What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, the water commissioner of Summerfield, is considering a run for sheriff after the women's club suggests he would be a strong candidate. He enlists his nephew Leroy's help and tries to win over his friends Bronco and P.V., while Irene Henshaw, the school principal, encourages him. His plans grow complicated when a woman, Mama Hubbard, enters the race. The Great Gildersleeve, starring Harold Peary, aired on NBC on May 19, 1954. Willard Waterman takes the lead role in this broadcast.
Summerfield, a small town, during an election year
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Leroy, Bertie, Irene Henshaw, Bronco, P.V. Peavey, Mama Hubbard, Sheriff Nicholson
Listen for: Gildersleeve's campaign for sheriff and his encounter with Mama Hubbard
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.