The Great Gildersleeve (old-time radio): every episode, 1941-1958

The Great Gildersleeve is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on NBC from 1941 to 1958, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph. Stupid Potato carries 514 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, live around the clock on its own channel, and as a podcast: no sign-up, no app.

Series: The Great Gildersleeve
Network: NBC
Years aired: 1941-1958
Stars: Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Mary Lee Robb, Richard Crenna
Genre: Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 514
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Episode list: 1 to 250 of 514

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Gildy Arrives at Summerfield
August 31, 1941 · 30 min
Cake
September 7, 1941 · 30 min
Leroy's Paper Route
September 14, 1941 · 30 min
Marjorie's Girl Friend Visits
September 21, 1941 · 30 min
Hiccups
September 28, 1941 · 30 min
Investigate the City Jail
October 5, 1941 · 29 min
Pranks at School
October 19, 1941 · 30 min
A Visit from Oliver
October 26, 1941 · 30 min
Babysitting
November 2, 1941 · 30 min
Birdie Quits
November 9, 1941 · 30 min
Servicemen for Thanksgiving
November 16, 1941 · 29 min
Leroy Smokes a Cigar
November 23, 1941 · 30 min
Canary Won't Sing
November 30, 1941 · 30 min
Cousin Octavia Visits
December 7, 1941 · 28 min
Selling the Iron Deer
December 14, 1941 · 29 min
Christmas Gift for Fibber Mc Gee
December 21, 1941 · 30 min
Leroy's New Dog
December 28, 1941 · 30 min
Gildy Goes on a Diet
January 4, 1942 · 28 min
Gildy Arrested as Car Thief
January 11, 1942 · 30 min
A New Bed for Marjorie
January 18, 1942 · 30 min
Matchmaker
January 25, 1942 · 30 min
Leroy Runs Away
February 1, 1942 · 30 min
Auto Mechanics
February 8, 1942 · 30 min
Selling the Drugstore
February 22, 1942 · 30 min
Fortune Teller
March 1, 1942 · 30 min
Ten Best Dressed
March 15, 1942 · 30 min
Gildy's New Neighbors
March 22, 1942 · 26 min
Leroy Sells Flower Seeds
April 20, 1942 · 30 min
Gildy's Goat Horace
April 26, 1942 · 30 min
Ship Christening
May 3, 1942 · 30 min
Mystery Voice
May 10, 1942 · 30 min
College Chum Visits
May 17, 1942 · 30 min
Dinner for Judge Hooker
May 31, 1942 · 30 min
Sneezes
June 7, 1942 · 30 min
Gildy Produces a Play
June 14, 1942 · 30 min
Father's Day Chair
June 21, 1942 · 30 min
Gildy is in Love with Amelia Hooker
June 28, 1942 · 30 min
Fishing Trip to Lake Hackmatack
August 30, 1942 · 30 min
Golf Tournament
September 6, 1942 · 30 min
Planting a Tree
October 4, 1942 · 30 min
First Cold Snap
October 11, 1942 · 30 min
Appointed Water Commissioner
October 18, 1942 · 30 min
Gildy's First Day on the Job
October 25, 1942 · 30 min
A Pal to Leroy
November 1, 1942 · 30 min
Quiet Evening at Home
November 8, 1942 · 30 min
College Chum's Son Visits
November 15, 1942 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Dinner
November 22, 1942 · 30 min
Toothache
December 6, 1942 · 30 min
Christmas Program
December 20, 1942 · 30 min
Leroy's Chemistry Set
December 27, 1942 · 30 min
Wanting to Marry Leila
January 3, 1943 · 24 min
Fibber Mc Gee and Molly Visit
January 10, 1943 · 30 min
Women's Club Speaker
January 17, 1943 · 30 min
Sabotage
January 24, 1943 · 30 min
Fire Engine Committee
January 31, 1943 · 30 min
Leila's Sister
February 7, 1943 · 30 min
Income Tax Time
March 14, 1943 · 30 min
Springtime in Summerfield
March 28, 1943 · 30 min
Gildy Repairs His Car
April 4, 1943 · 30 min
Auto Accident with Judge Hooker
April 11, 1943 · 30 min
Spring Hike
April 18, 1943 · 30 min
Rabbits
April 25, 1943 · 30 min
Wedding List
May 9, 1943 · 30 min
Haunted House
May 16, 1943 · 30 min
Leroy Gets a Job
May 23, 1943 · 30 min
Memorial Day Parade
May 30, 1943 · 30 min
Wedding Shower for Leila
June 6, 1943 · 30 min
Gildy Plans Honeymoon
June 13, 1943 · 30 min
Wedding Day
June 27, 1943 · 30 min
End of Vacation at Grass Lake
August 29, 1943 · 30 min
War Bond Drive
September 12, 1943 · 30 min
Leila Returning
September 19, 1943 · 30 min
Leila Arrives Home
September 26, 1943 · 30 min
Old School Pal To Visit aka Royal Visit
October 10, 1943 · 30 min
Low Water Pressure
October 24, 1943 · 30 min
Halloween Party
October 31, 1943 · 29 min
Pot Roast
November 7, 1943 · 30 min
Gildy Rejected by Eve Goodwin
November 14, 1943 · 29 min
Gildy in the Hospital
January 9, 1944 · 29 min
Income Tax Returns
January 16, 1944 · 29 min
Eve and Gildy Get Together
January 23, 1944 · 28 min
Marjorie the Actress
January 30, 1944 · 30 min
Sleigh Ride
February 6, 1944 · 29 min
Gildy Wants to Run for Mayor
March 19, 1944 · 30 min
Campaign Photo
March 26, 1944 · 30 min
Campaign Officially Starts - Easter Show
April 9, 1944 · 30 min
Engaged to Eva Goodwin
April 30, 1944 · 31 min
Campaign Gets Hot
May 7, 1944 · 30 min
Gildy Engaged to Eve, but Kisses Leila
May 14, 1944 · 29 min
City Employees Picnic
May 21, 1944 · 29 min
Campaign Headquarters
May 28, 1944 · 30 min
Eve's Mother Visits
June 4, 1944 · 30 min
Dinner for Eve's Mother
June 11, 1944 · 30 min
Eve's Mother Stays On
June 18, 1944 · 30 min
Election Day - Gildy Loses
June 25, 1944 · 29 min
Lonely Gildy
September 3, 1944 · 30 min
Water Commissioner Is Fired - Rain Maker
September 10, 1944 · 30 min
Mc Gee's Invention
September 17, 1944 · 29 min
Plastic Mouse Trap - Banker's Son
September 24, 1944 · 29 min
Gildy Sells His House
October 1, 1944 · 30 min
Boy's Club
October 8, 1944 · 29 min
Gildy Looks for a Job
October 15, 1944 · 30 min
Important Phone Call
October 22, 1944 · 30 min
Gildy Back as Water Commissioner
October 29, 1944 · 30 min
Election Day - Bet
November 5, 1944 · 29 min
Spanish Dancing Teacher, Miss Del Rey
November 12, 1944 · 30 min
Reception for Miss Del Rey
November 19, 1944 · 30 min
Reception for Miss Del Rey (AFRS #65)
November 19, 1944 · 31 min
Reception Aftermath
November 26, 1944 · 30 min
A Date With Miss Del Rey
December 3, 1944 · 26 min
Breach of Promise
December 10, 1944 · 30 min
Dodging a Process Server
December 17, 1944 · 29 min
Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 24, 1944 · 30 min
Big New Year's Eve Party
December 31, 1944 · 30 min
Who's Dating Who
January 7, 1945 · 22 min
Engagement for the Defense
January 14, 1945 · 30 min
Hockey Player
January 21, 1945 · 30 min
Aunt Hattie Forrester arrives
January 28, 1945 · 30 min
Visit by Aunt Hattie (rehearsal)
February 4, 1945 · 30 min
Aunt Hattie Interferes
February 11, 1945 · 31 min
Aunt Hattie Stays On
February 18, 1945 · 29 min
The Great Gildersleeve (158b) Hattie and Judge Hooker
February 25, 1945 · 23 min
Chairman of Women's Committee
March 11, 1945 · 30 min
Leila Hears A Burglar
March 18, 1945 · 30 min
Old Flame Named Violet
March 25, 1945 · 30 min
Raising a Pig
April 1, 1945 · 30 min
Leroy's Pet Pig Tiger
April 8, 1945 · 30 min
Leila's Party
April 22, 1945 · 30 min
New Neighbor - Bullard
April 29, 1945 · 28 min
Gildy Picks a Husband for Marjorie
May 6, 1945 · 30 min
Meet Craig Bullard
May 13, 1945 · 28 min
Unclaimed Savings Account - Buy Stock
May 20, 1945 · 30 min
Bessie Quits
May 27, 1945 · 30 min
New Secretary - Leila
June 3, 1945 · 30 min
An Evening with a Good Book
June 10, 1945 · 30 min
Bullards Have a Party
June 17, 1945 · 30 min
Going to Grass Lake
September 2, 1945 · 30 min
Leroy's New Teacher
September 9, 1945 · 30 min
Leroy Suspended from School
September 16, 1945 · 30 min
Leroy Suspended from School (diff open and close)
September 16, 1945 · 29 min
Leila Returns Home
September 23, 1945 · 30 min
Marjorie the Ballerina
September 30, 1945 · 30 min
Raking Leaves - Craig's Party
October 7, 1945 · 30 min
Leroy Works off a Broken Vase
October 14, 1945 · 30 min
Lightfoot Visits Leila
October 21, 1945 · 30 min
Peavey's Wife Is Ill - Rumor
October 28, 1945 · 29 min
Helping Leroy with His Studies
November 4, 1945 · 30 min
Teaching Marjorie Domestic Arts
November 11, 1945 · 30 min
Falling out of the Jolly Boys
November 18, 1945 · 30 min
Big Football Game
November 25, 1945 · 30 min
Gildy Stuck with Opera Tickets
December 2, 1945 · 30 min
Gildy Head of Opera Committee
December 9, 1945 · 30 min
A Night at the Opera
December 16, 1945 · 30 min
Christmas Eve at Home
December 23, 1945 · 30 min
New Year's Eve at Home
December 30, 1945 · 30 min
Ben Returns from the Navy
January 6, 1946 · 30 min
Ben Sells Life Insurance
January 13, 1946 · 30 min
Exposing a Phony Swami
January 20, 1946 · 29 min
Gildy and Leila Feel Their Age
January 27, 1946 · 30 min
Feud with the Bullards - Diplomat Gildy
February 3, 1946 · 29 min
Need a New Car
February 10, 1946 · 30 min
Leroy Has the Flu
February 17, 1946 · 30 min
Gildy's New Hobby - Boat in a Bottle
February 24, 1946 · 30 min
State Water Inspector
March 3, 1946 · 30 min
Marjorie's Dance Date with Uncle Mort
March 10, 1946 · 30 min
Leroy and Craig Arrested
March 17, 1946 · 30 min
Gildy Traces Genealogy
March 24, 1946 · 30 min
Picnic Before Doomsday
March 31, 1946 · 29 min
Annual Dinner with Judge Hooker
April 7, 1946 · 30 min
Bank Robber Loose
April 14, 1946 · 30 min
Petition Against Trolley Car House
April 21, 1946 · 29 min
Leroy Wants a Pony
April 28, 1946 · 29 min
Gildy in a Rut - New Image
May 5, 1946 · 30 min
Leila's New Boyfriend
May 12, 1946 · 30 min
Leroy Learns to Dance - Party for Ethel
May 19, 1946 · 29 min
Flashback - Meets Leila Ransome
May 26, 1946 · 30 min
Flashback - Plays Cyrano, Meet Eve
June 2, 1946 · 30 min
Flashback - Jolly Boys 4th of July Picnic
June 9, 1946 · 29 min
Commissioner Turns off the Water
September 18, 1946 · 29 min
Gildy's New Spruce Scent - Leila Engaged
September 25, 1946 · 30 min
Leila's Wedding Invitations
October 2, 1946 · 30 min
Leila Leaves Town
October 9, 1946 · 30 min
Gildy Contemplates Early Retirement
October 16, 1946 · 30 min
Gildy Asks for a Raise
October 23, 1946 · 30 min
Real Estate Agent - Hooker as a Boarder
October 30, 1946 · 29 min
Pajama Party - Marjorie Gets Engaged
November 6, 1946 · 30 min
Smitten by an Unknown Beautiful Lady
November 13, 1946 · 30 min
Gildy Takes up the Great Books
November 20, 1946 · 30 min
Birdy Takes a Vacation
November 27, 1946 · 30 min
Jolly Boys Sponsor an Orphan
December 4, 1946 · 30 min
Leroy Afraid of a Bully
December 11, 1946 · 30 min
Leroy Wants a Motor Scooter
December 18, 1946 · 30 min
Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's
December 25, 1946 · 30 min
Big New Year's Costume Ball
January 1, 1947 · 30 min
Leila Back for a Visit - Gildy in Love
January 8, 1947 · 30 min
Jolly Boy's Sleigh Ride - Judge Hooker
January 15, 1947 · 30 min
Dancing School
January 22, 1947 · 30 min
Marjorie's Hotrod Boyfriend
January 29, 1947 · 30 min
Magazine Salesman
February 5, 1947 · 30 min
Old School Friend Visits Gildy
February 12, 1947 · 30 min
Bessie's Cousin Substitutes for Her
February 19, 1947 · 30 min
Getting Rid of Bessie
February 26, 1947 · 30 min
Marjorie Flipped over Crooner Larry Lake
March 5, 1947 · 30 min
Leroy and Craig Picked up Taking Lumber
March 12, 1947 · 30 min
Stuck with Water Dept Money Overnight
March 19, 1947 · 30 min
First Day of Spring - New Piano Teacher
March 26, 1947 · 30 min
Evening with Miss Piper
April 2, 1947 · 30 min
Bird Watchers
April 9, 1947 · 30 min
Whole Town Is Talking
April 16, 1947 · 29 min
Leila's Party for Joanne
April 23, 1947 · 29 min
Great Tchaikovsky Love Story
April 30, 1947 · 29 min
Leroy Excluded from Craig's Party
May 7, 1947 · 30 min
Peavey Disappears
May 14, 1947 · 29 min
Teacher's Problems
May 21, 1947 · 30 min
Gildy Tries to Give up Smoking
May 28, 1947 · 30 min
Called in by the IRS
June 4, 1947 · 30 min
Gildy Tries to Renew Romance with Eve
September 10, 1947 · 30 min
Getting Everything Snug for Winter
September 17, 1947 · 30 min
In Trouble with Bessie's Boyfriend
September 24, 1947 · 30 min
Teaching Leroy Borrowing and Finance
October 1, 1947 · 30 min
Beautiful Visitor at the Bullards
October 8, 1947 · 30 min
Marjorie's Baby Tending Assignment
October 15, 1947 · 30 min
Congressman Gildersleeve
October 22, 1947 · 29 min
Halloween Party
October 29, 1947 · 30 min
Hayride
November 5, 1947 · 30 min
Gildy Swindled on a Fur Coat
November 12, 1947 · 30 min
Leroy in School Play
November 19, 1947 · 30 min
Thanksgiving - Tom Sawyer Raft
November 26, 1947 · 30 min
Fiscal Report Due
December 3, 1947 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping
December 10, 1947 · 30 min
Water Commissioner Accused of Loafing
December 17, 1947 · 30 min
Leroy's Christmas Dog
December 24, 1947 · 28 min
New Year's Eve Parties
December 31, 1947 · 30 min
Ann Tuttle Is Back in Town
January 7, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy Encourages Marjorie's New Romance
January 14, 1948 · 30 min
School Board Election Gildy vs Hooker
January 21, 1948 · 30 min
License Plate Time - Barber Shop Trip
January 28, 1948 · 30 min
Acting Mayor
February 4, 1948 · 29 min
Getting Glasses
February 11, 1948 · 30 min
Leila's Cousin Adeline Fairchild Arrives
February 18, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy Thinks Adeline's Stealing Birdie
February 25, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy Helps Girl - Shy Leroy
March 3, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy Considers Marriage
March 10, 1948 · 30 min
Adeline's Beau Cecil - Duel
March 17, 1948 · 30 min
Adeline Wants to Visit the Jolly Boys
March 24, 1948 · 30 min
Marjorie in Love with Her French Teacher
March 31, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy Raising Money for Baseball Field
April 7, 1948 · 30 min
Water Commissioner's Radio Speech
April 14, 1948 · 30 min
Gildy's New Secretary
April 21, 1948 · 30 min
Dinner Courtesy of Hercules Kitchenware
April 28, 1948 · 30 min

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About The Great Gildersleeve

When did The Great Gildersleeve air?

The Great Gildersleeve aired on NBC from 1941 to 1958.

Who starred in The Great Gildersleeve?

The Great Gildersleeve starred Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Mary Lee Robb, Richard Crenna.

How many episodes of The Great Gildersleeve can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 514 episodes of The Great Gildersleeve, from 1941 to 1958, in the order they first aired; 13 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

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The Great Gildersleeve (old-time radio): every episode, 1941-1958

Episode list: 1 to 250 of 514

Gildy Arrives at Summerfield

Cake

Leroy's Paper Route

Marjorie's Girl Friend Visits

Hiccups

Investigate the City Jail

Pranks at School

A Visit from Oliver

Babysitting

Birdie Quits

Servicemen for Thanksgiving

Leroy Smokes a Cigar

Canary Won't Sing

Cousin Octavia Visits

Selling the Iron Deer

Christmas Gift for Fibber Mc Gee

Leroy's New Dog

Gildy Goes on a Diet

Gildy Arrested as Car Thief

A New Bed for Marjorie

Matchmaker

Leroy Runs Away

Auto Mechanics

Selling the Drugstore

Fortune Teller

Ten Best Dressed

Gildy's New Neighbors

Leroy Sells Flower Seeds

Gildy's Goat Horace

Ship Christening

Mystery Voice

College Chum Visits

Dinner for Judge Hooker

Sneezes

Gildy Produces a Play

Father's Day Chair

Gildy is in Love with Amelia Hooker

Fishing Trip to Lake Hackmatack

Golf Tournament

Planting a Tree

First Cold Snap

Appointed Water Commissioner

Gildy's First Day on the Job

A Pal to Leroy

Quiet Evening at Home

College Chum's Son Visits

Thanksgiving Dinner

Toothache

Christmas Program

Leroy's Chemistry Set

Wanting to Marry Leila

Fibber Mc Gee and Molly Visit

Women's Club Speaker

Sabotage

Fire Engine Committee

Leila's Sister

Income Tax Time

Springtime in Summerfield

Gildy Repairs His Car

Auto Accident with Judge Hooker

Spring Hike

Rabbits

Wedding List

Haunted House

Leroy Gets a Job

Memorial Day Parade

Wedding Shower for Leila

Gildy Plans Honeymoon

Wedding Day

End of Vacation at Grass Lake

War Bond Drive

Leila Returning

Leila Arrives Home

Old School Pal To Visit aka Royal Visit

Low Water Pressure

Halloween Party

Pot Roast

Gildy Rejected by Eve Goodwin