The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The $50,000 Lie
Season 2, Episode 23 · Aired 1952-07-31
Synopsis
The Mortons invite George and Gracie to the Happy Time Lodge, but George doesn't want to go so he comes up with a story that he has to come up with $50,000 that night and he won't be able to go if he doesn't get the money. Gracie overhears this and, thinking that she and George are broke, plans to rent out their spare rooms to boarders.
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