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George Tries To Sing His Way Into Office

Burns and Allen · May 16, 1944 · 28 min · 3,432 words

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Oh John! This is Bill Goodwin speaking for swan, the new white floating soap that's pure as fine cat deals. Well it's Tuesday night again time for another pleasant visit with George Burns and Gracie Allen, with Felix Mills in the orchestra, and our guest tonight, Lawrence Tibbitt.

And now it meets the people who live in the Burns House, George and Gracie. Well, tomorrow is election day and we find George and Stanley's cigar store making last minute plans to win that coveted public office, office second assistant substitute city councilman from the third district well family these last two boxes of perfect or royal cigars may turn the

trick passing them out to every man who has a vote yes it's very down nice of you to give me a special rate because i bought so many of them all that's all right at four for nickel i still make a profit that's not small have one mr. Perkins uh... no thanks my doctor advised me to stay away from

tobacco but not that far away okay have you a little joke oh hello George I thought I find you here hello sweetheart good morning Mrs. Burns hello Stanley you're not selling my husband more of those cigars are you don't blame me I'm getting these for the voters you know to pass out well they certainly will face my phone

darling I don't believe you know Mr. Perkins this is the real estate man Mr. Grafton, Brooke House Perkins. Oh, how do you do? How do you do, Mr. Perkins? Well, gentlemen, break till you hear the clever thing I just did.

I put an ad in the newspaper calling George's opponent, Gordon Cakes, and moron. Well, you can't do that. He'll show us. Oh, I was too smart to mention his name. The ad says, do you want a moron for your councilman?

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