When I was a kid, the first experience that I can think of knowing about George Burns was on The Muppet Show in 1977 (I was 5 years old).
Then, I saw him in "Oh, God!" among other programs and fast learned who George Burns was - leading me to learn more about his wife Gracie Allen and their shows. The first thing I ever saw with the two of them in it, though, was "Burns and Allen at the Antique Store." I remember laughing so hard I was screaming!
Eventually, I learned more about Burns and Allen, got ahold of some audio cassettes of radio shows, and with the onset of cable television, I was able to begin watching some really great old television shows including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Eventually, I found a TON of their shows on the YouTube channel Jefronty - I suggest subscribing!
While watching one of the episodes, there was a big push for a cookbook from their sponsor, Carnation Milk.
This episode is the first ever mention of the book, but I didn't see this first, it's the next video that I saw first.
Here's the full show:
When I saw this, I decided to contact Carnation Milk to see if any of these cookbooks still existed. Since they were good and snobby and didn't want to reply, I searched online where I found a copy - SIGNED BY GRACIE ALLEN!! Boy, was I excited. I bought that book, plus another that I could play with and read.
And of course, this is important to me because I do have George Burns' autograph from when I was a little kid in the 80s! So, more or less, I feel that I have reconnected the act of Burns and Allen!
But, wait until you see what I found and have in my collection based on another of their episodes! Coming soon in the next few weeks!!
The book has also been featured on this episode.
