What happens
Gracie Allen, running a comic presidential campaign, fields a stream of silly questions and offbeat remarks while George Burns tries to keep her on track. The episode follows her talk about raising a $3 million campaign fund, her unlikely farm-policy speech, and a series of street interviews with passersby. The Burns and Allen series aired on CBS and NBC Radio, and this installment dates from April 3, 1940. Gracie Allen and George Burns lead the cast, with Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc also appearing. Musical interludes and sponsor messages punctuate the comedy.
A radio studio and the streets of Hollywood, California, during a mock presidential campaign
Characters: Gracie Allen, George Burns, Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson, Mel Blanc, Frank Parker, Ray Noble, Truman Bradley
Listen for: Gracie Allen's campaign speech to the farmers and the street interviews with the man in the street
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.