What happens
Gildersleeve, a water commissioner in a small town, meets Miss Tuttle, a young woman staying at the Bullards' house while on vacation. He offers her rides and tries to impress her with his gallantry. Their first encounters, including a car breakdown and an awkward evening at his home, leave him unsure of how to treat her. The Great Gildersleeve is a comedy radio series, and this episode aired on NBC on October 8, 1947, starring Harold Peary.
A small American town in autumn, including the Gildersleeve home, the Bullard house, the town square and a barber shop.
Characters: Gildersleeve, Miss Tuttle, Leroy, Craig, Judge Hooker, Floyd, P.V. Bullard, Mr. Bullard
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to impress Miss Tuttle, especially the car repair scene and the evening at his house.
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.