Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and by 1934, 60 percent of the nation's households had radios.

Great Gildersleeve, The

Great Gildersleeve, The

Broadcast History: 31 August 1941 to 21 March 1957

In 1941 Throckmorton P Gildersleeve spun off into his own radio program, becoming the first radio character to do so. He had originally appeared on Fibber McGee and Molly in 1937 and left to become the Water Commissioner of Summerfield and to raise his niece and nephew. The series had the same appeal as today’s soaps because each episode was connected. Gildersleeve’s romances were often at the centre of it all. The best of the romances is the one with Leila Ransom.

GG420614 - Gildy Produces a Play [038]
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GG420621 - Father's Day Chair [038]
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GG420628 - Gildy Is in Love with Amelia Hooker [038]
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GG420830 - Fishing Trip to Lake Hackmasack [038]
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GG420906 - Golf Tournament [038]
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GG421004 - Planting a Tree [038]
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GG421011 - First Cold Snap [038]
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GG421018 - Appointed Water Commissioner [038]
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GG421025 - Gildy's First Day on the Job [038]
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GG421101 - A Pal to Leroy [038]
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GG421108 - Quiet Evening at Home [038]
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GG421115 - College Chum's Son Visits [038]
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GG421122 - Thanksgiving Dinner [038]
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GG421129 - Attend the Theatre - Date with a Star [038]
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GG421206 - Toothache [038]
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GG421220 - Christmas Program [038]
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GG421227 - Leroy's Chemistry Set [038]
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GG430103 - Wanting to Marry Leila [038]
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GG430110 - Fibber Mcgee and Molly Visit [038]
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GG430117 - Women's Club Speaker [038]
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GG430124 - Sabotage [038]
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GG430131 - Fire Engine Committee [038]
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GG430207 - Leila's Sister [038]
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GG430314 - Income Tax Time [038]
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GG430328 - Springtime in Summerfield [038]
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GG430404 - Gildy Repairs His Car [038]
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GG430411 - Auto Accident with Judge Hooker [038]
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GG430418 - Spring Hike [038]
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GG430425 - Rabbits [038]
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GG430509 - Wedding List [038]
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