The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Season 3

TV-G

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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40 Episodes

Free Trip to Hawaii
E1
Free Trip to HawaiiGracie tries to play cupid for Harry and her wardrobe woman, not realizing that the woman is married already and has two children
Dinner Party for Atomic Scientist
E2
Dinner Party for Atomic ScientistGracie 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.
Gracie Worrys about George's Sneezing
E3
Gracie Worrys about George's SneezingGeorge 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.
Buying a Boat
E4
Buying a BoatHarry Morton and Harry Von Zell try to persuade George that he's overworked and needs to buy a boat so he can go sailing on the ocean and relax. Their main reason, however, is that THEY want to go sailing and figure they can trick George into buying the boat. In order to do that, they concoct a scheme to make him think he's going crazy under the "pressures" of work by making him think he's someone named "Charlie Cochran".
Gracie has George's Portrait Painted
E5
Gracie has George's Portrait PaintedGracie 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.
Gracie and Blanche Hire Gigolos
E6
Gracie and Blanche Hire GigolosGracie 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.
The Ballet Tickets
E7
The Ballet TicketsCulture 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.
Skating Pearsons Come to Visit
E8
Skating Pearsons Come to VisitA 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.
Harry Thinks that the Swamp Has Oil
E9
Harry Thinks that the Swamp Has OilTo 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.
Gracie Writes About Silky Thompson
E10
Gracie Writes About Silky ThompsonWhen Gracie writes an article for LOOK magazine, she naively fabricates a story about a George's fighting prowess in which he knocks out infamous gangster Silky Thompson. The affronted Thompson shows up at the Burns home and is immediately bollixed by Gracie who literally and figuratively disarms him. Gracie further clouds the situation by introducing George as Harry and vice-versa.
Gracie Thinks George is Going to Commit Suicide
E11
Gracie Thinks George is Going to Commit SuicideGracie thinks George wants to get out of a complicated existence. Harry Von Zell, Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet.
Von Zell Dates a Married Woman
E12
Von Zell Dates a Married WomanHarry 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.
Uncle Clyde
E13
Uncle Clyde
Gracie Thinks Harry is in Love with Her
E14
Gracie Thinks Harry is in Love with HerHarry 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.
Harry Wants to Trade His House/Gracie Trying to Keep Mortons From Moving Away
E15
Harry Wants to Trade His House/Gracie Trying to Keep Mortons From Moving AwayHarry 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.
Gracie Thinks She and George are Not Married
E16
Gracie Thinks She and George are Not MarriedGracie 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.
Mayor Brown Comes to Dinner
E17
Mayor Brown Comes to DinnerGraice invites the mayor of Los Angeles for dinner. Fletcher Bowron, longtime Los Angeles mayor in real life, plays himself.
George Jessel - The Cigarette Girl
E18
George Jessel - The Cigarette GirlGracie 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.
Gracie on a Train - Murder
E19
Gracie on a Train - MurderHarry 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.
Blanche Wants New Car/Gracie Gets Von Zell a Wife
E20
Blanche Wants New Car/Gracie Gets Von Zell a WifeGracie tries to find Von Zell a wife and children so he can save money on his income tax.
Swamp Party
E21
Swamp PartyGracie has a very ""entertaining"" way of helping Harry Morton in his real estate business.
Up All Night - Burgler
E22
Up All Night - Burgler
Buying a Ranch
E23
Buying a RanchGracie 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.
George in the Army
E24
George in the ArmyGracie 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.
Gacie Reports the Car Stolen
E25
Gacie Reports the Car StolenSomeone 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.
Gracie Pretends She's a College Boy's Mother
E26
Gracie Pretends She's a College Boy's MotherGracie poses as a student's mother so he can bring his girlfriend "home" to dinner. Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
Buying a Mountain Cabin
E27
Buying a Mountain CabinHarry Von Zell is planning to buy a mountain cabin, and gives Gracie as a reference. The real estate agent Harry's using calls Gracie, who comes to the conclusion that George is the one buying a cabin. When she mentions this to Harry Morton, who's a real estate agent, he gets upset that George is buying from another agent. Complications ensue.
The Missing Fur Stole
E28
The Missing Fur StoleLots of mixups, in both plot and dialogue, as Gracie mistakenly reports to the police that Blanche's new fur stole has been stolen.
Spanish Lessons
E29
Spanish LessonsSpanish lessons for Gracie and Blanche lead to George getting into some very unexpected trouble.
Gracie & Cleaning Woman/Vanderlips
E30
Gracie & Cleaning Woman/VanderlipsGracie 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
Von Zell's Old Girlfriend Visits
E31
Von Zell's Old Girlfriend VisitsVon 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?).
GEORGE LECTURING AT U.C.L.A.
E32
GEORGE LECTURING AT U.C.L.A.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.
GRACIE AND HARRY MORTON--MISSING PERSONS BUREAU
E33
GRACIE AND HARRY MORTON--MISSING PERSONS BUREAUSynopsis 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.
Surprise Party Mix-Up
E34
Surprise Party Mix-UpGracie throws a monkey wrench into a birthday party for Harry Morton.
Cousins Perry and Pete
E35
Cousins Perry and PeteGeorge invites a pair of burglars to stay in their home after Gracie introduces them as her cousins.
Gracie Thinks George is Going Solo
E36
Gracie Thinks George is Going SoloSome 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.
GRACIE TRYING TO GET GEORGE TO GO ON TRIP EAST
E37
GRACIE TRYING TO GET GEORGE TO GO ON TRIP EASTGracie decides that she wants to go to New York with the Mortons for a vacation.
Gracie Witnesses a Holdup
E38
Gracie Witnesses a HoldupGracie 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.
Locked Out of the House
E39
Locked Out of the HouseThanks 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.
Gracie Falls in a Department Store
E40
Gracie Falls in a Department StoreGracie 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.