The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(1950)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 8
The Exchange Student
Episode 39 - 9-15-1958
A visit from a foreign-exchange student throws the Burns household into turmoil. Ronnie fears his girl friend Bonnie Sue will desert him in favor of the handsome Frenchman.
8.6/10
Haven't Seen
The Grammar School Dance
Episode 38 - 9-08-1958
Ronnie's romance with a current flame runs into a snag when he is coerced into escorting a young girl to a grammar school prom.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Summer School
Episode 37 - 6-23-1958
Ronnie is making plans to have a Ronnie Burns Entertainment Troupe at Big Bear Lake during his summer vacation. But when George finds out what Ronnie's grades were, he decides that Ronnie should attend summer school instead.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The June Wedding
Episode 36 - 6-16-1958
When Ronnie mixes up the hotel reservations for his newly married friends Frank and Linda, George and Gracie feel it's their duty to invite the newlyweds to spend part of their honeymoon in the Burns home. During their stay with the Burnes, the young couple casts a romantic spell over Gracie, Blanche and Bonnie Sue, Ronnie's girl.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
The Week In New York
Episode 35 - 6-09-1958
30m
Gracie makes plans to go to New York with her friend Blanche, but she doesn't tell George about the proposed trip until she's ready to leave. Ronnie decides to take advantage of his mother's absence to plan a birthday party for his girlfriend.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Locked Out
Episode 34 - 6-02-1958
30m
In an attempt to help her family, Gracie upsets George's dealin gs with a television executive, and almost breaks up Ronnie's romance with a hat-check girl. George feels it's the last straw when Gracie also loses the house key, at exactly the wrong moment!
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Goes Into The Army
Episode 33 - 5-26-1958
It looks as if Ronnie is going to be drafted, so Gracie decides to prepare her son for the discipline of Army life. She adapts the Burns household to a military routine, in the hope that Ronnie will become acclimated more easily.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
A Visit From Charles Vidor
Episode 32 - 5-19-1958
Movie director Charles Vidor pays a visit to George. He is looking for a master of ceremonies for the annual dinner of the Screen Directors' Guild.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie's Royalty Check
Episode 31 - 5-12-1958
Gracie worries that Ronnie will spend his money foolishly when he receives the first royalty check for his new recording. Then a pretty blond singer pays visit a visit to Ronnie, and Gracie is sure the girl is after his money!
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Makes A Record
Episode 30 - 5-05-1958
George convinces a recording executive that son Ronnie should make a record. But Gracie thinks George is the one who wants the record contract.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Gracie And The Jury
Episode 29 - 4-28-1958
Gracie creates mayhem as a juror on a counterfeiting case. She confounds the judge and her fellow jurors with her usual antics, and her mishandling of the evidence ultimately gets Harry Von Zell into big trouble.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Blanche Gets a Jury Notice
Episode 28 - 4-21-1958
Harry Morton is happy to learn that wife Blanche has been summoned for a month's jury duty. When he calls the judge to be sure they accept Blanche, Harry is only thinkin g about enjoying a month of peace and quiet. But the judge suspects it is a ruse to avoid serving on a jury. In the confusion, Gracie manages to get her name on the list for jury duty too.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Publicity Marriage
Episode 27 - 4-14-1958
Ronnie has a young girl pestering him, and when Gracie tries to stop her by saying Ronnie is married, the news hits the papers. Lots of scenes with the youngsters tonight, and not quite enough of Gracie and Blanche.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Softening The Professor
Episode 26 - 4-07-1958
A spring show tonight as Harry von Zell falls in love, neighbor Blanche Norton buys an expensive outfit, and son Ronnie Burns cuts his college classes. Gracie helps each one and fouls them all up nicely.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
High Blood Pressure
Episode 25 - 3-24-1958
A very frustrating episode for George: first, he has a lot of trouble getting out of the house to play golf, and then Gracie decides to use him in a scheme to help Mr. Jansen the plumber pass a physical exam.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Frozen Passion
Episode 24 - 3-17-1958
George discusses the production of a movie with producer Jack Bradley. Gracie attempts to cast family and friends in the movie. Things get more complicated as Harry Morton's father pays a visit.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie's Fan Club
Episode 23 - 3-10-1958
30m
The story revolves around ten year old Edie Westrope, who is the president and only member of her own Ronnie Burns fan club. And, by the way, she happens to have a gorgeous older sister.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Is Brilliant
Episode 22 - 3-03-1958
Gracie's still a brain trust tonight, and she's about to make a killing on a quiz show. Talking with neighbor Harry Morton is more interesting now than jabbering with Blanche and husband George. It's all good fun, but the best scene comes at the beginning when George cooks breakfast for Gracie.
9/10Haven't Seen
Hypnotizing Gracie
Episode 21 - 2-24-1958
Despite inner misgivings, George Burns allows Gracie to meet a hypnotist and his worst fears are realized when Gracie emerges from the meeting with a completely different personality.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
The Japanese Texan
Episode 20 - 2-17-1958
Gracie and George plan to celebrate their ""tenth"" (but no one knows exactly what tenth it is), and Bonnie Sue demonstrates her acting prowess as she attempts to land a part as a Japanese girl in one of producer Walter Sinclair's movies.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
The Accident
Episode 19 - 2-10-1958
Harry Morton's safety record is in jeopardy as he collides with another car while driving with Gracie as a passenger. Complications arise when the driver of the other car is a young lady who attracts the interest of Ronnie.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Too Many Fathers
Episode 18 - 1-27-1958
30m
Jerry Gilbert has given his girlfriend, Sandy, the impression that the Burns' house belongs to his parents, and Gracie decides to further the charade by posing as his mother. But who will play his father? Could it be George, or Von Zell, or Harry Morton perhaps?
8.8/10Haven't Seen
McAfee And The Manicurist
Episode 17 - 1-20-1958
30m
Mr. McAfee has become infatuated with a manicurist. Bonnie Sue, believing the woman is only after her father for his money, consults Gracie for advice. Harry Von Zell once again gets involved, and this time he really gets into trouble due to George's meddling with the plan.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Finds a Friend An Apartment
Episode 16 - 1-13-1958
George and Gracie come to an erroneous conclusion when Ronnie helps a school buddy find an apartment
9.2/10Haven't Seen
The Stolen Car
Episode 15 - 1-06-1958
Ronnie is attempting to become a reporter on the college paper, but needs to come up with a sensational story. Brian McAfee has just been given a new Lincoln, and Gracie has some ideas about using the car to help Ronnie get a scoop.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Invitation To The Party
Episode 14 - 12-30-1957
A mis-delivered party invitation creates a sensitive situation as Gracie attempts to mitigate the problem and enhance Blanche's popularity.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
How To Wrap A Mink
Episode 13 - 12-23-1957
Ronnie is working at the Wilshire Dept. Store as a wrapper, Harry Morton and George are planning cheap gifts for their wives for Christmas, and Harry Von Zell has an old racoon coat. These circumstances, plus Gracie and Blanche's desire for mink, sustain this lively episode.
9/10Haven't Seen
A Hole In The Carpet
Episode 12 - 12-16-1957
Gracie trips and falls in the Wilshire Dept. Store and gets into some convoluted negotiations with the store's insurance adjustor.
9.3/10Haven't Seen
Misery Loves Company
Episode 11 - 12-09-1957
Ralph's girlfriend, Imogene, has deserted him and he is down in the dumps. Gracie feels compelled to help make him feel better by demonstrating to him that everyone else feels as miserable as he does.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
A Box Of Cigars
Episode 10 - 12-02-1957
Ralph's girlfriend, Imogene, is a candidate for homecoming queen, and he and Ronnie are campaigning for her. Gracie suggests that they hand out cigars to potential supporters, and gets Von Zell involved in a scheme to appropriate George's new box of cigars for this purpose.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
With Or Without Glasses
Episode 9 - 11-25-1957
Three weeks ago, Gracie persuaded Alfred Kramer to stop wearing his glasses. Now, she must do the reverse, so that Alfred can bring his grades up to par.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Star Maker
Episode 6 - 11-04-1957
Gracie gets a really convoluted idea to help Brian McAfee pass a difficult exam: she tries to get Brian's bright classmate, Alfred Kramer, to change his name to Brian McAfee before the exam is given. This way ""Brian McAfee"" will excell. Gracie comes up with a very unusual plan to get Alfred to change his name.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
An English Tea
Episode 4 - 10-21-1957
Gracie tries to impress the mother of Ronnie's English girlfriend by renting copies of old masters paintings to decorate the house and arranging for Harry Morton to impersonate George.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Texan Italian
Episode 3 - 10-14-1957
Gracie attempts to make over Bonnie Sue McAfee into an Italian actress in an effort to advance her movie career.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Too Much Pot Roast
Episode 2 - 10-07-1957
Ronnie has trouble concentrating on his college studies due to his obsession with his female classmates. Gracie provides a solution.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
The General
Episode 1 - 9-30-1957
George is planning to follow the current trend in TV and do the show as a western, but, as often happens, the distinction between the show and reality is blurred, and somehow we wind up with a plot which focuses on guest star Douglas Dumbrille's portrayal of a stern army general who wants his son to go to West Point rather than to get married. Gracie provides her ""help"" and the conflict is resolved (in spite of it).
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Season 7
A Pain In The Back
Episode 39 - 6-24-1957
George feigns a bad back in order to avoid going fishing with Harry Morton, despite Gracie and Blanche's plan to get the two husbands to become friends. Meanwhile, Ronnie and Ralph are contemplating going to a Calypso party.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Wading Pool At Acapulco
Episode 37 - 6-10-1957
Ronnie and Ralph have a potential job as lifeguards at an Acapulco hotel. Gracie wants George to go to Acapulco also, but he is not interested, and has to find a way to get out of it.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Blanche's Mother Arrives
Episode 36 - 6-03-1957
Blanche's mother comes to visit, amid some turbulence in the Morton household due to Harry's cancelled business trip. Gracie initiates another identity mixup, this time between Natalie (Blanche's mother) and Marie, a French exchange student at Ronnie's college.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
The Home Graduation
Episode 35 - 5-27-1957
30m
It looks like Brian McAfee once again is not going to graduate, and this may be his last chance. Gracie gets an idea for helping Brian when she listens to Harry Morton's story of how he was awarded his Dartmouth diploma in absentia.
8/10Haven't Seen
A Trip To Tahiti
Episode 34 - 5-20-1957
Ronnie and Ralph are planning to sail to Tahiti in Ronnie's boat. George's authorization of the questionable trip becomes a controversial issue. Gracie gets Von Zell and the Mortons involved in the polemic, while June and Joy Jansen pay an important visit to the Burns household.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie's Boat
Episode 33 - 5-13-1957
Gracie tries to convince George to help Ronnie buy a boat. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ronnie Burns.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
The Texan Lady Macbeth
Episode 32 - 5-06-1957
Bonnie Sue McAfee, Brian's sister, has arrived in Hollywood with the intention of becoming a motion picture actress. After speaking with Brian, Gracie embarks on a crazy plan to discourage Bonnie Sue from show business. Bonnie Sue demonstrates her acting ability and supposed lack of Texas accent by performing a scene from Macbeth.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
The Publicity Romance
Episode 31 - 4-29-1957
The movie company for which Ronnie is working has created rumors of a romance between him and an Italian actress for publicity purposes. His real girlfriend, Kathy, has a hard time accepting this.
9/10Haven't Seen
Harry's Homecoming
Episode 30 - 4-22-1957
Gracie and Blanche feel that their husbands are not romantic enough. Harry comes home a day early from his business trip and George instigates a crazy impersonation scheme involving Harry and Blanche.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The Plumber's Union
Episode 29 - 4-15-1957
Gracie tries to help Mr. Jansen find a wife by placing a personal ad. She misrepresents his age by about fifteen years, and this brings about some confusion.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Going To Houston
Episode 26 - 3-25-1957
Gracie meets Brian McAfee in this episode, and attempts to convince his father that Brian should stay in college.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
The Plumber's Friend
Episode 25 - 3-18-1957
Gracie plays hostess to plumber Mr. Jansen's four daughters, Jean, Joan, June and Joy, while he travels to San Diego to meet an eligible widow. This causes a bit of trouble for Ronnie, who is already having problems with his girfriend, Kathy, due to her jealousy.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Ring
Episode 24 - 3-11-1957
In this episode, we meet Mr. Jansen the plumber, who comes to retrieve Gracie's lost engagement ring. But the ring is not where he expects it to be. George attempts to have some fun by telling lonely Mr. Jansen that Blanche is an eligible widow, but the results are not what George envisioned.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The $15,000 Error
Episode 23 - 3-04-1957
Fearful of a huge redecorating bill, Gracie decides to mortgage the house. Gracie Allen, Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Termites
Episode 22 - 2-25-1957
Gracie wants to have the bedroom redecorated without George's knowledge, but runs into some difficulty getting George out of the house for the required two days. Ralph comes up with a novel solution.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Fighting For Happiness
Episode 21 - 2-18-1957
Gracie tries to argue with George---so they can enjoy a happy reconciliation. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Von Zell.
9.3/10Haven't Seen
The Fortune Teller
Episode 20 - 2-11-1957
Gracie's misunderstanding of a tea leaf reading gives her the impression that George has come into a fortune. She acts on this ""knowledge"" by presenting Ronnie with an extravagant gift.
9/10Haven't Seen
The Matrimonial Bureau
Episode 19 - 2-04-1957
Gracie gets a crazy idea that she must find a wife for Ronnie before he reaches the age of twenty one. When she enlists the aid of a matrimonial bureau, George and Von Zell get embroiled in the ensuing mixup.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Aptitude Test
Episode 17 - 1-21-1957
30m
Gracie gets George to take an aptitude test "to help him find himself." Ronnie Burns, Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
The Ugly Duckling
Episode 16 - 1-14-1956
Gracie turns a wallflower coed into a beauty and gets her a date with Ronnie. But he has other plans. George Burns, Gracie Allen.
9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie And The Bullfighter
Episode 15 - 1-07-1956
30m
George and Gracie decide to show an interest in Ronnie's hobbies---until he takes up bullfighting. Ronnie Burns, Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Costume Party
Episode 14 - 12-31-1956
Von Zell, Harry Morton, and George throw a party to interest banker Mr. Vanderlip in an investment. Blanche's brother Roger influences the outcome.
9.4/10Haven't Seen
Christmas In Jail
Episode 13 - 12-24-1956
30m
In flashback mode, George tells the story of how he became incarcerated on Christmas Eve. The issue of Christmas gifts has once again seriously complicated George's life.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Quits College Because His Father Goes Broke
Episode 12 - 12-17-1956
Gracie thinks she can prevent Ronnie from quitting college by demonstrating to him that George has suffered financially by not having a college education. With the help of Harry Von Zell, she fabricates a sensational story that has the Mortons and Mrs. Sohmers in an uproar.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter
Episode 11 - 12-10-1956
Gracie mistakenly believes that Ronnie is dating an older woman, and constructs one of her off-beat strategies to amend the situation.
9.3/10Haven't Seen
The Refrigerator Salesman
Episode 10 - 12-03-1956
Ronnie has a temporary job selling electric razors in the Wilshire Department Store for the Christmas season. Through Gracie's meddling and some misunderstandings, he becomes an ace refrigerator salesman, and this has quite an impact on George.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Von Zell's Raises
Episode 9 - 11-26-1956
Von Zell is happy to remain a bachelor, but rumors of an impending marriage prompt George to give him raises at just the wrong time.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Big Stamp Robbery
Episode 7 - 11-12-1956
Harry Morton's prize ""Madagascar Imperial"" postage stamp falls into the wrong hands when Gracie needs to mail a letter.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie's Bashful
Episode 6 - 11-05-1956
Von Zell is dating a 28 year old woman, which evokes much analysis and criticism from George and Gracie. And when Ronnie stays home instead of attending a dance, Gracie gets the impression it is due to his shyness, and comes up with a crazy scheme to help him.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The Initiation
Episode 5 - 10-29-1956
Mrs. Sohmers is staying with the Mortons while she looks for a house to buy in Pasadena. She specifically wants to avoid living too close to Gracie. Concurrently, Ronnie is undergoing a fraternity initiation which requires him to say and do the opposite of what anyone would expect.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
The Interview
Episode 4 - 10-22-1956
Two separate plots in this episode: George is interviewed by a bewildered TV Guide writer and Mrs. Sohmers, on a visit to Beverly Hills, wants to meet her favorite actor, Francis X. Bushman.
Haven't Seen
The Woman In The Car
Episode 3 - 10-15-1956
Gracie borrows Blanche's car---and gossip links Gracie with Blanche's husband Harry. Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Ronnie Burns.
Haven't Seen
The Shakespearean Paper
Episode 2 - 10-08-1956
Ronnie has an assignment to write a paper on his favorite Shakespearean play. Unfortunately, Harry Von Zell inspires Gracie to meddle, and the results are disastrous for Ronnie.
Haven't Seen
Season 6
The Switchboard Operators
Episode 40 - 9-24-1956
In an effort to keep Harry Morton from accepting a new position which would involve extensive travel, Gracie and Blanche take over the hotel switchboard.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychiatrist
Episode 39 - 9-17-1956
30m
Dabbs Greer plays a psychologist who is helping Mrs. Sohmers cope with anxiety created by her association with Gracie. Then he meets Gracie and is thrown for a loop. This episode features identity mixups of Blanche with Gracie, and George with Von Zell.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The Triple Surprise Party
Episode 38 - 6-18-1956
George gives a surprise party for Harry Morton but pretends it's for Ronnie. Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet, Ronnie Burns.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Questions And Answers
Episode 37 - 6-11-1956
In order to become a member of the Ladies of Oyster Bay, Gracie must be quizzed on her knowledge of literature by a committee of members. Mrs. Sohmers comes up with a surprising plan to help her, but complications arise.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
The Night Out
Episode 36 - 6-04-1956
George gets locked in a steam room overnight. Harry Von Zell has borrowed George's overcoat to wear on a date with a young woman and leaves it at the Stork Club. These two circumstances result in a big misunderstanding between George and Gracie.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Is Lovesick
Episode 35 - 5-28-1956
Gracie thinks that Ronnie is planning to join the French Foreign Legion because his French girlfriend left him.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
The Twenty-Four Dresses
Episode 34 - 5-21-1956
Gracie needs financing for the dress shop she intends to open. George wants the dresses sent back to Paris. Gracie counts on Mrs. Sohmers for help.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Back From Paris
Episode 33 - 5-14-1956
30m
Behind George's back, Gracie concocts plans to bring twenty four of designer Broussard's dresses from Paris to sell in New York.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
The Paris Creation
Episode 32 - 5-07-1956
Gracie needs a slight alteration to a designer dress she bought. George insists that she take it to the designer to have it fixed, not realizing that the designer is in Paris.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Magic Act
Episode 31 - 4-30-1956
Ronnie has been offered a contract for a part in a movie. Gracie mistakenly believes that the offer is for George. She decides that she must get a job to make George feel better about doing the movie without her.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
The Right People
Episode 30 - 4-23-1956
Mrs. Sohmers shows her snobbishness as she objects to a possible marriage between Ronnie and her daughter, Pat. Meanwhile, Gracie suddenly rises in social status when she befriends prominent horse breeder Alfred Tyler Griffin.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Burlesk
Episode 29 - 4-16-1956
George is in trouble for supposedly influencing Jim Boardman to get a job in a burlesque show.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
The English Playwright
Episode 25 - 3-19-1956
30m
A famous playwright happens to be staying at the St. Moritz Hotel. Ronnie would love to get a part in his current production, and Gracie tries to help in her typically illogical way.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Cyrano De Bergerac
Episode 23 - 3-05-1956
Ronnie is practicing the role of Cyrano, but has trouble coming to grips with a lack of self esteem resulting from comparing his own performance with a recording of the master Cyrano portrayer, Jose Ferrer. Von Zell comes up with a novel solution, which hinges on George's acting ability.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
The Indian Potentate
Episode 21 - 2-20-1956
An Indian Maharajah and his ""retinue"" have checked into the St. Moritz Hotel, and Gracie and Blanche cannot contain their curiosity about him and his wealth.
9/10Haven't Seen
George Needs Glasses
Episode 20 - 2-13-1956
Gracie mistakenly believes that George's vision is failing. When he is reluctant to have eyeglasses prescribed for him, she consults an eye doctor. He suggests that George might be worried about his appearence, so Gracie comes up with a ridiculous plan to make George see that wearing glasses is in style.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Gets An Agent
Episode 17 - 1-23-1956
Ethically-challenged agent Jack Devlin attempts to lure Ronnie into signing with him, with the hope of landing jobs for his clients on the Burns and Allen Show.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Let's Dance
Episode 15 - 1-09-1956
Ronnie's drama school is having a dance, and Gracie wants to help out. Von Zell tells Gracie that any man in the hotel would like to go with Marie, the cigarette counter sales girl. This bit of information proves dangerous, as Gracie concocts a crazy scheme to sell tickets.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Appearances Are Deceiving
Episode 14 - 1-02-1956
The ""Puritanical"" father of one of Ronnie's girlfriends witnesses them rehearsing a scene from a play and gets the wrong impression. Gracie and Blanche straighten everything out, with a scheme which accidentally involves Harry Morton.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Pawns Her Ring
Episode 13 - 12-26-1955
Ronnie's friend, Jim Boardman, has written a bad play and the boys petition George to finance it. Gracie decides to help them get the money.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Company For Christmas
Episode 12 - 12-19-1955
Christmas is coming, and Blanche and Harry have differing ideas as to which family members they want to invite to join them in the St. Moritz Hotel. The hotel is packed, and Gracie adds to the problem by trying to help.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
George Becomes a Dictator
Episode 10 - 12-05-1955
Everyone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Helps Lola
Episode 8 - 11-21-1955
30m
Lola the waitress is having trouble getting her cab driver boyfriend to propose marriage. Ronnie's drama teacher is coming to the hotel to meet George and Gracie. These two storylines collide as Gracie does some impromptu waitressing at Rumplemeyers.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Ronnie Moves To The Village
Episode 7 - 11-14-1955
30m
Ronnie wants to move in with his friend Jim and his artist father, who live in Greenwich Village. Gracie tries to keep him from moving by emulating beatnik dress and decor.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Musical Version
Episode 6 - 11-07-1955
George is excited as plans for his book to be made into a Broadway musical materialize. This episode contains some nice music and even has some dancing by George and Gracie.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York
Episode 1 - 10-03-1955
30m
George, Gracie, the Mortons, and Harry Von Zell are travelling by train to New York City to take up residence in the St. Moritz Hotel. Famous atomic scientist Professor Eldridge is also on the train, traveling incognito. Von Zell has an idea to pair the professor with Gracie for an ironic publicity photo. But mixups occur as he and George try to determine which passenger is actually the professor.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Season 5
The Burnses and Mortons Going to Hawaii
Episode 40 - 7-04-1955
Harry Morton and George thwart their wives' plans for a Hawaiian vacation until Blanche's brother unexpectedly arrives - and then they can't wait to get away.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Lucille Vanderlip Gives a Barbeque Party
Episode 39 - 6-27-1955
Lucille Vanderlip is planning a barbeque party, but George is convinced that Gracie is really throwing a party at home.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Tries to Cure Roger of Amnesia
Episode 38 - 6-20-1955
Blanche's ne'er-do-well brother Roger suddenly develops a case of amnesia just when it looked like he would be vacating the premises.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gets an Extension Visa for Jeanette Duval
Episode 37 - 6-13-1955
Gracie gets Harry Von Zell in big trouble when she tries to help a lovely French young woman with immigration problems.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Believes George Has a Criminal Record
Episode 36 - 6-06-1955
30m
Danny Goodman, an old vaudeville partner of George's, comes to visit. Trouble starts when they decide to dress in prison outfits and reprise their ""jailbird"" song and dance routine.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Blanche and Brother Roger Move in with the Burnses
Episode 35 - 5-30-1955
When Blanche's brother shows up unexpectedly, it causes such a rift between Blanche and Harry that she decides to leave him. Blanche and Roger take up residence at the Burns' home, so George rooms with Harry, fearing his own divorce.
9.3/10Haven't Seen
The Uranium Caper
Episode 34 - 5-23-1955
30m
An unsuccessful uranium prospecting expedition by the two Harrys sets the stage for a showdown between them and George over partnerships in non-existent mines.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie & George Try for a Day at the Beach
Episode 33 - 5-16-1955
George has an important business meeting at the beach, but Gracie thinks it's a pleasure trip and invites their friends to tag along. Unfortunately, each time they're prepared to leave, some interruption detains them.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Plays Talent Scout for Imitator
Episode 32 - 5-09-1955
An impressionist impersonates the grocery delivery boy and wows Gracie and her friends, but when George contacts the real delivery boy to offer him a job on the show, he's baffled by the kid's lack of talent.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Wants the House Painted
Episode 31 - 5-02-1955
Gracie would like to have the house painted coral, but George wants it to stay white. Once again, Von Zell and the Mortons get involved in a confusing situation, along with some befuddled house painters.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Consults Dr. Kirby's Problem Clinic
Episode 30 - 4-25-1955
30m
After a friend confides that her presumed-dead first husband is still alive, Gracie visits a TV therapist to try to find a solution to the predicament.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Hires a Safecracker for Her Wall Safe
Episode 29 - 4-18-1955
Gracie tries to surprise George by having a wall safe installed, but she promptly locks the combination inside along with papers that he urgently needs access to. To rectify the situation, Gracie visits a pool hall to hire a safecracker.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gets a Ticket 'Fixed' by the Judge
Episode 28 - 4-11-1955
Gracie's parking ticket leads to trouble with the law for George, Von Zell, and the Mortons.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Tries to Select George's Next Wife
Episode 27 - 4-04-1955
Gracie is under the wrong impression that she is ill and will soon die, so she auditions potential future wives for George.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Adopts Great Dane Dog
Episode 26 - 3-28-1955
Gracie tries to help Joey Bagley by concealing his dog; meanwhile, George is under the mistaken impression that Gracie's Uncle Harvey is visiting.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
The Mistaken Marriage of Emily Vanderlip and Roger
Episode 25 - 3-21-1955
Gracie mistakenly concludes that Blanche's devious brother Roger is going to marry Emily Vanderlip, so Roger uses the ensuing confusion to try to extort money from George.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
The Romance of Harry Morton and Countess Braganni
Episode 24 - 3-14-1955
When Countess Braganni moves in next door, Blanche becomes convinced that her husband is vying for the countess's affections.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
George and the 14-Karat Gold Trombone
Episode 23 - 3-07-1955
A trombone entrusted to George causes a lot of trouble for the two Harrys.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Becomes a Portrait Artist After Museum Visit
Episode 22 - 2-28-1955
Gracie wants to help George learn about art, so she visits a museum and gains enough knowledge to get mixed up about the subject.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
George and the Missing Five Dollars and Missing Baby Pictures
Episode 21 - 2-21-1955
George's apparently compulsive behavior as he appears to be searching for a lost five dollar bill leads to trouble, as Gracie, the Mortons, and Von Zell all try to help him regain his sanity.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Blanche's Brother, Roger the Moocher, Visits
Episode 20 - 2-14-1955
Blanche's freeloading brother comes to stay with the Mortons. Nothing is safe around him, including Harry Morton's clothes, George's cigars, and Harry von Zell's girlfriend.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Vanderlip Leaves His Parakeet with George
Episode 19 - 2-07-1955
Gracie decides to liberate a pet parakeet that George is minding for a friend. Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gets a Valet for George
Episode 18 - 1-31-1954
Against her husband's wishes, Gracie hires a valet to help George with everyday tasks such as getting dressed.
9/10Haven't Seen
Blanche and Clara Bagley Leave Their Husbands
Episode 17 - 1-24-1954
Gracie offers the Burns' guest room to two friends who are feuding with their husbands.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
No Seats for Friar's Club Dinner
Episode 16 - 1-17-1955
The Friar's Club testimonial dinner for George and Gracie is sold out, but Gracie is intent on figuring out a way to get the Mortons and the Bagleys in.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
George and the Glendale Eagle Publicity Stunt
Episode 15 - 1-10-1955
Thanks to Gracie, George is scheduled to take part in a publicity stunt. To get out of it, George claims to have a sprained ankle.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
George's Mother-in-Law Trouble
Episode 14 - 1-03-1955
George decides to invite his mother-in-law for a brief stay, but a misheard conversation at the post office leads Harry Von Zell to spread word that the forthcoming visit has caused an enormous fight between George and Gracie.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Thinks Bob Cummings Is in Love with Her
Episode 13 - 12-27-1954
Gracie overhears Bob Cummings reciting dialogue for his TV show and concludes that she is the object of his affections.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Harry Morton's Alumni Banquet
Episode 12 - 12-20-1954
Harry Morton's college alumni association is having a banquet, and Harry has promised them he can get George to act as Master of Ceremonies. This circumstance plus Gracie's offbeat logic lead to much confusion, including Gracie confusing the staid members of the Dartmouth Club.
9/10Haven't Seen
George Gets Call from Unknown Victor
Episode 11 - 12-13-1954
George gets irritated when Gracie mishandles a telephone call. She remembers the message, but not the caller's last name or phone number.
9/10Haven't Seen
Burnses & Mortons Going to Hear Antonelli Concert
Episode 10 - 12-06-1954
George tries to get out of attending a concert by getting Gracie involved with a jigsaw puzzle.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Saves Blanche's Marriage
Episode 9 - 11-29-1954
After reading Blanche's fortune, Gracie concludes Blanche is in love with a man she encountered at the grocery store. Gracie attempts to intervene, dragging Harry Von Zell's name through the mud in the process.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Shoplifter and the Missing Ruby Clip
Episode 8 - 11-22-1954
Trouble arises when Gracie gets the impression that Mrs. Vanderlip has stolen a ruby clip from a department store and tries to help her avoid apprehension.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Thinks She and George Are Moving to New York
Episode 7 - 11-15-1954
When Gracie fears that they might have to move to New York for business reasons, she consults Mr. Beasley the postman, and concocts a crazy story about George witnessing a robbery.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
George Trying to Keep Doctor's Appointment
Episode 6 - 11-08-1954
George has an appointment to take a physical exam, but each time he's prepared to leave a distraction pulls him away from his car and Gracie absconds with his keys.
9.3/10Haven't Seen
Auto License Bureau/George Becomes an Author
Episode 5 - 11-01-1954
30m
Gracie tests the patience of a driver's license examiner. Meanwhile, George's friends lavish him with praise and gifts after learning he's writing an autobiography
9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gives a Baby Shower for Virginia Beasley
Episode 4 - 10-25-1954
When Gracie throws a baby shower for the mailman's daughter, George gets stuck playing cards with Harry Morton's stuffy friends.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gives Wedding in Payment of a Favor
Episode 3 - 10-18-1954
Gracie throws an extravagant wedding, but George can't figure out why his wife has taken on this responsibility.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Goes to the 'Do It Yourself' Show
Episode 2 - 10-11-1954
30m
Gracie hires a carpenter to build a dresser. She then tries to fool her neighbors into thinking George built it by himself.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
George Invites Critics to Watch First Show of Season
Episode 1 - 10-04-1954
30m
George invites two newspaper reporters, while Gracie secretly invites two dozen strangers over to the house to view their opening night show.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Season 4
George Teaches Gracie Not to Start Rumors
Episode 40 - 8-16-1954
Harry and Blanche's friends from New York precipitate a housing crisis when they come to stay in the Morton house.
9.2/10Haven't Seen
Mortons Exchange Houses with the Gibsons from New York
Episode 39 - 8-23-1954
Harry and Blanche's friends from New York precipitate a housing crisis when they come to stay in the Morton house.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Buys a Toaster Wholesale
Episode 38 - 8-09-1954
Gracie needs a new toaster. When George suggests that she consult a fellow club member who deals in wholesale appliances, Gracie finds that it is easy to save money.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Burnses and Mortons Choosing Movie to Attend
Episode 37 - 8-02-1954
The Burns and Mortons decide to go to the movies but have difficulty finding a film that none of them have seen. Further complicating matters, Al and Harry Von Zell arrive and decide to tag along.
9/10Haven't Seen
Emily Vanderlip's Elopement
Episode 36 - 7-26-1954
When a councilwoman asks for Gracie's support, she mistakenly thinks she's being asked to run for city council herself.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Emily Vanderlip's Elopement
Episode 35 - 7-19-1954
Although Emily Vanderlip has no desire to elope, Gracie pushes the matter until everyone's upset and Harry Von Zell is in police custody.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Buys Old Movies to Sell to Television
Episode 34 - 7-12-1954
George passes on an offer to buy the rights to some old films, but Gracie decides the deal would be in his best interest after consulting a psychic.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
One Week to Live
Episode 33 - 7-05-1954
Gracie gets the mistaken notion that Harry Morton has only a week to live.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
George Resting for Insurance Examination
Episode 32 - 5-10-1954
30m
George tries to get a full day's rest before his doctor's exam, but he soon finds friends, family, a telephone repairman, roofer and electrician tromping across his bed.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie and George Have a Mystery Anniversary
Episode 31 - 5-03-1954
Gracie throws an extravagant 9th "Hmm-Hmm" anniversary party, having forgotten the event that she's celebrating. A cook and butler hired for the occasion are bemused by Gracie's eccentricities.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Vanderlip Buys Black Negligee for His Wife
Episode 30 - 4-26-1954
30m
Relationships are jeopardized after a meddling Gracie listens in on a phone call and concludes that Mr. Vanderlip is having an affair with a saleswoman.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Dolores De Marco, George's Ex-Vaudeville Partner
Episode 29 - 4-19-1954
To avoid a lawsuit, George dodges a man who spends the day patiently waiting on the front porch. Meanwhile, jealousy and mistaken-identity drive Gracie to extremes when the young daughter of George's ex-girlfriend visits.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
George Gets Black Eye from Open Door
Episode 28 - 4-12-1954
George's black eye and another man's broken leg lead people to believe the two men were brawling. Meanwhile, Gracie attempts to outsmart an insurance investigator, and Harry Von Zell tries to book a contortionist on the show.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
An Elephant Sits on Gracie's Fender
Episode 27 - 4-05-1954
An elephant has actually sat on the fender of Gracie's car, and everyone is having trouble believing her.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Columbia Pictures Doing Burns and Allen Story
Episode 26 - 3-29-1954
Columbia is doing the Burns and Allen story and everybody wants to get into the act.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Tries to Get George in College/The Old Grads
Episode 25 - 3-22-1954
Gracie decides to enroll George in college. Meanwhile, George's production manager frantically searches for someone who can get Gracie out of a traffic ticket
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Gracie's Old Boy Friend, Dan Conroy, Comes to Town
Episode 24 - 3-15-1954
When Gracie's athletic ex comes to visit, she swipes Harry Morton's trophies to pass off as her husband's. Further complications ensue when the awards go missing.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Goes to Psychiatrist for Blanche's Dream
Episode 23 - 3-08-1954
Gracie visits a bewildered psychiatrist for dream analysis, which unexpectedly results in Blanche and Harry Morton each believing the other is crazy.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Harry Morton Is Missing
Episode 22 - 3-01-1954
When Harry Morton goes missing, Gracie hires a private investigator who becomes very confused about the identity of his new client and her associates.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
George and Gracie Going to Opera 'Carmen'
Episode 21 - 2-22-1954
Everyone is elated when Mr. Vanderlip invites them to the opera except for George, who's adamant about seeing a 3-D movie instead
8.6/10Haven't Seen
No Fan Mail for George
Episode 20 - 2-15-1954
George is unhappy about not receiving any fan mail, so Gracie instructs Blanche to write a phony fan letter. Unfortunately this correspondence upsets both Harry Morton and the jealous husband of the woman whose name Blanche signed.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE WINS A TELEVISION SET
Episode 19 - 2-08-1954
A quiz show phones Gracie and offers her a TV set if she can answer a question. She can't, but she looks it up in an almanac, calls them back with the correct data, and demands a set.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE HAS TO SELL GEORGE'S CAR BY FIVE O'CLOCK
Episode 18 - 2-01-1954
Gracie misunderstands a fire inspector's order to get rid of some inflammable rubbish.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE DISCOVERS GEORGE'S SECRET WEAKNESS
Episode 17 - 1-25-1954
Gracie convinces herself that George must be in the class of the one man in five who has a secret vice. Burns & Allen do the vaudeville routine that made them famous, "Lamb Chops."
8.6/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE HELPS MECHANIC WITH GIRL FRIEND
Episode 16 - 1-18-1954
Gracie has an historic interview with a local reporter.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
GEORGE READING PLAY TO BE DONE IN LONDON
Episode 15 - 1-11-1954
Gracie makes travel plans when she finds George reading a play due to open in London.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Uncle Harvey's Invention
Episode 14 - 1-04-1954
Uncle Harvey's latest invention, a solution to make plants grow to gargantuan proportions, is found to contain the makings for a perfect martini.
9.1/10Haven't Seen
Gracie's Anniversary Present
Episode 13 - 12-28-1953
Gracie decides to take flying lessons when she becomes convinced that George is planning to buy her a plane for their wedding anniversary.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
JANE (WARDROBE WOMAN) AND HER PROBLEM
Episode 12 - 12-21-1953
Gracie creates a family crisis, because she believes sh e must have one in order to appreciate other people's problems.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
George and Gracie go to a Movie Premier
Episode 11 - 12-14-1953
Gracie and George get a limited amount of tickets to a movie premiere, and pledge them to too many friends.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Trades the House
Episode 10 - 12-07-1953
The Burns house is put in jeopardy when a mis-heard telephone conversation between George and Jack Benny gives Gracie the impression that George is quitting show business.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Gracie Going to San Francisco
Episode 9 - 11-30-1953
George and Harry Morton plan to enjoy the fruits of bachelorhood while their wives are out of town.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Thinks Von Zell is Broke
Episode 8 - 11-23-1953
Gracie has the mistaken impression that Harry Von Zell is broke, and, of course, endeavors to help him.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Raccoon Coats
Episode 7 - 11-16-1953
After Gracie gives away Harry Morton's fur coat, she goes to great lengths to procure a replacement.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Getting a Business Manager
Episode 6 - 11-09-1953
Gracie mistakes the Mortons' lawn man for the business manager she hired.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
George and Harry are Mad at Each Other
Episode 5 - 11-02-1953
A mutual acquaintance ticks off George and Harry Morton, so Gracie thinks they're mad at each other. To patch up their friendship, Gracie decides to turn them both against Harry Von Zell.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Thinks Blanche is a Kleptomaniac
Episode 4 - 10-26-1953
Gracie (mistakenly, of course) gets the notion that Blanche is a kleptomaniac and wreaks havoc by trying to cover up for her.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Gets a Jury Summons
Episode 3 - 10-19-1953
The prospect of Gracie being called for jury duty evokes much concern from all her friends.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Helps Harry get a New Account
Episode 2 - 10-19-1953
The prospect of Gracie being called for jury duty evokes much concern from all her friends
8.7/10Haven't Seen
The Iron Deer
Episode 1 - 10-05-1953
When George declares he "can't see" how Harry Morton could spend $200 on an iron deer for his lawn, Gracie concludes George's eyesight is deteriorating.
9/10Haven't Seen
Season 3
Gracie Falls in a Department Store
Episode 40 - 8-17-1953
Gracie trips and falls, as a result of her high heel getting caught in a hole in the rug at the department store. The store's management attempts to reach a monetary settlement with Gracie, but are thwarted by confused resistance.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Locked Out of the House
Episode 39 - 8-10-1953
Thanks to Gracie's carelessness, the Burns and Mortons get locked out of their homes in the middle of the night, much to the chagrin of the locksmith's jealous wife.
9/10Where to watch
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Gracie Witnesses a Holdup
Episode 38 - 8-03-1953
Gracie has witnessed a bank robbery, and is scheduled as a witness against gangster Johnny Velvet. George is expecting to sing at a dinner for Ronald Reagan, but the guest list is dwindling.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE TRYING TO GET GEORGE TO GO ON TRIP EAST
Episode 37 - 7-27-1953
Gracie decides that she wants to go to New York with the Mortons for a vacation.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Gracie Thinks George is Going Solo
Episode 36 - 7-20-1953
Some amusement results when Gracie finds a telegram from 1923. In it, George is asked to do a Broadway show, but without his partner. Gracie does not notice the date on the telegram, and tries to figure out a way to make George feel free to do the show without her.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Surprise Party Mix-Up
Episode 34 - 7-06-1953
Gracie throws a monkey wrench into a birthday party for Harry Morton.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
GRACIE AND HARRY MORTON--MISSING PERSONS BUREAU
Episode 33 - 5-18-1953
Synopsis 1:
When ravenous Harry Morton misses lunch, Gracie reports him missing.
Synopsis 2:
Gracie gets involved with the missing Persons Bureau in trying to locate Harry Morton for his wife Blanche.
8.2/10Where to watch
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GEORGE LECTURING AT U.C.L.A.
Episode 32 - 5-11-1953
Synopsis 1:
George appears as a guest speaker at UCLA.
Synopsis 2:
George receives an invitation to lecture at a college, but when he overhears the Mortons and Harry von Zell making fun of him, he refuses.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Von Zell's Old Girlfriend Visits
Episode 31 - 5-04-1953
Von Zell's college sweetheart is planning to drop by. He has given her the impression that he is married, and Gracie wants to help him appear so. At the same time, Harry Morton has been too much of a doormat to his business partner, Casey, and this relationship needs to be straightened out (by guess who?).
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Gracie & Cleaning Woman/Vanderlips
Episode 30 - 4-27-1953
Gracie jeopardizes Harry Morton's bank loan and George and Harry Von Zell's well-being when she mistakenly determines Mr. Vanderlip has been having an affair with his cook
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Spanish Lessons
Episode 29 - 4-20-1953
Spanish lessons for Gracie and Blanche lead to George getting into some very unexpected trouble.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
The Missing Fur Stole
Episode 28 - 4-13-1953
30m
Lots of mixups, in both plot and dialogue, as Gracie mistakenly reports to the police that Blanche's new fur stole has been stolen.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Buying a Mountain Cabin
Episode 27 - 4-06-1953
30m
Problems arise when Harry Von Zell decides to buy a cabin from a real estate agent who is a competitor to Harry Morton, and Gracie gets the wrong impression that George is the one buying the cabin.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Gracie Pretends She's a College Boy's Mother
Episode 26 - 3-30-1953
Gracie poses as a student's mother so he can bring his girlfriend "home" to dinner. Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Gacie Reports the Car Stolen
Episode 25 - 3-26-1953
Someone whistles in George's dressing room and Gracie, believing the old show-biz superstition that it will mean three days of bad luck, hides George's car so that he can't make a scheduled trip to Palm Springs. George reports the car stolen, but eventually gets it back and sets off on his drive to Palm Springs--where he's arrested by the police because his car is still on the "hot car" list.
8.6/10Where to watch
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George in the Army
Episode 24 - 3-19-1953
Gracie has the idea that joining the Army will be good for George, and enlists him. George is not worried, because a doctor is coming to the house to examine him and he knows he will fail the physical. At the same time, Harry Morton is applying for life insurance and also must be examined by a doctor. Let's hope there is no mixup.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Buying a Ranch
Episode 23 - 3-12-1953
Gracie believes that George wants to buy a ranch. Harry Morton and his partner Casey want to be the ones to sell it to him. But George does not really want to buy a ranch, and, perhaps ill-advisedly, relies on Harry Von Zell to help him get out of it.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Swamp Party
Episode 21 - 2-26-1953
Gracie has a very ""entertaining"" way of helping Harry Morton in his real estate business.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Blanche Wants New Car/Gracie Gets Von Zell a Wife
Episode 20 - 2-19-1953
Gracie tries to find Von Zell a wife and children so he can save money on his income tax.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Gracie on a Train - Murder
Episode 19 - 2-12-1953
Harry Morton gets into trouble with the police as a result of Gracie's mistaken notion that a man she met on a train is planning to kill his wife.
9/10Where to watch
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George Jessel - The Cigarette Girl
Episode 18 - 2-05-1953
Gracie and Blanche are disturbed by their husbands' extracurricular activities: Harry has been playing poker late at night, and George went to Ciro's with Georgie Jessel, who bought a teddy bear for $50 from a cigarette girl.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Mayor Brown Comes to Dinner
Episode 17 - 1-29-1953
Graice invites the mayor of Los Angeles for dinner. Fletcher Bowron, longtime Los Angeles mayor in real life, plays himself.
9/10Where to watch
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Gracie Thinks She and George are Not Married
Episode 16 - 1-22-1953
Gracie has acquired the crazy notion that she and George were never legally married. Jack Benny, a witness to their marriage, visits the Burns household in an attempt to straighten Gracie out.
8.8/10Where to watch
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Harry Wants to Trade His House/Gracie Trying to Keep Mortons From Moving Away
Episode 15 - 1-15-1953
Harry Morton trades his house for one across town. Gracie doesn't want to lose her best friend Blanche, so when the new neighbors move into the Mortons' house, Gracie does everything she can think of to convince them that they wouldn't want to live next door to a household as crazy as the Burns' one.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Gracie Thinks Harry is in Love with Her
Episode 14 - 1-08-1953
Harry buys an anniversary present for Blanche and hides it at the Burns' home. However, Gracie finds it and thinks that Harry has fallen in love with her and is trying to win her from George. She sets out to come up with a scheme to "discourage" Harry and show him that he and Gracie are not meant for each other.
8.8/10Where to watch
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Von Zell Dates a Married Woman
Episode 12 - 12-25-1952
Harry Von Zell has inadvertently dated a married woman, but Harry Morton is the one in big trouble when Gracie inexplicably (to our logic) poses on the telephone as Von Zell's wife and gives the woman's husband the Mortons' address.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Gracie Thinks George is Going to Commit Suicide
Episode 11 - 12-18-1952
Gracie thinks George wants to get out of a complicated existence. Harry Von Zell, Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Gracie Writes About Silky Thompson
Episode 10 - 12-11-1952
Gracie tangles with the underworld. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry Von Zell, Larry Keating.
8.9/10Where to watch
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Harry Thinks that the Swamp Has Oil
Episode 9 - 12-04-1952
To get Harry to buy Blanche a TV, Gracie tries to get him to buy some swampland--but Harry gets the idea that there's oil under the property.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Skating Pearsons Come to Visit
Episode 8 - 11-27-1952
A couple from George and Gracie's vaudeville days, "The Skating Pearsons" drop by for a visit. They're worried that their son, Joey, wants to get into show business, and ask George and Gracie to talk the boy out of it.
8.3/10Where to watch
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The Ballet Tickets
Episode 7 - 11-20-1952
Culture enters the Burns household as Gracie tries to get George to sponsor a ballet company. Some interesting mixups occur, and the episode ends with George and Gracie doing a dance number without music.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Gracie and Blanche Hire Gigolos
Episode 6 - 11-13-1952
Gracie and Blanche complain that their husbands have lost their romantic spark, so George persuades Harry to pose as an amorous Frenchman to teach them a lesson. Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating, Ronnie Burns.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Gracie has George's Portrait Painted
Episode 5 - 11-06-1952
Gracie hires an artist to paint a portrait of George. But the painter is confounded when Gracie explains that she wants to give the portrait to George as a surprise gift.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Buying a Boat
Episode 4 - 10-30-1952
Gracie recruits Harry to buy George a boat. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Von Zell.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Gracie Worrys about George's Sneezing
Episode 3 - 10-23-1952
George Sneezing/Gracie Thinks He's Insane. George has been sneezing for a comedy routine, so Gracie takes a medical exam for him and the doctor concludes she's mentally ill. Meanwhile, a dieting Harry Morton hides food all over the house.
8.7/10Where to watch
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Dinner Party for Atomic Scientist
Episode 2 - 10-16-1952
Gracie gives a dinner party for a famous but somewhat eccentric atomic scientist, who never accepts invitations. However, the scientist hears that George was in Las Vegas at the time of the atomic testing and, thinking that George is a fellow scientist, accepts Gracie's invitation.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Free Trip to Hawaii
Episode 1 - 10-09-1952
Gracie tries to play cupid for Harry and her wardrobe woman, not realizing that the woman is married already and has two children
8/10Where to watch
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Season 2
Gracie and Blanche Want to Redecorate
Episode 26 - 9-25-1952
Gracie and Blanche want to redecorate their houses, but they know that George and Harry won't go for it. Gracie comes up with a plan to get George out of the house--she invites her relatives to stay for two weeks.
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Live Show #51
Episode 25 - 8-28-1952
George tells Gracie that he ran into George Jessel at the Friars Club, but Gracie somehow misinterprets it into thinking that George thinks he needs glasses. She gets an eye doctor to come to the house to give George an exam, but it turns out that the doctor needs glasses more than anyone else does.
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Live Show #50
Episode 24 - 8-14-1952
Gracie goes to the racetrack and winds up buying a horse. The horse's former owners accompany Gracie back to the house and wind up moving in. Meanwhile, the police have been looking for the horse because the animal's "owners" are actually horse thieves--and they track it to George's house.
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Live Show #49
Episode 23 - 7-31-1952
The Mortons invite George and Gracie to the Happy Time Lodge, but George doesn't want to go so he comes up with a story that he has to come up with $50,000 that night and he won't be able to go if he doesn't get the money. Gracie overhears this and, thinking that she and George are broke, plans to rent out their spare rooms to boarders.
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Live Show #48
Episode 22 - 7-17-1952
30m
Gracie tells a record company exec she's married to a famous singer and promises to bring him in. In Gracie's mind, George IS a famous singer.
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Divorce Attorney
Episode 19 - 6-05-1952
A prediction from a phoney swami results in Gracie engaging an attorney to divorce George.
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The Speech Writer
Episode 18 - 5-22-1952
30m
Mamie Kelly and her obnoxious kids again park their trailer in George and Gracie's driveway and cause lots of trouble as they obstruct George's endeavor to write a speech.
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Live Show #43
Episode 17 - 5-08-1952
30m
Gracie wants to redecorate, and to get George out of the house she tricks him into taking Harry Morton fishing. However, when Harry declines to go fishing, Grace has to come up with another plan to get rid of George.
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Jack Benny Steals George's Joke
Episode 16 - 4-24-1952
A feud between George and Jack Benny is the result of Jack stealing one of George's jokes.
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Gracie Loses Her Engagement Ring
Episode 13 - 3-13-1952
When Gracie misplaces her engagement ring, George decides to teach her a lesson.
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Trip to Palm Springs
Episode 12 - 2-28-1952
George and Gracie are taking a trip to Jack Benny's Palm Springs home. Blanche wants to go, but Harry says no. Blanche doesn't accept "no" for an answer.
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Gracie and the Dented Fender
Episode 11 - 2-14-1952
Gracie finds a dent in the fender of the car. To keep George from noticing, she tries to convince George that the Burnses and Mortons should walk to a football game rather than drive.
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Dinner With the Vanderlips
Episode 10 - 1-31-1952
George and Harry have some trouble when the Vanderlips are invited over to the Burns home for dinner.
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Blanche for President
Episode 9 - 1-17-1952
Blanche enters the race for the presidency of the Beverly Hills Uplifters.
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Gracie's Storeroom
Episode 8 - 1-03-1952
Gracie has a storeroom built so she can store canned fruits and vegetables. When the project gets out of hand, George hires someone to pretend he's a building inspector to tell her she doesn't have a permit and will have to tear the storeroom down.
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Christmas with Mamie Kelly
Episode 7 - 12-20-1951
George and Gracie's second Christmas show. Mamie Kelly and her children join the Burnses for the holidays. George dresses up like Santa for the children and Gracie tells the children the story of ""A Christmas Carol.""
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New Dresses for the Concert
Episode 6 - 12-06-1951
The Uplifters society is having a concert and Gracie and Blanche want new dresses.
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Thanksgiving
Episode 5 - 11-22-1951
Gracie is having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, including Harry Morton's business partner and his wife, Linda Lee. As it happens, a horse that Harry is betting on is also named Linda Lee, and Grace gets the two "Linda Lees" confused. Complications ensue.
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Surprise Birthday Party
Episode 4 - 11-08-1951
30m
Gracie plans a surprise birthday party for George. The plan is that he is to invite all his friends to the Mocambo nightclub for a party but they are to decline his invitation, leaving him to think that nobody has remembered his birthday. However, Gracie being Gracie, things go awry quickly.
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The Football Game
Episode 3 - 10-25-1951
Football game tickets bring about complications for the Burnses and Mortons.
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Beverly Hills Uplift Society is Out of Money
Episode 2 - 10-11-1951
30m
Gracie and her Uplifters Society are locked out of their clubhouse because Gracie forgot to pay the rent.
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Gracie Goes to a Psychiatrist
Episode 1 - 9-27-1951
30m
Blanche is worried after having a string of bad dreams, but is afraid to go to a psychiatrist. Gracie decides to go in her place, pretending to be Blanche, so she can tell Blanche what the psychiatrist thinks of "her" problem. However, Harry hears that his wife is seeing a "shrink" and begins to treat Blanche better than he ever had before. Gracie thinks that if Harry treats his wife better when he thinks she's crazy, maybe if George think's Gracie's crazy he'll treat her better, too.
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Season 1
Gracie Prepares a Wedding
Episode 26 - 9-13-1951
Gracie invites problems by holding a home wedding.
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Live Show #25
Episode 25 - 8-30-1951
Gracie gets into trouble ordering appliances from a real-estate client of Harry Morton.
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Space Patrol Kids Visit
Episode 24 - 8-16-1951
29m
Trouble starts when Mamie Kelly and her three children park their trailer in the Burns backyard.
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Gracie's Vegetarian Plot
Episode 23 - 8-02-1951
Gracie 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.
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Live Show #22
Episode 22 - 7-19-1951
Gangster Silky Thompson wants to move into George and Gracies's neighborhood.
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Too Much of the Mortons
Episode 21 - 7-05-1951
George 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.
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Live Show #20
Episode 20 - 6-21-1951
Harry Morton would rather go fishing than visit Blanche's mother.
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Live Show #19
Episode 19 - 6-07-1951
30m
Gracie's old school friend Mamie Kelly visits the Burnses.
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Too Much of the Mortons
Episode 18 - 5-24-1951
The Vanderlips plan a costume party. To get ideas on costumes, Gracie goes to a travel agency to look at the photos in the brochures.
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Live Show #17
Episode 17 - 5-10-1951
Harry Morton sells a lot in the neighborhood to some out-of-state people.
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Teenage Girl Spends the Weekend
Episode 16 - 4-26-1951
Emily Vanderlip stays with the Burnses while her parents are out of town and Gracie tries to help her with her schoolwork.
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George is Sick
Episode 15 - 4-12-1951
George is sick. People keep bringing him food to help him gain strength and recover.
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Live Show #14
Episode 14 - 3-29-1951
Gracie witnesses an car accident that involves gangster Johnny Velvet. Velvet and his attorney try to intimidate Gracie into testifying in his favor.
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Live Show #13
Episode 13 - 3-15-1951
The Vanderlips are having a dinner party, but have not invited Blanche and Harry.
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The Income Tax Man
Episode 12 - 3-01-1951
30m
The income tax man gets frustrated trying to understand Gracie's tax deductions.
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Live Show #11
Episode 11 - 2-15-1951
When 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.
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St. Bernard
Episode 10 - 2-01-1951
Gracie 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.
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To Go or Not to Go
Episode 9 - 1-18-1951
George and Harry Morton want to go duck hunting, but Gracie and Blanche want to go to Palm Springs.
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Happy Hmm-Hmm
Episode 8 - 1-04-1951
Looking at the calendar, Gracie finds that a date has been circled. But why?
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Rhumba Lessons
Episode 7 - 12-28-1950
George and Harry need dancing instruction, but don't want it.
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Gracie's Christmas
Episode 6 - 12-21-1950
At Christmas, Gracie tells about the Christmases she had as a child.
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Gracie's Checking Account
Episode 5 - 12-07-1950
Gracie 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.
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Harry Morton's Private Secretary
Episode 4 - 11-23-1950
30m
When 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.
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The Property Tax Assessor
Episode 3 - 11-09-1950
30m
George Burns delivers a monologue on how he met Gracie while she bollixes the tax assessor and frustrates George and Harry with their football knowledge.
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Gracie the Artist
Episode 2 - 10-26-1950
After going to an art museum, Gracie believes she can become a great artist. She begins her art career by painting a portrait of George.
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The Kleebob Card Game
Episode 1 - 10-12-1950
30m
In the opening episode, Gracie 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"".
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The Costume Party
Episode 14 - 12-31-1956
Von Zell, Harry Morton, and George throw a party to interest banker Mr. Vanderlip in an investment. Blanche's brother Roger influences the outcome.
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George Trying to Keep Doctor's Appointment
Episode 6 - 11-08-1954
George has an appointment to take a physical exam, but each time he's prepared to leave a distraction pulls him away from his car and Gracie absconds with his keys.
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Blanche and Brother Roger Move in with the Burnses
Episode 35 - 5-30-1955
When Blanche's brother shows up unexpectedly, it causes such a rift between Blanche and Harry that she decides to leave him. Blanche and Roger take up residence at the Burns' home, so George rooms with Harry, fearing his own divorce.
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The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter
Episode 11 - 12-10-1956
Gracie mistakenly believes that Ronnie is dating an older woman, and constructs one of her off-beat strategies to amend the situation.
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