What happens
Luigi Basko, a recent immigrant to America, decides to give thanks for his three years in the country by hosting a Thanksgiving dinner and inviting every American he meets. His friend Pasquale doubts the plan and warns him to stay out of trouble, while Luigi tries to gather guests from the bank, the park and his neighbors. Luigi writes to his mother in Italy about his plans. The episode is from the Life with Luigi comedy series, first broadcast on November 20, 1951, and starring J. Carrol Naish as Luigi and Alan Reed as Pasquale.
New York City in late November, around Thanksgiving, including Luigi's home, a bank, a park and a neighborhood street.
Characters: Luigi Basko, Pasquale, Mr. Fox, Mr. Schultz, Mr. Howard, Mr. Basko, Olga, Esther
Listen for: Luigi's plan to invite all of America to his Thanksgiving dinner, and how Pasquale and others react to it.
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.