28:52
The Great Gildersleeve's rival for the affection of Leila, Sidney Tuttle, got the jump on him when he offered to help…
Jan 15, 1947 · 29:50
In Summerfield the drizzle that started this Friday afternoon and threatened to spoil the weekend turned suddenly to…
Jan 16, 1944 · 29:04
It's a cold winters Saturday and the great Gildersleeve's at home occupying himself with his tax return which arrived…
Jan 16, 1952 · 27:16
Last week the great Gildersleeve was suddenly sent to hospital for an appendectomy now he is home again and his doctor…
Jan 17, 1943 · 29:47
Now let’s join our friend the great Gildersleeve when we find him approaching a milestone in his career. As Water…
Jan 17, 1951 · 30:00
Bronco has been a bundle of nerves ever since he found out he was going to become a father and is even more anxious now…
Jan 18, 1942 · 29:50
Gildersleeve and his nephew Leroy are paying a visit to the local furniture store to look for a new bed as a surprise…
Jan 18, 1950 · 29:48
This evening the great Gildersleeve has a date with his pretty nurse Katy Milford. It isn’t often that the busy water…
Jan 19, 1949 · 29:50
The Great Gildersleeve agreed to take Leroy to the dentist this afternoon but he didn’t know the dentist was going to…
Jan 2, 1952 · 30:00
At the beginning of each New Year a man does one of two things, he either resolves to improve his position or he…
Jan 20, 1946 · 29:50
Determined to save Summerfield from the depredations of Satorius the palm read Gildersleeve has organizes a private…
Jan 20, 1954 · 30:52
Birdie has been with Mr Gildersleeve a long time and seen a lot of changes around the house and the biggest change is…
Jan 21, 1945 · 29:49
Marjorie is expecting company tonight in the form of Keith Kelsey who Leroy recognizes as the best hockey player at…
Jan 21, 1948 · 29:50
Well let's see what is going on in Summerfield tonight, it looks like something important. The school board has been…
Jan 21, 1953 · 28:57
The Great Gildersleeves rich cousin Bert from Canada sent a telegram telling him he was sending him a present. Gildy…
Jan 22, 1947 · 30:00
Rushing home from work through the slushy streets of Summerfield Gildersleeve comes to a street corner where he finds…
Jan 23, 1944 · 28:57
The great Gildersleeve is at home and at peace in the bosom of his family having just enjoyed a quiet meal with his…
Jan 23, 1952 · 29:40
The great Gildersleeve’s occasional excursions down the road to romance have always been rocky and beset with detours…
Jan 24, 1943 · 29:49
After a hard day at the Water department Gildersleeve comes trudging home, shakes the snow from his collar, stamps his…
Jan 24, 1951 · 30:00
At times the Water Commissioner amazes himself at the slick way he manoeuvres things. When Leroy and little Brenda…
Jan 25, 1942 · 29:47
The old Judge is having such a wonderful time at Gildersleeves that he has to be nudge into leaving but just because he…
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