What happens
Luigi Vasco, a struggling antiques salesman, is desperate to keep his business afloat after his landlord, Mr. Jenkins, threatens to take back his stock. Hoping to make deliveries, Luigi buys a horse and wagon for twenty-five dollars and sets out to serve customers. His friend Pascalie and his neighbor Rosa's father, Mr. Basco, help him manage the new arrangement, but the horse soon proves a challenge. Luigi writes to his mother about his progress and his worries as his plans grow ever more complicated. The series is Life with Luigi, first broadcast on May 8, 1951, starring J. Carrol Naish.
A city antiques business and neighborhood in 1950s America, including a store, a backyard, and a truck dealership.
Characters: Luigi Vasco, Pascalie, Mr. Jenkins, Rosa, Mr. Basco, Mr. Flint, Shris, Dr. Shelly
Listen for: Luigi's letters to his mother, his sales pitches, and the horse's unexpected problems.
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.