What happens
Luigi Basko receives a letter from the Immigration Service and fears he will be deported, so he frantically tries to prove he lives a high standard of living. He sets about buying modern appliances, but his lack of savings and credit leaves him stuck. Frustrated, he tries to reach the district director, while his friend Schultz and his teacher Miss Spudding offer advice. Life with Luigi is a comedy series starring J. Carrol Naish, and this episode aired on January 29, 1952.
Chicago, in the 1950s, including Luigi's home, a department store, and the immigration offices
Characters: Luigi Basko, Pasquale, Louis, Schultz, Miss Spudding, Mr. Prentice, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Knox
Listen for: Luigi's attempts to show a high standard of living by buying electric appliances, and his meeting with the immigration inspector
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.