The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

E1 Episode 1: The General

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• 30m
• Sep 30, 1957

Gracie agrees to help a newlywed couple keep their marriage a secret from the boy's father.

E2 Episode 2: Too Much Pot Roast

• 30m
• Oct 7, 1957

Ronnie has trouble concentrating on his college studies due to his obsession with his female classmates. Gracie provides a solution.

E3 Episode 3: The Texan Italian

• 30m
• Oct 14, 1957

Gracie attempts to make over Bonnie Sue McAfee into an Italian actress in an effort to advance her movie career.

E4 Episode 4: An English Tea

• 30m
• Oct 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.

E5 Episode 5: September And May

• 30m
• Oct 28, 1957

E6 Episode 6: The Star Maker

• 30m
• Nov 4, 1957

Gracie tries to help a backward Texan pass his college tests.

E7 Episode 7: The African Hunter

• 30m
• Nov 11, 1957

E8 Episode 8: One Little Fight

• 30m
• Nov 18, 1957

E9 Episode 9: With Or Without Glasses

• 30m
• Nov 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.

E10 Episode 10: A Box Of Cigars

• 30m
• Dec 2, 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.

E11 Episode 11: Misery Loves Company

• 30m
• Dec 9, 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.

E12 Episode 12: A Hole In The Carpet

• 30m
• Dec 16, 1957

Gracie trips and falls in the Wilshire Dept. Store and gets into some convoluted negotiations with the store's insurance adjustor.

E13 Episode 13: How To Wrap A Mink

• 30m
• Dec 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.

E14 Episode 14: Invitation To The Party

• 30m
• Dec 30, 1957

A mis-delivered party invitation creates a sensitive situation as Gracie attempts to mitigate the problem and enhance Blanche's popularity.

E15 Episode 15: The Stolen Car

• 30m
• Jan 6, 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.

E16 Episode 16: Ronnie Finds a Friend An Apartment

• 30m
• Jan 13, 1958

George and Gracie come to an erroneous conclusion when Ronnie helps a school buddy find an apartment

E17 Episode 17: McAfee And The Manicurist

• 30m
• Jan 20, 1958

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.

E18 Episode 18: Too Many Fathers

• 30m
• Jan 27, 1958

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?

E19 Episode 19: The Accident

• 30m
• Feb 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.

E20 Episode 20: The Japanese Texan

• 30m
• Feb 17, 1958

Gracie is approached by Ronnie and Bonnie Sue for help in getting Bonnie Sue the role of a Japanese girl in an upcoming movie.

E21 Episode 21: Hypnotizing Gracie

• 30m
• Feb 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.

E22 Episode 22: Gracie Is Brilliant

• 30m
• Mar 3, 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.

E23 Episode 23: Ronnie's Fan Club

• 30m
• Mar 10, 1958

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.

E24 Episode 24: Frozen Passion

• 30m
• Mar 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.

E25 Episode 25: High Blood Pressure

• 30m
• Mar 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.

E26 Episode 26: Softening The Professor

• 30m
• Apr 7, 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.

E27 Episode 27: The Publicity Marriage

• 30m
• Apr 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.

E28 Episode 28: Blanche Gets a Jury Notice

• 30m
• Apr 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.

E29 Episode 29: Gracie And The Jury

• 30m
• Apr 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.

E30 Episode 30: Ronnie Makes A Record

• 30m
• May 5, 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.

E31 Episode 31: Ronnie's Royalty Check

• 30m
• May 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!

E32 Episode 32: A Visit From Charles Vidor

• 30m
• May 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.

E33 Episode 33: Ronnie Goes Into The Army

• 30m
• May 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.

E34 Episode 34: Locked Out

• 30m
• Jun 2, 1958

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!

E35 Episode 35: The Week In New York

• 30m
• Jun 9, 1958

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.

E36 Episode 36: The June Wedding

• 30m
• Jun 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.

E37 Episode 37: Summer School

• 30m
• Jun 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.

E38 Episode 38: The Grammar School Dance

• 30m
• Sep 8, 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.

E39 Episode 39: The Exchange Student

• 30m
• Sep 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.