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Guest - Brian Aherne

Burns and Allen · March 28, 1944 · 28 min · 3,621 words

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and speaking for Lever Brothers, makers of swan, the new white floating soap that's pure as fine cast deals. Well, it's Tuesday night again time for another pleasant visit with George Burns and Grace the Allen, our guest star Brian Ahern, Jimmy Cash, Felix Mills, Ms. Orchestra, and the Swan Ted.

Now meet the people who live in the Burns House, George and Gracey. Well, it's morning in the Burns home and a happy, hungry George is just coming down to breakfast. Never dreaming that the kitchen has been taken over by that bane of his life, Gracey's club, Beverly Hills Uplift Society.

Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day. Gracie, oh Gracie. That bless a little heart. She's probably in the kitchen whipping up a swelled breakfast for her dream man. I'll slip in and give her a kiss.

Oh no. Not the Uplift. She can't do this to me. Gracie. Gracie. I say come out here. Oh, excuse me, gal. Good morning, sweetheart. Don't sweetheart me. I thought I told you to keep those old bats out of this house.

George Prince, how dare you call them old bats. There's not a bat in our club over 40. Never mind, O'Rage. What are they doing here? Well, it's only a committee of nine girls. We're making plans for our club box in this afternoon.

We're going to raise funds for a very worthy cause. Oh, sure. I remember the last worthy cause you cooked up. Well, that was a good cause. We were gonna have thousands of silver oak leaves and silver eagles made and distributed them to the private soldiers.

Look, Gracie. And we've noticed that so many of the poor boys can't afford any costume jewelry. Great idea. Now, we thought so too, but for some silly reason, the army didn't agree. Oh, but when you hear our new cause, we're gonna be...

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