"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950)TV series 1950-1958

Director:

Rodney Amateau

Writer:

Harvey Milk (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

12 October 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy accountant hubby Harry and...

Plot Keywords:

Son | Based On Radio Show | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Domestic | Sitcom

Awards:

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

George Burns	...	George Burns (17 episodes, 1950-1958)
Gracie Allen	...	Gracie Allen (17 episodes, 1950-1958)
Bea Benaderet	...	Blanche Morton / ... (12 episodes, 1950-1957)
Harry von Zell	...	Harry von Zell (10 episodes, 1951-1958)
Fred Clark	...	Harry Morton (8 episodes, 1951-1953)
Hal March	...	Harry Morton / ... (8 episodes, 1950-1953)
Doris Packer	...	Mrs. Sohmers / ... (7 episodes, 1956)
Judi Meredith	...	Bonnie Sue McAfee / ... (7 episodes, 1957-1958)

Also Known As:

The Burns and Allen Show

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Television

Trivia:

After "The Amos 'n Andy Show" (1951), this was the second US sitcom to be imported for broadcast in the UK.

Quotes:

Gracie Allen: Well, you see one Christmas my father caught a wild turkey and he fed him corn and chestnuts. But then we didn't have the heart to kill him so we let him get away.
George Burns: Oh, I see.
Gracie Allen: But the turkey liked the food so well that he came back each year. And that way we always had...
George Burns: A turkey for Christmas dinner?
Gracie Allen: Yes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Fawlty Towers: Basil the Rat (#2.6)" (1979)

The pre-Lucy dizzy housewife show.

This show was, please don't kill me for saying this, even better than "I Love Lucy". Lucy was good, but this was better. Gracie and Blanche(Bea Benederett, voice of Betty Rubble and original choice for Ethel Mertz) would pull one crazy stunt after another. Meanwhile Bill Goodwin(later replaced by Harry Von Zell) would attract all the girls, and George would step out of the scene to narrate(A technique now used in the Disney cartoon show "The Weekenders"). Gracie's "Illogical logic", as George called it, cracks you up every time. By the way, the radio version featured music of Meredith Wilson(famous for writing "The Music Man").