The Great Gildersleeve: Leroy Runs Away (1942)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve presides over the monthly allowances in his household, where his nephew Leroy wants more money and is handed an itemized bill for chores. The next morning Leroy has vanished, leaving a note saying he is going away and asking that his frogs be fed. Gildersleeve and Marjorie set out by car, notify the police and head toward Watertown, where a bakery driver reported giving Leroy a ride. A blowout on a rough shortcut leaves Gildersleeve scrambling for a replacement tire, and the search takes an unexpected turn in Jacksonburg. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on NBC on February 1, 1942, with Harold Peary in the title role, alongside Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.

With Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Leroy, Marjorie, Bertie, Uncle Mort.

Listen for: Gildersleeve's itemized bill for chores and his tire-changing mishap on the rough shortcut

First aired on February 1, 1942 on NBC.

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