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The Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

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The Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

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,...

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  1. Background image for A Hole In The Carpet
    9.4/10(47 votes)

    #1 - A Hole In The Carpet

    S8:E12

    Gracie trips and falls in the Wilshire Dept. Store and gets into some convoluted negotiations with the store's insurance adjustor.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Hypnotizing Gracie
    9.1/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Hypnotizing Gracie

    S8:E21

    Despite inner misgivings, George Burns allows Gracie to meet a hypnotist and his worst fears are realized when Gracie emerges from the meeting with a completely different personality.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Gracie Is Brilliant
    9.1/10(38 votes)

    #3 - Gracie Is Brilliant

    S8:E22

    Gracie's still a brain trust tonight, and she's about to make a killing on a quiz show. Talking with neighbor Harry Morton is more interesting now than jabbering with Blanche and husband George. It's all good fun, but the best scene comes at the beginning when George cooks breakfast for Gracie.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Summer School
    9.1/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Summer School

    S8:E37

    Ronnie is making plans to have a Ronnie Burns Entertainment Troupe at Big Bear Lake during his summer vacation. But when George finds out what Ronnie's grades were, he decides that Ronnie should attend summer school instead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Gracie's Storeroom
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Gracie's Storeroom

    S2:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Dinner With the Vanderlips
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Dinner With the Vanderlips

    S2:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Gracie and the Dented Fender
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Gracie and the Dented Fender

    S2:E11

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Harry and the Gold Digger
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Harry and the Gold Digger

    S2:E14

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Live Show #49
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Live Show #49

    S2:E23

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Refrigerator Salesman
    9.0/10(36 votes)

    #10 - The Refrigerator Salesman

    S7:E10

    Ronnie has a temporary job selling electric razors in the Wilshire Department Store for the Christmas season. Through Gracie's meddling and some misunderstandings, he becomes an ace refrigerator salesman, and this has quite an impact on George.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter
    9.0/10(33 votes)

    #11 - The Girl Behind The Perfume Counter

    S7:E11

    Gracie mistakenly believes that Ronnie is dating an older woman, and constructs one of her off-beat strategies to amend the situation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Christmas In Jail
    9.0/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Christmas In Jail

    S7:E13

    In flashback mode, George tells the story of how he became incarcerated on Christmas Eve. The issue of Christmas gifts has once again seriously complicated George's life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Aptitude Test
    9.0/10(26 votes)

    #13 - The Aptitude Test

    S7:E17

    Gracie gets George to take an aptitude test "to help him find himself." Ronnie Burns, Harry Von Zell, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Ronnie Gets a Movie Role
    9.0/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Ronnie Gets a Movie Role

    S7:E28

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Harry's Homecoming
    9.0/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Harry's Homecoming

    S7:E30

    Gracie and Blanche feel that their husbands are not romantic enough. Harry comes home a day early from his business trip and George instigates a crazy impersonation scheme involving Harry and Blanche.

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for How To Wrap A Mink
    9.0/10(35 votes)

    #16 - How To Wrap A Mink

    S8:E13

    Ronnie is working at the Wilshire Dept. Store as a wrapper, Harry Morton and George are planning cheap gifts for their wives for Christmas, and Harry Von Zell has an old racoon coat. These circumstances, plus Gracie and Blanche's desire for mink, sustain this lively episode.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Gracie And The Jury
    9.0/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Gracie And The Jury

    S8:E29

    Gracie creates mayhem as a juror on a counterfeiting case. She confounds the judge and her fellow jurors with her usual antics, and her mishandling of the evidence ultimately gets Harry Von Zell into big trouble.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Initiation
    8.9/10(33 votes)

    #18 - The Initiation

    S7:E5

    Mrs. Sohmers is staying with the Mortons while she looks for a house to buy in Pasadena. She specifically wants to avoid living too close to Gracie. Concurrently, Ronnie is undergoing a fraternity initiation which requires him to say and do the opposite of what anyone would expect.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Ronnie's Bashful
    8.9/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Ronnie's Bashful

    S7:E6

    Von Zell is dating a 28 year old woman, which evokes much analysis and criticism from George and Gracie. And when Ronnie stays home instead of attending a dance, Gracie gets the impression it is due to his shyness, and comes up with a crazy scheme to help him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for George's Gray Suit
    8.9/10(28 votes)

    #20 - George's Gray Suit

    S7:E8

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The $15,000 Error
    8.9/10(31 votes)

    #21 - The $15,000 Error

    S7:E23

    Fearful of a huge redecorating bill, Gracie decides to mortgage the house. Gracie Allen, Larry Keating, Bea Benaderet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Publicity Romance
    8.9/10(32 votes)

    #22 - The Publicity Romance

    S7:E31

    The movie company for which Ronnie is working has created rumors of a romance between him and an Italian actress for publicity purposes. His real girlfriend, Kathy, has a hard time accepting this.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for A Pain In The Back
    8.9/10(26 votes)

    #23 - A Pain In The Back

    S7:E39

    George feigns a bad back in order to avoid going fishing with Harry Morton, despite Gracie and Blanche's plan to get the two husbands to become friends. Meanwhile, Ronnie and Ralph are contemplating going to a Calypso party.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for An English Tea
    8.9/10(30 votes)

    #24 - An English Tea

    S8:E4

    Gracie tries to impress the mother of Ronnie's English girlfriend by renting copies of old masters paintings to decorate the house and arranging for Harry Morton to impersonate George.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Invitation To The Party
    8.9/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Invitation To The Party

    S8:E14

    A mis-delivered party invitation creates a sensitive situation as Gracie attempts to mitigate the problem and enhance Blanche's popularity.

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    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"A Hole In The Carpet" is the best rated episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". It scored 9.4/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/16/1957. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hypnotizing Gracie".