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The Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show!

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  • Gracie Goes to Psychiatrist for Blanche's Dream
    9.2/10(35)
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    #1 - Gracie Goes to Psychiatrist for Blanche's Dream

    Season 4 Episode 23

    Aired 3/8/1954

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

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  • The Iron Deer
    9.1/10(36)
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    #2 - The Iron Deer

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 10/5/1953

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • GRACIE HAS TO SELL GEORGE'S CAR BY FIVE O'CLOCK
    9.1/10(34)
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    #3 - GRACIE HAS TO SELL GEORGE'S CAR BY FIVE O'CLOCK

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 2/1/1954

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

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  • Gracie's Storeroom
    9.0/10(12)
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    #4 - Gracie's Storeroom

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 1/3/1952

    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.

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  • Dinner With the Vanderlips
    9.0/10(13)
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    #5 - Dinner With the Vanderlips

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 1/31/1952

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

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  • Gracie and the Dented Fender
    9.0/10(13)
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    #6 - Gracie and the Dented Fender

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 2/14/1952

    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.

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  • Harry and the Gold Digger
    9.0/10(13)
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    #7 - Harry and the Gold Digger

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 3/27/1952

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  • Live Show #49
    9.0/10(12)
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    #8 - Live Show #49

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 7/31/1952

    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.

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  • Mayor Brown Comes to Dinner
    9.0/10(39)
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    #9 - Mayor Brown Comes to Dinner

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 1/29/1953

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

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  • Locked Out of the House
    9.0/10(35)
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    #10 - Locked Out of the House

    Season 3 Episode 39

    Aired 8/10/1953

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Gracie Falls in a Department Store
    9.0/10(39)
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    #11 - Gracie Falls in a Department Store

    Season 3 Episode 40

    Aired 8/17/1953

    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.

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  • Gracie Gets a Jury Summons
    9.0/10(34)
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    #12 - Gracie Gets a Jury Summons

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/19/1953

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

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  • Gracie and George Have a Mystery Anniversary
    9.0/10(32)
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    #13 - Gracie and George Have a Mystery Anniversary

    Season 4 Episode 31

    Aired 5/3/1954

    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.

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  • Up All Night - Burgler
    8.9/10(39)
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    #14 - Up All Night - Burgler

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 3/5/1953

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  • Cousins Perry and Pete
    8.9/10(36)
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    #15 - Cousins Perry and Pete

    Season 3 Episode 35

    Aired 7/13/1953

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  • Gracie Witnesses a Holdup
    8.9/10(43)
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    #16 - Gracie Witnesses a Holdup

    Season 3 Episode 38

    Aired 8/3/1953

    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.

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  • No Fan Mail for George
    8.9/10(33)
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    #17 - No Fan Mail for George

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 2/15/1954

    George is unhappy about not receiving any fan mail, so Gracie instructs Blanche to write a phony fan letter. Unfortunately this correspondence upsets both Harry Morton and the jealous husband of the woman whose name Blanche signed.

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  • Harry Morton Is Missing
    8.9/10(29)
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    #18 - Harry Morton Is Missing

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 3/1/1954

    When Harry Morton goes missing, Gracie hires a private investigator who becomes very confused about the identity of his new client and her associates.

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  • George Gets Black Eye from Open Door
    8.9/10(30)
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    #19 - George Gets Black Eye from Open Door

    Season 4 Episode 28

    Aired 4/12/1954

    George's black eye and another man's broken leg lead people to believe the two men were brawling. Meanwhile, Gracie attempts to outsmart an insurance investigator, and Harry Von Zell tries to book a contortionist on the show.

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  • Emily Vanderlip's Elopement
    8.9/10(27)
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    #20 - Emily Vanderlip's Elopement

    Season 4 Episode 35

    Aired 7/19/1954

    Although Emily Vanderlip has no desire to elope, Gracie pushes the matter until everyone's upset and Harry Von Zell is in police custody.

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  • Mortons Exchange Houses with the Gibsons from New York
    8.9/10(25)
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    #21 - Mortons Exchange Houses with the Gibsons from New York

    Season 4 Episode 39

    Aired 8/23/1954

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

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  • Blanche for President
    8.8/10(13)
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    #22 - Blanche for President

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 1/17/1952

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

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  • Live Show #50
    8.8/10(13)
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    #23 - Live Show #50

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 8/14/1952

    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.

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  • Live Show #51
    8.8/10(13)
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    #24 - Live Show #51

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 8/28/1952

    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.

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  • Gracie Writes About Silky Thompson
    8.8/10(42)
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    #25 - Gracie Writes About Silky Thompson

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 12/11/1952

    Gracie tangles with the underworld. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry Von Zell, Larry Keating.

    Director: Ralph Levy

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Gracie Goes to Psychiatrist for Blanche's Dream" is the best rated episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". It scored 9.2/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/8/1954. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Iron Deer".