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Burns & Allen TV Show

ComedyFilm & TelevisionGracie Allen
  • Season 5, Episode 12 “Harry Morton’s Alumni Banquet” [Dec. 20, 1954]

This is really a fun one, from the mid-’50s TV show of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen. Gracie’s airheadedness was always on display for comic effect, and here she goes to a banquet for their friend Harry’s alumni club. It’s interesting here for Vassar to be used sarcastically—taking it as understood that Vassar girls are smart. (Or maybe it’s not sarcastic and they were implying Vassar girls are stupid?)

Thanks to Carl Wolf ’81 for the tip.