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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1957 - 1958
Episode 1
The General
Mon, Sep 30, 1957
Identity confusion abounds when Gracie meddles in the lives of a stoic general and his son, who's about to be enlisted in the military. Meanwhile George and Harry shamelessly jump aboard the TV western bandwagon.
Episode 2
Too Much Pot Roast
Mon, Oct 7, 1957
Gracie intervenes when she learns Ronnie's been gawking at pretty classmates and ignoring his teachers. Meanwhile, Harry von Zell pleads with George to let him do a western skit; and the Mortons quarrel over their redundant meals.
Episode 3
The Texan Italian
Mon, Oct 14, 1957
Ronnie's girlfriend, Bonnie Sue, fears her Texan drawl will hinder her from landing a movie role, so Gracie reshapes her image into that of an Italian starlet named Tina Cacciatore.
Episode 4
An English Tea
Mon, Oct 21, 1957
Gracie passes off Harry Morton as her husband to impress the mother of an English girl whom Ronnie is dating. Meanwhile, Harry Von Zell makes another attempt to sell George on the idea of doing a western skit.
Episode 5
September and May
Mon, Oct 28, 1957
After June Jantzen seeks advice about her father, whom she mistakenly thinks is dating a woman half his age, Gracie concludes that Ronnie's newest girlfriend is cavorting with all of the older men in the neighborhood.
Episode 6
The Star Maker
Mon, Nov 4, 1957
Gracie attempts to raise Bonnie Sue's brother's grades by getting the smartest boy in class to take his name.
Episode 7
The African Hunter
Mon, Nov 11, 195730 mins
When a swooning Gracie invites a game hunter to spend the week at the house, George concocts a bizarre scheme to scare him away.
Episode 8
One Little Fight
Mon, Nov 18, 1957
Ronnie and Ralph have a brief falling out over a girl, so Gracie, oblivious to the fact that the boys have already made up, stages a huge fight with Blanche to show him how silly it is to quarrel with one's best friend.
Episode 9
With or Without Glasses
Mon, Nov 25, 1957
Gracie convinced Alfred that his glasses were ruining his movie-star looks, but his refusal to wear them has disrupted his studies, so she attempts to set things right. Meanwhile, Ronnie thinks he's flunking out of school.
Episode 10
A Box of Cigars
Mon, Dec 2, 1957
To win votes for Ralph's homecoming queen girlfriend, Gracie decides to give away George's cigars, so she enlists a hapless Harry Von Zell as an accomplice. Meanwhile, a befuddled repairman works to fix George's broken TV.
Episode 11
Misery Loves Company
Mon, Dec 9, 1957
Gracie manages to complicate matters when she meddles in Ralph's and Ronnie's love lives.
Episode 12
A Hole in the Carpet
Mon, Dec 16, 1957
After Gracie suffers a fall in public, the department store is eager to make restitution, but she thinks that she has to pay for their damaged carpet.
Episode 13
The Old Mink Coat
Mon, Dec 23, 1957
Gracie and Blanche are upset when they find out what their husbands are getting them for Christmas, so they scheme to get mink coats. But George gets wind of their plan and makes sure that an old raccoon coat is part of the plot.
Episode 14
Invitation to the Party
Mon, Dec 30, 1957
Gracie uses her talent for deception to finagle an invitation to a swank New Year's Eve party for the Mortons. Meanwhile, Ronnie decides to attend a costume ball; and Harry Von Zell becomes convinced that George is trying to dupe him.
Episode 15
The Stolen Car
Mon, Jan 6, 1958
When Ronnie needs a good story for the college newspaper, Gracie lands a scoop by helping Brian McAfee steal his own car. Meanwhile, Blanche and Gracie concoct a plan to get their husbands to fund full home redecorations.
Episode 16
Ronnie Finds a Friend an Apartment
Mon, Jan 13, 1958
Gracie unknowingly kidnaps a baby, which she mistakenly believes to be Ronnie's son.
Episode 17
McAfee and the Manicurist
Mon, Jan 20, 195830 mins
Bonnie Sue is worried because her 65-year-old father wants to marry a 25-year-old hotel manicurist whom he just met.
Episode 18
Too Many Fathers
Mon, Jan 27, 195830 mins
To impress his girlfriend's parents, Gracie pretends to be Jerry's mother, but she has difficulty finding someone to commit to masquerading as his father.
Episode 19
The Accident
Mon, Feb 10, 1958
Harry Morton is furious that he's tainted his perfect driver safety record with a traffic accident, so he counts on passenger Gracie to prove he was not at fault.
Episode 20
The Japanese Texan
Mon, Feb 17, 1958
Gracie tries to help Bonnie Sue land the leading role in a movie by inviting the director to a fictional-anniversary dinner. George discovers the scheme and creates confusion by declaring it really is the 10th anniversary of some event.
Episode 21
Hypnotizing Gracie
Mon, Feb 24, 1958
After falling under the spell of a hypnotist, Harry Morton falls in love with his wife, Harry von Zell becomes a barking dog and Gracie is transformed into a genius.
Episode 22
Gracie Is Brilliant
Mon, Mar 3, 1958
Now that Gracie has been hypnotized into becoming the smartest woman in the world, she starts winning quiz shows, while George is demoted to taking care of the household chores. Meanwhile, Blanche is hypnotized into having a mind like the old Gracie.
Episode 23
Ronnie's Fan Club
Mon, Mar 10, 195830 mins
Young Edie Westrope writes Ronnie a letter saying that she wants to start a fan club for him, but identity confusion escalates when her older sister arrives on the doorstep and Ronnie decides to ask her for a date.
Episode 24
Frozen Passion
Mon, Mar 17, 1958
George has a director/producer friend that wants him to help with his new movie. Gracie wants everyone to get a part in the movie. So George switches scripts with a bad movie script called "Frozen Passion". Gracie and the rest audition for their parts including having snow special effects in their home.
Episode 25
High Blood Pressure
Mon, Mar 24, 1958
Gracie decides to help Mr. Jantzen pass a life insurance medical exam. Meanwhile, George attempts to get out of the house to play a round of golf with his buddies.
Episode 26
Softening the Professor
Mon, Apr 7, 1958
Spring is in the air, which means Ronnie and Ralph cut class, and Blanche tries to get Harry in a romantic mood.
Episode 27
The Publicity Marriage
Mon, Apr 14, 1958
When a 13-year-old girl becomes enamored with Ronnie, Gracie plants a fake story in the newspaper announcing his marriage to Bonnie Sue.
Episode 28
Blanche Gets a Jury Notice
Mon, Apr 21, 1958
Harry's scheme to get Blanche on a jury backfires. Gracie volunteers for jury duty. Ronnie tries to use reverse-psychology to juggle his relationships with two girls who want to enter show business.
Episode 29
Gracie and the Jury
Mon, Apr 28, 1958
Gracie inadvertently passes evidence - a counterfeit $20 bill - to Blanche so she can buy the hat Gracie wants before the store closes. Ronnie's plan to thwart Vera's show business aspirations backfires when George hires her.
Episode 30
Ronnie Makes a Record
Mon, May 5, 1958
When George helps Ronnie land a deal with Verve Records, Gracie thinks the youth-oriented label has spurned George in favor of their son.
Episode 31
Ronnie's Royalty Check
Mon, May 12, 1958
When a young singer accompanies Ronnie to the store to buy his mother a gift, Gracie assumes she's after his money.
Episode 32
A Visit from Charles Vidor
Mon, May 19, 1958
Charles Vidor asks George to coerce Jack Benny to emcee a dinner gala. Meanwhile, Gracie stirs up publicity for Bonnie Sue in hopes that it will lead to a role for the young ingénue in Vidor's next film.
Episode 33
Ronnie Goes Into the Army
Mon, May 26, 1958
Ronnie receives his draft notice into the Army, so Gracie establishes a military regimen in the Burns household. Meanwhile, Harry von Zell is sure he can talk George into letting him have Ronnie's old room, rent-free.
Episode 34
Locked Out
Mon, Jun 2, 195830 mins
In an attempt to help her family, Gracie upsets George's dealings with a television executive and almost breaks up Ronnie's romance with a hat-check girl. George feels it's the last straw when Gracie also loses the house key.
Episode 35
The Week in New York
Mon, Jun 9, 195830 mins
All are affected when Gracie spontaneously makes travel reservations, so George systematically destroys everyone's plans.
Episode 36
The June Wedding
Mon, Jun 16, 1958
Everyone is having various romantic problems and it doesn't help matters that Gracie has invited a young couple to spend their honeymoon with the family.
Episode 37
Summer School
Mon, Jun 23, 1958
Ronnie's plans to spend the summer with his actor's stock company at the Big Bear Lodge are disrupted when his father learns that Ronnie is flunking Ancient History. George demands that Ronnie attend summer school, but Gracie has another idea or two of her own.
Episode 38
The Grammar School Dance
Mon, Sep 8, 1958
Ronnie's plans are disrupted by a fan whom he once promised to escort to a school dance. Meanwhile Harry Von Zell tries to weasel out of his wedding engagement; and Harry Morton thinks his wife has taken a young lover.
Episode 39
The Exchange Student
Mon, Sep 15, 1958
An exchange student from France moves into the Burns household and upsets the harmony within. Harry von Zell comes up with a plan to get rid of him.