The George Burns Show
| The George Burns Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Rod Amateau |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Alexander |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Rod Amateau |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Editor(s) | Willard Nico |
| Running time | 30 min |
| Production company(s) | McCadden Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 21, 1958 – April 14, 1959 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
The George Burns Show is a short-lived comedy television program that aired on NBC for one season (1958–59), and was essentially a continuation of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. The program was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive.
After Gracie Allen retired in 1958, George Burns tried to continue the old series without her, using many of the characters and settings from their show. In this new series, George was working as a producer in a downtown office, and trying to deal with an assortment of entertainers and oddball theatrical acts as well as his previously established friends. Blanche Morton (Bea Benaderet) was George's secretary, and was keeping George from fawning over attractive women, for Gracie's sake (Gracie was mentioned on the show, but never seen). Blanche's husband Harry Morton (Larry Keating) was George's accountant. Also present were Harry von Zell, Ronnie Burns, and Judi Meredith, all playing themselves. Meredith had appeared regularly as Ronnie's girlfriend Bonnie Sue MacAfee on the Burns and Allen Show in 1957 and 1958; here she played essentially the same role, but as herself.
In January 1959, the format was changed to a live sketch-comedy/variety show in the style of The Jack Benny Program, in an attempt to improve the ratings. The ratings didn't improve, however, so they reverted to the sitcom format.
The series ended after 25 episodes.
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