Rod Amateau
Director
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
Season 6
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.
Released Oct. 12, 1950
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Comedy
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Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York
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.
Oct. 3, 1955, midnight
S6E2 - Ronnie Arrives
None
Oct. 10, 1955, midnight
S6E3 - Ronnie Meets Sabrina
None
Oct. 17, 1955, midnight
S6E4 - Changing Names
None
Oct. 24, 1955, midnight
S6E5 - Harry Morton's Cocktail Party
None
Oct. 31, 1955, midnight
S6E6 - The Musical Version
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.
Nov. 7, 1955, midnight
S6E7 - Ronnie Moves To The Village
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.
Nov. 14, 1955, midnight
S6E8 - Gracie Helps Lola
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.
Nov. 21, 1955, midnight
S6E9 - Anniversary Party
None
Nov. 28, 1955, midnight
S6E10 - George Becomes a Dictator
Everyone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.
Dec. 5, 1955, midnight
S6E11 - Ronnie's Elopement
Marie, the hotel's new cigarette girl, attracts the attention of all the men in the building. When she gives Gracie a vague message about Ronnie's tickets for a trip to Connecticut, Gracie assumes her son is planning to elope with her.
Dec. 12, 1955, midnight
S6E12 - Company For Christmas
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.
Dec. 19, 1955, midnight
S6E13 - Gracie Pawns Her Ring
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.
Dec. 26, 1955, midnight
S6E14 - Appearances Are Deceiving
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.
Jan. 2, 1956, midnight
S6E15 - Let's Dance
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.
Jan. 9, 1956, midnight
S6E16 - George Goes Skiing
None
Jan. 16, 1956, midnight
S6E17 - Ronnie Gets An Agent
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.
Jan. 23, 1956, midnight
S6E18 - Politeness Never Pays
None
Jan. 30, 1956, midnight
S6E19 - Alice Gets Married
None
Feb. 6, 1956, midnight
S6E20 - George Needs Glasses
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.
Feb. 13, 1956, midnight
S6E21 - The Indian Potentate
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.
Feb. 20, 1956, midnight
S6E22 - The Ladies Club
None
Feb. 27, 1956, midnight
S6E23 - Cyrano De Bergerac
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.
March 5, 1956, midnight
S6E24 - The Stolen Plants
None
March 12, 1956, midnight
S6E25 - The English Playwright
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.
March 19, 1956, midnight
S6E26 - A Weekend On Long Island
None
March 26, 1956, midnight
S6E27 - The Newlyweds
None
April 2, 1956, midnight
S6E28 - Night of Vaudeville
None
April 9, 1956, midnight
S6E29 - Burlesk
George is in trouble for supposedly influencing Jim Boardman to get a job in a burlesque show.
April 16, 1956, midnight
S6E30 - The Right People
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.
April 23, 1956, midnight
S6E31 - The Magic Act
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.
April 30, 1956, midnight
S6E32 - The Paris Creation
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.
May 7, 1956, midnight
S6E33 - Back From Paris
Behind George's back, Gracie concocts plans to bring twenty four of designer Broussard's dresses from Paris to sell in New York.
May 14, 1956, midnight
S6E34 - The Twenty-Four Dresses
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.
May 21, 1956, midnight
S6E35 - Ronnie Is Lovesick
Gracie thinks that Ronnie is planning to join the French Foreign Legion because his French girlfriend left him.
May 28, 1956, midnight
S6E36 - The Night Out
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.
June 4, 1956, midnight
S6E37 - Questions And Answers
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.
June 11, 1956, midnight
S6E38 - The Triple Surprise Party
George gives a surprise party for Harry Morton but pretends it's for Ronnie. Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet, Ronnie Burns.
June 18, 1956, midnight
S6E39 - Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychiatrist
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.
Sept. 17, 1956, midnight
S6E40 - The Switchboard Operators
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.
Sept. 24, 1956, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 8730 min.
Released: Oct. 12, 1950
Last Air Date: Sept. 15, 1958, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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