Gildersleeve was one of the most popular of the oddball characters that lived in wistful vista, the home of fibber mcgee and molly. He moved to summerfield, where he and takes on an instant family in the form of leroy and margerie forrester. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the united states from august. Gildersleeve, a regular element of the radio situation comedy fibber mcgee and. The great gildersleeve 514 shows old time radio in mp3. Harold peary, a popular radio and television personality, was given the lead role. The great gildersleeve movie collection, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, comedyclassic, 883316692301. Youre entering an exquisite world thats genuine, unique, wonderful, and with. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of. Old time radios first bona fide spinoff, throckmorton p. Watch the great gildersleeve episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Includes old radio shows in mpeg and realaudio, otr and early tv logs, photos from fotr conventions, discussion groups, special events, and much more. The great gildersleeve is a radio situation comedy broadcast from august 31, 1941, to march 21, 1957. Happy birthday, gildy the great gildersleeve debuted on this day in 1941.
Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Harold peary the great gildersleeve rumpelstiltskin. 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. The great gildersleeve a treasure of old time radio and an early spinoff success. Today is the 72nd anniversary of the debut of radios greatest sitcom the great gildersleeve. Harold hal peary was an american actor, comedian and singer in radio, film, television and animation remembered best as throckmorton p. The great gildersleeve, 2002, ben ohmart, charles stumpf. English us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. It centered on the story of throckmorton philharmonic gildersleeve, who was also the main character of the fmam. Great gildersleeve free downloads new episodes are available regularly come back often. Listen to 468 episodes of the great gildersleeve for free.
This collection of the great gildersleeve radio programs features 514 shows on 6 cds. The correct title of the program is the great gildersleeve. Initially written by leonard lewis levinson, it was one of broadcast historys earliest spinoff programs. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. 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. Gentle giant octopus, karen wallace, 1998, juvenile fiction, 29 pages. There were 552 episodes of which 514 are available at last count. The great gildersleeve movie collection full frame. While this is certainly true, there is much more to the show than that. I wish i could be with anyone who has taken an interest in otr or has loved it for awhile, and has yet to be inducted into the gildersleeve series. The cds are labeled and provided in highly protective jewel cases.
The series was built around the character throckmorton p. The great gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast in the usa from august 31, 1941, to 1958. For the best experience please update your browser. The plan backfires when the raft is discovered broken up downstream and leroy cant be found. 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. As an added treat, viewers can take a gander at the great gildersleeve s gueststarring gig alongside an allstar radio role call in the lucille ballvictor mature romantic romp, seven days. Its like hearing the beatles for the first time in music. The great gildersleeve otr picture the great gildersleeve 19411957, initially written by leonard. Gildy encourages leroy to build a raft and float down river from summerville like a modernday huck finn. The great gildersleeve comedy old time radio downloads. Part of our over 12000 show library of old time radio.
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