The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Season 6

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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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40 Episodes

The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York
E1
The Burnses And Mortons Go To New YorkGeorge, 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.
Ronnie Arrives
E2
Ronnie Arrives
Ronnie Meets Sabrina
E3
Ronnie Meets Sabrina
Changing Names
E4
Changing Names
Harry Morton's Cocktail Party
E5
Harry Morton's Cocktail Party
The Musical Version
E6
The Musical VersionGeorge 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.
Ronnie Moves To The Village
E7
Ronnie Moves To The VillageRonnie 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.
Gracie Helps Lola
E8
Gracie Helps LolaLola 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.
Anniversary Party
E9
Anniversary Party
George Becomes a Dictator
E10
George Becomes a DictatorEveryone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.
Ronnie's Elopement
E11
Ronnie's ElopementMarie, the hotel's new cigarette girl, attracts the attention of all the men in the building. When she gives Gracie a vague message about Ronnie's tickets for a trip to Connecticut, Gracie assumes her son is planning to elope with her.
Company For Christmas
E12
Company For ChristmasChristmas 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.
Gracie Pawns Her Ring
E13
Gracie Pawns Her RingRonnie'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.
Appearances Are Deceiving
E14
Appearances Are DeceivingThe ""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.
Let's Dance
E15
Let's DanceRonnie'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.
George Goes Skiing
E16
George Goes Skiing
Ronnie Gets An Agent
E17
Ronnie Gets An AgentEthically-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.
Politeness Never Pays
E18
Politeness Never Pays
Alice Gets Married
E19
Alice Gets Married
George Needs Glasses
E20
George Needs GlassesGracie 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.
The Indian Potentate
E21
The Indian PotentateAn 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.
The Ladies Club
E22
The Ladies Club
Cyrano De Bergerac
E23
Cyrano De BergeracRonnie 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.
The Stolen Plants
E24
The Stolen Plants
The English Playwright
E25
The English PlaywrightGracie tracks down playwright Raymond Curtis to get Ronnie a role, and during their conversation she claims to be a widow. George gleefully complicates matters when Mr. Curtis asks Gracie to his apartment for a romantic dinner.
A Weekend On Long Island
E26
A Weekend On Long Island
The Newlyweds
E27
The Newlyweds
Night of Vaudeville
E28
Night of Vaudeville
Burlesk
E29
BurleskGeorge is in trouble for supposedly influencing Jim Boardman to get a job in a burlesque show.
The Right People
E30
The Right PeopleMrs. 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.
The Magic Act
E31
The Magic ActRonnie 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.
The Paris Creation
E32
The Paris CreationGracie 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.
Back From Paris
E33
Back From ParisBehind George's back, Gracie concocts plans to bring twenty four of designer Broussard's dresses from Paris to sell in New York.
The Twenty-Four Dresses
E34
The Twenty-Four DressesGracie 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.
Ronnie Is Lovesick
E35
Ronnie Is LovesickWhen Ronnie locks himself in his room to rehearse a role, Gracie thinks he's heartbroken because Yvette has gone back to Paris, so she hires a beautiful model to pose as George's new secretary in hopes that Ronnie will fall for her.
The Night Out
E36
The Night OutGeorge 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.
Questions And Answers
E37
Questions And AnswersIn 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.
The Triple Surprise Party
E38
The Triple Surprise PartyTo prevent Gracie from ruining Harry Morton's birthday party, George tells her he's throwing a party for Ronnie. To ensure he shows up, Gracie tells Ronnie the party's for George. Meanwhile, Harry Von Zell presumes he's the guest of honor.
Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychiatrist
E39
Mrs. Sohmers Needs a PsychiatristDabbs 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.
The Switchboard Operators
E40
The Switchboard OperatorsWhen Harry Morton is offered a new position which would require him to stay on the road for two years, Blanche and Gracie hijack the hotel's telephone switchboard to prevent him from placing a call to accept the job.