What happens
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.
Summerfield, in the Dappell apartment on Olive Street and nearby streets
Characters: Gildersleeve, Leroy, Charlie Dappell, Mrs. Dappell, Gertrude, Marjorie, Bertie
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to keep the baby Gertrude quiet and the mix-up over which Charlie Dappell he has come to see
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.