 The Kraft Foods Company presents Willard Waterman as The Great Gilded Sleeve. The Great Gilded Sleeve is brought to you partially transcribed by The Kraft Foods Company. And Kraft, you know, makes the famous pasteurized processed cheese food, Velvita. Velvita has a wonderful cheddar cheese flavor that's rich yet delightfully mild. It's delicious and it's the finest quality cheese food you can buy because it's made by Kraft. The name that for years has meant only the finest in cheese and cheese foods. Get a package or loaf of Velvita tomorrow and enjoy the cheese food of top quality. Velvita made only by Kraft. Well, once a year the Great Gilded Sleeve, his niece Marjorie and his nephew Leroy make the trek to Judge Hooker's house for dinner. For the judge it's quite an occasion because it commemorates the day years ago when he turned Marjorie and little Leroy over to the guardianship of our water commissioner. Dinner is over now and the evening is well along. Yes, well along. And when he said that, I knew immediately that the only thing for me to do was... Gilded. Huh? Oh, yes, absolutely, Judge. Surely you're not sleepy, Gilded. It's only nine o'clock. You know, not at all. Just that I ate too much. You find dinner horrors, as usual. Your chicken fricassee was wonderful, Judge. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Marjorie. Hey, didn't we have chicken fricassee last year? Leroy, the judge serves chicken fricassee every year. Yes, indeed. For this occasion it's traditional. You know, living alone as I do, I always look forward to these intimate little family get-together. Yo, so do we, Judge. We certainly do. Leroy? Yeah, we certainly do. We do have fun, don't we? My, it seems like only yesterday, when it became my pleasant duty to tuck you children under the protective wing of your devoted uncle. Yeah, I remember, Judge. Leroy, you wore knee pants and a little ruffled collar. Me in ruffles? Oh, for corn's sake. That's right, Leroy. And who'd have dreamed that Marjorie, a little girl in pigtails, would now be the mother of twins. Now, Judge, you make me feel so old. What time is it? Leroy. I imagine Leroy is anxious to play a game. Oh, boy! Now, let's see what I have. Dominoes, authors, parcheses. Oh, brother. Perhaps I should think of something for all of us to do. Don't worry about me, Judge. I'll look through the family album. Little later on, we want to have our annual song fest around the organ. So if nobody minds, I'll run through a song just to test the organ's pipes. And my own. Are you going to sing, Judge? Why not? I often wonder why we don't hear some of the good songs anymore. Oh, my poor Nellie Gray. They have taken you away and sitting by the river. And I'm weeping. Time is it now. Watch it, Leroy. Well, now that I've broken the eyes, let's everybody join in. Come on, Gilday. We'll sing smiles. If you don't mind, Judge, I'm just getting interested in the album. I hate to break up the evening, Judge, but I really must get home for twins. Yeah, me too. We'd like to stay longer, Judge, but you know how it is with children at home. I understand. But I've been thinking, Gilday, you have such a large family now. Why don't you share one of your members with a lonely man? What do you mean, Judge? Well, Leroy and I have been such pals tonight. It occurred to me that he might like to come over and spend a few days with me. A few days? I don't know, Judge. Leroy's in school, you know. Well, I could help him study. We'd have a dandy time. Leroy, how would you like to have a lawyer help you with your homework? A lawyer? I'm not in that much trouble. Well, give it some thought, my boy. Gilday, I'll call you about it tomorrow. Yeah, we'll think it over, Judge. Thank you for a very lovely evening, Judge. You're very enjoyable, Horace. Good night. It has been my pleasure. You have no idea how these visits of yours brighten my life. Good night, Judge. Good night, Judge. Good night. Hi, George. The Judge is a fine old fellow. I always leave his house with a sort of an empty feeling. I couldn't eat much of that chicken either. Who are you, Leroy? Get in the car. Eight times seven is fifty-six. He takes and carries the five. Seven twos are fourteen. Nad to five makes nineteen. You doing your homework too long? No, Leroy. It's my water report. Nine and one to carry. Why don't you do that at the office? Well, it piles up, my boy. Now run along. Okay. Hey, can I use your red ink? No, I need it. Six and five are eleven. How about using your black ink? Leroy, what do you want with ink? I don't want my arm. Leroy, please. I've got to concentrate. I'll help you. Seven times eight are fifty-four. Fifty-six. Then, Leroy, stop figuring over my shoulder. Okay. What's the one thousand five hundred and sixty gals? No, Leroy. You sure have a lot of lady customers, Zung. Leroy, will you go away and let me finish my work? Okay. Yes, yes. You know, I'd have had this report out. We hadn't gone to the judges last night. You know, well, a man can't ignore an obligation like that. Besides, the judge is so lonesome. Seven times eight are fifty-four. Fifty-six. You're cute the way the old judge wanted Leroy to stay with him a few days. Eaten to a ten, four or fourteen. Oop. Leroy, is that you sawing? Yeah. Oh my goodness. Leroy, now what are you doing? Well, stop that, too. Sled. Are you building a sled in the living room? It's dark outside. Yeah, see here, Leroy. You can do that over the weekend and out in the yard. Okay. Try to find something to do other than annoy people. Okay. Yeah, I'll get it, Bertie. Yeah, I'm up. That's impossible around here. Hello. Oh, it's you, Judge. I told you I'd call. Have you thought about Leroy coming over to spend a few days with me? Well, I'm a sorely tempted judge, but perhaps Leroy had better stay home with us. Leroy, turn down the radio. What'd you say, guilty? I said Leroy, turn down the radio. I can't hear you, guilty. What'd you say? He'll be right over. More coffee, Mr. Guilsey? Yeah, thanks, Bertie. Sure is quiet around here this morning. Yeah, quite a change. Poor little boy. He didn't want to go. You know, Bertie, it'll be good for Leroy. Yes, sir. Besides, we sort of owe it to the judge. He'll be a quieting influence on the boy. Yes, sir. I wonder what the judge's cook is giving that poor little boy for breakfast. Hmm. Probably rye, crisp and Kailak water. Yes, sir. Mr. Guilsey, while Leroy's eating light, would you care for another plate of bacon, eggs, toast, and marmalade? No, thanks, Bertie. Is there a day at the office? Oh, fair. Isn't Leroy here? Well, of course not. He isn't due home until tomorrow. Well, I thought he might have missed us. Maybe gotten tired of the judges. I guess he decided to stick it out. Yeah, I guess so. Would you like to see the evening paper, Uncle? I might glance at it before dinner. Thank you, my dear. You... Not much in the paper? No, not much. What's that? The clock. I haven't heard a clock ticking this house for years. Certainly is quiet around here. It's an hour and a clock, ticking louder than it did yesterday. Well, this is the last day I'll have to listen to it. Leroy will be home tonight. Yes, Marjorie? When are you going for Leroy? The judge wanted him to stay at the dinner, my dear. That's right, Bertie. It's been days, you know. We realize that, Bertie. I got pot roast and chocolate pie. Yeah, I know, Bertie. Three days and nine meals beside what he eats in between. Now, Bertie, you and Marjorie make it sound like I'm punishing the boy. But I'm not. This has been good for Leroy. If you dull days with the judge, you'll make him appreciate his home and family more. Yes, sir. I sure thought he was going to be home for this. You're all right, my dear. They have the wrong idea about this. They picked your little Leroy over there playing par-cheese and eating cold fricacy. Maybe they're right. Where's my hat? Where are you going? I'm going to get Leroy. Leroy'd be surprised. He'll fly into my arms. What am I doing here? Aren't you glad to see me? Boy, that's better. I want to show you what the judge bought me. Look at this, Uncle Footboy. And a breakaway jersey. That's all very nice. But, Judge, we don't want to spoil Leroy. You can't spoil a nice boy like Leroy. Heck no. Speaking of home, Leroy, Bertie has pot roast for dinner. But, Gilday, we've reserved a table in the palm room of the Summerfield Grill. In fact, we were about to leave. Well, I suppose I can come back for Leroy later. Oh, by the way, we want to talk to you about that. We haven't had time to do all the things that I planned for Leroy. How about letting the boy stay another week? Another week? How about it, Uncle? I've had a keen time, Uncle. The judge even took me swimming over at the athletic club. Go goat. What? That's fine, Judge. We've been every place. We've had a Jim Dandy time, Gilday. Like a kid, Michelle. You second childhood. And Saturday, we want to attend the football game at Center City. I have tickets on the 50-yard line. Well, I'll leave it up to Leroy. Well, I'll stay for another week. You don't mind, Donk? You know, no. If you're happy about it, my boy, I'm happy. Gosh, sure as well, Uncle. Well, I've always tried to be. Hey, I forgot to show you what's in this other package Leroy has a package for you. You know, he has? He's laundry. We have a busy week ahead, so tell Bertie we'd like to have it back by Monday. What's Bertie going to say when I bring a bundle of laundry to dinner? The Great Gilded Sleeve will be back in just a minute. It comes out just right. Yes, sir, Bertie wins again. Oh, hi there, Bertie. What's funny? My food budget all fixed. It took a little range in here and a little rearrange in there, but I finally got my food budget to fit my meal. How'd you make it fit? With Velvete, Mr. Heaston. Yes, sir. That's Bertie's secret weapon for food budget that won't fit. I cooked with Velvete. That's a good idea, Bertie. That pasteurized processed cheese food made by Kraft sure is smooth melding, isn't it? That's because Velvete has such a swell, rich yet mild cheddar flavor, Bertie. And don't forget, Velvete is mighty nourishing, too, because it's so rich in important food values from milk. How are you going to use that Velvete sauce this week? Well, I'm going to use it with leftovers from the roast for one lunch, and another time, I'm going to pour it over half some hard-cooked eggs and toast. I can almost taste that Velvete sauce right now. So golden, smooth and delicious. And don't forget, Bertie, Velvete is digestible as milk itself. Yes, sir. Velvete sure is good stuff. Why, Mr. Heaston, you know Velvete is Bertie's favorite budget extender fire. Favorite what, Bertie? Extender fire. Or you mean, Velvete is your favorite budget extender. I'm going to go visit a few days, partly because he felt sorry for the lonely judge and partly because Leroy was getting on his nerves. Now it's the Great Guildersleeve who is lonely and it's the judge who is getting on his nerves. The old goat. Marjorie, he's practically bribing Leroy to stay with him, buying him presents, taking him places. You shouldn't say that, Anki. I think it's wonderful that the judge takes such an interest in Leroy. Mr. Guildersleeve, I like the way the judge is treating Leroy. Bertie, I thought you wanted him to come home. Oh, that's because I thought he'd just be moping around that big old house, but that boy's having the time of his life. Well, he could have the time of his life with me, too, if he were here. There are a lot of things we can do together. You buy George, there's no school tomorrow. I think I'll call up and after to take him to the roller rink tonight. Anki, Leroy's having a good time. Why don't you leave him alone? I want to have a good time, too. The judge is getting a wee bit possessive. Judge? Oh, hello, Guilder. Judge, what do you have planned for Leroy this evening? Why, Guilder? Why? Well, I thought he might like to go roller skating. Thanks for the suggestion. What? I knew we were going to do something tonight, but I didn't know why. I'll go oil my skates and take the boy. Judge, wait a minute. Judge, let me talk to Leroy. What? What a sneaky old goat. You know this, Leroy? What can I do for you today? I guess you can give me a Coke. Very well. Still visiting the judge? That's right, Pee-Pee. Spending your winter, is he? He is not. He'll be home in four days and that will be the end of the visit and I mean it. Pee-Pee, how would you feel if you didn't make any difference to me? You wouldn't? I don't have enough of you. You might. But Mrs. Pee-Pee tells me we have nieces in the family. Of course that's only hearsay. You mean you are sure? I've never seen them. Yeah, all right, Pee-Pee. Suppose your nieces want to visit the judge and wouldn't come home. You know the sleeves. That should never happen. They don't know the judge. You drop it. You've gone and done. Well, I will. I'm not going to worry about it anymore. The only reason Leroy is staying over there is because the judge is spoiling him. You don't change. I could win him back in a minute if I wanted to buy him everything he saw. But that isn't good for the boy. Besides, I wouldn't stoop to such obvious tactics. Well, look who's here. Hi, Aunt. How are you, Galdin? How about having a big Coke with your old uncle? Thanks, Aunt. But the judge is going to buy me a pineapple nut sundae. Here he is. Leroy, how about me buying you a double banana split with three kinds of ice cream? Now who's being obvious? But, Galdin, Leroy wanted the pineapple nut sundae. I think I'd rather have the double banana split, judge. Very well. While Mr. Peavey is making the banana split, let's you and I look in the showcase and see what we can see. Oh, God, he never gives up. Gosh, look at the swell box camera. Would you like one of those, Leroy? Boy, would I. That model you're looking at, it's 450. Peavey, we'll take it. Judge, you forced me to bring this up, but I'd plan to buy Leroy a good camera for Christmas. Well, in that case, no sale, Peavey. No such thing. Oh, say, judge, what time is it? We don't want to miss the movie. Leroy, don't you have a watch? Yeah, I'll say he does. Very well. This is more like it. Gee, you mean it, huh? Yes, indeed, my boy. Leroy. Yeah, judge? Here it comes again. You remember the day we were browsing around Hogan Brothers? Yeah, they got everything. I want you to go to Hogan Brothers and pick out anything your heart desires. Tell Mr. Bentley to charge it to my account. Yo, brother. Oh, boy, I'm like a lucky little kid. Hogan Brothers. Isn't that great? What are you going to do tonight? Well, Leroy, I'm afraid I'll have to spend some time on this brief. I have a case coming out in court tomorrow morning. Yeah, what's a brief? In this case, it's the defense that I'm preparing for my client. Did he rob a bank? No, Leroy. Now, I suppose you run along while I concentrate. Okay. Is he a gangster? Did he rub somebody out? Leroy, I'm not a criminal lawyer. Now, let me see. There's a case of Mahoney versus the state. An important president was set. Was Mahoney a gangster? Oh, for heaven's sake, no, Leroy. Now, why don't you find something to do? Okay. Now, where was I? Oh, yes. How do you, the first part, prove to the satisfaction of the jury? Judge! Yes, Leroy. When you finish your brief, will you play the organ again? We'll see. Well, and I'll play the drum like that with Hogan Brothers. Okay, Judge? I'll play the organ. Certainly is hard to concentrate with an active boy in the house. Please lower your voice. I'm trying to concentrate. Thank you, my boy. Now, perhaps I can get something done. Now, see, where was I? Oh, I'll never get this brief out. You've been stewing about Leroy being with the judge, and now you don't seem to care. Well, Marjorie, I'm not going to worry about it anymore. I never thought Leroy would stay away from home this long. It's very simple, Bertie. You should have seen them at Peabies. The boy gets anything he asks for. But I refuse to be concerned anymore. Yes. I can't imagine the judge letting him buy anything he wanted at Hogan Brothers. Well, he did. Uncle Mort, I think you should go after him. Enough's enough. No, that's not the way to do it, Marjorie. Let Leroy stay as long as the judge can put up with him. I get it. You're never mind, Bertie. I hope you don't mind, Gilday, but I thought it about time to bring the boy home. Yeah, glad you did, Judge. It's good to see you home, Leroy. It's good to be home, Uncle. Where's Margin Bertie? Leroy. Hi, Mom. My gracious, I think you've grown. Hey, come on out. Gilday, I suppose you wonder why I brought him home early. Well, Judge... As a matter of fact, my work has been piling up, and I'm not accustomed to having youngsters around me. Of course he's a wonderful boy. You bet, Judge. But, as you see, he is inclined to be a little bit noisy. Yeah, I know, Judge. Who do you think told Hogan Brothers to sell Leroy the drum? Gilday! Take Gilday's leave. We'll be with us again in just 30 seconds. Need a good snack and sandwich food at your house? Then get Belvita, Kraft's golden pasteurized processed cheese food. Belvita not only tastes delicious with a fine, rich yet mild cheddar flavor, but it's nourishing too, really good for you, because it's rich in important food values from milk. And Belvita is digestible as milk itself. Try it. See for yourself how perfect Belvita is for hearty, good-eating snacks and sandwiches. Remember, Belvita is the cheese food of the finest quality, for Belvita is made only by Kraft. 237. Edge 65. Yeah, I'd judge it's easier to get these reports out knowing Leroy's home again. It's 1,209 plus 22. Yeah, that was a stroke of genius. Getting the clerk at Hogan Brothers to sell Leroy those drums. Yeah, I really put one over on the judge. Yeah, let's see. 1,209 plus... Gilday! What's that? It's by Willard Waterman. It's written by John Elliott and Andy White, and is partially transcribed. Included in the cast are Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Earl Ross and Dick Legrand. Musical composition by Jack Meakin. This is John Heaston saying, Good night for the Kraft Foods Company, makers of those famous Kraft quality foods. Be sure to listen in next Wednesday and every Wednesday for the further adventures of The Great Gildersleeve. Question. What's the best way to raid an icebox? Answer with Kraft-prepared mustard, of course. Because when you add a little Kraft mustard to the sandwich you make, you add a lot of tang. 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