Thu, Oct 30, 1952
Harry Morton and Harry Von Zell try to persuade George that he's overworked and needs to buy a boat so he can go sailing on the ocean and relax. Their main reason, however, is that THEY want to go sailing and figure they can trick George into buying the boat. In order to do that, they concoct a scheme to make him think he's going crazy under the "pressures" of work by making him think he's someone named "Charlie Cochran".
Thu, Nov 13, 1952
Blanche and Gracie want to have a night out on the town with their husbands, but the boys aren't having any part of it. Frustrated after the men continually ignore pointed hints, the wives decide to hire a pair of male "escorts" to take them out, thinking that might finally wake up their husbands. Complications ensue.
Thu, Jan 8, 1953
Harry buys an anniversary present for Blanche and hides it at the Burns' home. However, Gracie finds it and thinks that Harry has fallen in love with her and is trying to win her from George. She sets out to come up with a scheme to "discourage" Harry and show him that he and Gracie are not meant for each other.
Thu, Jan 15, 1953
Harry Morton trades his house for one across town. Gracie doesn't want to lose her best friend Blanche, so when the new neighbors move into the Mortons' house, Gracie does everything she can think of to convince them that they wouldn't want to live next door to a household as crazy as the Burns' one.
Thu, Mar 5, 1953
When Harry Morton makes noise while coming downstairs to turn of his car's headlights one night, George thinks it's a prowler breaking in and goes to investigate. Then Blanche Morton hears George stumbling around and thinks HE'S a burglar. The police are called and wind up arresting Harry Von Zell!
Thu, Mar 12, 1953
Gracie gets the idea that George is looking to buy a ranch, so she starts looking for one for sale. George, who actually doesn't want to move to a ranch, gets Harry Von Zell to pretend he's a doctor and tell Gracie that George's "condition" precludes his living on a ranch. However, real-estate agent Harry Morton has a client with a ranch for sale, and gets his partner Casey to pretend he's a doctor and tell Gracie that George actually should move to a ranch.
Thu, Mar 19, 1953
Gracie is worried about the fact that George hasn't been sleeping well, so she decides that what he needs is a stint in the Army Reserve. An army doctor who was to give George his entrance physical exam mistakenly examines Harry Morton, who goes along with it because he thinks the doctor is there to examine him for an insurance policy. Before he knows it, Harry finds himself in the army.
Thu, Mar 26, 1953
Someone whistles in George's dressing room and Gracie, believing the old show-biz superstition that it will mean three days of bad luck, hides George's car so that he can't make a scheduled trip to Palm Springs. George reports the car stolen, but eventually gets it back and sets off on his drive to Palm Springs--where he's arrested by the police because his car is still on the "hot car" list.
Mon, Mar 30, 1953
Ronnie Gibson, a young man working his way through college, wants to impress his girlfriend, Sandy Cummings, by asking George and Gracie to pose as his parents. Gracie goes along with it but George refuses. Gracie talks Harry Von Zell into playing the role but, unknown to her, Blanche Morton talks her husband Harry into playing George. Unfortunately, both Harrys show up at George and Gracie's house at the same time as Ronnie, Sandy and her parents. Ultimately, everything works out.
Mon, Apr 6, 1953
Harry Von Zell is planning to buy a mountain cabin, and gives Gracie as a reference. The real estate agent Harry's using calls Gracie, who comes to the conclusion that George is the one buying a cabin. When she mentions this to Harry Morton, who's a real estate agent, he gets upset that George is buying from another agent. Complications ensue.