What happens
Gracie Allen and George Burns host their household, which now includes a new arrival and a mix-up over a baby. Gracie agrees to care for a defense worker's child while his mother works, and she expects an infant, but the boy who arrives is ten years old. George believes he is about to become a father and tells friends the news, while Gracie keeps the boy entertained. This episode of the Burns and Allen series first aired on November 10, 1942, on CBS and NBC Radio, with Gracie Allen and George Burns in the leading roles.
The Burns home in Beverly Hills, during the Second World War
Characters: Gracie Allen, George Burns, Bobby Ross, Bill Goodwin, Phil, Ruby, Clara, Blanche Morton
Listen for: Gracie's mix-up over the baby and George's wrong belief that he is expecting a child
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.