The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Surprise Birthday Party
Season 2, Episode 4 · Aired 1951-11-08
Synopsis
Gracie plans a surprise birthday party for George. The plan is that he is to invite all his friends to the Mocambo nightclub for a party but they are to decline his invitation, leaving him to think that nobody has remembered his birthday. However, Gracie being Gracie, things go awry quickly.
In the series
This episode is part of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958) on CBS.
Fourth-wall George and dizzy-logic Gracie — marriage as perfected vaudeville.
Key cast
- George Burns as George Burns
- Gracie Allen as Gracie Allen
- Harry Von Zell as Harry Von Zell
- Bea Benaderet as Blanche Morton
- Fred Clark as Harry Morton