What happens
Gracie Allen plans a surprise birthday party for her husband George Burns, then finds that his watch, fountain pen and lighter keep turning up in her purse. Their neighbor Blanche Morton and the local policeman Officer Craig are drawn into the confusion, and a shopkeeper named Mr. Baker suspects a shoplifter is robbing his gift shop. The series is Burns and Allen, first broadcast on October 7, 1948, with Gracie Allen and George Burns leading the cast alongside Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc. The episode follows the couple's mix-up over the missing items as it grows into a misunderstanding about kleptomania.
The Burns home and Baker's gift shop in town
Characters: Gracie Allen, George Burns, Blanche Morton, Officer Craig, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Baker
Listen for: Gracie explaining that she is buying presents for George, and George finding his personal items in her purse
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.