Gildersleeves nephew leroy did not put his comic books away to the. Radio veteran, hal peary originated the role of throckmorton p. Great gildersleeve radio show 5 2144 city employees. The great gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1940s. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august. He is perhaps best known as the voice of sherman in. A talented singer as a child, peary later went into radio in 1925. Gildersleeve was invented by actor harold peary, who would play him through most of the characters life. Gildersleeve, played by harold peary, began as a supporting character on the fibber mcgee and molly show, during the days when it was produced in chicago. These are poorly edited often missing beginnings of scenes due to a clip too close, and its too grainy for something from 1955. Great gildersleeve radio show 5 1946 leroy goes to a party by franknelsonnet. Gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly, the great gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Gildersleeve originated on the fibber mcgee and molly radio program.
Meanwhile, watermans first season as the great gildersleeve lost 22% of the 194950 ratings but that can be attributed to two outside factors. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 32 gildys all american boy. The 15th episode occurred on dec 7, 1941, the day of the pearl harbor attack. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 1 gildy goes broke. Although in the first season, under writer levinson, birdie was often. Look devoted five pages in its may 23, 1950, issue to the wedding. Great gildersleeve radio show 51643 house hunting youtube. Outside of the home, the softhearted yet blustery bachelor works as a water commissioner and romances the local ladies.
The series was built around the character throckmorton p. The great gildersleeve 514 shows old time radio in mp3. Recently, i came back to the series and decided to listen to them starting with season 1. The character was introduced in the october 3, 1939. Throckmorton p gildersleeve peary is a loveable rotund man, but also somewhat of a pompous windbag, who lives in the town of summerfield. Evening news harrisburg, pennsylvania april 18, 1938. Fire tv 4k ultra hd with alexa voice control echo dot 2nd gen smart speaker with alexa roku express hd. I have several from years ago and hope to find more. However, it was not peary who appeared in the tv series.
Leroys laundry cousin emily visits winning leroy back from emily duration. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. The great gildersleeve season one 19411942 dvd audio old time radio programs by harold peary. The great gildersleeve was one of radios first great spinoff shows.
A spinoff character from the fibber mcgee and molly show, gildersleeve was broadcast from 1941 to 1957 and was so wellreceived that peary reprised the role in four motion pictures and three. In this episode from the first season, gildy and leroy shop for a new bed for marjorie. With willard waterman, ronald keith, lillian randolph, stephanie griffin. Some of this from the wikipedia entry on the great gildersleeve, but i remember when waterman took over from peary. New years eve parties ann tuttle back in town encouraging romance. By the time the radio show entered its final season, the great gildersleeve s remaining radio audience heard only reruns of previous episodes. However gildy would also spend time under the stewardship of willard waterman. The mayor thinks gildys floozy girlfriend is his new secretary when he walks in on them playing office one night. Raising his too smart nephew leroy, he leans on his secretary bessie and tries to ignore the advice of housekeeper birdie. Franknelsonnet is the youtube channel for, the memorial site for radio and tv actor frank nelson. In the spring of 1941, the needham, louis and brorby advertising agency gave hal peary a green light to record an audition program based on the various gildersleeve characters which he had developed and portrayed on the fibber mcgee and molly show, over the preceding few years. Harold peary had played several character roles on fibber mcgee and molly, including various pompous characters with the last name gildersleeve.
Gildersleeve, which began as a supporting character on radios fibber mcgee and molly in 1938. Great gildersleeve radio show 6345 new secretary by franknelsonnet. The poplar radio character gildersleeve had made his screen debut with a host of other radio stalwarts in the 1941 feature look whos laughing, and rko felt his popularity warranted a series. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson,4 it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Each episode told its own story, but the great gildersleeve was partially serialized as well.
The great gildersleeve was a happy endeavor where great talent met with great writing. Watch the great gildersleeve episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. Great gildersleeves episode gildy goes broke video. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. The five film great gildersleeve movie collection including seven days leave is available on dvd from the warner archive. Im an enormous fan of the radio program, but this is a lousy product.
Gildy encourages leroy to build a raft and float down river from summerville like a modernday huck finn. Featured in the cast are stephanie griffin and ronald keith as gildys niece marjorie and nephew leroy. Birdies engagement is on hold until she finds a suitable replacement, but none of the applicants for housekeeper. Gildersleeve, a regular character from the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. The thanksgiving and christmas episodes with harold perry are my favorite. Listen to 468 episodes of the great gildersleeve for free. The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. 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 shows popularity. Gildersleeve, a small town bachelor, has slapstick troubles with a. With harold peary, jane darwell, nancy gates, charles arnt.
Gildy goes diving comicweb classic tvreleased 1955 comedysitcom tv showthe great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the usa from august 31, 1941, to 1958. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 6 gildy stews about a cook. Only a handful of hours after a devastating morning attack on pearl harbor, gildy still aired its regularly scheduled episode. Throckmorton gildersleeve is a blustery ladies man who often finds himself in unusual predicaments. Watch the great gildersleeve season 1, episode 10 one too many secretaries. 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. During that year, both the 15 minute radio show and the television show were being produced simultaneously. Harold peary created the gildersleeve character on. Oakland tribune oakland, california february 5, 1964. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957.
The great gildersleeve tv series 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard lewis levinson, was one of. Premiering on august 31, 1941, the great gildersleeve moved the title character from the mcgees wistful vista to summerfield, where. Great gildersleeve radio show 5 2343 leroys job duration. Great gildersleeve radio show 11842 new bed for marjorie. The character proved to be so popular with audiences by 1941 that peary got his own radio comedy show, the great. Willard waterman, walter tetley, earle ross, richard. The audition, which was titled the great gildersleeve, was underwritten by fibber. I listened to the great gildersleeve about ten years ago and they became my bedtime pal. Old time radios first bona fide spinoff, throckmorton p. Add to collection add to wantlist remove from wantlist. In fibber mcgee and molly, pearys gildersleeve had been a pompous windbag and antagonist of fibber mcgee. Levinson held the pen during the first season, and created most of the.
The great gildersleeve receives a lot of notice for being the first successful. I loved the old time radio shows and try to find as many as possible. Leroy is spending a small fortune on his new little girlfriend. In a wartime broadcast, a fantasy comic book club was mentioned. The life of riley season 5 episode 37 vacation plans video duration. The great gildersleeve single episodes internet archive. While this is certainly true, there is much more to the show than that. In 1939, peary was making a personal appearance in a theatre promoting the fibber mcgee and molly show and casually did what would be. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the us from august 31, 1941 to 1958. Raising his too smart nephew leroy, he leans on his secretary bessie and tries to. Harold hal peary july 25, 1908 march 30, 1985 was an american actor, comedian and singer in radio, films, television, and animation. At one time, the mp3 encodes appearing on this page were considered the gold standard. The radio series was taped on days when the tv production was inactive.
Great gildersleeve birdies christmas page 5 5 1 leroy and the pumpkins we grew should make a swell 2 pumpkin pie. Gildersleeve moved from the town of wistful vista, where fibber mcgee and molly lived, to summerfield, where he oversaw his late brotherinlaws estate and took on the rearing of his orphaned niece and nephew, marjorie and. In the fifties there was a great gildersleeve tv series, which ran for one season and resulted in 39 episodes. Great gildersleeve radio show 5546 gildy is in a rut.
The cw 201920 season ratings updated 5 0120 fox 201920 season ratings updated. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from 1941 to 1957. The series was built around the character throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve radio show was a spinoff of the johnsons wax program with fibber mcgee and molly. The great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard lewis levinson, was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Back in 1950, pearys agent saw an opportunity to better his clients deal.
The event was popular enough that look devoted five pages in its may 23. The first show was broadcast on august 31, 1941, sponsored by parkay margarine. The great gildersleeve s the great gildersleeve was network radios first and most successful spinoff series. Eventually, he was given a recurring role as the mcgees next door neighbor, throckmorton p. Willard waterman repeats his radio role as throckmorton p. The cw 201920 season ratings updated 5 0120 fox 201920 season. The gildersleeve project began as one hobbyists effort to acquire and share this wonderful program with all otr enthusiasts who enjoy this kind of wholesome family entertainment. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads.
Gildersleeve was one of the most popular of the oddball characters that lived in wistful vista, the home of fibber mcgee and molly. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson,2 it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. The plan backfires when the raft is discovered broken up downstream and leroy cant be found. Gildersleeve, the portly, pompous water commissioner of summerfield waterman had taken over from the original gildersleeve, harold peary, in 1955.
Popular videos the great gildersleeve the great gildersleeve topic. Gildersleeve raises his orphaned niece and nephew in the small town of summerfield in this critically acclaimed radio comedy. Since reasoning with leroy isnt working, gildys going. Dealing with the baby fills the first few episodes of the season, but as the. The great gildersleeve, a sitcom aired on nbc radio from august 31, 1941 to 1957, was a spinoff from another popular comedy series fibber mcgee and molly, or fmam. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam.
Gildersleeve talks leroy and bruce out of constructing a rocket in the back yard and into building a raft like tom. The great gildersleeve, collection 1 audiobook by black eye. Season 1 of the great gildersleeve premiered on september 20, 1955. The great gildersleeve season one 19411942 dvd audio old time radio programs.
Throckmorton gildersleeve is a blustery ladies man who often finds himself in. Here are several episodes of the great gildersleve that you can enjoy listening to right know. This is not a cd or mp3, but a privately manufactured standard format dvd that contains audio only. Christmas shows great gildersleeve old time radio show.
The great gildersleeve was the first show to be centered on a single parent balancing raising children, work, and a social life, accomplished with taste and genuine wit, often at the expense of gildersleeve s slightly understated pomposity. Harold peary played the title character throughout the 1940s. Jun 12, 20 the gildersleeve program ran from 1941 to 1957and in 1942, peary brought the character to the big screen in the first of four films for rko, the great gildersleeve. The great gildersleeve receives a lot of notice for being the first successful spinoff program, where a character from one show leaves and a new program is built around them. Jan 04, 2014 fire tv 4k ultra hd with alexa voice control echo dot 2nd gen smart speaker with alexa roku express hd streaming fire 7. Ironically, pearys cbs show a virtual copy of the gildersleeve format only lasted one season, while watermans gildersleeve continued for several years after that. Built around throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and molly. The show suffered from its ratingspoor leadin of ronald colmans sitcom, the halls of ivy, and television was making a serious dent into all network radio nighttime ratings. On august 31, 1941, gildersleeve landed his own situation comedy, the great gildersleeve, becoming radios first spinoff. After five remarkably good seasons as sundays early evening opening act for jack benny, the great gildersleeve was moved by kraft to the heart of nbcs. By 1929, he had his own radio show and got his big break in 1935 when he was cast in the fibber mcgee and molly show as throckmorton gildersleeve. The great gildersleeve was a vastly popular radio show starring harold peary that followed the comical exploits of throckmorton p.
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