Carl Gottlieb
Director
George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
Season 1
George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns.
Released Sept. 18, 1985
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.anthology
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Dynamite Girl
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Sept. 18, 1985, midnight
S1E2 - Home for Dinner
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Sept. 25, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - Death Benefits
A man (Joe Piscopo) who was assumed to be dead attempts to collect on his life insurance policy.
Oct. 2, 1985, midnight
S1E4 - The Smiths
A New York accountant turned-police informer (Martin Mull) is outraged when a witness-protection plan gives him a new identity, a new home, and a new family.
Oct. 9, 1985, midnight
S1E5 - The Couch
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Oct. 16, 1985, midnight
S1E6 - Disaster at Buzz Creek
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Oct. 23, 1985, midnight
S1E7 - The Assignment
None
Oct. 30, 1985, midnight
S1E8 - Dream, Dream, Dream
An accountant (Patrick Duffy) finds that his "Dream Girl" (Geena Davis) has come to life, but his dreams as a whole are a different matter.
Nov. 6, 1985, midnight
S1E9 - Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas
Another wonderful story starring the talented Dave Thomas and Bronson Pinchot as Russian cosmonauts who accidentally land in Las Vegas. Hoping to be saved by a secret rescue mission before any officials find out, the pair try to fit into the decadent and capitalistic lifestyle of downtown Las Vegas. A hilarious situation set up perfectly by Thomas and Pinchot.
Nov. 13, 1985, midnight
S1E10 - The Honeybunnies
Howard Hesseman plays the role of Andy Pace, an intense struggling playwright who can't get any of his string of bombs produced. The struggling playwright becomes famous when his lightweight story about rabbits becomes a national hit.
Nov. 27, 1985, midnight
S1E11 - The Funniest Guy in the World
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Dec. 4, 1985, midnight
S1E12 - Christmas Carol II: The Sequel
In the sequel of this popular Christmas tale, an adult Tiny Tim gets help from the spirit, to teach a generous Scrooge, that it's much better to compromise. Ebenezer Scrooge (James Whitmore) is again visited by Marley's ghost (Paul Benedict) in "Christmas Carol II: The Sequel," one year after his transformation from crabby and stingy to jovial and generous—to a fault.
Dec. 11, 1985, midnight
S1E13 - The Borrowing
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Dec. 25, 1985, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 390 min.
Released: Sept. 18, 1985
Last Air Date: Dec. 25, 1985, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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