What happens
Luigi Basko, a shopkeeper running an antique store, worries about money for his fall stock. His friend Pascuale and others suggest he earn extra cash by selling ice cream from a borrowed horse and wagon on Sunday. Luigi buys ice cream at the factory and sets out to sell it on the street. His sales run into trouble as he gives away cones to customers, and a crowd gathers in the park. Life with Luigi is a comedy series from the 1950s, and this episode first aired on September 5, 1950, with J. Carrol Naish in the title role.
A city neighborhood in America, with Luigi's antique shop, a night school classroom, the street and a park.
Characters: Luigi Basko, Pascuale, Schultz, Rosa, Miss Spalding, Mr. Haraway, Mr. Horowitz
Listen for: Luigi's letters to his mother in Italy, which open and close the story, and the comic exchanges as he tries to sell ice cream.
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.