The Great Gildersleeve — 1949
37 episodes broadcast in 1949.
Gildersleeve sets his sights on a writing career, going so far as to throw a literary tea in his own honor.
Gildersleeve tries out the 'good neighbor policy' on the impossible Mr. Bullock.
Getting Leroy to the dentist is hard enough -- getting the water commissioner there is another matter entirely.
Gildersleeve frets that an eager young hydrologist at the water department is angling for his job.
Gildersleeve schemes to stop Adeline Fairchild from opening a hat shop in her house.
The hat shop's grand opening touches off a second Summerfield civil war.
Leila returns to town, determined to shut the hat shop down.
A few singing lessons go straight to Gildersleeve's head, and he starts fancying himself a future star of the Met.
Leroy pines for Bullard's niece Brenda while Gildersleeve sets his sights on her mother, Ellen Knickerbocker.
While waiting on a leaky kitchen faucet, Gildersleeve nods off and dreams himself back to turn-of-the-century Summerfield.
Leroy must compete with the talented Gerald for Brenda's attention.
Gildersleeve finally resolves to replace the inefficient Bessie at the water department.
Named temporary Police Commissioner, Gildersleeve is mortified when the Whistling Bandit strikes Summerfield.
The baby's first birthday party collides with a date on Gildersleeve's calendar -- which will he choose?
The circus comes to Summerfield, and the biggest kid of all races home with six tickets.
Studying to be a detective, Gildersleeve takes a haunted house as his first case.
Detective Gildersleeve investigates the theft of Ellen Knickerbocker's furs and jewels.
Basking in his jewel-thief triumph, 'The Great Gildersleuth' hunts for a new case.
Gildersleeve's visiting millionaire friend takes a keen interest in Ellen Knickerbocker.
Marjorie longs for shy Rodney to ask her to the dance -- until Gildersleeve scares him off.
Gildersleeve sues his neighbor Mr. Bullard (Peary sings 'Cruising Down the River'; Kay Starr guests).
Season finale: Gildersleeve tries his hand at a folk-dancing class (Peary sings 'Some Enchanted Evening').
Season opener: Gildersleeve's old song finally gets its due (Peary performs it).
A wrong number leads Gildersleeve to pretty nurse Kathryn Milford, his new heartthrob.
Gildersleeve and Kathryn double-date with Marjorie and her new beau (Richard Crenna debuts as Bronco).
Gildersleeve sweats it out beside expectant father Ralph Johnson in the hospital waiting room.
Leroy's new tomcat, Leo, has the whole house sneezing, and everyone is plotting how to find the animal a new home.
Gildersleeve discovers a rival for nurse Kathryn Milford in handsome young Dr. Olsen.
The Gildersleeve-Olsen rivalry over Kathryn Milford follows them to the carnival.
Marjorie needs a mother's sympathy, so Gildersleeve arranges a birthday tea party for her.
Gildersleeve promises Bronco a job at the water department -- then the mayor cuts the limb out from under him.
The Jolly Boys pull together a band, with Gildersleeve taking up the trombone; the episode's song is 'Those Dear Hearts and Gentle People,' performed by Harold Peary.
New neighbor Oliver 'Two Pants' Pearson takes shameless advantage of Gildersleeve's hospitality.
Unhappy that Marjorie is going steady with Bronco Thompson, Gildersleeve brings in Marshall Bullard as a rival suitor.
Gildersleeve hunts for a Christmas gift for Kathryn that must outdo Dr. Olsen's.
Gildersleeve intends to pass his late mother's ring on to Marjorie as a Christmas gift, unaware that she and Bronco are planning a surprise of their own.
Gildersleeve wants a moonlight hayride, but nearly everyone is headed to the Bullards' party instead.
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