The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The legendary husband and wife comedy team of George Burns and Gracie Allen successfully took their show from radio to an eight year run on CBS. Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy accountant hubby Harry and provide George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy. Sadly, the show ended when Allen's health began to fail and she retired from show biz.

Series details

• Title: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1950-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1958-09-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 21693
• IMDb ID: tt0042111
• TVDB ID: 70790

Cast and credited roles

• Gracie Allen — Gracie Allen
• George Burns — George Burns

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1950-10-12; final listed air date 1951-09-13.
• Season 2: premiered 1951-09-27; final listed air date 1952-09-25.
• Season 3: premiered 1952-10-09; final listed air date 1953-08-17.
• Season 4: premiered 1953-10-05; final listed air date 1954-08-16.
• Season 5: premiered 1954-10-04; final listed air date 1955-07-04.
• Season 6: premiered 1955-10-03; final listed air date 1956-09-24.
• Season 7: premiered 1956-10-01; final listed air date 1957-07-01.
• Season 8: premiered 1957-09-30; final listed air date 1958-09-15.

Source and licence

Adapted from The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.