The Great Gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from August 31, 1941, to March 21, 1957. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. The series was built around the character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly. The character was introduced in the October 3, 1939 episode (number 216) of that series. The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spinoff and later in four feature films released at the height of the show's popularity.
In Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve had been a pompous windbag and nemesis of Fibber McGee. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catchphrase. The character went by several aliases on Fibber McGee and Molly; his middle name was revealed to be "Philharmonic" in "Gildersleeve's Diary" episode on October 22, 1940.
"Gildy" grew so popular that Kraft Foods—promoting its Parkay margarine—sponsored a new series featuring Peary's somewhat mellowed and always befuddled Gildersleeve as the head of his own family.
Premiere
The Great Gildersleeve premiered on NBC on August 31, 1941. It moves the title character from the McGees' Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where Gildersleeve oversees his late brother-in-law's estate and rears his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie and Leroy Forrester. The household also includes a cook named Birdie. While Gildersleeve had occasionally mentioned his (unseen) wife in some Fibber episodes, in his own series he is a confirmed bachelor. At the outset of the series, Gildersleeve administers a girdle manufacturing company ("If you want a better corset, of course, it's a Gildersleeve"); later and during the remainder of the show he serves as Summerfield's water commissioner.
Family
A key figure in the Gildersleeve home was cook and housekeeper Birdie Lee Coggins (Lillian Randolph). In the first season, under writer Levinson, Birdie was often portrayed as less than intelligent, but she slowly developed as the real brains and caretaker of the household under Whedon and other writers.
Marjorie (originally played by Lurene Tuttle, later by Louise Erickson and Mary Lee Robb) matured to a young woman through the 1940s. During the ninth season (September 1949-June 1950) she met and married Walter "Bronco" Thompson (Richard Crenna), star football player at the local college. Look devoted five pages in its May 23, 1950, issue to the wedding. After living in the same household for a few years, the newlyweds moved next door. Leroy (Walter Tetley), who remained age 10–11 during most of the 1940s, began to grow up in the spring of 1949, establishing relationships with the girls in the Bullard home across the street. He developed interests in driving, playing the drums and dreaming of a musical career.
Neighbors and Friends
Outside the home, Gildersleeve's closest association was with the executor of his brother-in-law's estate, Judge Horace Hooker (Earle Ross), with whom he had many battles during the first few broadcast seasons. After a change in scriptwriters in January 1943, the confrontations slowly subsided and the two men became friends. During the second season, pharmacist Richard Q. Peavey (Richard LeGrand) and barber Floyd Munson (Mel Blanc for the first year, Arthur Q. Bryan from December 1942 onward) joined Gildersleeve's circle of acquaintances.
In the fourth season, these three friends, along with Police Chief Donald Gates (Ken Christy), formed the nucleus of the Jolly Boys Club, whose activities revolve around practicing barbershop quartet songs between sips of Coca-Cola. Several women passed through Gildersleeve's life during the series, including three he almost married before settling into a pattern of casual dating.
Decline and Fall
In 1950, Harold Peary was convinced to move The Great Gildersleeve to CBS, but sponsor Kraft refused to sanction the move. Peary, now contracted to CBS, was legally unable to appear on NBC as a star performer, but Gildersleeve was still an NBC series. This prompted the hiring of Willard Waterman as Peary's replacement. Peary, meanwhile, began a new series on CBS which attempted to reproduce the Gildersleeve show with the names changed. The Harold Peary Show, lasting one season, included a fictitious radio show within the show. This was Honest Harold, hosted by Peary's new character.
Starting in mid-1952, some of the program's long-time characters (Judge Hooker, Floyd Munson, Marjorie and her husband, Bronco) were missing for months at a time. In their place were a few new ones (Mr. Cooley the Egg Man, and Mrs. Potter the hypochondriac) who would last only a month or so. By 1953, Gildersleeve's love life took center stage over his family and friends. His many love interests were constantly shifting, and women came and went with great frequency.
In 1954 the show's format changed drastically. After missing the fall schedule, it finally appeared in November as 15-minute episodes that aired five times a week. Only Gildersleeve, Leroy and Birdie remained on a continuing basis. All other characters were seldom heard, and gone were Marjorie and her family as well as the studio audience, live orchestra and original scripts.
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1 Audition Show - 33:52
2 Gildy Arrives at Summerfield - 29:33
3 The Cake - 29:31
4 Leroy's Paper Route - 29:48
5 Marjorie's Girl Friend Visits - 29:38
6 Hiccups - 29:50
7 Investigate the City Jail - 28:55
8 Pranks at School - 29:49
9 A Visit from Oliver - 29:50
10 Babysitting - 29:50
11 Birdie Quits - 29:46
12 Servicemen for Thanksgiving - 29:27
13 Leroy Smokes a Cigar - 29:48
14 The Canary Won't Sing - 29:50
15 Cousin Octavia Visits - 28:08
16 Selling the Iron Deer - 29:12
17 Christmas Gift for Fibber McGee - 29:49
18 Leroy's New Dog - 29:43
19 Gildy Goes on a Diet - 27:44
20 Gildy Arrested as Car Thief - 29:50
21 A New Bed for Marjorie - 29:50
22 Matchmaker - 30:09
23 Leroy Runs Away - 29:48
24 Auto Mechanics - 29:47
25 Selling the Drugstore - 29:50
26 Fortune Teller - 29:50
27 Ten Best Dressed - 29:50
28 Gildy's New Neighbors - 26:12
29 Gildy Writes to Servicemen for Marjorie - 29:38
30 Leroy Sells Flower Seeds - 29:49
31 Gildy's Goat Horace - 29:48
32 Ship Christening - 29:45
33 Mystery Voice - 29:50
34 College Chum Visits - 29:50
35 Dinner for Judge Hooker - 29:50
36 The Sneezes - 29:50
37 Gildy Produces a Play - 29:51
38 Father's Day Chair - 29:50
39 Gildy Is in Love with Amelia Hooker - 29:50
40 Fishing Trip to Lake Hackmatack - 29:50
41 Golf Tournament - 29:45
42 Planting a Tree - 29:50
43 First Cold Snap - 29:50
44 Appointed Water Commissioner - 29:47
45 Gildy's First Day on the Job - 29:50
46 A Pal to Leroy - 29:49
47 Quiet Evening at Home - 29:50
48 College Chum's Son Visits - 29:48
49 Thanksgiving Dinner - 29:50
50 Attend the Theatre - Date with a Star - 22:08
51 Attend the Theatre - Date with a Star - 29:50
52 Toothache - 29:50
53 Christmas Program - 29:43
54 Leroy's Chemistry Set - 29:50
55 Wanting to Marry Leila - 24:24
56 Fibber McGee and Molly Visit - 29:50
57 Women's Club Speaker - 29:48
58 Sabotage - 29:50
59 Fire Engine Committee - 29:50
60 Leila's Sister - 29:50
61 Income Tax Time - 29:50
62 Springtime in Summerfield - 29:49
63 Gildy Repairs His Car - 29:50
64 Auto Accident with Judge Hooker - 29:22
65 Spring Hike - 29:49
66 Rabbits - 29:49
67 Wedding List - 29:49
68 Haunted House - 29:53
69 Leroy Gets a Job - 29:50
70 Memorial Day Parade - 29:50
71 Wedding Shower for Leila - 29:50
72 Gildy Plans Honeymoon - 29:54
73 Wedding Day - 29:50
74 End of Vacation at Grass Lake - 29:50
75 War Bond Drive - 29:22
76 Leila Returning - 29:50
77 Leila Arrives Home - 29:50
78 Old School Pal To Visit aka Royal Visit - 29:49
79 Low Water Pressure - 29:50
80 Halloween Party - 28:54
81 The Pot Roast - 29:50
82 Gildy Rejected by Eve Goodwin - 29:30
83 Gildy in Hospital - 29:13
84 Income Tax Returns - 29:05
85 Eve and Gildy Get Together - 27:33
86 Marjorie the Actress - 29:50
87 Sleigh Ride - 28:52
88 Gildy Wants to Run for Mayor - 29:54
89 Campaign Photo - 29:59
90 Campaign Officially Starts - Easter Show - 29:50
91 Engaged to Eva Goodwin - 30:30
92 Campaign Gets Hot - 29:50
93 Gildy Engaged to Eve, but Kisses Leila - 29:15
94 City Employees Picnic - 29:13
95 City Employees Picnic - 29:50
96 Campaign Headquarters - 29:49
97 Eve's Mother Visits - 29:42
98 Dinner for Eve's Mother - 29:50
99 Eve's Mother Stays On - 29:50
100 Election Day - Gildy Loses - 28:55
101 Lonely Gildy - 29:44
102 Water Commissioner Is Fired - Rain Maker - 29:50
103 McGee's Invention - 29:28
104 Plastic Mouse Trap - Banker's Son - 29:28
105 Gildy Sells His House - 29:50
106 Boy's Club - 28:56
107 Gildy Looks for a Job - 29:50
108 Important Phone Call - 29:49
109 Gildy Back as Water Commissioner - 29:50
110 Election Day - Bet - 29:17
111 Spanish Dancing Teacher, Miss Del Rey - 29:50
112 Reception for Miss Del Rey - 30:46
113 Reception for Miss Del Rey - 30:06
114 Reception Aftermath - 29:59
115 A Date With Miss Del Rey - 25:36
116 Breach of Promise - 29:50
117 Dodging a Process Server - 29:04
118 Twas the Night Before Christmas - 29:48
119 Big New Year's Eve Party - 29:50
120 Who's Dating Who - 22:30
121 Engagement for the Defense - 29:50
122 The Hockey Player - 29:50
123 Aunt Hattie Forrester Arrives (AFRS #75) - 30:10
124 Visit by Aunt Hattie - 29:35
125 Aunt Hattie Interferes (AFRS #77) - 30:45
126 Aunt Hattie Stays On - 29:01
127 The Great Gildersleeve 45-02-25 (158a) Hattie and Judge Hooker (pre-show) - 06:51
128 Hattie and Judge Hooker - 22:59
129 Chairman of Women's Committee - 29:50
130 Leila Hears A Burglar (AFRS) - 30:01
131 Old Flame Named Violet - 29:50
132 Raising a Pig - 29:50
133 Leroy's Pet Pig Tiger - 29:50
134 Leila's Party - 29:50
135 New Neighbor - Bullard - 27:39
136 Gildy Picks a Husband for Marjorie - 29:54
137 Meet Craig Bullard - 28:02
138 Unclaimed Savings Account - Buy Stock - 29:54
139 Bessie Quits - 29:56
140 New Secretary - Leila - 29:56
141 An Evening with a Good Book - 29:50
142 Bullards Have a Party - 29:50
143 Going to Grass Lake - 29:50
144 Leroy's New Teacher - 29:50
145 Leroy Suspended from School - 28:51
146 Leroy Suspended from School - 29:48
147 Leila Returns Home - 29:50
148 Marjorie the Ballerina - 29:49
149 Raking Leaves - Craig's Party - 29:49
150 Leroy Works off a Broken Vase - 29:49
151 Lightfoot Visits Leila - 29:50
152 Peavey's Wife Is Ill - Rumor - 29:18
153 Helping Leroy with His Studies - 29:50
154 Teaching Marjorie Domestic Arts - 29:49
155 Falling out of the Jolly Boys - 29:50
156 Big Football Game - 29:50
157 Gildy Stuck with Opera Tickets - 29:50
158 Gildy Head of Opera Committee - 29:50
159 A Night at the Opera - 29:49
160 Christmas Eve at Home - 29:50
161 New Year's Eve at Home - 29:50
162 Ben Returns from the Navy - 29:50
163 Ben Sells Life Insurance - 29:48
164 Exposing a Phony Swami - 29:17
165 Gildy and Leila Feel Their Age - 29:50
166 Feud with the Bullards - Diplomat Gildy - 29:25
167 Need a New Car - 29:50
168 Leroy Has the Flu - 29:50
169 Gildy's New Hobby - Boat in a Bottle - 29:50
170 State Water Inspector - 29:50
171 Marjorie's Dance Date with Uncle Mort - 29:50
172 Leroy and Craig Arrested - 29:50
173 Gildy Traces Genealogy - 29:49
174 Picnic Before Doomsday - 29:30
175 Annual Dinner with Judge Hooker - 29:51
176 Bank Robber Loose - 30:06
177 Petition Against Trolley Car House - 29:26
178 Leroy Wants a Pony - 28:54
179 Gildy in a Rut - New Image - 29:30
180 Leila's New Boyfriend - 29:50
181 Leroy Learns to Dance - Party for Ethel - 29:20
182 Flashback - Meets Leila Ransome - 29:50
183 Flashback - Plays Cyrano, Meet Eve - 29:50
184 Flashback - Jolly Boys 4th of July Picnic - 29:19
185 The Commissioner Turns off the Water (AFRS 63) - 29:41
186 The Commissioner Turns off the Water - 28:45
187 Gildy's New Spruce Scent - Leila Engaged - 29:50
188 Leila's Wedding Invitations (AFRTS) - 28:22
189 Leila's Wedding Invitations - 29:48
190 Leila Leaves Town - 29:50
191 Gildy Contemplates Early Retirement (AFRTS) - 29:33
192 Gildy Contemplates Early Retirement - 29:50
193 Gildy Asks for a Raise - 29:50
194 Real Estate Agent - Hooker as a Boarder (AFRTS) - 27:58
195 Real Estate Agent - Hooker as a Boarder - 29:30
196 Pajama Party - Marjorie Gets Engaged - 29:50
197 Smitten by an Unknown Beautiful Lady (AFRTS) - 28:04
198 Smitten by an Unknown Beautiful Lady - 29:50
199 Gildy Takes up the Great Books - 29:50
200 Birdy Takes a Vacation - 29:47
201 Jolly Boys Sponsor an Orphan - 29:50
202 Leroy Afraid of a Bully - 29:49
203 Leroy Wants a Motor Scooter - 29:53
204 Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's - 29:33
205 Big New Year's Costume Ball - 29:50
206 Leila Back for a Visit - Gildy in Love - 30:03
207 Jolly Boy's Sleigh Ride - Judge Hooker (news from 87-04-20) - 31:11
208 Jolly Boy's Sleigh Ride - Judge Hooker - 30:08
209 Dancing School - 29:50
210 Marjorie's Hotrod Boyfriend - 29:50
211 Magazine Salesman - 29:50
212 Old School Friend Visits Gildy - 29:50
213 Bessie's Cousin Substitutes for Her - 30:18
214 Getting Rid of Bessie - 29:50
215 Marjorie Flipped over Crooner Larry Lake - 29:50
216 Leroy and Craig Picked up Taking Lumber - 29:50
217 Stuck with Water Dept Money Overnight (AFRTS) - 27:56
218 Stuck with Water Dept Money Overnight - 29:50
219 First Day of Spring - New Piano Teacher (AFRTS) - 29:40
220 First Day of Spring - New Piano Teacher - 29:50
221 Evening with Miss Piper - 29:50
222 Bird Watchers - 29:50
223 The Whole Town Is Talking (AFRS 113) - 30:48
224 The Whole Town Is Talking - 29:14
225 Leila's Party for Joanne - 29:07
226 The Great Tchaikovsky Love Story - 29:03
227 Leroy Excluded from Craig's Party - 23:34
228 Leroy Excluded from Craig's Party - 29:50
229 Peavey Disappears - 29:22
230 Teacher's Problems - 30:09
231 Gildy Tries to Give up Smoking - 29:50
232 Called in by the IRS - 29:49
233 Gildy Tries to Renew Romance with Eve - 29:50
234 Getting Everything Snug for Winter - 29:50
235 In Trouble with Bessie's Boyfriend - 29:33
236 Teaching Leroy Borrowing and Finance - 29:50
237 Beautiful Visitor at the Bullards - 29:50
238 Marjorie's Baby Tending Assignment - 29:50
239 Congressman Gildersleeve - 29:20
240 Halloween Party - 29:49
241 Hayride - 29:50
242 Gildy Swindled on a Fur Coat - 29:50
243 Leroy in School Play - 29:50
244 Thanksgiving - Tom Sawyer Raft - 29:50
245 Fiscal Report Due - 29:50
246 Christmas Shopping - 29:50
247 Water Commissioner Accused of Loafing - 29:50
248 Leroy's Christmas Dog - 27:45
249 New Year's Eve Parties - 29:50
250 Ann Tuttle Is Back in Town - 29:50
251 Gildy Encourages Marjorie's New Romance - 29:50
252 School Board Election Gildy vs Hooker - 29:50
253 License Plate Time - Barber Shop Trip - 29:50
254 Acting Mayor - 29:20
255 Getting Glasses - 29:50
256 Leila's Cousin Adeline Fairchild Arrives - 29:50
257 Gildy Thinks Adeline's Stealing Birdie - 29:50
258 Gildy Helps Girl - Shy Leroy - 29:50
259 Gildy Considers Marriage - 29:49
260 Adeline's Beau Cecil - Duel - 29:50
261 Adeline Wants to Visit the Jolly Boys - 29:50
262 Marjorie in Love with Her French Teacher - 29:50
263 Gildy Raising Money for Baseball Field - 29:50
264 The Water Commissioner's Radio Speech - 29:50
265 Gildy's New Secretary - 29:50
266 Dinner Courtesy of Hercules Kitchenware - 29:50
267 Fish Fry - 29:50
268 Gildy Stays Home Sick - 30:21
269 Green Thumb Women's Club - 29:42
270 Gildy Drives a Mercedes - 30:09
271 Gildersleeve Fired as Water Commissioner - 30:33
272 Baby Girl Left in Gildy's Car - 29:50
273 Baby Girl Left in Gildy's Car - 29:52
274 Taking Pictures of Baby Upsets Leroy - 29:50
275 Name the Baby Contest - 29:50
276 Gildy Tries to Reform for Welfare Invest - 29:50
277 Visit by Aunt Hattie - 29:50
278 Marjorie Ready to Marry to Keep Baby - 29:50
279 Gildy Proposes to Adeline - 29:50
280 Engagement - 29:50
281 Leila Ransome Back in Town - 29:50
282 Engaged to Leila and Adeline - 29:14
283 Water Commissioner's Helicopter Flight - 29:50
284 Leroy's Holiday Job - 29:50
285 Disappearing Christmas Presents - 29:50
286 Christmas Shopping - 29:50
287 Christmas Eve at Gildersleeve's - 29:50
288 A Wedding Is Imminent - 29:50
289 Gildy Takes up Writing - 29:50
290 Love Thy Neighbor - 28:58
291 Trip to the Dentist - 29:50
292 Eager Young Man at the Water Department - 29:50
293 Adeline's Hat Shop - 29:50
294 Hat Shop Grand Opening - 29:50
295 Leila Arrives to Close the Hat Shop - 29:50
296 Singing Lessons - 29:50
297 Leroy's Girl-Friend and Her Mother - 29:50
298 Gildy's Dream - Summerfield 1903 - 29:49
299 Leroy Faces Competition - 29:50
300 Gildy's New Secretary - 29:49
301 Acting Police Commissioner - 29:50
302 The Baby's Birthday Party Conflicts - 29:50
303 The Circus Comes to Summerfield - 29:33
304 Haunted House - 29:13
305 Detective Gildersleeve After Burglar - 29:07
306 Mysterious Girl on the Bus - 29:50
307 Gildy's Millionaire Friend Visits - 29:50
308 Marjorie and Rodney, the Poet - 29:50
309 Gildy Sues Bullard - 29:48
310 Folk Dancing Class - 29:50
311 Songwriter - 29:50
312 Gildy's New Heartthrob - Nurse Milford - 29:50
313 Double Date with Marjorie and Bronco - 29:57
314 Gildy at Hospital with Expectant Father - 29:50
315 Tom Cat Troubles - 29:50
316 Gildy's Rival, Dr Olson - 29:50
317 Rivalry Continues at the Carnival - 29:50
318 Birthday Tea Party for Marjorie - 29:50
319 A Job for Bronco - 29:49
320 The Jolly Boys Band - 29:50
321 New Neighbor - Two Pants Pearson - 29:50
322 Bronco Bows out for Marshall Bullard - 29:38
323 The Christmas Spirit - 29:13
324 Marjorie and Bronco Are Engaged - 29:48
325 Hayride - 29:15
326 Engagement Announcement - Bronco's Family - 29:35
327 Young French Diplomat Comes to Summerfield - 29:50
328 Dinner with Kathryn - 29:49
329 Dinner for Bronco's Folks - 29:41
330 Gildy Tries to Learn the Samba - 29:50
331 Should Marjorie Work After Marriage - 29:48
332 Wedding Day Set for Marjorie and Bronco - 29:50
333 Jolly Boy Election - 29:50
334 Marjorie's Shower - 29:42
335 Gildy's Blade - 29:50
336 Gildy Considers Marriage - 29:35
337 Picnic with the Thompsons - 29:34
338 House Guest - Judge Hooker - 29:50
339 Apartment for Bronco and Marjorie - 29:46
340 Leroy's Billy Goat - 29:50
341 Marjorie's Wedding Gown - 29:45
342 Jolly Boys Gift - A Rental Trailer - 29:34
343 Bronco Disappears - 29:40
344 Wedding Day - 29:39
345 Fishing Trip to Grass Lake - 29:50
346 Bronco the Real Estate Salesman - 29:50
347 Sadie Hawkins Day Dance - 29:50
348 House Boat - 29:50
349 Vacation Plans on the House Boat - 29:50
350 Marjorie Is Pregnant - 29:50
351 Visiting In-Laws - Mrs Thompson's Sister - 29:50
352 Gildy Looking for New Secretary - 29:50
353 Gildy Shares Leroy's Piano Lessons - 29:50
354 Community Chest Football Game - Leroy - 29:50
355 Bullard Runs for Mayor - 29:40
356 Weight Problems - 29:50
357 The Sons of Summerfield - 29:50
358 Election Day - 29:50
359 A Better Man Than Bullard - 29:50
360 Summerfield Centennial Pageant - 29:50
361 Water Department Calendar - 29:50
362 Leroy's First Date - 29:49
363 Leroy's Laundry Business - 29:50
364 Chief Gates on the Spot - 29:50
365 Christmas Show - A Present for Kathryn - 29:50
366 Gildy-Bullard Double Date New Year's Eve - 29:49
367 Marjorie Craves Sauerkraut - 29:49
368 Gildy Is Worn out from Late Dating - 29:50
369 A Nervous Expectant Father - 29:50
370 A Shower for Marjorie - 29:50
371 Day off for Peavey - 30th Anniversary - 29:50
372 Throwing Snowballs - 29:50
373 Marjorie's Babies Arrive - 29:50
374 Trying to Name the Twins - 29:50
375 Marjorie and the Twins Coming Home - Grandpa Isn't Needed - 29:50
376 Gildy Pushes Attendance at the Jolly Boys Club - 29:50
377 Bronco Tries to Run the House - 29:50
378 Gildy and Leroy Baby Sit the Twins - 29:50
379 Bullard Needs Boat Access - 29:50
380 Gildy Worried That Kids Want to Leave - 29:50
381 Leroy in Love with Marcelle - 29:50
382 Leroy's Pony - 29:50
383 Spring Cleaning the Judge's House - 29:50
384 Marjorie and Bronco's First Anniversary - 29:50
385 Bullard's Boat Date - 29:50
386 Bronco's Father Arrives - Twins Are Named - 29:40
387 Leaving on Vacation to Half Moon Lake - Gildy's Schedule - 29:50
388 Leroy Buys a Car - 29:50
389 County Fair Comes to Summerfield - 29:50
390 Getting Ready for School - Women Trouble - 29:50
391 Marjorie Gets a Job - 28:53
392 Gildy Wants to Be Re-Elected President of the Jolly Boys Club - 30:09
393 Gildy Wants to Be Re-Elected President of the Jolly Boys Club - 29:50
394 Leroy Visits the Judge - 29:50
395 Bronco Almost Forgets About His First Date with Marjorie - 29:50
396 Gildy Takes Mrs Winthrop and Babs on a Picnic - 29:50
397 Halloween and Gildy Finds a Lost Boy - 29:50
398 Marjorie and Bronco Want to Build a House - 29:50
399 Problems Removing an Oak Tree - 29:50
400 Inviting Thanksgiving Guests - 29:50
401 Getting Leroy to Study and Grow Up - 29:50
402 Leroy Selling Christmas Trees - 29:53
403 Christmas Show - 29:34
404 Opening Last Christmas Presents - 59:56
405 Gildy Wants New Job to Keep up with Bronco - 29:37
406 Gildy Has Disappeared - In Hospital - 29:50
407 Gildy Talks to Everyone About Operation - 29:50
408 Trying to Be Alone with Paula - 30:02
409 Gildy Protects Hooker from Mona - 29:59
410 Gildy Hires Mrs Munson and Gets Floyd Too - 30:01
411 Engagement Ring Mixup - 29:50
412 Civic Coordinator - 29:52
413 Leroy's Week of Freedom - 30:13
414 Bullard Is House Guest - Need Two Thousand Dollar Loan - 29:50
415 Train Trip to Omaha - 29:50
416 Gildy's Garden - 29:50
417 Television Comes to Summerfield - 29:50
418 Colorful Past - 29:50
419 Easter Sunrise Service - 29:50
420 Leroy the Beekeeper - 29:32
421 Diving for Publicity - 29:50
422 Bad Report Card - No Camp - 29:47
423 Leroy the Singing Cowboy - 29:47
424 Bronco Coming Home - Gildy and Leroy Fishing - 29:50
425 Happy Moving Day - 29:50
426 Leroy's Bike Motor - 29:50
427 Katie Lee Visits Summerfield - 29:52
428 Katie Lee Visits Summerfield - 29:50
429 Bronco Wants a Wall Between Yards - 29:50
430 Guess the Number of Beans Contest - 31:08
431 Miss McKinley of the Complaint Dept - 30:02
432 Fourth of July Speech - 29:56
433 Back Yard Camping - 29:50
434 Fishing with Miss McKinley - 31:09
435 Bronco Sells Gildy's House - 29:50
436 Leroy Behaving Too Well - 29:50
437 Gildy Goes on a Diet - 29:50
438 Leroy's Million Dollar Laundry - 29:37
439 Cousin Emily Comes for a Visit - 29:50
440 Winning Leroy Back from Emily - 29:50
441 Cleaning Bullard's House - 29:49
442 Driver's License Test - 29:50
443 Hooker and Peavey Are Feuding - 30:22
444 Economize - 30:16
445 Ladies Man - 30:34
446 Watch Trouble - 30:04
447 Gildy the Athlete - 29:57
448 The Suggestion Box - 23:20
449 Gildersleeve vs. Golf - 29:58
450 Problems With Leroy's Teacher - 29:24
451 Leroy's Gift - 29:50
452 Miss Grace Tuttle and Bird Watching - 29:50
453 The Birthday Duck Dinner - 29:54
454 Leroy's Part Time Employment (AFRS) - 26:51
455 Leroy's Part Time Employment - 29:59
456 Grace Tuttle's Brother Sydney - 29:41
457 Gildy and Leroy Alone for Christmas - 29:50
458 New Year's Eve with Peavey - 30:29
459 Leila Back in Town - Sidney Tuttle - 29:50
460 Gildy and Sidney Help Leila - 30:39
461 Cousin Bert Sends Leroy a Great Dane - 29:12
462 Gildy and Grace Tuttle - 30:09
463 Rivals, Leila and Grace, Meet - 29:50
464 Two Dates for Mayor's Valentine Party - 29:50
465 Gildy in Trouble with Leila and Grace - 29:21
466 Gildy's Great Dane Causes Peavey Trouble - 29:33
467 Extra Help at the Water Department - 29:50
468 Leroy Moves out to Marjorie's - 29:50
469 The Jam Session - 29:37
470 Cleaning House - Rummage Sale - 29:50
471 Easter Sunrise Service - 28:46
472 Leroy Has Trouble with the Mayor's Son - 28:35
473 Boy's Club Takes over Jolly Boy Clubroom - 28:36
474 Marjorie and Bronco Are Fighting - 29:28
475 Bottled Water Company Stock - 30:11
476 Anniversary Present - 28:58
477 Gildy Going to Europe - 29:50
478 Leroy's Theme - 29:50
479 Witness at the Wedding - 29:50
480 Birdie May Move to Marjorie's House - 29:50
481 Leroy Has the Mumps - Train Stop - 29:50
482 Gift for Miss Tuttle - 29:50
483 Swimming Trip to Grass Lake - 29:34
484 Togetherness - 30:04
485 Buying a Spray Gun - 29:50
486 Mae Home from Vacation - Engaged - 30:08
487 Leroy Going to Visit Aunt Hattie - 30:16
488 The Water Commissioner Is Fired - 29:50
489 Deciding on a Lake Cabin - 30:25
490 A Fish Story - 30:08
491 Sufficient Unto One's Self - 29:59
492 Leroy's Girl - Jo Mac - 30:16
493 Gildy Helps Raise Ronnie - 30:06
494 Birdie's Mystery Cake Recipe - 30:09
495 Babysitter Gildy - 29:31
496 Flattery - 29:51
497 Home Haircut - 29:22
498 Gildy Involved with Teacher and Principal - 29:03
499 Fire Bells Are Ringing - 30:01
500 Unwilling Witness - 30:05
501 Impulsive Gildy Almost Gets Married - 30:14
502 The Authority Figure - 29:50
503 Gildy the Athlete vs Doc Olsen - 30:04
504 Dinner Mixup with Peavey and Girls - 30:18
505 Gildy Earns Christmas Money Selling Insurance - 30:13
506 Taking Bessie to the Dance - 29:46
507 Gildy and Hooker Feud at Christmas - 29:44
508 Selling Trees for Needy Children's Party - 29:28
509 New Year's Eve at Home with Leroy - 30:00
510 Irene's Father Pushes for a Wedding - 29:37
511 Gildy in the Doghouse with Irene - 29:10
512 Leroy Going Steady - 29:58
513 Bronco Mad at Gildy for Interfering - 29:19
514 Evening Conference with Leroy's Teacher - 30:01
515 Judge Hooker's Annual Dinner - 30:16
516 Gildy the Budding Politician - 29:59
517 Jolly Boys Election - 30:06
518 Paula Winthrop Back in Town - 30:45
519 Old Fashioned Square - 29:59
520 New Girl in Town - Marie Olson - 30:00
521 Hobby Show - 30:00
522 Gildy Involved with Two Girls Again - 30:00
523 Marie Teaches Bronco French - 29:59
524 Dinner Party for Bronco's Boss - 30:00
525 Marie Olson Charms Everyone - 30:00
526 Gildy Swears off Girls, but Meets Thelma - 30:00
527 Dinner for Dr Olson Who's Leaving Town - 29:59
528 Gildy Runs for Sheriff - 30:01
529 Visit by Aunt Hattie - 29:26
530 Trying to End Aunt Hattie's Stay - 30:25
531 A Pal To Leroy - 14:00
532 Opera Committee - 14:41
533 Floyd's Inheritance - 23:47
534 Vacation Time - 10:12
535 Doye O'Dell's Dude Ranch #498 AFRTS - 24:59
536 Judge Returns from Europe - 24:47
537 Peavy Mayor Expect Gildy's Help in Mayor Election - 12:44
538 Gildy Causes Water Outage - 21:08
539 Family Prepares For Easter - 22:13
540 Bessie's Vacation - 25:38
541 Leila's Antique Vase - 25:24
542 Birdie Heiress - 19:55
543 Invents A Water Filter - 22:21
