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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show — 1944

42 episodes broadcast in 1944.

January 4, 1944
January 18, 1944 William Bendix Listen (MP3)
Guest William Bendix enrolls in Gracie's school of culture.
January 25, 1944 Paul Henreid Listen (FLAC)
Guest Paul Henreid objects to finding his name on a testimonial for Gracie's culture school.
February 1, 1944 Burns and Allen William Powell Listen (FLAC)
Guest William Powell is talked into spending the night at the Burns house.
February 8, 1944 Burns and Allen Guest Aldolphe Menjou Listen (FLAC)
Amid a Fourth War Loan appeal, Gracie's new cleaning lady reports that houseguests Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale are quarreling.
February 15, 1944 Tap Dancing in the Office Above Bothers George Listen (FLAC)
Guest Fred Astaire's search for a new dance partner -- rehearsed noisily in the office above -- drives George to distraction.
February 22, 1944 Guest: Cecil B. Demille Listen (FLAC)
George angles for a singing role in Cecil B. DeMille's latest film; DeMille would sooner cast him as a butler at a dinner party.
February 29, 1944 Burns and Allen Guest Dorothy Lamour Listen (MP3)
March 7, 1944 Burns and Allen Alan Ladd Listen (MP3)
March 14, 1944
March 21, 1944 Keeping Rita Company Listen (MP3)
Gracie sets out to prove that George is a genius on the order of Orson Welles.
March 28, 1944 Burns and Allen Guest Brian Aherne Listen (MP3)
The Uplift Society's charity auction hinges on its star lot -- guest Brian Aherne's shorts.
April 4, 1944
April 11, 1944
April 18, 1944
April 25, 1944
May 2, 1944
May 9, 1944 Burns and Allen George's Door to Door Campaign Listen (MP3)
May 16, 1944 Guest: Lawrence Tibbett Listen (MP3)
Running for councilman, George somehow finds himself coaching guest Lawrence Tibbett's voice -- and sharing his Hollywood Bowl concert bill.
May 23, 1944
May 30, 1944 Burns' Babysit for Betty Grable
June 6, 1944 George Is a Failure as a Singer Listen (MP3)
George becomes convinced he has been named Kansas City's favorite singer.
June 13, 1944 Burns and Allen Kansas City War Bond Drive W Dinah Shore Listen (MP3)
In the season finale from Kansas City, George is set to sing at a Fifth War Loan bond rally.
August 15, 1944
August 22, 1944
August 29, 1944 Burns and Allen No Money for Auction Listen (MP3)
Gracie tries to pry twenty dollars out of George to cover the antiques she bought at auction.
September 5, 1944
September 12, 1944
September 19, 1944
September 26, 1944 Kay Kyser, Quiz Host Listen (MP3)
Stung by Gracie's memories of a handier old beau, George sets out to prove himself around the house -- after she sabotages the kitchen sink.
October 3, 1944 George Is Jelous of Gracie's Old Boyfriend
October 10, 1944 Bill's Girl Is a Golddigger Listen (MP3)
George courts landowner Joe Bagley's daughter in hopes of talking her father into selling him a building lot.
October 17, 1944 Burns and Allen Wrecked Car Concerto for Finger Listen (MP3)
George's refusal to buy Gracie a new hat somehow ends with a dented fender on the car.
October 24, 1944
October 31, 1944 Gracie's Make Believe Romance with Van Johnson Listen (MP3)
November 14, 1944 Burns and Allen George Sings at a Bond Rally in Boston Listen (MP3)
At Boston's Symphony Hall, George angles for a spot on the bill of guest James Melton's concert.
November 21, 1944 Burns and Allen Franchot Tone Hotel Room Shortage (afrs) Listen (MP3)
November 28, 1944 Gust: Jose Iturbi
December 5, 1944
December 12, 1944 Burns and Allen War Bond Show Listen (MP3)
December 19, 1944
George and Gracie's dithering over whether to buy Christmas presents drives shop clerk Frank Nelson to the brink.
December 26, 1944
With the show shifting to Mondays, Gracie hires a drama coach to polish George -- who mistakes her for the new laundress.
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