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Gracie Joins A Literary Club

Burns and Allen · April 11, 1946 · 29 min · 3,936 words

The transcript of “Gracie Joins A Literary Club”, an episode of Burns and Allen first broadcast April 11, 1946. 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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Another cup of Maxwell House Coffee George? Sure, pour me a cup, Gracie. Maxwell House is always good to the last drop. And the last one's good too. Yes, it's Maxwell House Coffee Time starring George Burns and Gracie Allen.

With yours truly Bill Goodwin, our postman Mel Blank, Isabel Randolph, and the music of Meredith Wilson and his orchestra. For your Thursday night enjoyment, it's George and Gracie. And for your everyday coffee drinking enjoyment, it's Maxwell House.

with extra flavor in the blend because of choice Latin American coffee skillfully combined extra flavor in the cup because radiant roast develops the full flavor of every coffee bean and the result is that today more people buy Maxwell house than any other brand of coffee in the world as We look in at the Burns house today. We find Gracie at the front door being greeted by an old friend good morning

Mrs. Burns. Oh, hello, Mr. Postman. How are you feeling this morning? As always, Mrs. Burns. Incredibly superb. Not much mail today. Just this magazine your husband gets every week. Oh, cowboy love tales. Those silly stories about Oklahoma Tech's.

How can he reach such trash? Well, I must confess I too read cowboy love tales, Mrs. Burns. It has a tremendous appeal for every very red-blooded he-man. Though what your husband sees in it, I can't say.

Oh, you actually enjoy cowboy love tales, Mr. Postman? Oh, yes. It gives me great joy in a bad shock now and then. What joy to read of Oklahoma, Texas sweetheart Lucy, the beautiful school mom.

Her eyes of cornflower blue. Her luscious red lips, her hair like wild honey. Well, where does the shock come in? When I look up and see that thing I married. Well, I'll tell you, I'm surprised your wife lets you read junk like that.

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