8.8/1035 votes#1 - George Invites Critics to Watch First Show of Season
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1954
George invites two newspaper reporters, while Gracie secretly invites two dozen strangers over to the house to view their opening night show.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1026 votes
#2 - Gracie Goes to the 'Do It Yourself' Show
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1954
Gracie hires a carpenter to build a dresser. She then tries to fool her neighbors into thinking George built it by himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1029 votes
#3 - Gracie Gives Wedding in Payment of a Favor
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1954
Gracie throws an extravagant wedding, but George can't figure out why his wife has taken on this responsibility.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1027 votes
#4 - Gracie Gives a Baby Shower for Virginia Beasley
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1954
When Gracie throws a baby shower for the mailman's daughter, George gets stuck playing cards with Harry Morton's stuffy friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1026 votes
#5 - Auto License Bureau/George Becomes an Author
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1954
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
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1022 votes
#6 - George Trying to Keep Doctor's Appointment
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1954
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1029 votes
#7 - Gracie Thinks She and George Are Moving to New York
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1954
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1030 votes
#8 - Shoplifter and the Missing Ruby Clip
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1954
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1027 votes
#9 - Gracie Saves Blanche's Marriage
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1954
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1024 votes
#10 - Burnses & Mortons Going to Hear Antonelli Concert
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1954
George tries to get out of attending a concert by getting Gracie involved with a jigsaw puzzle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1025 votes
#11 - George Gets Call from Unknown Victor
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1954
George gets irritated when Gracie mishandles a telephone call. She remembers the message, but not the caller's last name or phone number.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1021 votes
#12 - Harry Morton's Alumni Banquet
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1954
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1027 votes
#13 - Gracie Thinks Bob Cummings Is in Love with Her
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1954
Gracie overhears Bob Cummings reciting dialogue for his TV show and concludes that she is the object of his affections.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1029 votes
#14 - George's Mother-in-Law Trouble
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1026 votes
#15 - George and the Glendale Eagle Publicity Stunt
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1023 votes
#16 - No Seats for Friar's Club Dinner
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1028 votes
#17 - Blanche and Clara Bagley Leave Their Husbands
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1954
Gracie offers the Burns' guest room to two friends who are feuding with their husbands.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.1/1027 votes
#18 - Gracie Gets a Valet for George
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1954
Against her husband's wishes, Gracie hires a valet to help George with everyday tasks such as getting dressed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1031 votes
#19 - Vanderlip Leaves His Parakeet with George
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1955
Gracie decides to liberate a pet parakeet that George is minding for a friend. Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1029 votes
#20 - Blanche's Brother, Roger the Moocher, Visits
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1029 votes
#21 - George and the Missing Five Dollars and Missing Baby Pictures
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1029 votes
#22 - Gracie Becomes a Portrait Artist After Museum Visit
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1955
Gracie wants to help George learn about art, so she visits a museum and gains enough knowledge to get mixed up about the subject.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1026 votes
#23 - George and the 14-Karat Gold Trombone
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1955
A trombone entrusted to George causes a lot of trouble for the two Harrys.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1024 votes
#24 - The Romance of Harry Morton and Countess Braganni
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1955
When Countess Braganni moves in next door, Blanche becomes convinced that her husband is vying for the countess's affections.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1023 votes
#25 - The Mistaken Marriage of Emily Vanderlip and Roger
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Season 5
Every episode of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Season 5!
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,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"George Invites Critics to Watch First Show of Season" is the best rated episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" season 5. It scored 8.8/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/1954. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Gracie Goes to the 'Do It Yourself' Show".