What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen, campaigning for the presidency, visit the World's Fair on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Gracie meets old schoolmates and former teachers while the pair prepares for a visit from J.J. Clifford, a powerful local figure whose support George hopes to win. Their evening is full of mix-ups, joking remarks about Clifford's red beard, and repeated reminders of their guest's importance. The series Burns and Allen aired this episode on May 29, 1940, on CBS and NBC Radio, with Gracie Allen and George Burns as the leads, joined by Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc.
Treasure Island World's Fair, San Francisco, 1940
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, J.J. Clifford, Agatha Pinwhistle, Rollo, Truman Bradley, Frank Parker, Ray Noble
Listen for: Gracie's literal-minded replies to George's campaign plans, and the arrival of J.J. Clifford and the awkward exchanges that follow.
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.