The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Gracie Goes to a Psychiatrist
Sep 27, 1951 · 30 min
Blanche is worried after having a string of bad dreams, but is afraid to go to a psychiatrist. Gracie decides to go in her place, pretending to be Blanche, so she can tell Blanche
Beverly Hills Uplift Society is Out of Money
Oct 11, 1951 · 30 min
Gracie and her Uplifters Society are locked out of their clubhouse because Gracie forgot to pay the rent.
The Football Game
Oct 25, 1951 · 30 min
Football game tickets bring about complications for the Burnses and Mortons.
Surprise Birthday Party
Nov 8, 1951 · 30 min
Gracie plans a surprise birthday party for George. The plan is that he is to invite all his friends to the Mocambo nightclub for a party but they are to decline his invitation, lea
Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 1951 · 30 min
Gracie is having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, including Harry Morton's business partner and his wife, Linda Lee. As it happens, a horse that Harry is betting on is also na
New Dresses for the Concert
Dec 6, 1951 · 30 min
The Uplifters society is having a concert and Gracie and Blanche want new dresses.
Christmas with Mamie Kelly
Dec 20, 1951 · 30 min
Mamie Kelly and her children join the Burnses for the holidays. George dresses up like Santa for the children and Gracie tells the children the story of A Christmas Carol.
Gracie's Storeroom
Jan 3, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie has a storeroom built so she can store canned fruits and vegetables. When the project gets out of hand, George hires someone to pretend he's a building inspector to tell her
Blanche for President
Jan 17, 1952 · 30 min
Blanche enters the race for the presidency of the Beverly Hills Uplifters.
Dinner With the Vanderlips
Jan 31, 1952 · 30 min
George and Harry have some trouble when the Vanderlips are invited over to the Burns home for dinner.
Gracie and the Dented Fender
Feb 14, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie finds a dent in the fender of the car. To keep George from noticing, she tries to convince George that the Burnses and Mortons should walk to a football game rather than dr
Trip to Palm Springs
Feb 28, 1952 · 30 min
George and Gracie are taking a trip to Jack Benny's Palm Springs home. Blanche wants to go, but Harry says no. Blanche doesn't accept "no" for an answer.
Gracie Loses Her Engagement Ring
Mar 13, 1952 · 30 min
When Gracie misplaces her engagement ring, George decides to teach her a lesson.
Jack Benny Steals George's Joke
Apr 24, 1952 · 30 min
A feud between George and Jack Benny is the result of Jack stealing one of George's jokes.
Live Show #43
May 8, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie wants to redecorate, and to get George out of the house she tricks him into taking Harry Morton fishing. However, when Harry declines to go fishing, Grace has to come up wit
The Speech Writer
May 22, 1952 · 30 min
Mamie Kelly and her obnoxious kids again park their trailer in George and Gracie's driveway and cause lots of trouble as they obstruct George's endeavor to write a speech.
Divorce Attorney
Jun 5, 1952 · 30 min
A prediction from a phoney swami results in Gracie engaging an attorney to divorce George.
Live Show #48
Jul 17, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie tells a record company exec she's married to a famous singer and promises to bring him in. In Gracie's mind, George IS a famous singer.
Live Show #49
Jul 31, 1952 · 30 min
The Mortons invite George and Gracie to the Happy Time Lodge, but George doesn't want to go so he comes up with a story that he has to come up with $50,000 that night and he won't
Live Show #50
Aug 14, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie goes to the racetrack and winds up buying a horse. The horse's former owners accompany Gracie back to the house and wind up moving in. Meanwhile, the police have been lookin
Live Show #51
Aug 28, 1952 · 30 min
George tells Gracie that he ran into George Jessel at the Friars Club, but Gracie somehow misinterprets it into thinking that George thinks he needs glasses. She gets an eye doctor
Gracie and Blanche Want to Redecorate
Sep 25, 1952 · 30 min
Gracie and Blanche want to redecorate their houses, but they know that George and Harry won't go for it. Gracie comes up with a plan to get George out of the house--she invites her