Gracies Christmas Party

Ladies and gentlemen, this is George Burns. The old flue bug that's going around got Gracie today, and at the last minute, she couldn't make it to the studio. It was too late to rewrite the script, but a very dear friend of ours stepped in and offered to read Gracie's lines.

She's a very famous and talented movie star. Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Jane Wyman. Okay, Janey, from now on, you're Gracie. Take it. Another couple of Maxwell House coffee jorts? Sure. Pour me a cup, Gracie.

You know, Maxwell House is always good to the last... and that drops good too. Yes, it's Maxwell House Coffee Time, starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. With yours truly Toby Reed, Hans Conray, Gail Gordon, Henry Blair, Meredith Wilson, and the Maxwell House Orchestra, and Bill Good one.

For your Christmas night comedy enjoyment, it's George and Gracie, brought to you with holiday greetings from the makers of Maxwell House Coffee. Always good to the last drop. Always good to the last drop. Well, it's Christmas morning as we look in at the Burns House and George and Gracie are making their plans for the day.

George, let's invite all our friends over this afternoon. Okay, Gracie. I can make some turkey sandwiches and coffee. Oh, George, we'll have an open house. Well, and then I'll pass around my cigars. But George, I can't open the house that much.

Are you inferring that my cigars are strong? Well, remember last Christmas when poor Meredith Wilson smoked one? Yeah. Well, he turned so green, everyone hung counsel on him. Well, I'll have Meredith go easy. Who else shall we invite?

Well, Dr. Miller's wife is visiting her mother, so let's be sure and invite him and then Bill Goodwin and Mr. Judson the Texan. Well, do you think a guy with Judson's millions will be happy with taking sandwiches and my cigars?