The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Season 5

40 episodes · Oct 4, 1954

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  • S5E1

    George Invites Critics to Watch First Show of Season

    Oct 4, 195430m

    George invites two newspaper reporters, while Gracie secretly invites two dozen strangers over to the house to view their opening night show.

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  • S5E2

    Gracie Goes to the 'Do It Yourself' Show

    Oct 11, 195430m

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

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  • S5E3

    Gracie Gives Wedding in Payment of a Favor

    Oct 18, 195430m

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

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  • S5E4

    Gracie Gives a Baby Shower for Virginia Beasley

    Oct 25, 195430m

    When Gracie throws a baby shower for the mailman's daughter, George gets stuck playing cards with Harry Morton's stuffy friends.

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  • S5E5

    Auto License Bureau/George Becomes an Author

    Nov 1, 195430m

    Gracie tests the patience of a driver's license examiner. Meanwhile, George's friends lavish him with praise and gifts after learning he's writing an autobiography

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  • S5E6

    George Trying to Keep Doctor's Appointment

    Nov 8, 195430m

    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.

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  • S5E7

    Gracie Thinks She and George Are Moving to New York

    Nov 15, 195430m

    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.

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  • S5E8

    Shoplifter and the Missing Ruby Clip

    Nov 22, 195430m

    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.

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  • S5E9

    Gracie Saves Blanche's Marriage

    Nov 29, 195430m

    After reading Blanche's fortune, Gracie concludes Blanche is in love with a man she encountered at the grocery store. Gracie attempts to intervene, dragging Harry Von Zell's name through the mud in the process.

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  • S5E10

    Burnses & Mortons Going to Hear Antonelli Concert

    Dec 6, 195430m

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

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  • S5E11

    George Gets Call from Unknown Victor

    Dec 13, 195430m

    George gets irritated when Gracie mishandles a telephone call. She remembers the message, but not the caller's last name or phone number.

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  • S5E12

    Harry Morton's Alumni Banquet

    Dec 20, 195430m

    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.

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  • S5E13

    Gracie Thinks Bob Cummings Is in Love with Her

    Dec 27, 195430m

    Gracie overhears Bob Cummings reciting dialogue for his TV show and concludes that she is the object of his affections.

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  • S5E14

    George's Mother-in-Law Trouble

    Jan 3, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E15

    George and the Glendale Eagle Publicity Stunt

    Jan 10, 195530m

    Thanks to Gracie, George is scheduled to take part in a publicity stunt. To get out of it, George claims to have a sprained ankle.

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  • S5E16

    No Seats for Friar's Club Dinner

    Jan 17, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E17

    Blanche and Clara Bagley Leave Their Husbands

    Jan 24, 195430m

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

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  • S5E18

    Gracie Gets a Valet for George

    Jan 31, 195430m

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

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  • S5E19

    Vanderlip Leaves His Parakeet with George

    Feb 7, 195530m

    Gracie decides to liberate a pet parakeet that George is minding for a friend. Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.

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  • S5E20

    Blanche's Brother, Roger the Moocher, Visits

    Feb 14, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E21

    George and the Missing Five Dollars and Missing Baby Pictures

    Feb 21, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E22

    Gracie Becomes a Portrait Artist After Museum Visit

    Feb 28, 195530m

    Gracie wants to help George learn about art, so she visits a museum and gains enough knowledge to get mixed up about the subject.

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  • S5E23

    George and the 14-Karat Gold Trombone

    Mar 7, 195530m

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

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  • S5E24

    The Romance of Harry Morton and Countess Braganni

    Mar 14, 195530m

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

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  • S5E25

    The Mistaken Marriage of Emily Vanderlip and Roger

    Mar 21, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E26

    Gracie Adopts Great Dane Dog

    Mar 28, 195530m

    Gracie tries to help Joey Bagley by concealing his dog; meanwhile, George is under the mistaken impression that Gracie's Uncle Harvey is visiting.

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  • S5E27

    Gracie Tries to Select George's Next Wife

    Apr 4, 195530m

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

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  • S5E28

    Gracie Gets a Ticket 'Fixed' by the Judge

    Apr 11, 195530m

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

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  • S5E29

    Gracie Hires a Safecracker for Her Wall Safe

    Apr 18, 195530m

    Gracie tries to surprise George by having a wall safe installed, but she promptly locks the combination inside along with papers that he urgently needs access to. To rectify the situation, Gracie visits a pool hall to hire a safecracker.

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  • S5E30

    Gracie Consults Dr. Kirby's Problem Clinic

    Apr 25, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E31

    Gracie Wants the House Painted

    May 2, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E32

    Gracie Plays Talent Scout for Imitator

    May 9, 195530m

    An impressionist impersonates the grocery delivery boy and wows Gracie and her friends, but when George contacts the real delivery boy to offer him a job on the show, he's baffled by the kid's lack of talent.

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  • S5E33

    Gracie & George Try for a Day at the Beach

    May 16, 195530m

    George has an important business meeting at the beach, but Gracie thinks it's a pleasure trip and invites their friends to tag along. Unfortunately, each time they're prepared to leave, some interruption detains them.

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  • S5E34

    The Uranium Caper

    May 23, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E35

    Blanche and Brother Roger Move in with the Burnses

    May 30, 195530m

    When Blanche's brother shows up unexpectedly, it causes such a rift between Blanche and Harry that she decides to leave him. Blanche and Roger take up residence at the Burns' home, so George rooms with Harry, fearing his own divorce.

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  • S5E36

    Gracie Believes George Has a Criminal Record

    Jun 6, 195530m

    Gracie becomes suspicious of George when she discovers an old picture of him in a striped suit. George doesn't help matters when he tells her that an old friend has escaped from prison.

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  • S5E37

    Gracie Gets an Extension Visa for Jeanette Duval

    Jun 13, 195530m

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

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  • S5E38

    Gracie Tries to Cure Roger of Amnesia

    Jun 20, 195530m

    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.

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  • S5E39

    Lucille Vanderlip Gives a Barbeque Party

    Jun 27, 195530m

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

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  • S5E40

    The Burnses and Mortons Going to Hawaii

    Jul 4, 195530m

    Harry Morton and George thwart their wives' plans for a Hawaiian vacation until Blanche's brother unexpectedly arrives - and then they can't wait to get away.

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