Season 6

E1. The Burnses And Mortons Go To New York

Oct 3, 1955 · 30m

George, Gracie, the Mortons, and Harry Von Zell are travelling by train to New York City to take up residence in the St. Moritz Hotel. Famous atomic scientist Professor Eldridge is also on the train, traveling incognito. Von Zell has an idea to pair the professor with Gracie for an ironic publicity photo. But mixups occur as he and George try to determine which passenger is actually the professor.

E2. Ronnie Arrives

Oct 10, 1955 · 30m

Ronnie Burns arrives in New York, determined to shun comedy for dramatic acting.

E3. Ronnie Meets Sabrina

Oct 17, 1955 · 30m

A beautiful young gold digger woos Harry Von Zell and then sets her sights on Ronnie, who perceives a date with this slightly "older woman" as the exact life experience that he needs to effectively portray a character in his latest play.

E4. Changing Names

Oct 24, 1955 · 30m

As part of his plan to become a dramatic actor, Ronnie changes his name to Cobb Cochran, so Gracie changes her name to Lola Benedict, but a misunderstood phone call leads everyone to believe George is cheating on Gracie with Lola.

E5. Harry Morton's Cocktail Party

Oct 31, 1955 · 30m

While visiting the book store to push George's autobiography, Blanche wallops a man whom she mistakes for a masher, not knowing he's the same guy that Harry has made business-dinner plans with. Meanwhile, Ronnie decides to get a motorcycle.

E6. The Musical Version

Nov 7, 1955 · 30m

George is excited as plans for his book to be made into a Broadway musical materialize. This episode contains some nice music and even has some dancing by George and Gracie.

E7. Ronnie Moves To The Village

Nov 14, 1955 · 30m

Ronnie wants to move in with his friend Jim and his artist father, who live in Greenwich Village. Gracie tries to keep him from moving by emulating beatnik dress and decor.

E8. Gracie Helps Lola

Nov 21, 1955 · 30m

Lola the waitress is having trouble getting her cab driver boyfriend to propose marriage. Ronnie's drama teacher is coming to the hotel to meet George and Gracie. These two storylines collide as Gracie does some impromptu waitressing at Rumplemeyers.

E9. Anniversary Party

Nov 28, 1955 · 30m

It's George's and Gracie's anniversary, and a party is planned. However, Mr. Boardman and his wife start having an argument, and in Gracie's effort to "fix" it, she winds up "unfixing" everyone else.

E10. George Becomes a Dictator

Dec 5, 1955 · 30m

Everyone gets involved in Ronnie's acting dilemma: he must choose between a comedic and a dramatic role.

E11. Ronnie's Elopement

Dec 12, 1955 · 30m

Marie, the hotel's new cigarette girl, attracts the attention of all the men in the building. When she gives Gracie a vague message about Ronnie's tickets for a trip to Connecticut, Gracie assumes her son is planning to elope with her.

E12. Company For Christmas

Dec 19, 1955 · 30m

Christmas is coming, and Blanche and Harry have differing ideas as to which family members they want to invite to join them in the St. Moritz Hotel. The hotel is packed, and Gracie adds to the problem by trying to help.

E13. Gracie Pawns Her Ring

Dec 26, 1955 · 30m

Ronnie's friend, Jim Boardman, has written a bad play and the boys petition George to finance it. Gracie decides to help them get the money.

E14. Appearances Are Deceiving

Jan 2, 1956 · 30m

Gracie has a problem to handle when an overly protective father finds his daughter embracing Ronnie.

E15. Let's Dance

Jan 9, 1956 · 30m

Ronnie's drama school is having a dance, and Gracie wants to help out. Von Zell tells Gracie that any man in the hotel would like to go with Marie, the cigarette counter sales girl. This bit of information proves dangerous, as Gracie concocts a crazy scheme to sell tickets.

E16. George Goes Skiing

Jan 16, 1956 · 30m

After Mr. Boardman takes Jim and Ronnie skiing, Gracie tells George that he needs to take more of an interest in Ronnie's life, so George hits the slopes.

E17. Ronnie Gets An Agent

Jan 23, 1956 · 30m

Ethically-challenged agent Jack Devlin attempts to lure Ronnie into signing with him, with the hope of landing jobs for his clients on the Burns and Allen Show.

E18. Politeness Never Pays

Jan 30, 1956 · 30m

Gracie and Blanche want their husbands to be gallant, as they were during their courtship.

E19. Alice Gets Married

Feb 6, 1956 · 30m

When Alice, Harry von Zell's old girlfriend, comes to see him in New York, he believes that she plans to propose marriage. Gracie manages to complicate matters by spreading a rumor that he secretly wed Marie, the cigarette girl.

E20. George Needs Glasses

Feb 13, 1956 · 30m

Gracie mistakenly believes that George's vision is failing. When he is reluctant to have eyeglasses prescribed for him, she consults an eye doctor. He suggests that George might be worried about his appearence, so Gracie comes up with a ridiculous plan to make George see that wearing glasses is in style.

E21. The Indian Potentate

Feb 20, 1956 · 30m

Gracie dons the garb of an Eastern princess in an endeavor to meet an Indian Maharaja.

E22. The Ladies Club

Feb 27, 1956 · 30m

Harry Morton is so terrified that his career will be ruined if Gracie joins an elite women's club that Blanche makes a fool of herself. Meanwhile, Ronnie and his parents baffle everyone when they practice the Stanislavski acting method.

E23. Cyrano De Bergerac

Mar 5, 1956 · 30m

Ronnie is practicing the role of Cyrano, but has trouble coming to grips with a lack of self esteem resulting from comparing his own performance with a recording of the master Cyrano portrayer, Jose Ferrer. Von Zell comes up with a novel solution, which hinges on George's acting ability.

E24. The Stolen Plants

Mar 12, 1956 · 30m

After Gracie walks off with some plants from Central Park, Harry Morton declares she has committed a crime, so she decides to turn herself in. Meanwhile, Ronnie takes up fencing for his latest stage outing.

E25. The English Playwright

Mar 19, 1956 · 30m

A famous playwright happens to be staying at the St. Moritz Hotel. Ronnie would love to get a part in his current production, and Gracie tries to help in her typically illogical way.

E26. A Weekend On Long Island

Mar 26, 1956 · 30m

When Ronnie makes plans to hold a party for his class in the family's suite, Gracie decides to accept Blanche's invitation to Mrs. Sohmers' party at Oyster Bay. The problem is that neither Blanche nor Mrs. Sohmers invited her.

E27. The Newlyweds

Apr 2, 1956 · 30m

When Emily Vanderlip arrives in Manhattan after eloping with Airman Second Class Frank Foster, the newlyweds and Burns men attempt to keep Gracie from finding out about their nuptials, fearing that she'll blab to Emily's parents.

E28. Night of Vaudeville

Apr 9, 1956 · 30m

Ronnie's drama school is losing money and decides to put on its usual production of "Othello" to raise funds. However, Gracie talks them into doing a variety show instead, the type of vaudeville skits that she and George used to do.

E29. Burlesk

Apr 16, 1956 · 30m

George is in trouble for supposedly influencing Jim Boardman to get a job in a burlesque show.

E30. The Right People

Apr 23, 1956 · 30m

Mrs. Sohmers shows her snobbishness as she objects to a possible marriage between Ronnie and her daughter, Pat. Meanwhile, Gracie suddenly rises in social status when she befriends prominent horse breeder Alfred Tyler Griffin.