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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.
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Episode 1 - Return To California
Release Date: 1956-10-01 -
Episode 2 - The Shakespearean Paper
Release Date: 1956-10-08Ronnie 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.
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Episode 3 - The Woman In The Car
Release Date: 1956-10-15Gracie borrows Blanche's car---and gossip links Gracie with Blanche's husband Harry. Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Ronnie Burns.
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Episode 4 - The Interview
Release Date: 1956-10-22Two 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.
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Episode 5 - The Initiation
Release Date: 1956-10-29Mrs. 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.
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Episode 6 - Ronnie's Bashful
Release Date: 1956-11-05Von 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.
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Episode 7 - The Big Stamp Robbery
Release Date: 1956-11-12Harry Morton's prize ""Madagascar Imperial"" postage stamp falls into the wrong hands when Gracie needs to mail a letter.
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Episode 8 - George's Gray Suit
Release Date: 1956-11-19 -
Episode 9 - Von Zell's Raises
Release Date: 1956-11-26Von Zell is happy to remain a bachelor, but rumors of an impending marriage prompt George to give him raises at just the wrong time.
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Episode 10 - The Refrigerator Salesman
Release Date: 1956-12-03Ronnie 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.
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Episode 11 - The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter
Release Date: 1956-12-10Gracie 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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Episode 12 - Ronnie Quits College Because His Father Goes Broke
Release Date: 1956-12-17Gracie 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.
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Episode 13 - Christmas In Jail
Release Date: 1956-12-24In 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.
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Episode 14 - The Costume Party
Release Date: 1956-12-31Von 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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Episode 15 - Gracie And The Bullfighter
Release Date: 1956-01-07George 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.
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Episode 16 - The Ugly Duckling
Release Date: 1956-01-14Gracie turns a wallflower coed into a beauty and gets her a date with Ronnie. But he has other plans. George Burns, Gracie Allen.
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Episode 17 - The Aptitude Test
Release Date: 1957-01-21Gracie gets George to take an aptitude test "to help him find himself." Ronnie Burns, Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
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Episode 18 - Going To Palm Springs
Release Date: 1957-01-28 -
Episode 19 - The Matrimonial Bureau
Release Date: 1957-02-04Gracie 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.
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Episode 20 - The Fortune Teller
Release Date: 1957-02-11Gracie'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.
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Episode 21 - Fighting For Happiness
Release Date: 1957-02-18Gracie tries to argue with George---so they can enjoy a happy reconciliation. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Von Zell.
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Episode 22 - The Termites
Release Date: 1957-02-25Gracie 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.
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Episode 23 - The $15,000 Error
Release Date: 1957-03-04Fearful of a huge redecorating bill, Gracie decides to mortgage the house. Gracie Allen, Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet.
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Episode 24 - The Ring
Release Date: 1957-03-11In 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.
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Episode 25 - The Plumber's Friend
Release Date: 1957-03-18Gracie 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.
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Episode 26 - Going To Houston
Release Date: 1957-03-25Gracie meets Brian McAfee in this episode, and attempts to convince his father that Brian should stay in college.
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Episode 27 - The Stray Dog
Release Date: 1957-04-01 -
Episode 28 - Ronnie Gets a Movie Role
Release Date: 1957-04-08 -
Episode 29 - The Plumber's Union
Release Date: 1957-04-15Gracie 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.
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Episode 30 - Harry's Homecoming
Release Date: 1957-04-22Gracie 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.
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Episode 31 - The Publicity Romance
Release Date: 1957-04-29The 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.
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Episode 32 - The Texan Lady Macbeth
Release Date: 1957-05-06Bonnie 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.
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Episode 33 - Ronnie's Boat
Release Date: 1957-05-13Gracie tries to convince George to help Ronnie buy a boat. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ronnie Burns.
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Episode 34 - A Trip To Tahiti
Release Date: 1957-05-20Ronnie 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.
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Episode 35 - The Home Graduation
Release Date: 1957-05-27It 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.
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Episode 36 - Blanche's Mother Arrives
Release Date: 1957-06-03Blanche'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.
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Episode 37 - The Wading Pool At Acapulco
Release Date: 1957-06-10Ronnie 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.
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Episode 38 - The Marital Mix-Up
Release Date: 1957-06-17 -
Episode 39 - A Pain In The Back
Release Date: 1957-06-24George 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.
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Episode 40 - Ronnie's Twenty-One
Release Date: 1957-07-01