Burns and Allen · October 21, 1940 · 28 min · 3,731 words
The transcript of “Professor Thorndyke Studies Gracie”, an episode of Burns and Allen first broadcast October 21, 1940. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Burns and Allen Show plays Burns and Allen free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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From Hollywood, the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show for Hormel and Spam. The Mardi Show and his orchestra, The singing believe we're the smoothies street, The last but not least, the whips but he sings.
Tonight, George and Gracie want to send their greetings to the retail grocers of America, who are celebrating National Grocers Week.
And they want to ask you a question, friends. What you say when your husband arrives home just before dinner with unexpected guests? Well, smart housewives say Spam. This tender, taste-tempting meat makes a hit with husky appetites, and so easy to use.
Open a can of spam and bake according to the directions on the label. A whiff of the delightful aroma of delicious, juicy meat simmering in the oven will tell your guests our real meal is on the way.
The safest thing you can do tomorrow is to expect the unexpected. Ask your food dealer for spam, S-P-A-M, when you shop. They are the stars of our whole spam family, George and Gracie! Thank you very much.
Where's Gracie? Has anybody seen Gracie? Say but, have you seen her? Well, no, George. I haven't seen her since last week when I took her home. Well, did anything peculiar happen? Well, in a way, we started to walk home and after walking about ten blocks, she started to run and never stopped running until she got home.
You mean to say she walked for ten blocks and then rained for three miles? Well, yeah, she said she wanted to get home before she got tired. Gracie, all right. I wonder where she can be now.
You know what, Gracie has really got me worried these days. Mr. Burns, if you'll allow us sound, man. Yes. Remember the famous psychiatrist I brought up here last Monday? You mean Professor Alvin W. Thorne, that?
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