Newlyweds Next Door: Burns and Allen (May 16, 1946)

“Newlyweds Next Door” is an episode of Burns and Allen, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 16, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George and Gracie move through their days while watching the newlyweds who have just moved in next door. Gracie becomes convinced that George should show more affection, so she studies the couple's romance closely and tries to bring some of it home. The episode is part of the Burns and Allen radio series, first broadcast on May 16, 1946, on CBS and NBC Radio, with Gracie Allen and Bea Benaderet among the cast. Gracie tries to reignite the romance in the Burns home, while George struggles to play the lovesick husband.

The Burns home and the house next door in a quiet residential neighborhood, with a brief visit to the office and a local restaurant

Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Meredith Wilson, Mel Blanc

Listen for: Gracie watching the newlywed couple through the window and deciding George needs to act more like a romantic husband

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.