Leroy Forrester is growing up, and his uncle, the Great Gildersleeve, worries when the boy starts spending evenings out with his friend Tiger Davis instead of studying. Gildersleeve, who runs the water department and lives with his housekeeper Bertie and his niece Marjorie, tries to steer Leroy toward better company and better grades. He asks the neighbor girl Babs to help Leroy with his homework and invites Tiger over to the house. The Great Gildersleeve is a long-running NBC comedy series, and this episode aired on November 28, 1951. Harold Peary and Willard Waterman are among the lead actors.
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Leroy, Tiger Davis, Babs, Bertie, Marjorie, Peavey
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The Craft Foods Company presents Willard Waterman as the Great Gildest Leave. The Great Gildest Leave is brought to you partially transcribed by the Craft Foods Company. Craft, you know, makes Philadelphia brand Cream Cheese, the cream cheese that's been famous for quality since 1880.
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Remember, there's only one Philadelphia brand, Cream Cheese, and it's made by craft and guaranteed fresh. Well, the great Gilda sleeve is facing the same situation every parent faces sooner or later. Leroy is growing up.
Nowadays, it seems the boy's pants are too short and his shoes too small too small almost before the water commissioner gets the bills for them. And that isn't the only way Leroy is branching out.
Instead of living in a wild western world of pistol shots and galloping hoops, he likes to gallop off after dinner and hang around with the boys. See you later, huh? Leroy, where are you going tonight?
Just out of the corner. What's wrong with that? You, well, nothing, my boy. What's going on down there? I'm just meeting Tiger and the guys. You Tiger? Tiger Davis. You're not going to play football under the streetlight.
No, we're just going to stand around. What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that? Well, nothing, I'm sure. But it's a school night. What about your homework? Probably a night. I suppose so. But be back by eight o'clock at the latest.
That's a new expression. You want to re-pick that up? You didn't know I wanted to check up on Leroy. There's no harm in milling what kind of company he keeps. That wouldn't be a good pendant if I didn't.
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Ooooh, kids don't change, they just get more expensive. Good night, folks. The Great Gilda's Leave is played by Willard Waterman.
The show is written by John Elliott and Andy White, and is partially transcribed. Included in the cast are Walter Tepley, Mary Lee Rob, Lillian Randolph, Gill Stratton, Barbara Whiting, Earl Ross, and Dick LaGran. This is John Houston saying, good night for the Kraft Foods Company, makers of the famous line of craft quality food products.
Be sure to listen in next Wednesday and every Wednesday for the further adventures of the great Gilder sleeve. Today, the craft foods company salutes the four-age clubs, who are this week celebrating their 30th anniversary at a meeting in Chicago attended by boys and girls from every state in the union and from Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
Craft congratulates these junior citizens on their agricultural and home-making achievements and on the principles expressed in this solemn pledge made by every 4-H club member. I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community, and my country.
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