In 1940, George Burns and Gracie Allen were in a transition. The left one sponsor, Heinz, and started with another, Hormel. At the end of their last season with Heinz, they had done a series of shows where Gracie was running for president. Campaign song and everything. When they changed sponsors, the nature of the show went from a stand up comedy and music format, to one that more closely resembled a sit-com. And can you believed it? they dropped Gracie's presidential campaign. I'll bet FDR was getting scared and afraid that he would be beat by a girl. He probably forced her off the campaign trail. (I'm joking of course.)
At least one thing about the ficticious presidential campaign that Gracie ran, was that it informed the general public on how the election process works and hopefully encouraged them to get out and vote.
Though they had been married since the mid 1920's, George and Gracie didn't put their marriage into the act until a few years later. At this time, they give the impression that they are still swinging singles. The shows for Hormel are the kind that build on each other. Still, they are good stand alone episodes, and if you missed one of the past ones, it doesn't impact the comedy or story line much.
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