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== Radio series == * ''The Robert Burns Panatella Show'' 1932β1933; [[CBS]] : In their debut series, Burns and Allen shared the bill with [[Guy Lombardo]] and his orchestra. The pair launched themselves into national stardom with their first major [[publicity stunt]], Allen's ongoing search for her missing brother. * ''The White Owl Program'' 1933β1934; CBS * ''The Adventures of Gracie'' 1934β1935; CBS * ''The [[Campbell's]] Tomato Juice Program'' 1935β1937; CBS * ''The [[Grape Nuts]] Program'' 1937β1938; [[NBC]] * ''The Chesterfield Program'' 1938β1939; CBS * ''The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program'' 1939β1940; CBS : This series featured another publicity stunt which had Allen running for President of the United States. * ''The [[Hormel]] Program'' 1940β1941; NBC : Advertised a brand new product called [[Spam (food)|Spam]];<ref name="spam">{{cite web| url=http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/gallery-view?keyword=GEORGE%25BURNS&product=SPAM&interop=AND| title=George Burns and Gracie Allen Spam Advertisement| date=November 1, 1940| website=Woman's Day| publisher=Gallery of Graphic Design| access-date=February 28, 2012| archive-date=February 9, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209080854/http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/gallery-view?keyword=GEORGE%BURNS&product=SPAM&interop=AND| url-status=live}}</ref> this show featured musical numbers by [[jazz]] great [[Artie Shaw]]. * ''The [[Swan Soap]] Show'' 1941β1945; NBC, CBS : This series featured a radical format change, in that Burns and Allen played themselves as a married couple for the first time, and the show became a full-fledged domestic situation comedy. This was Burns's response to a marked drop in ratings under the old "Flirtation Act" format (as he later recalled, he finally realized "our jokes are too young for us"). * ''Maxwell House Coffee Time'' 1945β1949; NBC * ''The Amm-i-Dent Toothpaste Show'' 1949β1950; CBS
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