What happens
Gracie Allen, convinced by a movie magazine that Mickey Rooney needs a home, announces to George Burns that they are adopting him. George insists that Rooney is an adult and cannot be adopted, but Gracie persists. Rooney, hiding from his studio, goes along with the plan, and the household soon fills with confusion. This episode of Burns and Allen aired on May 19, 1949, on CBS and NBC Radio, with George Burns and Gracie Allen in the leads, alongside Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc.
The Burns household in Hollywood, with a visit to Mickey Rooney's house nearby
Characters: Gracie Allen, George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Bill Goodwin, Wally Meyer
Listen for: Gracie's logic as she insists on adopting Mickey Rooney, and George's growing exasperation
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.