What happens
Gildersleeve persuades his ward Leroy to spend a week visiting Aunt Hattie, reasoning that time away from home will be good for the boy. Leroy boards the bus, leaving Gildersleeve and Birdie behind, and the household quickly feels his absence. Gildersleeve, who had hoped the trip would build the boy's independence, finds himself missing Leroy more than he expected. The Great Gildersleeve is a long-running NBC comedy series, and this episode aired on July 29, 1953. Willard Waterman stars as Gildersleeve, with Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle and Harold Peary in the cast.
Summerfield and the bus route between Summerfield and Center City
Characters: Gildersleeve, Leroy, Birdie, Marvin, Aunt Hattie, Peavey, Floyd, Bertie
Listen for: Gildersleeve's changing feelings as he misses Leroy after the boy leaves for Aunt Hattie's
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.