Burns and Allen - Rumba Lessons - Season 1 - Episode 7 | George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet

Before the Mortons and Burnses go to a party, Gracie hires an Arthur Murray dance instructor to teach George and Harry how to dance. The boys beg off, citing "old football injuries" until they see the beautiful female dance instructor who will conduct the lesson.
Directed by Ralph Levy, Frederick de Cordova
Starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet or the The Burns and Allen Show.
Cast:
George Burns as George Burns
Gracie Allen as Gracie Allen
Bea Benaderet as Blanche Morton
Harry von Zell as Announcer
Larry Keating as Harry Morton
Ronnie Burns as Ronnie Burns

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@18:30 ish -- WOW... You just have to love the way George's friend so "subtly" works a Carnation Milk Ad into the middle of the teleplay. It was so blatant! And people complain about product placement and ads in movies and TV shows today! It's been around forever as long as there's been mass media, folks! (When IS the last time I saw Carnation Milk? I don't drink evaporated or powdered milk. On occasion, I've had Parmalat since it agrees with me but I don't think I've drunk Carnation Milk in over 30 years!) There was another Burns & Allen episode -- I don't think it's THIS one -- where one of the cast members got fed up with the product endorsement (probably still Carnation Milk; they had different sponsors for other seasons of B&A) and went offscript and was really sarcastic if I remember correctly. Burns was one of the producers of the series and under enormous pressure and chewed his fellow cast member out after the episode aired. In some ways, it was easier to slip things under the radar, in other ways it was just as easy as it is today to lose an endorsement and backer for a TV program.

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@19:12 -- THEN AGAIN, maybe it WAS this episode where George got ticked off at his fellow cast member! 😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣