The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Épisode 1 - The Kleebob Card Game

12 octobre 1950 - 5/5

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".

Épisode 2 - Gracie the Artist

26 octobre 1950 - 5/5

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.

Épisode 3 - The Property Tax Assessor

9 novembre 1950 - 5/5

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.

Épisode 4 - Harry Morton's Private Secretary

23 novembre 1950

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.

Épisode 5 - Gracie's Checking Account

7 décembre 1950 - 5/5

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.

Épisode 6 - Gracie's Christmas

21 décembre 1950

At Christmas, Gracie tells about the Christmases she had as a child.

Épisode 7 - Rhumba Lessons

28 décembre 1950

George and Harry need dancing instruction, but don't want it.

Épisode 8 - Happy Hmm-Hmm

4 janvier 1951

Looking at the calendar, Gracie finds that a date has been circled. But why?

Épisode 9 - To Go or Not to Go

18 janvier 1951

George and Harry Morton want to go duck hunting, but Gracie and Blanche want to go to Palm Springs.

Épisode 10 - St. Bernard

1 février 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.

Épisode 11 - Holding Out

15 février 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.

Épisode 12 - The Income Tax Man

1 mars 1951

The income tax man gets frustrated trying to understand Gracie's tax deductions.

Épisode 13 - The Vanderlips' Dinner Party

15 mars 1951

The Vanderlips are having a dinner party, but have not invited Blanche and Harry.

Épisode 14 - Gracie's Car Accident

29 mars 1951

Gracie witnesses an car accident that involves gangster Johnny Velvet. Velvet and his attorney try to intimidate Gracie into testifying in his favor.

Épisode 15 - George is Sick

12 avril 1951

George is sick. People keep bringing him food to help him gain strength and recover.

Épisode 16 - Teenage Girl Spends the Weekend

26 avril 1951

Emily Vanderlip stays with the Burnses while her parents are out of town and Gracie tries to help her with her schoolwork.

Épisode 17 - The Andersons Move In

10 mai 1951

Harry Morton sells a lot in the neighborhood to some out-of-state people.

Épisode 18 - The Vanderlips' Costume Party

24 mai 1951

The Vanderlips plan to throw a lavish costume party, and Gracie looks to travel brochures to get some "ideas" for costumes for she and George.

Épisode 19 - Mamie Kelly Gets Stuck

7 juin 1951

Gracie's old school friend Mamie Kelly visits the Burnses.

Épisode 20 - To Fish or Not to Fish

21 juin 1951

Harry Morton would rather go fishing than visit Blanche's mother.

Épisode 21 - Too Much of the Mortons

5 juillet 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.

Épisode 22 - Silky Thompson Moves to Beverly Hills

19 juillet 1951

Gangster Silky Thompson wants to move into George and Gracies's neighborhood.

Épisode 23 - Gracie's Vegetarian Plot

2 août 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.

Épisode 24 - Space Patrol Kids Visit

16 août 1951

Trouble starts when Mamie Kelly and her three children park their trailer in the Burns backyard.

Épisode 25 - Gracie Gives a Wedding

30 août 1951

Gracie gets into trouble ordering appliances from a real-estate client of Harry Morton.

Épisode 26 - Gracie Prepares a Wedding

13 septembre 1951

Gracie invites problems by holding a home wedding.

Épisode 1 - Gracie Goes to a Psychiatrist

27 septembre 1951

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.

Épisode 2 - Beverly Hills Uplift Society is Out of Money

11 octobre 1951

Gracie and her Uplifters Society are locked out of their clubhouse because Gracie forgot to pay the rent.

Épisode 3 - The Football Game

25 octobre 1951

Football game tickets bring about complications for the Burnses and Mortons.

Épisode 4 - Surprise Birthday Party

8 novembre 1951

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.

Épisode 5 - Thanksgiving

22 novembre 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.

Épisode 6 - New Dresses for the Concert

6 décembre 1951

The Uplifters society is having a concert and Gracie and Blanche want new dresses.

Épisode 7 - Christmas with Mamie Kelly

20 décembre 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."

Épisode 8 - Gracie's Storeroom

3 janvier 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.

Épisode 9 - Blanche for President

17 janvier 1952

Blanche enters the race for the presidency of the Beverly Hills Uplifters.

Épisode 10 - Dinner With the Vanderlips

31 janvier 1952

George and Harry have some trouble when the Vanderlips are invited over to the Burns home for dinner.

Épisode 11 - Gracie and the Dented Fender

14 février 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.

Épisode 12 - Trip to Palm Springs

28 février 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.

Épisode 13 - Gracie Loses Her Engagement Ring

13 mars 1952

When Gracie misplaces her engagement ring, George decides to teach her a lesson.

Épisode 14 - Harry and the Gold Digger

27 mars 1952

To help Jane out of a tricky situation, Gracie sets up Harry von Zell with gold-digging Flossie Hardwick. Meanwhile, a pie promoter tries to sell George on a new gimmick to improve the show.

Épisode 15 - The Good Old Days of Vaudeville

10 avril 1952

George and Gracie recall the good old days of vaudeville to a producer who's making a documentary on the subject.

Épisode 16 - Jack Benny Steals George's Joke

24 avril 1952

A feud between George and Jack Benny is the result of Jack stealing one of George's jokes.

Épisode 17 - Gracie's Redecoration Scheme

8 mai 1952

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.

Épisode 18 - The Speech Writer

22 mai 1952

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.

Épisode 19 - Divorce Attorney

5 juin 1952

A prediction from a phoney swami results in Gracie engaging an attorney to divorce George.

Épisode 20 - The Musical Scam

19 juin 1952

Harry von Zell and George get conned into investing money in a musical which George is promised the lead role in.

Épisode 21 - Dual Meanings

3 juillet 1952

When George announces he's getting a new "secretary," Gracie mistakes the desk for a person and hires a detective to uncover the identity of this woman. The investigator mistakes Harry Morton for George, further escalating confusion.

Épisode 22 - The Great Gazatti

17 juillet 1952

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.

Épisode 23 - The $50,000 Lie

31 juillet 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.

Épisode 24 - The Stolen Racehorse

14 août 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.

Épisode 25 - The Spectacular Spectacle Debacle

28 août 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.

Épisode 26 - Gracie and Blanche Want to Redecorate

25 septembre 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.

Épisode 1 - Free Trip to Hawaii

9 octobre 1952

Gracie plays matchmaker for her wardrobe woman and Harry Von Zell, not realizing the woman is happily married.

Épisode 2 - Dinner Party for Atomic Scientist

16 octobre 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.

Épisode 3 - Gracie Worrys about George's Sneezing

23 octobre 1952

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.

Épisode 4 - Gracie Buying a Boat For George

30 octobre 1952

Harry 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".

Épisode 5 - Gracie has George's Portrait Painted

6 novembre 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.

Épisode 6 - Gracie and Blanche Hire Gigolos

13 novembre 1952

Blanche and Gracie want to have a night out on the town with their husbands, but the boys aren't having any part of it. Frustrated after the men continually ignore pointed hints, the wives decide to hire a pair of male "escorts" to take them out, thinking that might finally wake up their husbands. Complications ensue.

Épisode 7 - The Ballet Tickets

20 novembre 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.

Épisode 8 - Skating Pearsons Come to Visit

27 novembre 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.

Épisode 9 - Harry Thinks that the Swamp Has Oil

4 décembre 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.

Épisode 10 - Gracie Writes About Silky Thompson

11 décembre 1952

Gracie fabricates a magazine article claiming George once beat up an infamous gangster who shows up at the Burns home in a very bad mood.

Épisode 11 - Gracie Thinks George is Going to Commit Suicide

18 décembre 1952

Gracie discovers a note in George's pocket, which she misinterprets to be a suicide note.

Épisode 12 - Von Zell Dates a Married Woman

25 décembre 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.

Épisode 13 - Uncle Clyde

1 janvier 1953

George scrambles to rent the spare room before Gracie's uncle arrives for a visit, but everyone's plans incur some hiccups.

Épisode 14 - Gracie Thinks Harry is in Love with Her

8 janvier 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.

Épisode 15 - Harry Wants to Trade His House

15 janvier 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.

Épisode 16 - Gracie Thinks She and George are Not Married

22 janvier 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.

Épisode 17 - Mayor Bowron Comes to Dinner

29 janvier 1953

Graice invites the mayor of Los Angeles for dinner. Fletcher Bowron, longtime Los Angeles mayor in real life, plays himself.

Épisode 18 - George Jessel - The Cigarette Girl

5 février 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.

Épisode 19 - Gracie on a Train - Murder

12 février 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.

Épisode 20 - Gracie Tries to Marry Off Von Zell

19 février 1953

Gracie tries to find Von Zell a wife and children so he can save money on his income tax.

Épisode 21 - Swamp Party

26 février 1953

Gracie has a very "entertaining" way of helping Harry Morton in his real estate business.

Épisode 22 - Up All Night - Burgler

5 mars 1953

When Harry Morton makes noise while coming downstairs to turn of his car's headlights one night, George thinks it's a prowler breaking in and goes to investigate. Then Blanche Morton hears George stumbling around and thinks HE'S a burglar. The police are called and wind up arresting Harry Von Zell!

Épisode 23 - Buying a Ranch

12 mars 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.

Épisode 24 - George in the Army

19 mars 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.

Épisode 25 - Gracie Reports the Car Stolen

26 mars 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.

Épisode 26 - Gracie Pretends She's a College Boy's Mother

30 mars 1953

A young college student wants to impress his girlfriend by asking George and Gracie to pose as his parents. Gracie goes along with it but George refuses. Gracie talks Harry Von Zell into playing the role but, unknown to her, Blanche Morton talks her husband Harry into playing George. Unfortunately, both Harrys show up Gracie's house at the same time as the student and his girlfriend.

Épisode 27 - Buying a Mountain Cabin

6 avril 1953

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.

Épisode 28 - The Missing Fur Stole

13 avril 1953

Lots of mixups, in both plot and dialogue, as Gracie mistakenly reports to the police that Blanche's new fur stole has been stolen.

Épisode 29 - Spanish Lessons

20 avril 1953

Spanish lessons for Gracie and Blanche lead to George getting into some very unexpected trouble.

Épisode 30 - The Black Eye Fraternity

27 avril 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.

Épisode 31 - Von Zell's Old Girlfriend Visits

4 mai 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?).

Épisode 32 - George Lecturing at UCLA

11 mai 1953

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.

Épisode 33 - Gracie and Harry Morton -- Missing Persons Bureau

18 mai 1953

Gracie gets involved with the missing Persons Bureau in trying to locate Harry Morton for his wife Blanche.

Épisode 34 - Surprise Party Mix-Up

6 juillet 1953

Gracie throws a monkey wrench into a birthday party for Harry Morton.

Épisode 35 - Cousins Perry and Pete

13 juillet 1953

George invites a pair of burglars to stay in their home after Gracie introduces them as her cousins.

Épisode 36 - Gracie Thinks George is Going Solo

20 juillet 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.

Épisode 37 - Gracie Trying to Get George to Go On Trip East

27 juillet 1953

Gracie decides that she wants to go to New York with the Mortons for a vacation.

Épisode 38 - Gracie Witnesses a Holdup

3 août 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.

Épisode 39 - Locked Out of the House

10 août 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.

Épisode 40 - Gracie Falls in a Department Store

17 août 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.

Épisode 41 - No title

Épisode 1 - The Iron Deer

5 octobre 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.

Épisode 2 - Gracie Helps Harry get a New Account

12 octobre 1953

Gracie interferes with Harry Morton's promotion by pretending to divorce him. Meanwhile, a chicken which Gracie plans to cook for dinner gets drunk and runs amok in the neighborhood.

Épisode 3 - Gracie Gets a Jury Summons

19 octobre 1953

The prospect of Gracie being called for jury duty evokes much concern from all her friends.

Épisode 4 - Gracie Thinks Blanche is a Kleptomaniac

26 octobre 1953

Gracie (mistakenly, of course) gets the notion that Blanche is a kleptomaniac and wreaks havoc by trying to cover up for her.

Épisode 5 - George and Harry are Mad at Each Other

2 novembre 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.

Épisode 6 - Getting a Business Manager

9 novembre 1953

Gracie mistakes the Mortons' lawn man for the business manager she hired.

Épisode 7 - The Raccoon Coats

16 novembre 1953

After Gracie gives away Harry Morton's fur coat, she goes to great lengths to procure a replacement

Épisode 8 - Gracie Thinks Von Zell is Broke

23 novembre 1953

Gracie has the mistaken impression that Harry Von Zell is broke, and, of course, endeavors to help him.

Épisode 9 - Gracie Going to San Francisco

30 novembre 1953

George and Harry Morton plan to enjoy the fruits of bachelorhood while their wives are out of town.

Épisode 10 - Gracie Trades the House

7 décembre 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.

Épisode 11 - George and Gracie go to a Movie Premier

14 décembre 1953

Gracie and George get a limited amount of tickets to a movie premiere, and pledge them to too many friends.

Épisode 12 - Problem Husbands

21 décembre 1953

Gracie creates a family crisis, because she believes she must have one in order to appreciate other people's problems.

Épisode 13 - Gracie's Anniversary Present

28 décembre 1953

Gracie decides to take flying lessons when she becomes convinced that George is planning to buy her a plane for their wedding anniversary.

Épisode 14 - Uncle Harvey's Invention

4 janvier 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.

Épisode 15 - George Reading Play to Be Done in London

11 janvier 1954

Gracie makes travel plans when she finds George reading a play due to open in London.

Épisode 16 - Gracie Helps Mechanic With Girlfriend

18 janvier 1954

Gracie tries to dissuade the mechanic's girlfriend from swooning over celebrities by fabricating stories of George's cruelty and abuse, but she blabs to the wrong woman and the tall-tales become front-page headlines.

Épisode 17 - Gracie Discovers George's Secret Weakness

25 janvier 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."

Épisode 18 - Gracie Has to Sell George's Car By Five O'Clock

1 février 1954

Gracie misunderstands a fire inspector's order to get rid of some inflammable rubbish.

Épisode 19 - Gracie Wins a Television Set

8 février 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.

Épisode 20 - No Fan Mail for George

15 février 1954

After George has his feelings hurt when Gracie and Harry Von Zell get all the fan mail, Gracie asks Blanche to send him a fake letter to cheer him up.

Épisode 21 - George and Gracie Going to Opera 'Carmen'

22 février 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.

Épisode 22 - Harry Morton Is Missing

1 mars 1954

When Gracie and Blanche go to see a late movie, Harry Morton decides to catch up on some sleep but everyone thinks he has gone missing.

Épisode 23 - Gracie Goes to Psychiatrist For Blanche's Dream

8 mars 1954

Gracie visits a bewildered psychiatrist for dream analysis, which unexpectedly results in Blanche and Harry Morton each believing the other is crazy.

Épisode 24 - Gracie's Old Boyfriend Comes to Town

15 mars 1954

Gracie's former boyfriend, a star athlete and basketball coach, comes to visit.

Épisode 25 - Gracie Tries to Get George in College

22 mars 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.

Épisode 26 - Columbia Pictures Doing Burns and Allen Story

29 mars 1954

Columbia is doing the Burns and Allen story and everybody wants to get into the act.

Épisode 27 - An Elephant Sits on Gracie's Fender

5 avril 1954

An elephant has actually sat on the fender of Gracie's car, and everyone is having trouble believing her.

Épisode 28 - George Gets Black Eye from Open Door

12 avril 1954

George's business manager, Al Simon, puts his brother on the payroll and he ends up breaking his leg on ski trip. When the insurance adjuster comes over to investigate, Gracie misleads him into thinking George has filed a fraudulent claim.

Épisode 29 - Dolores DeMarco, George's Ex-Vaudeville Partner

19 avril 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.

Épisode 30 - Vanderlip Buys Black Negligee for His Wife

26 avril 1954

Mr. Vanderlip wants to buy his wife a negligee but tells George he would be embarrassed to go into a ladies' shop. George offers the services of his personal shopper but when Gracie overhears him ordering it on the phone, she thinks he is stepping out on his wife and decides to try and stop him.

Épisode 31 - Gracie and George Have Mystery Anniversary

3 mai 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.

Épisode 32 - George Resting For Insurance Exam

10 mai 1954

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.

Épisode 33 - One Week to Live

5 juillet 1954

Gracie gets the mistaken notion that Harry Morton has only a week to live.

Épisode 34 - Gracie Buys Old Movies For Television

12 juillet 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.

Épisode 35 - Emily Vanderlip's Elopement

19 juillet 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.

Épisode 36 - Gracie Runs For City Council

26 juillet 1954

When a councilwoman asks for Gracie's support, she mistakenly thinks she's being asked to run for city council herself.

Épisode 37 - Burnses and Mortons Choosing Movie to Attend

2 août 1954

Gracie and Blanche are at the post office and decide that they are going to double date to see a movie, deciding which movie to see is a difficult and becomes more so as the evening progresses.

Épisode 38 - Gracie Buys a Toaster Wholesale

9 août 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.

Épisode 39 - Mortons Exchange Houses with the Gibsons from New York

16 août 1954

Harry and Blanche's friends from New York precipitate a housing crisis when they come to stay in the Morton house.

Épisode 40 - George Teaches Gracie Not to Spread Rumors

23 août 1954

When Gracie reads part of a telegram left by a woman at the Western Union office, she thinks the woman is dying and wants to contact the woman's relatives. George convinces her not to spread the rumor about the woman, but she ends up starting a different one about George.

Épisode 1 - George Invites Critics to Watch First Show of Season

4 octobre 1954

George and Gracie start their fifth season by inviting some reporters over to see a telecast of their show. George, trying to establish good relations with the press, rehearses Gracie in the proper things to say. Gracie, being Gracie, helps out by bringing some strangers home to join the party.

Épisode 2 - Gracie Goes to the Do-It-Yourself Show

11 octobre 1954

Gracie hires a carpenter to build a dresser. She then tries to fool her neighbors into thinking George built it by himself.

Épisode 3 - Gracie Gives Wedding in Payment of a Favor

18 octobre 1954

Gracie throws an extravagant wedding, but George can't figure out why his wife has taken on this responsibility.

Épisode 4 - Gracie Gives a Baby Shower for Virginia Beasley

25 octobre 1954

When Gracie finds out that their postman's daughter Virginia is having a baby, she decides to have a shower for her.

Épisode 5 - Auto License Bureau; George Writes a Book

1 novembre 1954

Gracie tries to get a driver's license at the bureau. George has been asked to write a book.

Épisode 6 - George Trying to Keep Doctor's Appointment

8 novembre 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.

Épisode 7 - Gracie Thinks She and George Are Moving to New York

15 novembre 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.

Épisode 8 - Shoplifter and The Missing Ruby Clip

22 novembre 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.

Épisode 9 - Gracie Saves Blanche's Marriage

29 novembre 1954

Blanche checks her weight on a scale that prints the results on a card. Embarrassed to learn that she's gained a few pounds, Blanche tries to hide the small printout. Gracie, confused by her friend's secretive behavior, concludes that Blanche is having an affair.

Épisode 10 - Burnses & Mortons Going to Hear Antonelli Concert

6 décembre 1954

George tries to get out of attending a concert by getting Gracie involved with a jigsaw puzzle.

Épisode 11 - George Gets Call from Unknown Victor

13 décembre 1954

George gets several calls from an unknown man named "Victor". Gracie struggles to pass on the message.

Épisode 12 - Harry Morton's Alumni Banquet

20 décembre 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.

Épisode 13 - Gracie Thinks Bob Cummings Is in Love with Her

27 décembre 1954

Actor Robert Cummings stops at the Burns' home to pick up George for a round of golf, and makes a remark, in jest, to Gracie. True to form, Gracie takes the actor seriously and immediately goes into action.

Épisode 14 - George's Mother-in-Law Trouble

3 janvier 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.

Épisode 15 - George and the Glendale Eagle Publicity Stunt

10 janvier 1955

George fakes a sprained ankle to get out of a publicity stunt, which Gracie got him into in the first place.

Épisode 16 - No Seats For Friar's Club Dinner

17 janvier 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.

Épisode 17 - Blanche and Clara Bagley Leave Their Husbands

24 janvier 1955

Gracie offers the Burns' guest room to two friends who are feuding with their husbands.

Épisode 18 - Gracie Gets a Valet for George

31 janvier 1955

Against her husband's wishes, Gracie hires a valet to help George with everyday tasks such as getting dressed.

Épisode 19 - Vanderlip Leaves His Parakeet with George

7 février 1955

Chester Vanderlip asks George to watch their family pet while they go on a trip to a bankers convention. When Gracie finds the bird, she thinks it's her anniversary gift from George.

Épisode 20 - Blanche's Brother, Roger the Moocher, Comes to Visit

14 février 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.

Épisode 21 - George and the Missing Five Dollars / Baby Pictures

21 février 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.

Épisode 22 - Gracie Becomes a Portrait Artist After Museum Visit

28 février 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.

Épisode 23 - George and the 14-Karat Gold Trombone

7 mars 1955

A trombone entrusted to George causes a lot of trouble for the two Harrys.

Épisode 24 - The Romance of Harry Morton and Countess Braganni

14 mars 1955

When Countess Braganni moves in next door, Blanche becomes convinced that her husband is vying for the countess's affections.

Épisode 25 - The Mistaken Marriage of Emily Vanderlip and Roger

21 mars 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.

Épisode 26 - Gracie Adopts Great Dane Dog

28 mars 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.

Épisode 27 - Gracie Tries to Select George's Next Wife

4 avril 1955

Gracie is under the wrong impression that she is ill and will soon die, so she auditions potential future wives for George.

Épisode 28 - Gracie Gets a Ticket Fixed By The Judge

11 avril 1955

Gracie's parking ticket leads to trouble with the law for George, Von Zell, and the Mortons.

Épisode 29 - Gracie Hires a Safecracker for Her Wall Safe

18 avril 1955

Gracie decides to surprise George by having a wall safe installed to store their valuables but immediately locks the combination inside the safe so she doesn't lose it. Since the locksmith is out of town and she also locked some of George's important papers in the safe, she has to resort to hiring a safecracker to retrieve them before George finds out.

Épisode 30 - Gracie Consults Dr. Kirby's Problem Clinic

25 avril 1955

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.

Épisode 31 - Gracie Wants the House Painted

2 mai 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.

Épisode 32 - Gracie Plays Talent Scout For Impressionist

9 mai 1955

Gracie lends a hand when a grocery delivery boy displays his talent for doing impressions.

Épisode 33 - George and Gracie Try For a Day At The Beach

16 mai 1955

George and Gracie try to make their way to the beach, but are detained by an ever-escalating series of problems.

Épisode 34 - The Uranium Caper

23 mai 1955

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.

Épisode 35 - Blanche and Brother Roger Move in With The Burnses

30 mai 1955

How dare Harry Morton insult Blanche's freeloading gold brick of a brother. Blanche moves herself and Roger in with George and Gracie.

Épisode 36 - Gracie Believes George Has a Criminal Record

6 juin 1955

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.

Épisode 37 - Gracie Gets an Extension Visa for Jeanette Duval

13 juin 1955

Gracie gets Harry Von Zell in big trouble when she tries to help a lovely French young woman with immigration problems.

Épisode 38 - Gracie Tries to Cure Roger of Amnesia

20 juin 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.

Épisode 39 - Lucille Vanderlip Gives a Barbeque Party

27 juin 1955

Lucille Vanderlip is planning a barbeque party, but George is convinced that Gracie is really throwing a party at home.

Épisode 40 - The Burnses and Mortons Going to Hawaii

4 juillet 1955

George and his neighbor, Harry Morton, try to avoid spending time with Harry's pesky brother-in-law, Roger. They'll even take their wives to Hawaii, if they have to.

Épisode 1 - The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York

3 octobre 1955

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.

Épisode 2 - Ronnie Arrives

10 octobre 1955

Ronnie Burns arrives in New York, determined to shun comedy for dramatic acting.

Épisode 3 - Ronnie Meets Sabrina

17 octobre 1955

A beautiful young gold digger woos Harry Von Zell and then sets her sights on Ronnie, who perceives a date with this slightly "older woman" as the exact life experience that he needs to effectively portray a character in his latest play.

Épisode 4 - Changing Names

24 octobre 1955

As part of his plan to become a dramatic actor, Ronnie changes his name to Cobb Cochran, so Gracie changes her name to Lola Benedict, but a misunderstood phone call leads everyone to believe George is cheating on Gracie with Lola.

Épisode 5 - Harry Morton's Cocktail Party

31 octobre 1955

While visiting the book store to push George's autobiography, Blanche wallops a man whom she mistakes for a masher, not knowing he's the same guy that Harry has made business-dinner plans with. Meanwhile, Ronnie decides to get a motorcycle.

Épisode 6 - The Musical Version

7 novembre 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.

Épisode 7 - Ronnie Moves To The Village

14 novembre 1955

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.

Épisode 8 - Gracie Helps Lola

21 novembre 1955

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.

Épisode 9 - Anniversary Party

28 novembre 1955

It's George's and Gracie's anniversary, and a party is planned. However, Mr. Boardman and his wife start having an argument, and in Gracie's effort to "fix" it, she winds up "unfixing" everyone else.

Épisode 10 - George Becomes a Dictator

5 décembre 1955

Everyone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.

Épisode 11 - Ronnie's Elopement

12 décembre 1955

Gracie thinks Ronnie is planning to elope with a beautiful salesgirl.

Épisode 12 - Company For Christmas

19 décembre 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.

Épisode 13 - Gracie Pawns Her Ring

26 décembre 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.

Épisode 14 - Appearances Are Deceiving

2 janvier 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.

Épisode 15 - Let's Dance

9 janvier 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.

Épisode 16 - George Goes Skiing

16 janvier 1956

After Mr. Boardman takes Jim and Ronnie skiing, Gracie tells George that he needs to take more of an interest in Ronnie's life, so George hits the slopes.

Épisode 17 - Ronnie Gets An Agent

23 janvier 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.

Épisode 18 - Politeness Never Pays

30 janvier 1956

Gracie and Blanche want their husbands to be gallant, as they were during their courtship.

Épisode 19 - Alice Gets Married

6 février 1956

When Alice, Harry von Zell's old girlfriend, comes to see him in New York, he believes that she plans to propose marriage. Gracie manages to complicate matters by spreading a rumor that he secretly wed Marie, the cigarette girl.

Épisode 20 - George Needs Glasses

13 février 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.

Épisode 21 - The Indian Potentate

20 février 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.

Épisode 22 - The Ladies Club

27 février 1956

Harry Morton is so terrified that his career will be ruined if Gracie joins an elite women's club that Blanche makes a fool of herself. Meanwhile, Ronnie and his parents baffle everyone when they practice the Stanislavski acting method.

Épisode 23 - Cyrano De Bergerac

5 mars 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.

Épisode 24 - The Stolen Plants

12 mars 1956

After Gracie walks off with some plants from Central Park, Harry Morton declares she has committed a crime, so she decides to turn herself in. Meanwhile, Ronnie takes up fencing for his latest stage outing.

Épisode 25 - The English Playwright

19 mars 1956

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.

Épisode 26 - A Weekend On Long Island

26 mars 1956

When Ronnie makes plans to hold a party for his class in the family's suite, Gracie decides to accept Blanche's invitation to Mrs. Sohmers' party at Oyster Bay. The problem is that neither Blanche nor Mrs. Sohmers invited her.

Épisode 27 - The Newlyweds

2 avril 1956

When Emily Vanderlip arrives in Manhattan after eloping with Airman Second Class Frank Foster, the newlyweds and Burns men attempt to keep Gracie from finding out about their nuptials, fearing that she'll blab to Emily's parents.

Épisode 28 - Night of Vaudeville

9 avril 1956

Ronnie's drama school is losing money and decides to put on its usual production of "Othello" to raise funds. However, Gracie talks them into doing a variety show instead, the type of vaudeville skits that she and George used to do.

Épisode 29 - Burlesque

16 avril 1956

George is in trouble for supposedly influencing Jim Boardman to get a job in a burlesque show.

Épisode 30 - The Right People

23 avril 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.

Épisode 31 - The Magic Act

30 avril 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.

Épisode 32 - The Paris Creation

7 mai 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.

Épisode 33 - Back From Paris

14 mai 1956

Behind George's back, Gracie concocts plans to bring twenty four of designer Broussard's dresses from Paris to sell in New York.

Épisode 34 - The Twenty-Four Dresses

21 mai 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.

Épisode 35 - Ronnie Is Lovesick

28 mai 1956

Gracie thinks that Ronnie is planning to join the French Foreign Legion because his French girlfriend left him.

Épisode 36 - The Night Out

4 juin 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.

Épisode 37 - Questions And Answers

11 juin 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.

Épisode 38 - The Triple Surprise Party

18 juin 1956

To 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.

Épisode 39 - Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychiatrist

17 septembre 1956

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.

Épisode 40 - The Switchboard Operators

24 septembre 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.

Épisode 1 - Return To California

1 octobre 1956

The Burnses, Mortons, and Harry von Zell unexpectedly return home to California, only to be surprised by Ronnie and the twenty co-eds, who he's allowed to take up residence in their homes without their prior knowledge or approval.

Épisode 2 - The Shakespearean Paper

8 octobre 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.

Épisode 3 - The Woman In The Car

15 octobre 1956

When Gracie borrows the Mortons' car, she leaves behind a parking ticket upon which the officer has scribbled an unusual note. Blanche finds the citation and concludes Harry's been having an affair with a "very cooperative" woman.

Épisode 4 - The Interview

22 octobre 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.

Épisode 5 - The Initiation

29 octobre 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.

Épisode 6 - Ronnie's Bashful

5 novembre 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.

Épisode 7 - The Big Stamp Robbery

12 novembre 1956

Harry Morton's prize "Madagascar Imperial" postage stamp falls into the wrong hands when Gracie needs to mail a letter.

Épisode 8 - George's Gray Suit

19 novembre 1956

Gracie ships George's new gray suit to Roger, but when George gets wind of it, he intercepts the package. Meanwhile, Gracie concocts a phony story about a burglary and gets everyone involved - even the police.

Épisode 9 - Von Zell's Raises

26 novembre 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.

Épisode 10 - The Refrigerator Salesman

3 décembre 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.

Épisode 11 - The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter

10 décembre 1956

Gracie mistakenly believes that Ronnie is dating an older woman, and constructs one of her off-beat strategies to amend the situation.

Épisode 12 - Ronnie Quits College Because His Father Goes Broke

17 décembre 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.

Épisode 13 - Christmas In Jail

24 décembre 1956

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.

Épisode 14 - The Costume Party

31 décembre 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.

Épisode 15 - Gracie and the Bullfighter

7 janvier 1957

When Ronnie expresses an interest in bullfighting, Gracie and Harry Von Zell head to Tijuana to bring back a bullfighter, but Ronnie's interest quickly wanes. Meanwhile, the Mortons try to dupe George into believing Gracie has left him.

Épisode 16 - The Ugly Duckling

14 janvier 1957

Gracie decides to give Ronnie's brainy friend Mildred a makeover and send them to the prom together. Meanwhile, a fight ensues when Harry Morton unintentionally insults his wife's looks; and George shows off his magic Genie.

Épisode 17 - The Aptitude Test

21 janvier 1957

After Ronnie explains the aptitude test that he has recently taken, Gracie decides showbiz is the wrong career for George and he would be much happier being a farmer.

Épisode 18 - Going To Palm Springs

28 janvier 1957

Ronnie Burns and his friend, Ralph, make plans to get away to Palm Springs with seven girls - and without adult supervision. Meanwhile, Harry Von Zell comes down with laryngitis.

Épisode 19 - The Matrimonial Bureau

4 février 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.

Épisode 20 - The Fortune Teller

11 février 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.

Épisode 21 - Fighting For Happiness

18 février 1957

Gracie and Blanche fight with their husbands for the joy of making up.

Épisode 22 - The Termites

25 février 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.

Épisode 23 - The $15,000 Error

4 mars 1957

The Burns' decorator tells Gracie that he has an opportunity to buy an art collection for $15,000, and asks if he can receive payment early - but Gracie misunderstands and thinks she owes him 15 grand.

Épisode 24 - The Ring

11 mars 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.

Épisode 25 - The Plumber's Friend

18 mars 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.

Épisode 26 - Going To Houston

25 mars 1957

Gracie meets Brian McAfee in this episode, and attempts to convince his father that Brian should stay in college.

Épisode 27 - The Stray Dog

1 avril 1957

While staying in a hotel in Houston, the hotel manager's French poodle follows Gracie to her room. She assumes it's a stray and wants to keep it. Guests are not allowed to keep animals in the hotel, so she and Blanche decide to hide the dog from George and the hotel staff.

Épisode 28 - Ronnie Gets a Movie Role

8 avril 1957

When Ronnie accepts a role in the film "Bernardine," Gracie fears George will be furious that their son is putting his education on the back burner, so everyone bends over backwards to cover for Ronnie.

Épisode 29 - The Plumber's Union

15 avril 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.

Épisode 30 - Harry's Homecoming

22 avril 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.

Épisode 31 - The Publicity Romance

29 avril 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.

Épisode 32 - The Texan Lady Macbeth

6 mai 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.

Épisode 33 - Ronnie's Boat

13 mai 1957

Ronnie wants to buy a 22-foot cabin cruiser but he needs his father's credit, so Gracie enlists her friends to convince George that it's a wise investment. Meanwhile, a man from the BBC comes to town to renew the contract for the show.

Épisode 34 - A Trip To Tahiti

20 mai 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.

Épisode 35 - The Home Graduation

27 mai 1957

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.

Épisode 36 - Blanche's Mother Arrives

3 juin 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.

Épisode 37 - The Wading Pool At Acapulco

10 juin 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.

Épisode 38 - The Marital Mix-Up

17 juin 1957

Gracie plays Cupid by trying to find a wife for their plumber, Mr. Jansen.

Épisode 39 - A Pain In The Back

24 juin 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.

Épisode 40 - Ronnie's Twenty-One

1 juillet 1957

On his 21st birthday, Marie Bordeau asks Ronnie to marry her so she can stay in the country. Meanwhile Gracie goes to get Ronnie's birth certificate changed; and George tricks Harry Von Zell into doing his chores.

Épisode 1 - The General

30 septembre 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).

Épisode 2 - Too Much Pot Roast

7 octobre 1957

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

Épisode 3 - The Texan Italian

14 octobre 1957

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

Épisode 4 - An English Tea

21 octobre 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.

Épisode 5 - September And May

28 octobre 1957

After June Jantzen seeks advice about her father, whom she mistakenly thinks is dating a woman half his age, Gracie concludes that Ronnie's newest girlfriend is cavorting with all of the older men in the neighborhood.

Épisode 6 - The Star Maker

4 novembre 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.

Épisode 7 - The African Hunter

11 novembre 1957

When a swooning Gracie invites a game hunter to spend the week at the house, George concocts a bizarre scheme to scare him away.

Épisode 8 - One Little Fight

18 novembre 1957

Ronnie and Ralph have a brief falling out over a girl, so Gracie, oblivious to the fact that the boys have already made up, stages a huge fight with Blanche to show him how silly it is to quarrel with one's best friend.

Épisode 9 - With Or Without Glasses

25 novembre 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.

Épisode 10 - A Box Of Cigars

2 décembre 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.

Épisode 11 - Misery Loves Company

9 décembre 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.

Épisode 12 - A Hole In The Carpet

16 décembre 1957

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

Épisode 13 - How To Wrap A Mink

23 décembre 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.

Épisode 14 - Invitation To The Party

30 décembre 1957

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

Épisode 15 - The Stolen Car

6 janvier 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.

Épisode 16 - Ronnie Finds a Friend An Apartment

13 janvier 1958

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

Épisode 17 - McAfee And The Manicurist

20 janvier 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.

Épisode 18 - Too Many Fathers

27 janvier 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?

Épisode 19 - The Accident

10 février 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.

Épisode 20 - The Japanese Texan

17 février 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.

Épisode 21 - Hypnotizing Gracie

24 février 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.

Épisode 22 - Gracie Is Brilliant

3 mars 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.

Épisode 23 - Ronnie's Fan Club

10 mars 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.

Épisode 24 - Frozen Passion

17 mars 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.

Épisode 25 - High Blood Pressure

24 mars 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.

Épisode 26 - Softening The Professor

7 avril 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.

Épisode 27 - The Publicity Marriage

14 avril 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.

Épisode 28 - Blanche Gets a Jury Notice

21 avril 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.

Épisode 29 - Gracie And The Jury

28 avril 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.

Épisode 30 - Ronnie Makes A Record

5 mai 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.

Épisode 31 - Ronnie's Royalty Check

12 mai 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!

Épisode 32 - A Visit From Charles Vidor

19 mai 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.

Épisode 33 - Ronnie Goes Into The Army

26 mai 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.

Épisode 34 - Locked Out

2 juin 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!

Épisode 35 - The Week In New York

9 juin 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.

Épisode 36 - The June Wedding

16 juin 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.

Épisode 37 - Summer School

23 juin 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.

Épisode 38 - The Grammar School Dance

8 septembre 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.

Épisode 39 - The Exchange Student

15 septembre 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.