What happens
Gildersleeve has trouble raising his teenage nephew Leroy, who is careless with his belongings and noisy around the house. Determined to bring order to his home, Gildersleeve demands instant obedience from the boy and insists on tighter discipline. Leroy, unhappy with the strict new rules, invites Aunt Hattie to visit, hoping she will take his uncle down a peg. Her arrival brings tension, as Gildersleeve struggles to keep his composure while she criticizes the household and his manners. The Great Gildersleeve is a long-running radio comedy series, and this episode aired on NBC on May 26, 1954. Willard Waterman plays Gildersleeve, and the episode features Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.
Summerfield, a small town, in the Gildersleeve household
Characters: Gildersleeve, Leroy, Aunt Hattie, Bertie, Mr. Peavey, Irene Henshaw, Mr. Gedney
Listen for: Gildersleeve's sudden shift from strict discipline to wanting Aunt Hattie to leave, and Leroy's scheme to turn his uncle's rules against him
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.
