What happens
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, the water commissioner, is roped into hosting Marjorie's prospective father-in-law, Mr. Thompson, on the evening of Catherine Milford's bridal shower for Marjorie. Gildersleeve tries to avoid the shower and ends up driving Mr. Thompson around town with his friend P.V. Peavey and barber Floyd Munson. Their night of lectures, games and wandering grows longer than anyone expected. The episode aired on NBC on March 1, 1950, with Harold Peary in the title role.
Summerfield, a small town, on the evening of Marjorie's bridal shower
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Marjorie, Catherine Milford, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson, P.V. Peavey, Floyd Munson, Bertie
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to slip out of the shower, and the night he spends with Mr. Thompson
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.