The Great Gildersleeve 419 Thanksgiving With Mikey 1951-11-21

Summary

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Podcast Summary: “The Great Gildersleeve 419 – Thanksgiving with Mikey”

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Host: Harold’s Old Time Radio
Episode Release: November 11, 2025
Original Broadcast: November 21, 1951
Episode Theme:
A heartwarming Thanksgiving episode from The Great Gildersleeve, celebrating kindness, charity, and community. Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, his family, and friends prepare for Thanksgiving and grapple with the true spirit of the holiday—learning to share abundance, reach out to those alone, and overcome neighborhood rivalries.

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Main Storyline Overview

• The episode follows Gildersleeve and his family as they prepare for Thanksgiving with a giant turkey and an uncertain guest list.
• Themes of generosity and compassion are explored as the family decides to invite those without families to join their feast.
• The tension and comedy between Gildersleeve and his neighbor, Mr. Bullard, provide warmth and humor, ultimately culminating in a message of reconciliation.

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Key Discussion Points & Recurring Themes

1. Preparing for Thanksgiving

[02:00–03:00]

• Gildersleeve returns home to tempting smells from the kitchen, where Birdie is busy preparing a massive 24-pound turkey.
• Family banter as Leroy and Marjorie tease Gildersleeve and each other about sneaking tastes, and the logistics of who will be at dinner.

2. The Proposition to Share Thanksgiving

[03:04–04:10]

• Marjorie and husband Bronco may miss dinner due to a football game.
• Gildersleeve suggests inviting Babs (a neighbor’s young guest) and her mother, Paula, expanding the guest list in the spirit of sharing.

3. A Mishap Across the Street

[04:14–06:38]

• On the way to invite Paula and Babs, a snowball meant for Gildersleeve accidentally breaks Mr. Bullard’s window, resulting in a humorous but tense exchange.
• Mr. Bullard coldly rebuffs the dinner invitation, saying his sister and Babs are “out of town,” and delivers a classic “goodbye” in his own style.

Notable Quote:

“If he’ll aim again at you and hit, I’ll pay for it.”
— Mr. Bullard to Gildersleeve [04:48]

4. Reflecting on Fortune – Including Little Mike

[06:47–08:03]

• Birdie reflects on their household’s luck, reminding the family of children who have less, specifically young Mike Smith from the children’s home, who had visited on Halloween.
• Gildersleeve suggests inviting Mike for Thanksgiving.

Notable Quote:

“Come to think of it, Thanksgiving is no good if you don’t share it.”
— Gildersleeve [07:48]

5. Generosity and the Judge’s Cranberry Relish

[08:11–09:31]

• Judge Horace drops by with homemade cranberry relish, joking about his love for both law and cooking.
• Birdie jokes, “He spends his working hours with the lawbook and his idle hours with the cookbook!”

6. The Spirit of Thanksgiving – Extending the Olive Branch

[10:02–10:31]

• Judge Horace suggests that even cranky neighbors like Bullard might be lonely and deserve inclusion.
• Gildersleeve, reluctant yet convinced by the Judge’s sentiment, resolves to invite Bullard again.

Notable Quote:

“Chances are the world could achieve more harmony around the Thanksgiving table than around the conference table.”
— Judge Horace [10:32]

7. Thanksgiving Day – Sharing with Mike

[11:04–11:38]

• Mike arrives for dinner and shares his gratitude, wistfully mentioning that some of his friends are being adopted for Christmas, showing the episode’s gentle focus on the vulnerable.

Memorable Moment:
Mike quips,

“Just take me back when I’m good and full.”
— Mike Smith [11:14]

8. Attempting Again with Mr. Bullard

[12:12–14:30]

• Gildersleeve, with Mike, tries inviting Bullard to dinner a second time.
• In front of Mike’s open honesty—“Mr. Gildersleeve says you don’t have very many friends”—Bullard icily rebuffs the invitation, insisting he has club plans, though he seems less certain.

9. The Final Table: Sledding, Friends, and One More Invitation

[17:23–19:12]

• With others away, the Thanksgiving table is set for Gildersleeve, Leroy, Mike, and Birdie.
• On a visit to the drugstore, Mike suggests inviting Mr. Peavey, the shopkeeper, who declines but shares he was alone last Thanksgiving.

10. Mr. Bullard’s Bluff

[21:32–23:37]

• Mr. Bullard, buying an inordinate amount of after-dinner mints and describing a lavish menu, attempts to save face and convince others (and perhaps himself) he’s not lonely.
• After another failed invitation, Gildersleeve and family leave him to his “party.”

11. The Twist – Who’s Really Alone?

[25:01–27:07]

• On the way to dinner, Leroy suggests inviting more children from the home.
• Mike finds that only Mr. Bullard is left behind, exposed in his loneliness.
• Gildersleeve warmly invites Bullard one last time; Bullard finally accepts, fighting back tears of gratitude.

Notable Quote:

“Don’t cry, Mr. Bullard. You have more friends than you thought you had.”
— Mike Smith [27:02]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Breaking the ice with Mr. Bullard:
  “If he’ll aim again at you and hit, I’ll pay for it.”
  — Mr. Bullard, on Leroy’s snowball toss [04:48]

• Birdie on generosity:
  “Thanksgiving is no good if you don’t share it.”
  — Birdie [07:10]

• The Judge’s wisdom:
  “Chances are the world could achieve more harmony around the Thanksgiving table than around the conference table.”
  — Judge Horace [10:32]

• Mike on friendship and gratitude:
  “Just take me back when I’m good and full.”
  — Mike [11:14]

• Mike’s innocence revealing Bullard’s needs:
  “Yeah. And Mr. Gilderslee says you don't have very many friends.”
  — Mike to Mr. Bullard [13:51]

• Mike comforting Bullard:
  “Don’t cry, Mr. Bullard. You have more friends than you thought you had.”
  — Mike [27:02]

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Key Segment Timestamps

• Family banter around the turkey: 02:00–03:00
• Broken window at Bullard’s: 04:14–06:38
• Birdie’s reminder about the less fortunate: 07:02–07:48
• Judge Horace’s cranberry relish and wisdom: 08:11–10:32
• Inviting Mike for Thanksgiving: 11:04–11:38
• Lessons about loneliness and belonging: entire 12:12–14:30 sequence
• Mike’s honesty with Mr. Bullard: 13:51
• Final happy ending and Bullard’s acceptance: 25:53–27:07

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Overall Episode Tone & Takeaway

The episode is warm, witty, and earnest, full of playful family exchanges and gentle moral lessons. It gently admonishes listeners to remember those less fortunate and to open one’s heart and home, even to difficult neighbors. Through the innocence of children and the reluctant camaraderie of adults, the episode captures the timeless spirit of Thanksgiving.

Final Thought:
“There’s something about Thanksgiving.”
— Gildersleeve [27:07]

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Perfect for:
Fans of classic radio, family-friendly listening, and anyone seeking a reminder of holiday generosity and humor.

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Transcript

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[Narrator / Announcer]

The craft foods company presents Willard Waterman as the Great Gildersley. The Great Gilder sleeve is brought to you partially transcribed by the Kraft Foods Company. Kraft, you know, makes Philadelphia brand cream cheese. The cream cheese that's been famous for quality since 1880. Delicious, creamy white Philadelphia brand is so popular it outsells all other brands of cream cheese combined. Enjoy it often. Just be sure you get genuine Philadelphia brand. When you buy, look for the red Kraft K on the silvery package. Remember, there's only one Philadelphia brand cream cheese and and it's made by craft and guaranteed fresh. Well, it's the evening before Thanksgiving and Summerfield, like many other places, is blanketed with snow. The Great Gildersleeve walked home through it as part of his training for his bout with old Tom Turkey tomorrow. And we might add that the water commissioner is in the pink of conditions.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Hello, everybody.

[Narrator / Announcer]

I'm home.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Oh, hello, monkey.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, Marjorie. See, that's a tantalizing aroma coming from the kitchen.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Uh huh. Birdie's cooking the turkey for tomorrow.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Good. I think I'll go back and take a look at it.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Now, Unky, don't start sampling it tonight.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, I won't. That turkey isn't gonna get the best of me this time. In fact, I plan to eat light like meat. Hello, Birdie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Evening, Miss Gilfie.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hi, Unc.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Leroy, what are you doing over there by the oven?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Me?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Leroy's watching the turkey and I'm watching Leroy.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

He's a good idea.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Unky's here.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Now.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Birdie, you better double the watch.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, ma'.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Am.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Everybody stand back. Now. Birdie's gonna baste it.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Uncle, we got a 24 pound turkey.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Say, isn't he a whopper?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

24 pounds and five of us to eat it.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oh, boy, that's nearly five pounds a piece.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Bronco and I may not be here for dinner. Anki, he's trying to get tickets for the football game tomorrow in Center City.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Oh, that's too bad. We'll miss you, my dear.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Well, you know how Bronco is about a football game.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, it was such a big dinner, and we ought to invite somebody to share it with us. Leroy, there's a pretty little girl staying at Mr. Bullard's.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

You mean invite Babs?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Why not?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yes, why not? The pretty little girl has a pretty mother.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Auntie, you have. Naturally. If we invite Babs, we should invite her mother. Give along, Leroy. Let's slip on our overshoes.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Gee, it's keen having snow on Thanksgiving, Unc.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, makes things pretty cozy. Right, George? I'm glad. I thought about asking Paula and Babs over.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

What if Mr. Bullard won't let them come?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, Leroy, Mr. Bullard doesn't boss everything. It's none of his business if his sister wants to spend Thanksgiving with friends.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Since when has Mr. Bullard considered your friend?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

My boy, it's Thanksgiving. It's the time when we should all be friends.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Okay.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

While you ring your friend's doorbell, I'll.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Cover you with a snowball from behind this tree.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Careful, Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You sure make a good target against that four.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Twilight, huh, Leroy?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Turn sideways and I'll knock the ashes off your cigar.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Leroy, watch it.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oop.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Here it comes.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yupper Bullard's window.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Run, Bruno.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Leroy, you shouldn't run.

[Narrator / Announcer]

What's going on out there?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, I'd better run.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

What are you, kid.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, it's you, Gilders, leave.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

A big fat kid.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Gildas, leave. Did you break my window?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, but I'll gladly pay for it. Leroy was aiming at me and missed. But I'll pay for it.

[Narrator / Announcer]

If he'll aim again at you and hit, I'll pay for it.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Now, Mr. Bullard, I'm sorry it happened. It was an accident.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Fortunately, it's just a pane out of the storm window. Gildersleeve, why did you come over in the first place?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, I came over to see if I couldn't take your sister and little Babs off your hands for Thanksgiving.

[Narrator / Announcer]

They're spending the holiday out of town.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah. I didn't know Paula was planning a trip.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Should you have been consulted?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, not necessarily, but she might have said goodbye.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Now that you mention it, she did leave a message for you. You. What was it? She said goodbye. So, goodbye.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You. Wait a minute, Mr. Buller.

[Narrator / Announcer]

If you don't mind, I'll talk to you through the peephole. It's cold out there.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You brought the broken window. You shouldn't pay for the pain.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Gilders, leave. I've been paying for a pain ever since you moved across the street.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Even on Thanksgiving. He's a hard man to like.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Unc.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You mean I really don't have to.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Pay for breaking his window?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You could take it out of my allowance. Say a nickel a week every other week.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, I'll take care of it, my boy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Thanks, Unc. You're swell. I'm going up now and take my bath without even being sent.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Good boy. Yeah, I shouldn't have gone over to Bullard's anyway. He'll never set foot on his porch again. Yeah. Guess I will have to go over and pay him someday. Yeah. I'll put the money on a stick and poke it through the peephole so he can't bite my hand.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Please.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, birdie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Well, Mr. Bullard's sister and little Babs be here for dinner tomorrow?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, they're out of town, Bertie. Unless Mr. Bullard has them locked up in the attic.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, sir. You fooling, ain't you?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, I guess so.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Bertie already put their names in the pot. Too bad they can't be here. If Ms. Marjorie and Mr. Bronco go to that football game, we gonna have more dinner than we know what to do with.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Leroy and I will do our best by it.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oh, I'm counting on you and Leroy to eat double. But we're loaded. Of course, a lot of people ain't gonna have a big Thanksgiving.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, true, Birdie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Lot of people just gonna squeak by.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

We're pretty lucky, Birdie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, I've been thinking about that while I was basing that big turkey. Ms. Kelsey.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, birdie?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

You remember the little boy that wandered in here from the children's home last Halloween?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Oh, Mike Smith.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

That's right. The little lost ghost.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Cute kid.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

See?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I wonder what kind of Thanksgiving dinner he's gonna have.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oh, you have a good dinner, but he may not have as much as we've got.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Bertie, after church in the morning, why don't I drive over and pick up little Mike?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, sir. Now we're lining up a real Thanksgiving.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah. Come to think of it, Thanksgiving is no good if you don't share it.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

That's what the Indians did on the first Thanksgiving. They had a lot of food and they shared it with the Pilgrims.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, the Indians have nothing in the water, Commissioner. The little pilgrim will be the guest of Big Chief Running Water.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, I get it. Good evening, Judge. Evening, Birdie.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Judge, come in.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Hello, Gilder. I didn't want to be late for Thanksgiving dinner, so I thought I'd come and spend the night.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, we'd love to have you, Horace. But you told me you had an engagement.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

As a matter of fact, I have. So I dropped by to bring a little sweet meat for your festive board tomorrow. Oh, here you are, Birdie. Thank you, Judge. What's in this jar? It's cranberry relish that I prepare myself.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You make cranberry relish, Judge?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes, indeed. I didn't know you so handy around the kitchen. Well, Birdie, I spend most of my idle hours on culinary experiments. I'm writing a cookbook Yofer. I think it's nice the judge is so handy in the kitchen. Thank you, Birdie. Yes, sir. The judge is a handy man. He spends his working hours with the law book, and he's idolized with the cookbook. That's about it, Freddie. Yes, sir, Mr. Gilslee. That's why the judge can come up with cranberry relish. He spends his working hours with the law book and his outlines with the cookbook.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, I know, baby.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Ms. Gilson, you know why the judge can come up with cranberry relish? Yes, that's right. He's working out with the law book and his eyelash with the cook.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Judge, you have quite an admirer in Birdie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Well, the feeling is mutual. Gilday, I'm sorry I won't be here to sample Birdie's Thanksgiving dinner.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Marjorie and Bronco may not be here either, but I'm inviting little Mike from the children's home.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Ah, the little fellow who was lost on Halloween.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, Mike's gonna be our guest of honor.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Gilda, you're a shining example of the spirit of Thanksgiving.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, that's not all I plan to do. I went over to invite Mrs. Winthrop and Babs, but old Bullard said they were out of town.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oh, so Rumsen is spending Thanksgiving alone?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I didn't ask him, Judge. I don't care where he spends it.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Well, I know Rumsen Bullard is difficult at times, but he's a lonely man.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I think he wants to be alone.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

I'm not so sure, Gelder. Perhaps we just don't understand him.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I know I don't.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Be that as it may, at a time when the peoples of the world are divided, suspicious and working at cross purposes, it seems the least we can do is set an example of Amity and accord here at home.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You, Al.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Chances are the world could achieve more harmony around the Thanksgiving table than around the conference table.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You're probably right, Judge. I hadn't looked at it that way. Right, George. I'll invite Bullard tomor. Well, it's nice of you to join us for dinner today, Mike.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

It's nice of you to invite me, Mr. Gildersleeve.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You will have a lot of fun. Yeah. I didn't think to ask Mrs. Foster when I should bring you home.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Just take me back when I'm good and full.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, there's plenty to eat, all right. Bertie has a turkey almost as big as you are.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I don't know if I can eat that much.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, I'll help you.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You ought to be a big help.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I wonder how he meant that.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

A lot of us kids are going out for dinner today.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You're good, boy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I like Thanksgiving. How many times a year does it come?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, only once, Mike, but Christmas will be here soon.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah, that's when Santa Claus comes.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, I'll bet you get a lot of presents.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah. Bobby's even getting a mother and father for Christmas.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You? Who's Bobby?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

He's my friend.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, I see. Well, here we are. Remember this house?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

This is where you found me when I got lost.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

That's right.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I sure was dopey to get lost.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, if you had to get lost, we're glad you picked our house.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Thank you.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Oh, before we go in, Mike, let's go across the street and ask someone else to dinner.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Okay.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I'm going to invite the man who lives in this big house. He's all alone today.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

But that big house. Why is he all alone?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Mike, you know how it is.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Do I?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, this man's a little difficult to understand. Seems he hasn't many friends.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Why?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, sometimes he isn't as nice to people as he could be. We were going to be nice to him. You see, I feel sorry for Mr. Bullard.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Is that his name?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, that's his name.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, it's you, Gildersley.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Good morning, Mr. Bullard. Happy Thanksgiving.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Thank you.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard, I'd like you to meet a little friend of mine, Mike Smith.

[Narrator / Announcer]

How do you do, young man?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hello, Mr. Bullard.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Little Mike's from the children's home. He's having dinner with us.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah. Turkey.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, splendid. I hope you enjoy your dinner, Mike.

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[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard?

[Narrator / Announcer]

Yes.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I'd like you to join us, if you will.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Me? Well, that's very thoughtful of you.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Mr. Bullard, it's Thanksgiving and you're all alone.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah. And Mr. Gilderslee says you don't have very many friends.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Oh, well, what I meant was.

[Narrator / Announcer]

For your information, Gildersleeve, I have countless friend. I'm having dinner today at my club.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yeah.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard, let's not have another misunderstanding. I really wish you'd come with us.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah. Mr. Gildersleeve feels sorry for you.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, is that so? Gilder sleeve. I don't want anybody feeling sorry for me. You enjoy your dinner. I'll enjoy mine. Good day.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mike, what are you going to do with a fellow like that?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Mrs. Foster would send him to bed without any dinner.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

That's not a bad idea.

[Narrator / Announcer]

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[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Uncle Morris?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, Marjorie?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I'm leaving now. Bronco got tickets for the book football game.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Oh, uh huh.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

He's down getting gas and I'm going to meet him out front. We're a little late.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, sorry you can't be with us for dinner. Before you go, I want you to meet little Mike.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Mike?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Ew. Mike.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

He's in here with me guest and the turkey, Ms. Gilderlee.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You don't spoil his dinner, Bertie.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

No, sir.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You better send him in. I want Marjorie to see him.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Who did you want to see? Me, Mr. Gilderslee.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mike, this is my niece, Marjorie.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hello, Mike.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Hello.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

What's a niece?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, in this case, she's somebody I'm uncle to.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Are you here for dinner, too? Well, I live here, but I can't be here for dinner. You'll excuse me, won't you? Well, I don't know.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

She and her husband are going to a football game.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Mike, would you rather see a football game than eat turkey? No, but our college is playing. Isn't anybody going to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Leroy will be here. He's over on the hill with his sled.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

What about Mr. Bullard, Unky?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

He expressed regrets, Bullard style.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

He's all alone. You feel sorry for him?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You feel sorry for him.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Okay.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Uh.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Oh, that's Bronco. Well, Mike, I'm awfully glad you came. Goodbye. Goodbye, Mrs. Marjorie. Mike, it's just plain Marjorie. But you've got a husband. That makes you Mrs. Well, I'll still be Marjorie to you.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Goodbye, Auntie Cha Ta, my dear.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

What do we do now, Mr. Gildersleeve?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, it's quite a while until dinner and I'm out of cigars. Why don't we drop by Mr. Peebe's and then join Leroy for a sled ride?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Okay. Shall we go back and help Birdie taste the turkey before we go?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, I guess we could take a little sliver where it won't show. Hello, Phoebe.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Hello, Mr. Gildersleeve.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

What can I do for you today?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I need some cigars. Phoebe, I took a chance on your being open today.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Well, I'm closing in a little while. Your usual brand?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, that's Right. Phoebe, aren't you going to say hello to Mike?

[Narrator / Announcer]

Is she here?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Well, I didn't see you down there below the counter. Hello, Mikey.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hello, Mr. Peavey.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Here, Mike. Let me lift you up on one of these stools.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I can climb up.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

He's having Thanksgiving dinner with us, Peevey.

[Narrator / Announcer]

You don't say. You care to have a soda on the house, Mike? No, I guess it's for their dinner.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

He didn't give me a chance to answer.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, you better save up. We have a big dinner to take care of.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

There aren't many people eating with Mr. Gildersleeve and me.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Marjorie and Bronco are going to the game over in Center City. Phoebe.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Well, if it was 40 years ago, I'd go out there and sit in the snow myself.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Mr. Gildersleeve, can I whisper something?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You, out. Excuse us, Peevey.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Very well.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

What is it?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Why don't we ask Mr. Peavey over for dinner?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

That's a nice thought. I'm sure his dinner's all planned, but why don't you ask him?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Okay, Mr. Peavey.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, am I included now?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Yes.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Would you like to come over and help us eat our turkey?

[Narrator / Announcer]

I'll be eating at home, Mike, but thank you just the same.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

That's all right. I thought you might be lonesome.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Like Mr. Peavey has a wife at home, he doesn't get lonesome.

[Narrator / Announcer]

No, I wouldn't say that. Last Thanksgiving, I would have taken you up on the invitation.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Oh.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Just happens that I was alone. We'd planned on having a turkey, but Mrs. Peavey went to visit her mother instead.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Wish she'd visit her mother again this year, huh, Jack? So you'd be lonesome enough to eat with us?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Phoebe, Mike is bound and determined to fill every place at the table.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hey, isn't that Mr. Bullard parking the big car out front?

[Narrator / Announcer]

Yes, it is.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

He's coming in here.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

He's still alone. Why don't we give him another chance to eat with us?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

No, Mike.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Maybe he wants to be coaxed. I do. Sometimes I even get under the bed and won't come out.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, all right. Just for you, Mike. I'll ask him once more.

[Narrator / Announcer]

How do you do, Phoebe? Hello, Mr. Bullen. Hello, Mike.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hello.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Hello, Mr. Bullard.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, hello.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

What a cold fish.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Go ahead, Mr. Gildersleeve, ask him.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Ask me what?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, Mr. Bullard, if you'd care to reconsider, the invitation to dinner is still good.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Thank you, Gildersleeve, but I have plans of my own.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, we'd love to have you come to our house.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Gildersleeve, stop nagging at me to come to your house. You. All right, you have your dinner, and I'll have my party at the club. Oh, P.B. i want five pounds of your best after dinner. Mince.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

My, my five pounds.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You must be having a big party.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, yes. Yes, I am. Thanksgiving is a day to gather your friends around you. And although I may not be considered popular by one of my neighbors, I have many friends. Peavey, make that ten pounds of mint. Ten pounds? I'm glad I opened up today.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Stuffed shirt. Must be inviting his whole club.

[Narrator / Announcer]

How much will that be, Phoebe? Well, it comes to $7. But, of course, it's a lot of mint.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You must not be having anything for dinner but mints.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mike.

[Narrator / Announcer]

There you are. Phoebe. These mints should be the crowning touch after my friends and I enjoy a hearty meal. We're having vichysoise, a tossed green salad with anchovies, roast pheasant, golden pheasant. You like this wild rice? Of course, candid yams, and for dessert, flaming plum pudding.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Sounds mighty good.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Mr. Gildersleeve. Maybe he'd invite us to his dinner.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Right.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Come with me. We have to pick up Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Thanks for picking me up, Unk.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, it'll soon be time for turkey.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Boy, did I work up an appetite sliding on the hill. I'm hungry, too.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Me too. Three of us will have a fine time.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Isn't Mr. Bullard coming? No.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Bullard's invited a lot of people out to his club for a fancy dinner. Vicissoir, Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

It was nice of you to take me down on the hill on your sled. That's okay.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Forget it.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I like you, Leroy. You do? Why? I don't know. I guess it's like Mrs. Foster says. She says little boys always want to be like big boys. Well, I. I am getting pretty big. I guess.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mike, someday you'll be as big as Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

I don't know if I'll ever get that big. You know, Mike, I sort of like you, too. Thank you. Hey, we're coming close to where I live.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah, that's your home, my boy.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Hey, Unc. Stop the car, you. Ay, Leroy, just stop the car.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, you all right?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Why are we stopping here? I haven't had dinner yet.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, Leroy? Why aren't we stopping?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Unc, could we get some more little kids like Mike and take them home to dinner?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Leroy, that's a wonderful idea.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Oh, boy. Leroy, can I go in and see who's there?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Sure. Caddy on.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You bet. Run on in, Mike, and round up a carpool. We'll wait.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Oh, boy. I've been wanting to invite somebody.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

What a fine little fellow.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah, he's okay.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

In, Leroy.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

There's another fine fellow sitting right next to me.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Oh, heck.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Gosh.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

You know, that's the way to have Thanksgiving.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, sir. Invite people to dinner who'll appreciate it. The heck with Bullard. Let him have his beginners, all his fine friends.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Hey, Mr. Gildersleeb. Leroy.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yeah. I didn't expect you back so soon, Mike.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Where are all the kids, Mike? They've all gone out.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

They have?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

But do you know who's sitting in there with no place to go?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Who?

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Mr. Bullard.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Come on out, Mr. Bullard. They know you're in there.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Well, what do you know?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Imagine that. Hello, Mr. Bullard.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, hello. Ghostly, you all right?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Hi, Mr. Bullard. You're the last man I expected to see here.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Oh, well, I thought I'd come over and take some of the children to dinner. You're not the only one who can entertain friends. Well, good day. I think I'll take my mints and go home.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

You wait a minute. Mr. Bullard.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Yes?

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

I thought you were going to have a big party at your club.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Well, I intended to guildlessly, but a lot of pushy people like you have taken all the children.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Well, we didn't get our share. There's room for one more.

[Narrator / Announcer]

You mean.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Yeah. How many times do we have to ask you?

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Well, Mr. Bullard, I'll get in the.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Back seat with you.

[Narrator / Announcer]

All right. All right. Thank you, Leroy. Thank you.

[Leroy Gildersleeve]

Right.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

George Bullard, this is a fine idea. I'm so glad you're going to be with us.

[Narrator / Announcer]

Thank you. Heal to sleep.

[Marjorie Gildersleeve]

Don't cry, Mr. Bullard. You have more friends than you thought you had.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Yes, sir. There's something about Thanksgiving.

[Narrator / Announcer]

The great Gildersleeve will be with us again in just 30 seconds. Have you tasted the two delicious new versions of Philadelphia brand cream cheese? Now you can get delicately rich Philadelphia cream cheese filled with spicy bits of chives and Philadelphia cream cheese with pieces of red pimento all through. Imagine the delicious variety of easy snacks and sandwiches you can make with these two new kinds of Philadelphia brand cream cheese. Try them tomorrow. Just be sure you get genuine Philadelphia brand cream cheese. Remember, there's only one Philadelphia brand, and it's made and guaranteed fresh by Kraft.

[Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

This is Gildersleeve again. Thanksgiving is a holiday we Americans cherish. It's a part of our national tradition. And more than that, it shows how our way of life in this country has always been linked so closely with religion. These days, I think we all realize how important it is that we strengthen our faith for ourselves and our children. Take someone to church this week. You'll both be richer for it. Good night.

[Narrator / Announcer]

The great Gilder sleeve is played by Willard Waterman. The show is written by John Elliott and Andy White and his partially transcribed. Included in the cast are Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Gail Gordon, Tommy Redding, Earl Ross and Dick Legrand. This is John Heaston saying good night for the Kraft Foods Company, makers of those famous craft quality food products. Be sure to listen in next Wednesday and every Wednesday for the further adventures of the Great Gildersleeve. In a sandwich, what do you like best? Say in a cold beef sandwich, a cheese sandwich, egg salad, salami, what do you like best? Well, if you've ever tried it, I bet you will say Kraft's prepared mustard. Because when you add a little Kraft mustard, you add a lot of tang. In fact, there are two kinds of Kraft Mustard salad mustard mild and delicately spiced and Kraft Mustard with snappy horseradish added. Have both kinds on hand. And remember, the next time you make a sandwich, when you add a little mustard, you add a lot of tang. By Kraft's Prepared Mustard. Groucho Marx. You bet your life. He's next on NBC.

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