George Burns Comedy Week - Season 1

1. The Dynamite Girl

Aired: 9/18/1985

2. Home for Dinner

Aired: 9/25/1985

3. Death Benefits

Aired: 10/2/1985

A man (Joe Piscopo) who was assumed to be dead attempts to collect on his life insurance policy.

4. The Smiths

Aired: 10/9/1985

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.

5. The Couch

Aired: 10/16/1985

6. Disaster at Buzz Creek

Aired: 10/23/1985

7. The Assignment

Aired: 10/30/1985

8. Dream, Dream, Dream

Aired: 11/6/1985

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.

9. Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas

Aired: 11/13/1985

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.

10. The Honeybunnies

Aired: 11/27/1985

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.

11. The Funniest Guy in the World

Aired: 12/4/1985

12. Christmas Carol II: The Sequel

Aired: 12/11/1985

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.

13. The Borrowing

Aired: 12/25/1985