The George Burns Show The George Burns Show The George Burns Show is a short-lived comedy television program that aired on NBC for one season (1958–59). The program was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. "The George Burns Show" immediately followed the eight-season run of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which had aired on CBS, and shared continuity with the earlier series. After Gracie Allen retired in 1958, George Burns tried to continue the old series without her, using many of the characters and settings from their show. In this new series, George was working as a producer in a downtown office, and trying to
Variety show in period costume in a similar fashion. Other long-running British variety shows that originated in the 1950s include "Tonight at the London Palladium" (1955-1969), "The Black and White Minstrel Show" (1958-1978), "The White Heather Club" (1958-1968) and "Royal Variety Performance" (an annual event televised since the 1950s). Popular American variety shows that began in the 60s include a revival of "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1960-1970), "The Andy Williams Show" (1962-1971), "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963-1967), "The Hollywood Palace" (1964-1970), "The Dean Martin Show" (1965-1974), "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967-1978) and "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967-1969). 1969 saw a flurry