What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve struggles with his income tax return on a cold winter Saturday at home, while his nephew Leroy occupies himself with a new puppy and building a dog house. Gildersleeve's attempts at quiet are repeatedly interrupted by Leroy and by Marjorie. Later he is invited to Leila Ransom's house, where she hopes he will help her with her own tax forms, and the evening draws in more visitors, including Judge Hooker and Peavey. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, heard on NBC; this episode first aired on January 16, 1944, with Harold Peary in the title role, alongside Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.
A cold winter Saturday in Summerfield, in Gildersleeve's home, the cellar, and later Leila Ransom's house.
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Leroy, Marjorie, Leila Ransom, Judge Hooker, Peavey, Dr. Hargrave
Listen for: Gildersleeve trying to make sense of his income tax return while the dog and Leroy keep interrupting him.
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.