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Well I wouldn't secure myself until I checked the family album. Her picture's there all right. Not a bad looking girl. You call that a girl? Yes Leroy. What's confusing you is that midi blouse she's wearing. Cousin Emily must be in her middle 30s now. A little younger than I am. Who isn't? Is her husband coming with her Anki? I don't think so. She just said she'd be stopping over for a couple of days. Gosh I wonder how a relative can smell a vacant room 2,000 miles away. I bet she has a nose like a bloodhound. No Leroy. We don't sooner get Marjorie and Bronco moved out so I can use their room. Leroy Forester. Well that'll do Leroy. Come on together. Just do us what to do. Why does a relative have to show up? Leroy. Darn rovin' relative. We haven't had any of the family visitors since Aunt Hattie was here two years ago. Now I'll never forget that visit. She couldn't wait to tell me how to raise the twins. Yeah she had me washing my ears every 30 minutes. Darn near took all the starch out of them. Well now she'll only be here two days. Well she better not come over to our house and start telling me how to take care of the twins. Just because I'm young some older mothers try to tell me how to do everything. Cousin Emily isn't even a mother. I don't think. Well that's just it we're on. Children you've got the wrong attitude toward Cousin Emily. You aren't being fair. You're unwilling to throw up the welcome mat. Hey I got an idea. Hope Ty Jordan when she stands on it yank it back. And that'll do. Cousin Emily's coming and we're going to like it. Whether we like it or not. Making the bed I see. Easy on that pillow. I'm just pounding nice and soft. Are you upset about something. Not me. I'm not upset. Birdie's got nothing to be upset about. She's just making the bed. She flipped that mattress like it was a hot cake. Birdie I have a feeling something's bothering you. Not me. Nothing's bothering me. Birdie's got nothing to worry about. She's just making a bed. But you've turned the mattress over twice. Yes sir. Just trying to get it right. Some relatives are mighty particular about how bed is made. Oh so that's it. Birdie I was just telling the children this morning. It's been two years since we've had a relative in the house. Yes sir. Birdie remembers Aunt Hattie. Yes fine woman. Mighty fine. No don't let the thought of Cousin Emily's visit bother you. No sir that don't bother Birdie. No reason for Birdie to be bothered. Ask the spirit Birdie. Well I'm off to meet the train. No reason for Birdie to be bothered. I ain't expecting no relative. Birdie's fixing for somebody else's relative. Yeah I know. And Birdie don't mind fixing if she can fix it right. But that ain't easy. Well I don't imagine Cousin Emily will prove a problem. No sir. All she has to do is tell me how to run the kitchen and run the house and Birdie'll do it. But it won't be easy. Well I'll have to go now Birdie. But don't forget I'm still running the house. OK. But it won't be easy. My goodness. Birdie's just like Marjorie and Leroy. I don't know why people resent a relative who shows up unexpectedly. Oh you down here Leroy. Hi. What are you doing sprawl on the parlor floor. Trying to get my model airplane motor to work. Look at this floor. Oil cans tools bolts nuts scattered everywhere. Leroy when I come back with Cousin Emily I want this stuff picked up. And I want to find you sitting straight in a chair. Oh fine. Here we go changing everything just because she's coming to town. Things around here won't be the same anymore. Leroy why do you feel Cousin Emily won't fit in. All of us gilder sleeves fit in. There's not a square peg among us. Tidy up the parlor. OK but remember you promised to take me to craft park tonight if I got the motor running. I did. Sure so I can fly the plane under the light. Well Leroy now the Cousin Emily's coming that may not be possible. I know it. This will be your first night here. I can't go off and leave her. I could. Young man. Well you remember I'll be all left all to myself. Leroy let's not be jealous before she even comes to the house. Who's jealous. Well wouldn't you like to go to the train with me and meet Cousin Emily. I can wait. Whatever you say. We'll be back soon my boy looking welcome mad at that. I better check it. You know Leroy hasn't tied a rope to it. Well I was just on my way out. Yeah. Have you forgotten. This is our night to play pinocchio. Sorry judge but I have to go to the train to meet Cousin Emily. Cousin Emily. I didn't know you had a cousin Emily. I'd almost forgotten myself as you reminded me with a letter. What am I supposed to do tonight with my phone. Now judge I know I've left you at loose ends but say why don't you drop back tonight and meet Emily. You can do me a favor at the same time. Leroy wants me to take him to the park tonight to fly his model airplane while we slip away for an hour you can entertain Emily. Gilded don't try to pawn your relatives off on me. It isn't that judge with Emily coming Leroy's nose is a lot of joint you know how the boy is wants to be with me every minute. Well I'll do it for Leroy. What's this cousin Emily like. I've never seen her but here's a picture that I'm taking along to identify her at the train. Let me see that. Well. Judge don't laugh at my relatives that picture was taken years ago. What's she wearing a life preserver. That's a mini blouse and you know it unless they came in after your time you old goat. Well she does look alive and interesting. Why is she coming to visit you. Well she said she just closed in summer stock. Oh yes little girl she was always interested in dramatic. So was I that's a little boy of course. I put on a wig and played little Eva in Uncle Tom's cabin. You want to hear me recite. No thanks little Eva. Save your recitation for cousin Emily. You watch the train. I hope the family likes it. I'm sort of going on a limb for say I wonder if that's Emily said she'd be wearing a little white hat. So glad to see you. Why George good to see you after all these years I've never recognized you from your photograph you're so big. Well put on a little weight I guess by the way where's Fred Fred Fred who your husband. That's his name isn't it. Oh Fred I'd almost forgotten about him. Rod Morton you should have seen the wedding present sterling silver beautiful china a vacuum cleaner. Well fine. How is Fred. Oh Fred and I never got married. Well you know how it is. When a woman passes 30 everybody in the family thinks she should be married. So I had some wedding announcements printed and sent them out. What about all the wedding presents. Oh I use them every day. Well take my arm Emily and I'll see about your baggage. All right so nice to have a man to see about things you have no idea how hard it is for a girl alone. Especially for an attractive girl. Oh yes while the train coming down from Milwaukee there were these two fellows sitting across from me both real cute but we haven't been on the train more than five minutes before George the blonde one leaned over and said hi baby traveling salesman probably. How'd you know his name was George. I asked him naturally. There's one thing I won't do it's talk of strange man. Yes of course. Well you're looking real well Emily thank you. I always do. Oh there goes George. Isn't he adorable. Well don't stand there wave George. Let's push on to the baggage counter Emily. Lead the way cousin. Say there's a dream boat. Wasn't he cute. Oh the men in this town. You know something cousin. I'm going to like it here. Hmm what a buzzing cousin. How's Marjorie. Well Marjorie's marriage you know. Oh yes we must compare wedding presents. Yes well let's go in. I'll get the bags later. Tell me about Leroy. Oh Leroy's a big boy now. We're great pals do a lot of things together. Just a couple of kids you know isn't that wonderful. Step inside Emily Leroy is very anxious to meet you. Leroy. Didn't see you on the floor. Leroy this is cousin Emily. Hello Leroy. Hi and what a big boy. You're almost as long as the rug. Leroy get up and say hello to your cousin Emily. Playing motor working. Oh are you a model airplane fan. Yeah Leroy I thought you were going to have this debris picked up. What's wrong with the motor Leroy just won't run I'll bet Emily can make it run if there's anything Emily can do it makes things go until I kick off my high heels and get down on the floor. Emily. Oh that feels good I just love to go barefooted. Now Leroy you get down here and we'll see what the trouble is sure Emily you have to get down on the floor. Don't be an old buddy daddy. Body that hand me the little wrench Leroy. Now let me see. This shouldn't be hard to fix in a motorcycle. Then about a motorcycle I wrote in a hippodrome. Oh my goodness Leroy's been working on that all day Emily I'm afraid you're wasting your time. Contact. She fixed it. Well Leroy and I were going to the park to fly it by all the wire up short we can test it right here in the room here in the parlor stand back rock Morton. Get out of here. Emily you just got in the house you can't run off just like that. Oh I can't can I I nearly forgot my shoes. I'm left holding the bag. 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what an unconventional woman you won't like her horse you may as well go home no i'm going to wait and meet her if for no other reason than to let her know gently but firmly that i am put out they're just coming in it's about time going right to bed i usually have to tell them three or four times it even he didn't even say good night to you gilder good night yes yes well judge hooker and i have been waiting quite a while don't tell me this is the judge yes emily this is judge hooker the judge my cousin emily forest how do you do hello judge throgmorton i thought you said the judge was an older man well but i support some people think you're older because you're prematurely gray well now that you mentioned it prematurely gray he's had snow on the roof for 30 years of course i'd know you're a judge you're so distinguished looking throgmorton wouldn't they look cute on the supreme court bench yeah cute thank you are those legal papers you have in your hand i bet your mind is so full of habeas corvus is it almost drives you crazy well a judge does have the trying task of making many important decisions but these papers happen to be my old shataka program shataka judge don't tell me you were in the theater too what a well rounded man what a gracious woman to say so yes yes since you're from the theater in this forest there i thought you might like to see my old playbills and uh perhaps hear me recite oh my goodness judge don't you think you should be going now i mean it's getting late and emily had a long train trip throgmorton don't be silly i never run down come on judgy let's spread your playbills down here on the floor let's i can't wait to see them gilday you have the most captivating cousin what a changeable old chameleon here since last night she already has the judge and leroi doing nibbops everybody falls for her bubbly enthusiast i don't know where she gets it we guillers leaves don't have that kind of personality oh well i'll eat a big lunch take a good nap and forget about emily wonder what's on the menu at pete's hello pete hello mr guillerson mr mango for you today well i might have a bite of lunch pete mera i'm surprised you didn't go home to lunch today mr guillerson why go home well you have a relative visiting you it might be the sociable thing to do oh she's out shopping with marjorie today yes i know marjorie and emily were in this morning emily you mean miss forester pete well when she came in she was miss forester but by the time she left she was emily oh my goodness quite a fetching lady she has a way of making a man feel at home without caring to be there i'm surprised at you i was surprised at my job you've been taken in just like the judge and leroi okay she's my cousin and i hate to say this but she soft soaps everybody she isn't one bit like me no he isn't i guess i'm the only one who detects a note of insincerity there mr guillerson if you can't stay in my store and say that about my friend emily your friend you've only known her since this morning well to know emily is to like her on the other hand i've known you for over 20 years believe me if she said nice things about you she was only flattering she was not flattering me what did she say she said i looked very handsome in my pharmacy to jacket oh my goodness and she displayed a keen interest in the way i built a banana split oh she watched me scoop the ice cream out of the can she watched me peel the banana she said i had the hands of an artist now i'll bet you loaded that banana split with so much goo you lost money on it no i did not i didn't even charge you for it brother pv you're more gullible than i thought and for your information you're not handsome i wouldn't say that so does for us he's right upstairs oh yes well you were with her all day now honestly what do you think about her oh i think she's wonderful would marjorie emily's one of the nicest persons i've ever known oh you're just like all the others even the skills please hello birdie margie and i were just discussing miss emily yes you and i feel the same way about visiting relatives yes we do auntie's trying to find somebody who doesn't like her well it isn't that i don't like her let's just say i'll be glad when she leaves tonight all birdie can say it's birdie hates to see that sweet thing go what so do i oh mr gilsey you should have seen this emily in the kitchen today birdie you mean you let her in your kitchen can she ever bake a cake i'll answer that she can bake a cake oh it's gorgeous unki it's devil's food i might have known yes that was some cake that's the first devil's food cake ever combined angel what a saleswoman that emily is unki why don't you go upstairs and ask emily to stay a while what oh we think she's quite in addition to the family marjorie asked me to do anything within reason oh please unki no i can't do it you haven't been very nice to her you know well she hasn't been very nice to me you haven't given her a chance well i'll go ahead auntie tell her we want her to stay all right marjorie i'll go up and talk to her oh good for you auntie now be nice to her sure see you later my dear i guess i will have to invite emily to stay still she'd do that hatties she'd just have to refuse my invitation why make it difficult for her to say no i'll just be nice to her and not ask her sure you're sly gilder sleep oh she's filling liroy up for the years again now he's calling her emmy tell me the picture liroy i have to pack it hey how about me show her to us i don't think he wants to see it rock morten isn't the least bit interested in what i've done no sir sure he is he has more important things to think about he's a prominent man that's the best known of all the gilder queens say i am at that and i'm just a rolling stone who better roll on the wet hatties gosh i hate to see you go you know something what you like uncle i'd better than that hatties i do already liroy when you've met as many people as i have it doesn't take you long to separate the wheat from the chaff well i enjoy that girl knows her oats you should be very proud of your uncle what a discerning woman i guess i'll never get to know him well enough to tell him that there i'm all packed emily oh rock morten emily you can't leave you haven't got to know me well enough but i thought that you wanted to unpack there must be a lot of things you want to tell me what a character thirty seconds a tempting fancy salad main dish deserves something special in the way of a bread or cracker accompaniment so try hot cheese filled rolls corn sticks or oven toasted crackers that good-looking salad deserves something special in the way of dressing too so use miracle whip salad dressing miracle whip is so delicious it makes any salad elegant or plain taste better than ever try it see what the lively teasing flavor of miracle whip can do for your salad favorites see why millions prefer miracle whip yes sir emily the wonderful girl cousin to be proud of hand me the evening paper we really there paper magazines lamp adjusted just right my joy this is solid comfort everything a man needs where's emily she's up in her room lovely girl certainly has charm and but she hasn't twisted me around her finger the way she has birdie in my tricks oh no that's the reason she likes me because i'm firm oh sure i thought you were up in your room oh i was going to read up there but i couldn't find the paper anyway i'd rather be down here with you it's more interesting you want the paper oh no you're reading it i'll find a magazine oh no here here take the paper i can read it tomorrow take the magazines too oh no i couldn't besides i don't have a lamp up in my room you relax cousin you've had a hard day oh no leroy grabbed the magazines in the paper i'll carry the lamp put them up in cousin emily's room what a firm stand written by john ellies and andy white in his transcribe included in the cast are walter tetley mary lee robb lily and randolph earl 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