What happens
Gildersleeve wakes to find a moving van unloading across the street at the old Bullard house, which has stood empty for four years. The new owner is Rumsen Bullard, a man who has returned to Summerfield after making his fortune in New York. Gildersleeve, angry that the truck damaged his lawn, plans to sue, but his friends gossip about the newcomer's wealth. Gildersleeve decides to invite the family to dinner. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, heard on NBC; this episode aired on April 29, 1945, and stars Harold Peary, with Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.
Summerfield, a small town; Gildersleeve's house and the old Bullard house across the street, with the Jolly Boys club nearby
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Leroy, Birdie, Judge Hooker, P.B. Jones, Floyd, Leila Ransom, Rumsen Bullard
Listen for: Gildersleeve's indignation at the truck on his lawn and his friends' reactions to the new neighbor's wealth
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.