The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

S01E14: Johnny Velvet's Day in Court

Gracie witnesses an car accident that involves gangster Johnny Velvet. Velvet and his attorney try to intimidate Gracie into testifying in his favor.

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 The Kleebob Card Game

October 12, 1950 30 min
In the opening episode, Gracie and Blanche want to go to the movies and George and Harry want to go to the fights. George tries to trick Gracie with a made-up card game called ""Kleebob"".

S01E02 Gracie the Artist

October 26, 1950 30 min
After going to an art museum, Gracie believes she can become a great artist. She begins her art career by painting a portrait of George.

S01E03 The Property Tax Assessor

November 9, 1950 30 min
George Burns delivers a monologue on how he met Gracie while she bollixes the tax assessor and frustrates George and Harry with their football knowledge.

S01E04 Harry Morton's Private Secretary

November 23, 1950 30 min
When Harry Morton hires a new secretary, Blanch and Gracie suspect that he has hired a beautiful girl. Meanwhile, a pretty high school student drops by the Burns home to interview George for her high...

S01E05 Gracie's Checking Account

December 7, 1950 30 min
Gracie returns George's Xmas gifts before he has seen them because he always exchanges them anyway. The banker, Mr. Vanderlip has a talk with the Burnses about Gracie's odd check writing system.

S01E06 Gracie's Christmas

December 21, 1950 30 min
At Christmas, Gracie tells about the Christmases she had as a child.

S01E07 Rhumba Lessons

December 28, 1950 30 min
George and Harry need dancing instruction, but don't want it.

S01E08 Happy Hmm-Hmm

January 4, 1951 30 min
Looking at the calendar, Gracie finds that a date has been circled. But why?

S01E09 To Go or Not to Go

January 18, 1951 30 min
George and Harry Morton want to go duck hunting, but Gracie and Blanche want to go to Palm Springs.

S01E10 St. Bernard

February 1, 1951 30 min
Gracie finds a stray St. Bernard dog so she brings him home. She tries to teach him tricks, such as how to fetch George's golf clubs which displeases George.

S01E11 Live Show #11

February 15, 1951 30 min
When Blanche discovers that Harry has been holding out money from his paycheck to go to the racetrack, she leaves him and stays with the Burnses.

S01E12 The Income Tax Man

March 1, 1951 30 min
The income tax man gets frustrated trying to understand Gracie's tax deductions.

S01E13 Live Show #13

March 15, 1951 30 min
The Vanderlips are having a dinner party, but have not invited Blanche and Harry.

S01E14 Johnny Velvet's Day in Court

March 29, 1951 30 min
Gracie witnesses an car accident that involves gangster Johnny Velvet. Velvet and his attorney try to intimidate Gracie into testifying in his favor.

S01E15 George is Sick

April 12, 1951 30 min
George is sick. People keep bringing him food to help him gain strength and recover.

S01E16 Teenage Girl Spends the Weekend

April 26, 1951 30 min
Emily Vanderlip stays with the Burnses while her parents are out of town and Gracie tries to help her with her schoolwork.

S01E17 Live Show #17

May 10, 1951 30 min
Harry Morton sells a lot in the neighborhood to some out-of-state people.

S01E18 Too Much of the Mortons

May 24, 1951 30 min
The Vanderlips plan a costume party. To get ideas on costumes, Gracie goes to a travel agency to look at the photos in the brochures.

S01E19 Live Show #19

June 7, 1951 30 min
Gracie's old school friend Mamie Kelly visits the Burnses.

S01E20 Live Show #20

June 21, 1951 30 min
Harry Morton would rather go fishing than visit Blanche's mother.

S01E21 Too Much of the Mortons

July 5, 1951 30 min
George comes to the conclusion that he and Gracie are seeing too much of the Mortons. He devises a plan to trick Blanche and Harry to go out of town for the weekend so he...

S01E22 Silky Thompson Moves to Beverly Hills

July 19, 1951 30 min
Gangster Silky Thompson wants to move into George and Gracies's neighborhood.

S01E23 Gracie's Vegetarian Plot

August 2, 1951 30 min
Gracie and Blanche read a diet book. They invite the author to speak at the meeting of their club, the Beverly Hills Uplifters Society. Gracie and Blanche are so inspired by the speech that they...

S01E24 Space Patrol Kids Visit

August 16, 1951 30 min
Trouble starts when Mamie Kelly and her three children park their trailer in the Burns backyard.

S01E25 Live Show #25

August 30, 1951 30 min
Gracie gets into trouble ordering appliances from a real-estate client of Harry Morton.

S01E26 Gracie Prepares a Wedding

September 13, 1951 30 min
Gracie invites problems by holding a home wedding.

Cast

George Burns
George Burns
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Harry von Zell
Harry von Zell
Harry von Zell
Bea Benaderet
Bea Benaderet
Blanche Morton
Larry Keating
Larry Keating
Harry Morton

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