User:Teblick/The Great Gildersleeve (US TV series)

== Production ==

== Production ==

Episodes were filmed for NBC using the [[Hal Roach Studios Inc.|Hal Roach Studios']] facilities and staff.<ref name="ll">{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=David C. |title=Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5582-9 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA28&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=true |access-date=July 2, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The producers were [[Matthew Rapf]] and [[Frank Tashlin]], and the directors were [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]], [[Bob Finkel]], and Tashlin. The writers were [[Richard Baer (screenwriter)|Richard Baer]], [[Jerry Davis (screenwriter)|Jerry Davis]], Joseph Calvelli, John Elliotte, [[Don Nelson (screenwriter)|Don Nelson]], [[Jay Sommers]], Tashlin, and Andy White.<ref name="frt">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=From Radio to Television: Programs That Made the Transition, 1929-2021 |date=October 21, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-4693-0 |pages=96-97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nI-WEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA97&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=false |access-date=June 30, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Episodes were filmed for NBC using the [[Hal Roach Studios Inc.|Hal Roach Studios']] facilities and staff.<ref name="ll">{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=David C. |title=Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5582-9 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA28&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=true |access-date=July 2, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The producers were [[Matthew Rapf]] and [[Frank Tashlin]], and the directors were [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]], [[Bob Finkel]], and Tashlin. The writers were [[Richard Baer (screenwriter)|Richard Baer]], [[Jerry Davis (screenwriter)|Jerry Davis]], Joseph Calvelli, John Elliotte, [[Don Nelson (screenwriter)|Don Nelson]], [[Jay Sommers]], Tashlin, and Andy White.<ref name="frt">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=From Radio to Television: Programs That Made the Transition, 1929-2021 |date=October 21, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-4693-0 |pages=96-97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nI-WEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA97&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=false |access-date=June 30, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Two episodes were filmed per week<ref name="vt" /> in black-and-white with a laugh track,<ref name="sss">{{cite book |last1=Leszczak |first1=Bob |title=Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide |date=November 8, 2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-9305-0 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaUqwWnpHLwC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA63&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=true |access-date=July 2, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> each taking approximately three days.<ref name="vt" /> Production ended at 39 episodes, with the life of the series extended through reruns.{{r|ll|page1=32}}

Two episodes were filmed per week<ref name="vt" /> in black-and-white with a laugh track,<ref name="sss">{{cite book |last1=Leszczak |first1=Bob |title=Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide |date=November 8, 2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-9305-0 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaUqwWnpHLwC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA63&dq=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q=%22Great%20Gildersleeve%22%20television&f=true |access-date=July 2, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> each taking approximately three days.<ref name="vt" /> Production ended at 39 episodes, with the life of the series extended through reruns.{{r|ll|page1=32}}

==Critical response==

==Critical response==

Hal Erickson wrote in his book ''Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'' that ''The Great Gildersleeve'' was a "typical TV sitcom" but added that few fans of the radio show were disappointed because it followed the pattern of the radio version.<ref name=st>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' |date=1989 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=0-7864-1198-8 |page= 58}}</ref> He wrote, "The 39 television Gildersleeves did excellent business on the basis of the radio series' following, but the visual version was a bit too complacently reminiscent of every other TV comedy".<ref name="st" />

Hal Erickson wrote in his book ''Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'' that ''The Great Gildersleeve'' was a "typical TV sitcom" but added that few fans of the radio show were disappointed because it followed the pattern of the radio version.<ref name=st>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' |date=1989 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=0-7864-1198-8 |page= 58}}</ref> He commented, "The 39 television Gildersleeves did excellent business on the basis of the radio series' following, but the visual version was a bit too complacently reminiscent of every other TV comedy".<ref name="st" />

Bob Foster wrote in the ''[[San Mateo County Times#San Mateo Times|San Mateo Times]]'' that the arrival of the TV version of ''Gildersleeve'' was "well worth the wait".<ref name="smt">{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Bob |title='Great Gildersleeve' Proves Fine Comedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-the-great-gildersleeve/175745861/ |access-date=July 2, 2025 |work=San Mateo Times |date=August 18, 1955 |page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He noted that the Gildy character represented a type of character who could be found in many communities in the United States — "the pompous, harmless and bumbling small fry city official".<ref name="smt" /> Foster's capsule summary of the show was "It's gonna be around a mightly long time, and it is really not bad comedy."<ref name="smt" />

Bob Foster wrote in the ''[[San Mateo County Times#San Mateo Times|San Mateo Times]]'' that the arrival of the TV version of ''Gildersleeve'' was "well worth the wait".<ref name="smt">{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Bob |title='Great Gildersleeve' Proves Fine Comedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-the-great-gildersleeve/175745861/ |access-date=July 2, 2025 |work=San Mateo Times |date=August 18, 1955 |page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He noted that the Gildy character represented a type of character who could be found in many communities in the United States — "the pompous, harmless and bumbling small fry city official".<ref name="smt" /> Foster's capsule summary of the show was "It's gonna be around a mightly long time, and it is really not bad comedy."<ref name="smt" />