What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve is caught off guard when he learns that his romantic interest, Adeline Fairchild, has been attending a meeting of the Green Thumb Flower and Garden Club. Jealous and curious, he sets out to find out what the club is about. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode first aired on NBC on May 19, 1948. Harold Peary plays Gildersleeve, with Lurene Tuttle and Lillian Randolph among the cast. The story follows his efforts to get his money back from the club's treasurer and his unexpected acceptance into the group.
Summerfield, a small town
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Adeline Fairchild, Leroy, Marjorie, Bertie, Judge Hooker, Floyd, Mrs. Pettybone
Listen for: Gildersleeve trying to recover his donation from Mrs. Pettybone, and the moment he is unexpectedly elected president of the club
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.
