What happens
Luigi Vasco, newly arrived in America, writes letters to his mother in Italy about his adventures. This episode of Life with Luigi finds him shopping at Christmas, where he has bought a washer for his sink and a gift for his friend Pasquale. Luigi has been saving a dollar a week for a special present for Pasquale, but he loses the fifty dollars he had set aside. Pasquale, who is fond of Luigi, feels hurt when he discovers his name is missing from Luigi's Christmas list. The series is a comedy, first heard in December 1949, and the episode features Jack Carroll as Luigi and Alan Reed as Pasquale.
Chicago, during the Christmas season of 1949
Characters: Luigi Vasco, Pasquale, Rosa, Mr. Schultz, Miss Balding, Mr. Horowitz, Mr. Olsen, Officer Flanagan
Listen for: Luigi's letters to his mother and the Christmas list he compiles for his friends
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.