Synopsis
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
1E1The 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.30m2E2Gracie 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.30m3E3The 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.30m4E4Harry 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.30m5E5Gracie'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.30m6E6Gracie's ChristmasAt Christmas, Gracie tells about the Christmases she had as a child.30m7E7Rhumba LessonsGeorge and Harry need dancing instruction, but don't want it.30m8E8Happy Hmm-HmmLooking at the calendar, Gracie finds that a date has been circled. But why?30m9E9To Go or Not to GoGeorge and Harry Morton want to go duck hunting, but Gracie and Blanche want to go to Palm Springs.30m10E10St. 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.30m11E11Live 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.30m12E12The Income Tax ManThe income tax man gets frustrated trying to understand Gracie's tax deductions.30m13E13Live Show #13The Vanderlips are having a dinner party, but have not invited Blanche and Harry.30m14E14Johnny 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.30m15E15George is SickGeorge is sick. People keep bringing him food to help him gain strength and recover.30m16E16Teenage 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.30m17E17Live Show #17Harry Morton sells a lot in the neighborhood to some out-of-state people.30m18E18Too 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.30m19E19Live Show #19Gracie's old school friend Mamie Kelly visits the Burnses.30m20E20Live Show #20Harry Morton would rather go fishing than visit Blanche's mother.30m21E21Too 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.30m22E22Silky Thompson Moves to Beverly HillsGangster Silky Thompson wants to move into George and Gracies's neighborhood.30m23E23Gracie'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.30m24E24Space Patrol Kids VisitTrouble starts when Mamie Kelly and her three children park their trailer in the Burns backyard.30m25E25Live Show #25Gracie gets into trouble ordering appliances from a real-estate client of Harry Morton.30m26E26Gracie Prepares a WeddingGracie invites problems by holding a home wedding.30m
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