The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.
Episodes
E1
The Kleebob Card GameGracie and Blanche want to go to the movies and George and Harry want to go to the fights. George tries to trick Gracie with a made-up card game called Kleebob.
E2
Gracie the ArtistAfter going to an art museum, Gracie believes she can become a great artist. She begins her art career by painting a portrait of George.
E3
The Property Tax AssessorGeorge Burns delivers a monologue on how he met Gracie while she bollixes the tax assessor and frustrates George and Harry with their football knowledge.
E4
Harry Morton's Private SecretaryWhen Harry Morton hires a new secretary, Blanch and Gracie suspect that he has hired a beautiful girl. Meanwhile, a pretty high school student drops by the Burns home to interview George for her high school newspaper, Blanche and Gracie assume that the girl is the person Harry just hired.
E5
Gracie's Checking AccountGracie returns George's Xmas gifts before he has seen them because he always exchanges them anyway. The banker, Mr. Vanderlip has a talk with the Burnses about Gracie's odd check writing system.
E6
Gracie's ChristmasAt Christmas, Gracie tells about the Christmases she had as a child.
E7
Rhumba LessonsGeorge and Harry need dancing instruction, but don't want it.
E8
Happy Hmm-HmmLooking at the calendar, Gracie finds that a date has been circled. But why?
E9
To Go or Not to GoGeorge and Harry Morton want to go duck hunting, but Gracie and Blanche want to go to Palm Springs.
E10
St. BernardGracie finds a stray St. Bernard dog so she brings him home. She tries to teach him tricks, such as how to fetch George's golf clubs which displeases George.
E11
Live Show #11When Blanche discovers that Harry has been holding out money from his paycheck to go to the racetrack, she leaves him and stays with the Burnses.
E12
The Income Tax ManThe income tax man gets frustrated trying to understand Gracie's tax deductions.
E13
Live Show #13The Vanderlips are having a dinner party, but have not invited Blanche and Harry.
E14
Johnny Velvet's Day in CourtGracie witnesses an car accident that involves gangster Johnny Velvet. Velvet and his attorney try to intimidate Gracie into testifying in his favor.
E15
George is SickGeorge is sick. People keep bringing him food to help him gain strength and recover.
E16
Teenage Girl Spends the WeekendEmily Vanderlip stays with the Burnses while her parents are out of town and Gracie tries to help her with her schoolwork.
E17
Live Show #17Harry Morton sells a lot in the neighborhood to some out-of-state people.
E18
Too Much of the MortonsThe Vanderlips plan a costume party. To get ideas on costumes, Gracie goes to a travel agency to look at the photos in the brochures.
E19
Live Show #19Gracie's old school friend Mamie Kelly visits the Burnses.
E20
Live Show #20Harry Morton would rather go fishing than visit Blanche's mother.
E21
Too Much of the MortonsGeorge comes to the conclusion that he and Gracie are seeing too much of the Mortons. He devises a plan to trick Blanche and Harry to go out of town for the weekend so he and Gracie can use the Mortons' pool by themselves. Complications ensue.
E22
Silky Thompson Moves to Beverly HillsGangster Silky Thompson wants to move into George and Gracies's neighborhood.
E23
Gracie's Vegetarian PlotGracie and Blanche read a diet book. They invite the author to speak at the meeting of their club, the Beverly Hills Uplifters Society. Gracie and Blanche are so inspired by the speech that they serve their husbands nothing but vegetables.
E24
Space Patrol Kids VisitTrouble starts when Mamie Kelly and her three children park their trailer in the Burns backyard.
E25
Live Show #25Gracie gets into trouble ordering appliances from a real-estate client of Harry Morton.
E26
Gracie Prepares a WeddingGracie invites problems by holding a home wedding.
