What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen host their friend Eddie Cantor at their home for dinner, but the Burns household has run out of food. Gracie and George try to find something to serve while Eddie grows hungrier, and they scramble through a series of excuses and makeshift plans. The Burns and Allen series aired on CBS and NBC Radio, and this episode first aired on October 12, 1943. Gracie Allen and George Burns lead the cast, with Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc also featured.
The Burns home in Los Angeles, and a nearby cigar store, on an early evening.
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Eddie Cantor, Bill Goodwin, Joe, Ida, Trissy Saguel, Harry Vonsil
Listen for: Eddie Cantor's growing hunger as the dinner keeps getting delayed, and Gracie's attempts to cover up the empty pantry.
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.