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The Great Gildersleeve: 5/17/1942 – The Manganese Mine

Gildersleeve’s old college chum comes to visit and starts selling shares in a magnesium mine!

The Great Gildersleeve – The Manganese Mine

Harold Peary, Lurene Tuttle, Lillian Randolph, Walter Tetley, William Randolph (composer, conductor), Jim Bannon, Leonard L. Levinson (writer).

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 5/10/1942 – Mystery Singer

Ricardo, “The Masked Marvel Of Mystery,” serenades the radio listeners of Summerfield. Gildersleeve is of course, the masked baritone!

The Great Gildersleeve – Mystery Singer

Harold Peary, Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Earle Ross, Una Merkel, Walter Tetley, Shirley Mitchell, Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle.

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 5/03/1942 – Liberty Ship Christening

The program is announced as originating from “the new NBC studios in San Francisco.” Gildersleeve, Marjorie, and Leroy get on the wrong train while trying to get to San Francisco for the christening of a new Liberty Ship, the “Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve.” Mel Blanc plays two roles!

The Great Gildersleeve – Liberty Ship Christening

Harold Peary, Lurene Tuttle, Lillian Randolph, Walter Tetley, Mel Blanc, Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Leonard L. Levinson (writer).

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 4/26/1942 – Gildy’s Goat Horace

The story of Horace the Goat, played by Mel Blanc!

The Great Gildersleeve – Gildy’s Goat Horace

Harold Peary, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Mel Blanc, Lillian Randolph.

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 4/19/1942 – Leroy Sells Seeds

Leroy tries to sell seeds door-to-door, but winds up planting a Victory Garden.

The Great Gildersleeve – Leroy Sells Seeds

Harold Peary, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph.

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 3/29/1942 - Letters to Servicemen

Gildersleeve helps Marjorie write to soldiers, complications ensue when a proposal seems just around the corner.

The Great Gildersleeve – Letters to Servicemen

Harold Peary, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph.

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 3/22/1942 – New Neighbors

Gildersleeve and his brood have new neighbors, and the new folks on the block are very, very obnoxious!

The Great Gildersleeve – New Neighbors

Harold Peary, Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Jim Bannon (announcer).

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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The Great Gildersleeve: 3/15/1942 – Ten Best Dressed

Gildersleeve has been named “one of the ten best dressed men in Summerfield,” which places Gildy into a new “Orkney Twist” suit.

The Great Gildersleeve – Ten Best Dressed

Harold Peary, Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Lillian Randolph, Earle Ross, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), William Randolph (composer, conductor), Jim Bannon (announcer).

NBC network. Sponsored by Kraft.

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