George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, Volume 1

Since becoming a vaudeville team in 1922, George Burns and Gracie Allen have made audiences laugh in movies, radio and television. The real-life married couple established their personalities in radio with "The Burns and Allen Show" and brought their comedy to television in 1950. For nine years on CBS, every show opened with Burns, puffing his trademark cigar, regaling the audience with stories of their vaudeville days... and the latest antics of his beloved wife, Gracie. Often entangled with their neighbors the Morton's, Gracie's zany wit was always the cause (and solution) to their misadventures of domestic bliss.

When Gracie passed away in 1964, George continued to entertain in his inimitable style for another 32 years, even winning an Oscar in 1976 for his performance in The Sunshine Boys. George lived to be 100 and always credited Gracie with "being the talented one." As George would say after each classic episode, "Say goodnight, Gracie."

Includes eight classic episodes!

The progression from radio to TV stars proved seamless for George Burns and Gracie Allen, as their 1950s show--THE BURNS & ALLEN SHOW--brought much laughter into homes across the country. This collection of eight episodes offers some highlights from the program, with Burns and Allen presenting a comedic look at their real-life relationship, and the problems and mishaps they encountered on a daily basis.

1950s | Classic Television | Comedians / Comediennes | Comedy Teams | Variety Show

Genre:

• Television

Labels:

• Alpha Video

Movie Categories:

• Television

Product Groupings:

• Alpha Video - DVDs