What happens
Gildersleeve, the water commissioner of Summerfield, impulsively tells Mrs. Pettibone that he is planning a trip to Europe, a boast he made to impress her after she belittled him. The claim spreads through town, and he soon finds himself committed, with a travel agent booking his passage. Leroy and Bertie tease him over the story, and he struggles to back out without looking foolish. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode first aired on NBC on May 13, 1953. Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle are among the leading actors.
Summerfield, a small town, in the spring
Characters: Gildersleeve, Leroy, Bertie, Mrs. Pettibone, Peavey, Miss Kelly, Harry, Mayor LaTrivia
Listen for: Gildersleeve's boast to Mrs. Pettibone and the travel agent's sales pitch
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.