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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

86 episodes · 1940–1950 · NBC, CBS · Comedy

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George Burns and Gracie Allen, married since 1926, were radio stars from 1932, when they joined Guy Lombardo's show on CBS. In 1941 their show became a situation comedy about a married couple, with George as the patient straight man and Gracie's logic all her own. Maxwell House sponsored it on NBC from 1945 to 1949; Bill Goodwin announced and Mel Blanc was a regular. In 1940 Gracie ran for president on the Surprise Party ticket and actually got write-in votes. The radio show ended in May 1950, and they moved to television that October.

Sources: Burns and Allen, Wikipedia

Episodes

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194018 episodes
  • Elsie Trellafas Is George August 26, 1940 · NBC · 30 min
    Elsie Trellafas is suing George for $10,000, saying he promised to put her on the radio.
  • George Is On Trial September 2, 1940 · NBC · 29 min
    Elsie's breach-of-promise suit against George goes to trial.
  • George Owes Money to the Telephone Company September 9, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    George has to pay the court costs, and Gracie makes things worse. Artie Shaw plays Begin the Beguine.
  • George Is Looking For a Guest September 16, 1940 · NBC · 30 min
    The sponsor wants Clark Gable as a guest, so George considers hiring a Gable impersonator.
  • George Writes a Newspaper Column September 23, 1940 · NBC · 29 min
    George writes a guest newspaper column and offends a gangster, who comes after him.
  • George Is Kidnapped By Gangsters September 30, 1940 · NBC · 30 min
    Hiding from the gangster, George disguises himself as Aunt Clara, until the gangster proposes to him.
  • Disguised as a Woman October 7, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    George admits he hired the 'gangster' as a joke. Gracie sings I Am an American.
  • What's Wrong With Gracie October 14, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    Gracie takes a word-association test with a professor.
  • Prof. Thorndyke Studies Gracie October 21, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    A psychologist is still at the Burns house, trying to figure Gracie out.
  • Tries to Get Out of Doing Broadcast October 28, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    George has a date with a glamorous woman named Fifi. Who is she?
  • Tries to Impress Fifi November 4, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    Election eve: whom will Gracie vote for? Fifi is back.
  • Gracie Writes a Musical November 11, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    Gracie has written a musical comedy about Henry VIII and his wives.
  • Thanksgiving Show November 18, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    George explains Thanksgiving to Gracie, with a visit to her crazy house full of blackouts.
  • Rehearses Next Week's Show November 25, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    The whole show is a rehearsal of next week's show.
  • The Sponsor Drops By December 2, 1940 · NBC · 32 min
    The sponsor is coming to visit, so George wears a new suit.
  • George Gets a Black Eye December 9, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    How did George get a black eye? A trip to Tijuana after a show for sailors, and trouble getting back across the border.
  • Gracie Writes a Play December 16, 1940 · CBS · 30 min
    Gracie stars in her own play about a newspaper and gets her reporters smuggled into prison.
  • Christmas Show December 23, 1940 · NBC · 31 min
    Gracie has lost the scripts to her play, and the cast sings a Christmas finale.
194318 episodes
  • George the Crooner August 31, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Back from a tour of Army camps, George announces he's going to be a crooner.
  • Three Women for Every Man September 7, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie learns there are three women for every man and has some of them propose to George.
  • Guest: Brian Donlevy September 14, 1943 · CBS · 30 min
    George wants Brian Donlevy to co-star with him in a melodrama.
  • Guest: Ray Milland September 21, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie's friend Tootsie Sagwell plans to marry Ray Milland, and the cast holds its own war-bond rally.
  • Guest: Ann Sheridan September 28, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Is announcer Bill Goodwin in love with Ann Sheridan?
  • The Lady Dentist October 5, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie suspects George is interested in another woman, a lady dentist.
  • Guest: Eddie Cantor October 12, 1943 · CBS · 30 min
    George meets Eddie Cantor in the cigar store and invites him home to dinner.
  • Guest: Pat O'Brien October 19, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Pat O'Brien, an old school friend of Gracie's, comes to visit.
  • Guest: Hedy Lamarr October 26, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Tootsie Sagwell competes for Queen of the Fleet, and her rival is Hedy Lamarr.
  • Guest: Jack Benny November 2, 1943 · CBS · 28 min
    Gracie catches Jack Benny in a beauty parlor and uses it to get George a singing spot on Jack's show.
  • The Paper Salvage Drive November 9, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    George collects old cowboy love-story magazines, and Gracie wants to win the paper-salvage drive.
  • Guest: Walter Pidgeon November 16, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Walter Pidgeon moves in next door, and Gracie tries to interest him in Tootsie Sagwell.
  • Guest: Loretta Young November 23, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie's gossipy magazine article about Loretta Young brings a $50,000 lawsuit.
  • Guest: Charles Boyer November 30, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie has a crush on Charles Boyer and wants him as a cowboy opposite her in a local play.
  • Research at the Burns House December 7, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    From the Terminal Island Naval Air Station: a movie actress comes to the Burns house to research her next role, a scatterbrained housewife.
  • Guest: Kay Kyser December 14, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Kay Kyser is coming to visit, and Tootsie Sagwell is very interested.
  • Guests: Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester December 21, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie and Elsa Lanchester try to get Charles Laughton to play Santa Claus in the Christmas pageant.
  • Guest: John Garfield December 28, 1943 · CBS · 29 min
    George has given John Garfield a bad check, and Garfield plays a tough guy who knows the code of the underworld.
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  • Guest: Paul Henreid January 25, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    Paul Henreid objects to Gracie's culture school using his name.
  • Guest: William Powell February 1, 1944 · CBS · 28 min
    William Powell is staying overnight at the Burns house.
  • Guests: Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale February 8, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    Gracie's new cleaning woman says Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale are fighting. Gracie opens with an appeal for the Fourth War Loan.
  • Guest: Fred Astaire February 15, 1944 · CBS · 29 min
    Fred Astaire is practicing next door and looking for a new dance partner, and it's driving George crazy.
  • Guest: Cecil B. DeMille February 22, 1944 · CBS · 30 min
    Will George sing in Cecil B. DeMille's new picture? DeMille has another job in mind for him.
19452 episodes
194716 episodes
  • Last Years Christmas Bills January 9, 1947 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • 15th Radio Anniversary W Al Jolson February 20, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Fifteenth Anniversary Show.”
  • Gracie Takes Over the Budget February 27, 1947 · NBC · 29 min
    Gracie takes over the household budget.
  • Gracie takes up crime solving March 6, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Kill the Rat March 13, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Crime Wave March 20, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Gracie Treats George Like a King May 15, 1947 · NBC · 25 min
    Gracie decides to treat George like a king.
  • BHU Society Wants New Hats May 22, 1947 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Guest: Frances Langford May 29, 1947 · NBC · 29 min
    Singer Frances Langford drops in on George and Gracie.
  • Gracie Finances a Play September 25, 1947 · 24 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • A live hog November 6, 1947 · 31 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “The Hog Bar-B-Cue.”
  • Cary Grant and the Uplifters November 13, 1947 · NBC · 29 min
    Gracie's club wants Cary Grant to come and speak.
  • Princess Elizabeth's Wedding November 20, 1947 · 23 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Jean Sablon - George's Award November 27, 1947 · 27 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title.
  • Gracie Wants Bing to Retire December 4, 1947 · NBC · 29 min
    Bing Crosby is the guest, and Gracie has ideas about his retirement.
  • Lady Killer December 11, 1947 · NBC · 29 min
    Hypnosis can turn bandleader Meredith Willson into a wolf, and George too.
194818 episodes
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