What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen deal with their income tax return, which is due at midnight. Gracie tries to explain the community property law by swapping coins with George, and their household finances lead to a series of mix-ups. George receives visits from Bill Goodwin, a Texan named Mr. Judson, and a delivery man from the drugstore who brings the ink George needs. Gracie, who has been trying to help with the return, becomes worried about what happens to George once the paperwork is done. The episode is part of the Burns and Allen series and aired on January 15, 1948, with Gracie Allen and George Burns as the leads.
The Burns home, where George is trying to finish his income tax return before the midnight deadline.
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Mr. Judson, Meredith Willson, Mel Blanc
Listen for: Gracie's explanation of the community property law using coins, and her attempts to help with George's tax return.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.