• Air date: 03 Oct '55 40 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (40)
    • 1. The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York

      03 Oct '55
      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.
    • 2. Ronnie Arrives

      10 Oct '55
    • 3. Ronnie Meets Sabrina

      17 Oct '55
    • 4. Changing Names

      24 Oct '55
    • 5. Harry Morton's Cocktail Party

      31 Oct '55
    • 6. The Musical Version

      07 Nov '55
      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.
    • 7. Ronnie Moves To The Village

      14 Nov '55
      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.
    • 8. Gracie Helps Lola

      21 Nov '55
      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.
    • 9. Anniversary Party

      28 Nov '55
    • 10. George Becomes a Dictator

      05 Dec '55
      Everyone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.
    • 11. Ronnie's Engagement

      12 Dec '55
    • 12. Company For Christmas

      19 Dec '55
      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.
    • 13. Gracie Pawns Her Ring

      26 Dec '55
      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.
    • 14. Appearances Are Deceiving

      02 Jan '56
      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.
    • 15. Let's Dance

      09 Jan '56
      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.
    • 16. George Goes Skiing

      16 Jan '56
    • 17. Ronnie Gets An Agent

      23 Jan '56
      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.
    • 18. Politeness Never Pays

      30 Jan '56
    • 19. Alice Gets Married

      06 Feb '56
    • 20. George Needs Glasses

      13 Feb '56
      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.
    • 21. The Indian Potentate

      20 Feb '56
      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.
    • 22. The Ladies Club

      27 Feb '56
    • 23. Cyrano De Bergerac

      05 Mar '56
      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.
    • 24. The Stolen Plants

      12 Mar '56
    • 25. The English Playwright

      19 Mar '56
      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.