The Great Gildersleeve — 1953
52 episodes broadcast in 1953.
With Leila Ransom back in town, Gildersleeve seizes the chance to drop Grace Tuttle and her mooching brother Sidney.
Gildersleeve suspects Sidney is now competing with him for Leila's affections -- cue the furniture-moving.
Uncle Bert in Canada sends Leroy a 140-pound Great Dane.
Torn between Leila and Grace, Gildersleeve is invited to the library to help him decide.
When Leila and Grace discover they pledged the same sorority, Gildersleeve has to keep the two from swapping stories at an upcoming fashion show.
Gildersleeve has invited both Leila and Grace to the mayor's formal party -- and needs a way out.
Gildersleeve's double-booked day with Miss Tuttle and Miss Ransom earns him a chilly reception from both women.
Gildersleeve's Great Dane and Peavey's cat don't get along, and neither do their owners.
Gildersleeve takes on feminine help at the water department and invites customer criticism.
Fed up with Gildersleeve's rules, Leroy moves next door to Marjorie's -- and Gildersleeve fills the empty room fast.
Gildersleeve tries to wean Leroy off Babs and bebop with Clara and a classical cello.
House-cleaning time at the Gildersleeves' turns into a rummage sale -- or does all the old stuff really go?
The traditional Easter show: the family attends sunrise services to hear Birdie sing.
Gildersleeve orders Leroy to befriend the mayor's son, a tall order.
The Jolly Boys hand their clubhouse over to Leroy and his friends for the evening; the group sings 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon.'
Marjorie grows jealous of a beautiful dancer among Bronco's clients.
Bronco's new bottled-water venture -- the Babbling Brook Water Company -- sets itself up as a rival to Uncle Mort's water department.
For Marjorie and Bronco's anniversary, Gildersleeve settles on the perfect gift -- Judge Hooker's old clock.
Gildersleeve finds himself bound for Europe entirely against his will.
Leroy writes a school theme chronicling twenty-four hours in the life of his favorite uncle.
Gildersleeve inflates a Marine's simple wedding into an elaborate celebration.
Deciding Birdie would be happier working for Marjorie, Gildersleeve finds life isn't the same without her.
Leroy parlays a case of the mumps into a weekend train trip.
Leroy gives his teacher Miss Tuttle a travel case, and it's Gildersleeve who reaps the rewards.
Gildersleeve's day-at-a-time vacation trip to Grass Lake balloons when all the neighborhood kids tag along.
Keen to keep up with the younger set, Gildersleeve makes a play for Mae Kelly.
July 8, 1953
Katie Lee Returns
A paint sprayer bought jointly with Bronco quickly becomes a source of trouble for Gildersleeve.
Mae Kelly returns from vacation -- newly engaged.
Gildersleeve packs Leroy off to Aunt Hattie's for a week and misses him terribly.
The mayor catches Gildersleeve idling at his desk a second time and fires him as water commissioner.
Gildersleeve and Leroy plan a week at a lakeside cabin -- but which cabin, on which lake?
A tall 'fish story' after a day with Leroy nearly lands Gildersleeve in trouble with the game warden.
Gildersleeve preaches the virtues of self-sufficiency and being happy in one's own company.
Leroy develops a crush on 'Jo' McCoy, a thoroughgoing tomboy.
Gildersleeve's firm hand with Marjorie's little wild-Indian Ronnie doesn't sit well with the boy's parents.
Birdie sets out to bake a prize cake for the county fair, and it's harder than it sounds.
Birdie sings on the radio while Gildersleeve proves a decidedly poor babysitter.
Gildersleeve lays on the insincere flattery to win a seat on the school board.
Gildersleeve buys clippers to save on Leroy's haircuts -- and ends up badly shorn himself.
Dating a schoolteacher proves tricky when the principal is young and attractive too.
Trouble with Summerfield's school bells makes Leroy the prime suspect.
Gildersleeve winds up a witness for both sides after Peavey and the mayor collide.
Determined to shake up his routine, Gildersleeve makes an impulsive midnight visit to a Justice of the Peace -- and very nearly gets married on the spot.
When Leroy insists on going to a dance alone, Gildersleeve feels his household authority slipping.
Bested by Dr. Olsen on the football field, Gildersleeve angles for revenge on the badminton court.
On a snowy day nobody will keep Gildersleeve company -- until he finds himself with far too much of it.
Gildersleeve tries to raise extra Christmas cash by selling insurance, which proves harder than expected.
Bessie recruits Gildersleeve as a jealousy ploy for a dance, but the plan backfires when he runs into Irene Henshaw there -- on Dr. Olsen's arm.
Expecting a lonely Judge Hooker, Gildersleeve is astonished to find him with caviar, a butler, and important guests -- and a feud is born.
Gildersleeve volunteers to sell Christmas trees for a needy-children's party, and the question is who'll play Santa.
As Leroy heads to his first New Year's party, Gildersleeve stays home with Irene Henshaw and reminisces.
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