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30 Episodes 1954 - 1955
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 2, 1954
George introduces himself, then his orchestra leader, John Scott Trotter to his audience, then his guest, Fred Mac Murray, saxophone in hand, who wants something to do, but George refuses. Next he sings with Peggy King, then he does a skit where his wife makes him get out of bed to go get a job at an employment agency.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 9, 1954
With guitar in hand, George explains what goes into a good folk song, that they should include the words "Ireland" and "Mother." So he reduces his number to just a last line only, "She's that old Irish mother of mine!" In the main skit, Angela plays George's wife, and they discuss just what to do with their incorrigible (offscreen) son after he left her tied and gagged in a kitchen chair. They consider sending him to a strict military school, and George goes off to give him a talking to, but he also gets bound up.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 16, 1954
Black Friday is here and the gang finally finds out what mysterious item they just waited 5 days in line for is!
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 30, 1954
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 6, 1954
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 13, 1954
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 27, 1954
Episode 8
Sat, Dec 4, 1954
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 11, 1954
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 25, 1954
Episode 11
Sat, Jan 1, 1955
Episode 12
Sat, Jan 8, 1955
The dirty birds and the pea-pickers have a pow-wow when "Lonesome George" Gobel has as his guest "Tennessee Ernie" Ford. Peggy King sings. (Hollywood)
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 22, 1955
George introduces himself, then his orchestra leader, John Scott Trotter to his audience, then his guest, Fred Mac Murray, saxophone in hand, who wants something to do, but George refuses.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 29, 1955
In his monologue, George comments on "Good Grammar Week", as he shows his own good grammar weak. At a penny arcade, he runs into Jackie Cooper, who turns out to be an old army buddy from the war. Even as it becomes clear that Jackie is a loud, pushy jerk, George is compelled to invite him home to dinner. George's wife is not happy to meet Jackie, as he gets fresh and even picks her up. Then he guzzles down what he thinks is a bottle of booze he finds in the Gobel kitchen, but it turns out to be Vanilla extract.
Episode 15
Sat, Feb 5, 195530 mins
It's academy award time, but George thinks theatre audiences should be eligible too, and has several nominees. Guests Jefferey Hunter and Jeff Donnell show a homecoming scene of a Hollywood star with a wonderful disposition, then the same scene if he was a foul-tempered brute.
Episode 16
Sat, Feb 19, 1955
Episode 17
Sat, Feb 26, 1955
The monologue has George commenting on the ongoing turmoil in the French government. He then demonstrates several items used in the playing of Mambo music, including gourds and mule bones. In the main skit, he has a ridiculously small Italian sports car that he tries to sell to ridiculously large Buddy Baer.
Episode 18
Sat, Mar 5, 1955
Episode 19
Sat, Mar 19, 1955
Episode 20
Sat, Mar 26, 1955
Episode 21
Sat, Apr 2, 1955
Episode 22
Sat, Apr 16, 1955
Episode 23
Sat, Apr 23, 1955
Episode 24
Sat, Apr 30, 1955
Episode 25
Sat, May 14, 1955
Episode 26
Sat, May 21, 1955
Episode 27
Sat, May 28, 1955
Episode 28
Sat, Jun 11, 1955
Episode 29
Sat, Jun 18, 1955
Episode 30
Sat, Jun 25, 1955