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TAGLINE: The Great Gildersleeve was one of radio’s first great spin-off shows.

The Great Gildersleeve is a ladies man as well as Summerfield's Water Commissioner. Behind the bluster, he is a romantic and idealistic character, whose vulnerability makes us sympathetic toward him even while we are laughing at him. His romantic adventures, especially with the Southern widow, Leila Ransom, played by Shirley Mitchell formed the plot for many of the shows.

Starring: Harold Peary
16 half-hour shows with original commercials.

$23.95

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The Great Gildersleeve: Harold Peary had played several character roles on “Fibber McGee and Molly,” including various pompous characters with the last name Gildersleeve. Eventually, he was given a recurring role as the McGees’ next door neighbor, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Vain, egotistical, bombastic, Gildersleeve was noted for his deep voice and trilling pronouncement, “You’re a ha-a-a-ard man, McGee!” In 1941, the new show debuted, with Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve moving from Wistful Vista to Summerfield, to assume guardianship of his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie and Leroy Forrester. In his new life, the Great Gildersleeve has his hands full with the pretty and popular young Marjorie, initially played by Lurene Tuttle, and her kid brother Leroy, played by Walter Tetley. Birdy Lee Coggins, played by Lillian Randolph, is the family’s cook and housekeeper. Cantankerous Judge Horace Hooker, played by Earle Ross, oversees Gildersleeve’s administration of Marjorie and Leroy’s affairs, and the two become good friends, despite frequent arguments.

Disc Five
Birdie Quits
11-89-41
Thanksgiving
11-16-41

Disc Eight
Leroy's Big Dog
12-28-41
Gildy's Diet
1-4-42

TAGLINE: "The Adventures of The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary."

On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!"

Starring: Harold Peary
16 half-hour shows with original commercials for Kraft.

Disc 1
Arrested for Auto Theft
1-11-42
A New Bed for Marjorie
1-18-42

Disc Six
The Liberty Ship
5-3-42
Ricardo, the Singer
5-10-42

Disc Seven
An Old Collegemate
5-17-42
A Dinner for Hooker
5-31-42

> Episodes originally aired 1941 - 42
> Format: CD
> Genre: Drama
> Label: Nostalgia Merchant
> Originally Released in: 1987
> Run Time: 16 Hours (on both CDs)
> Audio: Dolby Digital