The Great Gildersleeve, Volume 16

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The Great Gildersleeve
Volume 16

Writing team Sam Moore and John Whedon left The Great Gildersleeve in 1947. Although a string of writers came behind them, the core of the show, the true heart of the program didn’t shift. Gildersleeve and his family and friends were so fully realized by this point that writers simply had to keep the stories fresh and new in content; the characters were almost alive enough to do that on their own. Even when a new actor took over the lead role, The Great Gildersleeve didn’t skip a beat for several years, continuing to turn out stories fans enjoyed and came back each week to hear.

The serialized aspect of The Great Gildersleeve, introduced by Moore and Whedon, did not just allow for wonderful storytelling and character development. Because they had a platform to tell continuing tales, writers John Whedon and Sam Moore were able to make Summerfield even more real.

Even though most of the stories took place within an eight-block radius in Summerfield, the writers made the locale authentic simply by recreating a 1940s era small town on the air, replete with patriotism and antics. Also new characters, like neighbor Bullard would be added throughout the show. Also, writers expanded on existing characters around Gildy, adding to the feel that the people in the show were real and lived just down the street, and could come and go like anyone in any town.

Listeners could get a real idea of just how small Gildy’s Water Commissioner office was. The audience almost felt like they could gather around the old rickety piano with The Jolly Boys. Summerfield became the town everyone wanted to live in. Whedon would carry the concept of this sort of small town into his work in the 1960s on The Andy Griffith Show.

Tune in to the twelve original broadcasts of The Great Gildersleeve, Volume 16 as they originally aired, to find out just what sort of love and trouble Gildy gets into. Presented as they originally aired, complete with Kraft Foods commercials and restored to sparkling digital quality.

#207 Petition Against Trolley Car House

Sunday, April 21, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#208 Leroy Wants a Pony

Sunday, April 28, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#209 Gildy in a Rut

Sunday, May 5, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#210 Leila's New Boy Friend

Sunday, May 12, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#211 Leroy Learns to Dance - Party for Ethel

Sunday, May 19, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#212 Flashback - Meets Leila Ransome

Sunday, May 26, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#213 Flashback - Plays Cyrano, Meet Eve

Sunday, June 2, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#214 Flashback - Jolly Boys 4th of July Picnic

Sunday, June 9, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#215 The Commissioner Turns Off the Water

Wednesday, September 18, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#216 Gildy's New Spruce Scent - Leila Engaged

Wednesday, September 25, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#217 Leila's Wedding Invitations

Wednesday, October 2, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft

#218 Leila Leaves Town

Wednesday, October 9, 1946 - 30:00 - NBC, sponsored by Kraft