The Golden Age of Television

On the Set In the several years of their television run, the set of the Burns' home changed several times. But the things that never changed were that they always had the Mortons as neighbors, and their address was always 312.

A typical display of traditional family values. Burns and Allen were a typical 50s couple, but with a bit of flair for their day.

George caught in an interesting surprise.

Kissing Couple A rare shot of the Burns couple kissing. This is a still from an episode, "The Beverly Hills Uplift Society." The club of women are out of money and cannot pay rent on their club room. George loans them money and the women pay him back... "at a dollar a kiss."

A couple of images from another hilarious episode of the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. It appears that George, Harry Morton, and Harry VonZell have been arrested... and I wonder if Gracie had anything to do with it?

Behind the Scenes Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that seated next to George is his son, Ronnie. Ronnie Burns was involved in production and direction of the television show, as well as acting on occasion. He had a regular role as the Burns' son in later years of the show.

George at Work While it was Gracie that got all the laughs, George (left) along with a team of writers were the ones who fed her the funny lines

Happy Anniversary Here we have George and Gracie with Harry Von Zell, the announcer on their show. I believe that this is behind the scene of the first set they used on television. In the background can be seen the inside of both the front door and window of the Burns' TV house.