Maxwell House Coffee Time

Gracie Wants Cary Grant to Marry Her Cousin

English

Maxwell House Coffee Time is a variety program built around comedian George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. Their familiar comic partnership brings domestic misunderstandings, playful wordplay, and Gracie’s wonderfully illogical way of seeing the world to the radio stage.

The show mixes the couple’s comedy with musical performances and other variety entertainment. Burns often serves as the grounded foil to Gracie’s cheerful, unpredictable remarks, while the program’s sketches and exchanges give their banter room to unfold. This recording’s title points to a comic situation involving Gracie, Cary Grant, and her cousin.

The appeal lies in the contrast between George’s dry reactions and Gracie’s sincere, delightfully topsy-turvy logic. It is light, character-driven radio comedy, with the warmth of a husband-and-wife act at its center and the variety-show setting adding a musical touch.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.