Although extensively remodeled, that house still exists today—including the study over the garage where George would "escape" from Gracie's illogical logic.

Another running gag was George's weekly "firing" of announcer Harry Von Zell after he turned up aiding, abetting, or otherwise not stopping the mayhem prompted by Gracie's illogical logic.

The original writing staff consisted of Sid Dorfman, Harvey Helm, Paul Henning, and William Burns (George's brother).

The associate producer was Al Simon, the director of photography was Philip Tannura, A.S.C., and the editor was Larry Heath.

The show's primary sponsor was Carnation Evaporated Milk, later alternating with B.F. Goodrich (1952–55, 1956–57), and General Mills, for Betty Crocker (1955–56, 1957–58).

Bea Benaderet carried over from the Burns and Allen radio show, portraying neighbor Blanche Morton, but over the course of the series, four different actors played her husband.

Blanche's husband Harry Morton was first portrayed by Hal March (October–December 1950), then John Brown (January–June 1951), and after that, Fred Clark, until 1953 and Larry Keating until 1958.

Gracie hosts the show while Ronnie and Sandy deliver an impersonation of their famous parents along with one of their classic routines.

Starting in the fall of 1955, Burns and Allen often reappeared after the end of the episode, before a curtain decorated with the names and locations of the various theaters where they headlined in their vaudeville days.

"[citation needed] In March 1953, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show joined I Love Lucy as part of the CBS Monday-night primetime lineup.

As a result, the show entered the top 30 television programs in the Nielsen ratings ranking at number 20.

At the wrap party, Allen took a token sip of champagne from a paper cup, hugged her friend and co-star Bea Benaderet, and said "Okay, that's it."

"She deserved a rest," Burns said when Allen devoted herself to gardening and being a homemaker:She had been working all her life, and her lines were the toughest in the world to do.

Gracie Allen died August 27, 1964,[2] as Burns was underway with his short-lived ABC sitcom, Wendy and Me, with Connie Stevens and a cast including Ron Harper, James T. Callahan, and J. Pat O'Malley.

All the TV shows were produced under the banner of McCadden Productions, a company run by George Burns which he named after the street on which his brother William lived.

In the movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the pair of humpback whales (held in captivity at the fictional Maritime Cetacean Institute located in Sausalito, California) were humorously named George and Gracie.