11 Original "George Burns Comedy Week" Scripts 1985 Cinematographer's Copies

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10 Original "George Burns Comedy Week" Scripts 1985 Cinematographer's Copies
11 Original "George Burns Comedy Week" Scripts 1985 Cinematographer's Copies
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Collection of 11 original scripts from 7 episodes of the 1985 TV Series
George Burns Comedy Week
that was hosted by George Burns and ran for 15 episodes.
The series was an anthology of half hour comedy shows with an all-star cast of comedians.
The series was created and produced by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.
The scripts are production scripts issued to Ron Browne, the Director of Photography for all the episodes, and come from the estate of his brother who was given them before his brother he died.
Three scripts are signed by Ron Browne.
The scripts are:
The Big Lie
by Andy Breckman, Production #61305, Revised, August 13, 1985, 29 white pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
This was Episode 6 that was broadcast with the title
Disaster at Buzz Creek
on October 23, 1985.
Cast members included Stephen Collins, Fannie Flagg, Don Knotts, and Don Rickles.
The Mission
by Bruce Jay Friedman, Production #61303, July 31, 1985, 22 white pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brads, in excellent condition.
This was Episode 7 that was broadcast under the title
The Assignment
on October 30, 1985.
Cast members included Michael Ansara, Elliott Gould, and Telly Savalas.
The Assignment
by Bruce Jay Friedman, Production #61303, Revised, September 18, 1985, 23 yellow pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brads, in excellent condition.
This was Episode 7 that was broadcast on October 30, 1985. It was formerly titled
The Mission
.
Cast members included MIchael Ansara, Elliott Gould, and Telly Savalas.  Included with the script are two Call Sheets.
Dream Girl
by David Simon, Production #61314, September 27, 1985, 29 white pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in excellent condition.
This was Episode 8 that was broadcast on November 6, 1985 under the title
Dream, Dream, Dream
.  Cast members included Beverly Hope Atkinson, Geena Davis, Patrick Duffy, and Charles Fleischer.
Dream Girl
by David Simon, Production #61314, Revised, October 1, 1985, 24 blue pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in excellent condition.
This was Episode 8 that was broadcast on November 6, 1985 under the title
Dream, Dream, Dream
.
Cast members included Beverly Hope Atkinson, Geena Davis, Patrick Duffy, and Charles Fleischer.
Dream Girl
by David Simon, Production #61314, Revised, October 2, 1985, 24 blue and yellow pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
This was Episode 8 that was broadcast on November 6, 1985 under the title
Dream, Dream, Dream
.
Cast members included Beverly Hope Atkinson, Geena Davis, Patrick Duffy, and Charles Fleischer.
Boris and Ivan
by Paul Perlove, Production #61308, Revised, September 3, 1985, 30 pink pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
This was Episode 9 that was broadcast with the title
Boris and Ivan in Las Vegas
on November 13, 1985.
It had an alternate title
The Mission
.
Cast members included  Dave Thomas and Bronson Pinchot.
The Hunnybunnies
by David Cohen and Roger Schulman, Production #61306, Revised, September 4, 1985, 26 yellow pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
This was Episode 10 that was broadcast on November 26, 1985.
Cast members included Howard Hesseman, Laraine Newman, Sandy Baron, David L. Lander, and Casey Kasem.
(In this episode, Howard Hesseman plays a cartoon producer who scores a big hit with a cutesy program called 'The Honeybunnies', and ends up becoming so sick of its unexpected success that he creates an episode which depicts the cute little bunnies getting stuck to tar on the railroad tracks and are run over by a train.)
The Hunnybunnies
by David Cohen and Roger Schulman, Production #61306, Revised, September 6, 1985, 26 white pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
The script is signed at the top by Ron Browne, the Directory of Photography. This was Episode 10 that was broadcast on November 26, 1985.
Cast members included Howard Hesseman, Laraine Newman, Sandy Baron, David L. Lander, and Casey Kasem.
(In this episode, Howard Hesseman plays a cartoon producer who scores a big hit with a cutesy program called 'The Honeybunnies', and ends up becoming so sick of its unexpected success that he creates an episode which depicts the cute little bunnies getting stuck to tar on the railroad tracks and are run over by a train.)
Christmas Carol II: The Sequel
by Carl Gottlieb & David Axlerod (based on the characters created by Charles Dickens), Production #61313, Revised, October 10, 1985, 25 pink pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
This script is signed at the top by Ron Browne, the Director of Photography.
This was Episode 12 that was broadcast on December 10, 1985.
Cast members included Ed Begley Jr., Samantha Egger, Larry Hankin, Conrad Janis, Roddy McDowall, and James Whitmore.
(In this episode, the story is about Scrooge after he was taught his lesson about being kind and giving to others.
It is a few years later and Scrooge is now being taken advantage of by all the town people. Even Tiny Tim (played by the tall Ed Begley) has become a stuck-up brat who wants to be called Tiny Timothy from now on.
The ghosts return but this time they try to teach Scrooge that to give is divine but not be such a dope about it.)
Kidnappers of the Rich and Famous
by Pamela Pettler, Production #61312, 2
nd
Revision, September 26, 1985, 30 blue pages plus Cast and Sets List bound with two brass brads, in very good condition.
The script is signed with the initials of Ron Browne, the Director of Photography.
This was Episode 13, the last episode of the series, and was broadcast with the title
The Borrowing
on December 25, 1985.
Condition Notes:
Generally in very good to excellent condition.
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