The Great Gildersleeve: Christmas Gift for Fibber Mc Gee (1941)

Gildersleeve, a small-town Midwestern man, is buying a Christmas gift for his friend Fibber McGee, a man known for borrowing things. Gildersleeve is shopping with his nephew Leroy and his niece Marjorie, and he grows embarrassed when a more expensive gift from McGee arrives. The series, known as The Great Gildersleeve, aired on NBC on December 21, 1941, with Harold Peary in the title role. Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle also appear. The episode covers a series of mishaps and misunderstandings as the household prepares for the holiday.

With Gildersleeve, Leroy, Marjorie, Uncle Mort, Fibber McGee, Judge Hooker, Birdie, Mr. Peavey.

Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempt to buy a gift that matches the one McGee has sent him, and the mix-up over the reclining chair.

First aired on December 21, 1941 on NBC.

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