{"product_id":"anatomy-of-a-gildy-episode-peggy-adler-9798994240632","title":"Anatomy of a Gildy Episode - The Who's Who of GG470129 Marjorie's Hotrod Boyfriend: The Great Gildersleeve, John Whedon and Beyond: The Great Gildersl","description":"The\u003cem\u003e Great Gildersleeve \u003c\/em\u003ewas a radio situation comedy spawned from\u003cem\u003e Fibber McGee and Molly \u003c\/em\u003eand was one of the earliest ever spin-offs. The year was 1941.In \u003cem\u003eFibber McGee and Molly\u003c\/em\u003e, the character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was the bombastic, pompous windbag owner of a girdle factory in Wistful Vista and was introduced to radio audiences in an October 1939 episode. There, he was the antagonist of Fibber McGee and his character became so very popular, the new series arose - featuring the same lead actor in the role of Gildersleeve. Harold Peary.In the spin-off, which took Gildersleeve from Wistful Vista to Summerfield, Gildersleeve was somewhat mellower and once there, eventually morphed into the town's Water Commissioner with a family - a niece and nephew, whose parents are said to have died in an automobile accident. And thus, there, he headed a household comprised of Marjorie and Leroy Forrester and a housekeeper and cook by the name of Birdie.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peggy Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994240632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiggy Winkle Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Peggy Adler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743098876159,"sku":"9798994240632","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anatomy-of-a-gildy-episode-peggy-adler-9798994240632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}