What happens
Gildersleeve tries to reconnect with his nephew Leroy during the summer holiday, as the boy spends his time with friends and his girl Babs. Gildersleeve joins the teenagers' activities, including a dance session at the house, and grows frustrated when Leroy prefers his own crowd. Meanwhile, Gildersleeve has planned an evening with his date, Mae Kelly, who visits the house. The Great Gildersleeve, a radio comedy series, is heard on NBC in this episode from 1953-07-01, with Harold Peary and Willard Waterman among the cast.
Summer in Summerfield, at the Gildersleeve house and around town, including the water department and the drugstore.
Characters: Gildersleeve, Leroy, Bertie, Babs, Mae Kelly, Peavey, Marty
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to fit in with the teenagers and his conversation with Bertie about Leroy.
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.