Great Gildersleeve – Birthday Tea For Marjorie. ep338, 491109

Harold Peary at the microphone, wearing a suit and hat. A black and white photograph of Harold Peary, a man in a suit and tie, smiling and looking off to the side. He is standing in front of a plain background, with his hands in his pockets. Peary was a comedian and actor, best known for his role as "The Great Gildersleeve" on radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. The photograph conveys a sense of classic Hollywood glamour and style.
Harold Peary in his heyday as the Great Gildersleeve.

At the breakfast table Marjorie gets a little upset. Leroy’s teasing doesn’t help, but after she storms away Birdie points out that Marjorie just needs a mom to have someone to have girl talk with. Trying to be the best mom he can, Gildersleeve tries to perk up her spirits with a gift. Too bad he is out of touch with what a modern teenage girl wants.

Visiting Catherine Milford’s, Gildy is hoping for some advice on being a good mom for Marjorie. With Marjorie’s birthday coming up, an afternoon tea party is suggested. Marjorie gushes, until she finds that the friends who were invited are all of Gildersleeve friends, not hers.

Could this get any worse? Fortunately, the womenfolk, Birdie and Catherine, save the day.