What happens
Leroy Gildersleeve and his uncle Mort Gildersleeve, the Great Gildersleeve, argue after Leroy is caught lying about his piano practice, and Mort refuses to take him fishing. Leroy goes anyway, and the two end up at Grass Lake, where they catch a surprising number of bass. Their pride in the catch leads to a series of awkward encounters around town, including with the water commissioner and the chief of police. The series is The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on NBC on May 5, 1948, with Harold Peary in the title role.
The Gildersleeve house, Grass Lake, and the town's shops and jail
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Leroy, Marjorie, Birdie, Judge Hooker, Adeline Fairchild, Floyd, Peavey
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to pass off his nephew's catch as his own
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.