What happens
Luigi Bascopo, a newly arrived Italian in America, plans a Valentine's date with Shirley, a waitress from a hamburger shop he admires. Before the date he takes an evening class and gets advice from his friend Pasquale, who suggests a costly night out. Luigi decides to take Shirley to the Pump Room, a fancy nightclub, and borrows a tuxedo to look the part. The series is Life with Luigi, a comedy first broadcast on February 14, 1950, starring J. Carrol Naish.
Early 1950s America: a night school class, a hamburger store, and the Pump Room nightclub on Valentine's Day.
Characters: Luigi Bascopo, Shirley, Pasquale, Mr. Basso, Mr. Howard, Mr. Olsen, Mr. Schultz
Listen for: Luigi's mangled English and his mistaken ideas about American customs, such as the Valentine's Day rules and the nightclub prices.
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.