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Eddie Cantor Stays for Dinner

Burns and Allen · October 12, 1943 · 29 min · 4,023 words

The transcript of “Eddie Cantor Stays for Dinner”, an episode of Burns and Allen first broadcast October 12, 1943. 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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This is Bill Goodwin speaking for Lever Brothers, makers of Swan, the new white floating soap that's pure as fine cast heels. Well, it's Tuesday night again time for another pleasant visit with George Burns and Gracie Allen, our guest Eddie Katter, Jimmy Cash, Felix Mills and his orchestra, and the Swan Ted.

Now, meet the people who live in the Burns House, George and Gracie. Well, it's early evening, and George is just stopping in at the corner's cigar store on his way home from the office. Good evening, Joe. I'll take a half a dozen cigars, please.

Sure thing, Mr. Burns. Usual kind? Sure, I wouldn't smoke anything but perfecto royales. As you money, Joe. Oh, uh, I'm sorry, Mr. Burns, but the price on perfecto royales has gone up. What again? I'm afraid so. From now on, you get only two for an echo.

Okay, here's another dime. Great little cigar, this. Gotta light, Joe. Look, Mr. Burns, I've asked you a few times. Please don't smoke them things in here. things in here they smell up the place something off okay I kind of like your own myself well George burn I can't I addy well George so this is the place

you buy those secret weapons you smoke Eddie please these happen to be very fine cigar oh sure you walk through Los Angeles smoking those things in a poor innocent rubber factory gets all the blame not true here just try one of No thanks. I can't smoke that stuff.

Let's have my own brand, Joel. There's a quarter. Thank you, Mr. Cantor. Here's your tens of cars. They're going up again, huh? Well, well, so we both smoke perfect a while. I guess so. What makes them smell like that when you smoke them, Joel?

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