The Great Gildersleeve: Matchmaker (1942)
Laugh Track · Nov 10, 2026 · 30:08
Laugh Track · Nov 10, 2026 · 30:08
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Judge Hooker, a lonely bachelor, is the subject of a well-meant matchmaking scheme by Gildersleeve and his nephew Leroy. Gildersleeve, a small-town Summerfield man, decides the judge needs a wife and sets about finding one. The episode is a 1942 installment of The Great Gildersleeve, first broadcast on NBC on January 25, 1942, starring Harold Peary.
With Great Gildersleeve, Judge Hooker, Leroy Forrest, Bertie, Henrietta Banks, Mr. Taylor.
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to pair Judge Hooker with a suitable woman
First aired on January 25, 1942 on NBC.
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