What happens
Gildersleeve's niece Marjorie and her husband Bronco plan to build a house, but the driveway would require removing a large old oak tree on their lot. Gildersleeve, the Great Gildersleeve, tries to help by arranging for the tree to be taken out, and he persuades neighbor Rumsen Bullard to pay for the removal. When the family decides to keep the tree and build around it, Bullard threatens legal action and insists the tree come down. Gildersleeve turns to Judge Hooker for help, and the dispute grows as Bullard reveals a sentimental attachment to the tree.
A residential street, with Gildersleeve's house and the lot next door where Marjorie and Bronco plan to build.
Characters: Gildersleeve, Marjorie, Bronco, Leroy, Bertie, Rumsen Bullard, Judge Hooker, Angie
Listen for: Bullard's confrontation with Gildersleeve over the tree, and Judge Hooker's attempt to settle the dispute.
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.