The Vanderlips On Holiday (Aired June 16, 1949)
During a typical 23-minute episode of the Burns and Allen show, the vast majority of the dialogue and speaking parts were written for Allen, who was credited with having the genius to deliver her lengthy diatribes in a fashion that made it look as though she was making her arguments up on the spot. (One running gag on the TV show was the existence of a closet full of hats belonging to various visitors to the Burns household, where the guests would slip out the door unnoticed, leaving their hats behind, rather than face another round with Gracie.) A continuing joke on the show was that George would say, "Say good night, Gracie," and Gracie would say, "Good night Gracie!" Ralph Pape used the catchphrase for the title of his play, Say Goodnight, Gracie, produced by Steppenwolf in 1983, and the phrase lives on as a title of other books and stage productions.
THIS EPISODE:
June 16, 1949. "The Vanderlips On Holiday" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee. Gracie tries to break up a romance between Emily Vanderlip and guest Rudy Vallee. Bill Goodwin, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Lubin and His Orchestra, Keith Fowler (writer), Marylee Robb, Paul Henning (writer), Richard Crenna, Rudy Vallee, Tobe Reed (announcer). 28:57. Episode Notes F
rom The Radio Gold Index.
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