This type of "LOGIC" from George Burns and Gracie Allen made millions of people laugh for years.

There was no reason to explain it, merely enjoy it. Gracie was perhaps the prototype "scatterbrain"

whose reasoning was always hilarious.

George Burns {Nathan Birnbaum} was from New York and Gracie Allen was born in San Francisco.

They first teamed up in 1922, with vaudeville bringing them together. In their comedy routines, it was

George who had the funny lines, but Gracie got the laughs. They decided to switch lines... the rest is

history.

George usually began with "Well, Gracie, do you have another relative we could talk about?"

Gracie's relatives were many and varied. They all had "bats in their belfry", like Gracie. She'd

ask George, "Which brother do you want to talk about...the one who's married or the one who's in

Love?" She gave "reasons" why her brother Willy fell off an ironing board, and why her sister Bessie

was sitting on an ostrich egg! George's reactions to her stories were hilarious and timeless. Is it

ironic that he wrote the scripts for the shows? Yes, it was George who wrote what he and Gracie said!

Their ingenious collaboration led them from vaudeville to the movies. In my book "Entertainment

Yesteryear" (currently being written) I especially recommend the 1933 movie "International House" George

and Gracie made with W. C. Fields . This is a Must See!! If you want to laugh hysterically, there won't be one

dry spot on you. More fun with Burns and Allen in "Six of a Kind" as they travel across country with W. C.

Fields. Laugh along with them.

Recommended also is "Honolulu", made in 1938 with Robert Young and expert tap dancer Eleanor

Powell. Gracie Allen is hilarious, and this is a wonderful showplace for George Burns' acting talents. Aloha!

Other movies featuring George and Gracie include: We're Not Dressing (1934), also starring Carole

Lombard, Search For Beauty (1934), The Big Broadcast of 1936, college Holiday (1936), Big Broadcast of

1937. Look for them!

Their illustrious radio careers began together in 1931 and lasted until 1950, when they began their TV

show. The radio show gave enjoyment to Thursday nights' listening, with various sponsorships and titles.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The New Burns and Allen Show, Maxwell House Coffee Time, The

Amident Show (toothpaste sponsor), the New Swan Show (soap), were sponsors in the 1930's and 1940's.

Radio tapes of these comedy geniuses are available in various old-time radio catalogs. Listen to them and

enjoy the best ! To really enjoy your listening pleasure, purchase an old time "replica" radio-cassette player to

play your tapes. (I have two "replica" radios: a 1940 Thomas and a 1935 Crosley)

In 1940 Gracie Allen campaigned for President in a mock publicity stunt. Her political speeches were recorded

and are available in a cassette series. Gracie Allen for President is 6 hours of hilarity.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen TV Show ran on CBS from 1950-1958, and is also available on video.

George's opening monologues were extremely funny, and this was the ultimate in seeing this pair in action.

Why did Gracie pay $50 for ten pogo sticks? "That's all they had!" What did she want with them? "Those

sticks come in handy in case you're attacked by a pogo!"

George often got "sympathy" from Gracie. He told her "I'm no good. You married a poor, miserable,

broken-down old flop".

Gracie: "That's not true. You're just repeating what you hear".

Want to hear more? Buy radio cassettes tapes and movies of George Burns and Gracie Allen. They're

more fun than pogo sticks. Have Fun!......................XOXOXO...........Stephanie