What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve spends a lazy Sunday at home in Summerfield, then gets irritable with his ward Leroy and his niece Marjorie. Judge Hooker suggests he make amends by spending an evening with the children, and Gildy agrees to pop corn and build a fire. Later he spots Eve Goodwin, a former sweetheart, and decides to renew their romance. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series; this episode was broadcast by NBC on September 10, 1947, with Harold Peary in the title role, alongside Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.
Summerfield, a small town; Gildersleeve's home and the local drugstore
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Judge Hooker, Marjorie, Leroy, Eve Goodwin, Birdie, P.V. Brown
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to make up with the children, and his awkward attempt to rekindle things with Eve
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.