Old Time Radio Comedy The Great Gildersleeve "Gildy Gets Eyeglasses" (02-11-48)

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Aug 22, 2008 The Great Gildersleeve "Gildy Gets Eyeglasses" (02-11-48)

The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957) was the arguable founding father of the spin-off program, as well as one of the first true situation comedies (as opposed to sketch programs) in broadcast history. Hooked around a character who had been a staple on the classic radio hit Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest period in the 1940s, when Harold Peary graduated the character from the earlier show into the sitcom and in a quartet of likeable feature films at the height of the show's popularity.

THIS EPISIODE:
February 11, 1948. NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay (jingle), Kraft Dinner. Gildersleeve gets a pair of glasses, even though he really doesn't need them! Oh yeah? Lillian Randolph (as "Birdie") joins announcer John Wald in one of the commercials. Andy White (writer), Bea Benaderet, Earle Ross, Harold Peary, John Elliotte (writer), John Wald (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Louise Erickson, Richard LeGrand, Walter Tetley. 29:31.