What happens
Gildersleeve comes home early one afternoon with a headache and finds a billy goat in his backyard, eating his onions and crocus. He and his nephew Leroy soon discover the animal has a habit of trouble, and Gildersleeve, who dislikes pets, is determined to get rid of it. The goat, which Leroy names Horace after Judge Hooker, keeps turning up wherever Gildersleeve tries to send him. This episode of The Great Gildersleeve, broadcast on NBC on April 26, 1942, stars Harold Peary, with Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle. Gildersleeve's efforts to be rid of the animal lead to a series of mishaps around the house and neighborhood.
Gildersleeve's home and yard in Summerfield, with nearby streets, the city hall, and a stockyard.
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Leroy, Horace, Judge Hooker, Bertie, Judge Hooker, Mr. Botkin, Birdie
Listen for: Gildersleeve's exasperation as he tries to get rid of the goat, and Leroy's defense of Horace.
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.