What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve's sister-in-law, Aunt Hattie, decides to interfere in her nephew Leroy's school troubles and in her brother-in-law's social life. She visits Leroy's teacher, then invites Gildersleeve's former flame, Eve Goodwin, to dinner, while Gildersleeve has already made plans with Leela Ransom. Aunt Hattie's meddling leaves the household tense and awkward, with Gildersleeve trying to keep the evening from falling apart. The Great Gildersleeve was a radio comedy series; this episode aired on NBC on February 11, 1945, and its lead actors include Harold Peary and Lurene Tuttle.
Summerfield, a small town, in the Gildersleeve household and around town during a single day and evening
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Aunt Hattie, Leroy, Marjorie, Eve Goodwin, Leela Ransom, Bertie, Judge Hooker
Listen for: Aunt Hattie's attempts to manage everyone's affairs at breakfast, and the awkward dinner party where old romances come up
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.