What happens
Luigi Basko, a newly arrived immigrant, becomes a Big Brother to Sandy, a neighborhood boy who has been getting into trouble, and sees him change for the better. Luigi writes to his mother in Italy about his work with the Big Brothers of America and about the strain of his own problems. A library book Luigi borrowed has gone overdue, and a rival named Pasquale uses the situation to pressure him. Life with Luigi is a comedy series created by Cy Howard and starring J. Carrol Naish. This episode originally aired on March 14, 1950.
Chicago, in the immigrant neighborhood where Luigi runs a store, attends night school and works with the Big Brothers of America.
Characters: Luigi Basko, Sandy, Pasquale, Mr. Schultz, Rosa, Mr. Howard
Listen for: Luigi's letters to his mother, the Big Brothers meeting where he is honored, and Pasquale's scheme over the overdue library book.
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.