What happens
Judge Hooker invites Leroy to stay with him for a few days after the family's annual dinner, and the Great Gildersleeve grows uneasy as the visit stretches on. Leroy spends his days at the judge's house, receiving gifts and outings, while his uncle is left alone at home. The Great Gildersleeve and his household discuss whether the boy should come back. The Great Gildersleeve is played by Willard Waterman in this episode of The Great Gildersleeve, a series carried on NBC, broadcast on October 10, 1951, with Harold Peary, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle among its cast.
Judge Hooker's house and the Gildersleeve home in Summerfield, with a visit to a soda fountain and a store.
Characters: The Great Gildersleeve, Leroy, Judge Hooker, Marjorie, Birdie, Bertie, Mr. Houston, Gail Peavy
Listen for: The Great Gildersleeve's growing irritation as Leroy stays on with Judge Hooker, and Leroy's enthusiasm for the judge's gifts and outings.
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.