Amnesia: Burns and Allen (June 29, 1943)

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“Amnesia” is an episode of Burns and Allen, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 29, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

George Burns and Gracie Allen are at home when Gracie, after a car accident, appears to lose her memory and no longer recognizes George. George tries a series of ways to bring her memory back, calling in a doctor and a neighbor and showing her family photographs. Gracie's confusion continues, and the transcript ends before any resolution. The episode is part of the Burns and Allen radio series, first aired on June 29, 1943, with Gracie Allen and George Burns in the lead roles.

The Burns house, with a visit to a neighborhood street and the May Company store

Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Mervin Greenface, Tootsie, Bill, Herman, Doc, Jimmy Cash

Listen for: Gracie's sudden amnesia after the car accident and George's attempts to restore her memory

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.