Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Groucho coerces George Fenneman to inhale helium.
The squeaky-voice thing is always good for an easy laugh, but what really makes this special are George Fenneman's reactions. He was always such a great, great sport, and a huge part of what made this series click. Groucho often said Fenneman was the best straight man he'd ever worked with outside of Margaret Dumont.
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Groucho coerces George Fenneman to inhale helium.
The squeaky-voice thing is always good for an easy laugh, but what really makes this special are George Fenneman's reactions. He was always such a great, great sport, and a huge part of what made this series click. Groucho often said Fenneman was the best straight man he'd ever worked with outside of Margaret Dumont.
Complete show: youtube.com/watch?v=hRceBU9PUaE
More great clips: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHaioNpr_GDbDCk-9VD2aTm_j4Qxm01eb
Click here to subscribe to the YBYL channel, where you'll find well over a hundred complete episodes you can't find anywhere else:
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![Burns and Allen - Classic Scenes #3 - Gracie humiliates George at gin rummy [clip]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuyZ0FlNnjw/mqdefault.jpg "Burns and Allen - Classic Scenes #3 - Gracie humiliates George at gin rummy [clip]
An absolutely classic bit from The Burns & Allen Show, Season 4 Episode 38 (Aug 9, 1954). Gracie thoroughly humbles George at gin rummy after he clobbers Harry Von Zell in a game. One of my all time favorite routines from the entire series, this is a great example of how the universe always seemed to bend in Gracies favor, as if she were virtually a force of nature.")
