The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)

The series is set at 312 Maple Street in Beverly Hills, California, the residence of comedian George Burns, a tolerant man who accepts life as it comes, and his highly imaginative wife, comedienne Gracie Allen, a woman who possesses the talent to complicate situations that are seemingly uncomplicatable.Stories relate the home lives and misadventures of the George, who creates the program as it is being viewed, is the only person aware of a viewing audience. He interrupts the plots to comment, deliver monologues, and explain the situations that result due to Gracie's harebrained activities.