Summary: Leroy Sells Seeds (Aired April 19, 1942) The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity. On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catch phrase. THIS EPISIODE: April 19, 1942. "Leroy Sells Seeds" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay. Leroy tries to sell seeds door-to-door, but winds up planting a Victory Garden. Harold Peary, Leonard L. Levinson (writer), Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Jim Bannon (announcer), William Randolph (composer, conductor). 29:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
