George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom (1989)- George Burns

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • In this videocassette we go through a typical day in the life of the great George Burns, complete with exercises, singing, card playing, and performing. The videocasette was produced in 1989 and features many scenes in Burns' house and we meet his staff, his friends, his pianist, his agent, and many other people in George's life at the time. I hope you enjoy!

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  • @carolynkingsley4421
    @carolynkingsley4421 Рік тому +9

    He was my favorite comedian of all time. There was only one George Burns.

  • @BrianandChristine1210
    @BrianandChristine1210 3 роки тому +23

    George Burns was an amazing man. What an inspiration.

  • @sunnyangiebeenestork1899
    @sunnyangiebeenestork1899 5 років тому +51

    It made me a little sad when George was walking around the pool by himself. BUT then I saw what a full life he had even without his Gracie.

    • @mckavitt
      @mckavitt 5 років тому +10

      Sunny Angie Bee Nestork Whom he continued to love to the end of his life. ❤️

    • @carminemurray6624
      @carminemurray6624 2 роки тому +6

      He was with Gracie and is still with her now.
      They will be together forever ❤️
      Nothing good ever really dies.
      We Love You George & Gracie, We have not forgotten ❤️

  • @Cccc-ky4vq
    @Cccc-ky4vq 4 місяці тому +2

    The good ol days things were so simpler and such a great time

  • @OldSoulJer
    @OldSoulJer 2 роки тому +17

    When a 93-year old legend (and one of my idols) is more consistent with exercises than me 😂 I’m almost 24

    • @Chris-yv9tv
      @Chris-yv9tv 8 місяців тому

      A snail gets more exercise than you millennials, lazy Azzaro playing video games and phones, to lazy to do anything else

    • @Fast_Eddy_Magic
      @Fast_Eddy_Magic 2 місяці тому

      You could get a smaller pool. 🥸

  • @markrymanowski719
    @markrymanowski719 4 роки тому +18

    Sit ups at 93!!!
    I never done one.

  • @kiis0
    @kiis0 Рік тому +4

    He really smoked all those years & still lived to be 100! That’s amazing. Just goes to show that lung cancer doesn’t only hit smokers. My grandmother never smoked a day in her life & she died in 2006 at the age of 76. Also a LOT of celebs died of lung cancer & they never smoked! Take Bea Arthur for example! She NEVER smoked & unfortunately died of lung cancer 😞She was the best actress on Broadway & in Hollywood & an amazing activist. George is amazing in everything he does, too ♥️ He also still had a joke in everything he did😂 “I’m 93 & the bricks fell apart” also “Wanna see me walk fast? Speed up the camera” 😂

    • @LlyleHunter
      @LlyleHunter 3 місяці тому

      He always said “ I’ve had five doctor tell me to quit smoking cigars. So far I’ve outlived four doctors.”

  • @alexsmuckler2165
    @alexsmuckler2165 5 років тому +58

    George Burns was wonderful. A combination of comedy wit and music. An unforgettable character that makes you feel good about life.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +6

      Alex Smuckler absolutely, he was a one of a kind human being. And a gift to Show Business and to us. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 5 років тому +3

      God said to the angels in Heaven,"he's trying to do me. Hey Gabriel, Michael, can he do me? Does he have the juice?"

  • @dl7281
    @dl7281 4 місяці тому +4

    I was lucky enough to see him perform in person. What a night. No notes, no teleprompter, he sang and spoke and reminisced for over 2 hours. And we gave him 3 standing ovations. The Best.

  • @tombasye1016
    @tombasye1016 3 роки тому +7

    As George And Gracie Will Always Be Remembered.

  • @harveydoherty6995
    @harveydoherty6995 3 роки тому +7

    Nice to see-- G.B -exercising and happy,late in his life .He was a great comedian etc.

  • @tinafoster8665
    @tinafoster8665 2 роки тому +6

    I'm going to do his laying back neck exercises, it looks very practical

  • @squeezer24
    @squeezer24 4 роки тому +18

    A generation before my time, yet in awe of George Burns.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  4 роки тому +3

      flux capacitor 81 I love George Burns, I bought this video when I was 17 and I’ve loved Burns and Allen since I was 12. They have that effect :)

  • @darleneharrison4601
    @darleneharrison4601 4 роки тому +26

    What kept George Burns around for 100years was doing what he Loved doing! Entertaining of course with that was exercising every day!

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 2 роки тому +5

      he ate healthy and to moderation

  • @janaleejahrig3955
    @janaleejahrig3955 3 роки тому +11

    FABULOUS!!!! LOVE YOU GEORGE! YOU BROUGHT A LOT OF JOY AND STILL DO!!!

  • @districtline
    @districtline 4 роки тому +24

    Why I'm watching George Burns doing exercises is troubling. Why I'm enjoying it so much is frightening.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  4 роки тому +5

      Julie Huggins hahaha it is quite enjoyable, for some reason

    • @districtline
      @districtline 4 роки тому +6

      @@fonso1030 m
      Maybe I want to live to be 90+ and am just realizing it 🤗

    • @jaymax2884
      @jaymax2884 4 роки тому +5

      I agree lol I just think he was a great character

    • @carminemurray6624
      @carminemurray6624 2 роки тому +1

      If you swim daily, you will live healthier a lot longer.

  • @stevebird9510
    @stevebird9510 3 роки тому +8

    Giving George Burns a Thumbs Down should be a criminal offense. Some people have the sense of humor of a brick.

  • @manyhappyreturn1
    @manyhappyreturn1 Рік тому +3

    He was an amazimg individual 😂

  • @raleighmann3368
    @raleighmann3368 3 роки тому +4

    Gracie and George lived at 312 Maple in Beverly Flats

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 4 роки тому +8

    George, drove his own Cadillac until I believe age 93. He always bought a new one once a year. Missed.
    Benjamin Hahn Retired
    Beverly Hills, CA

  • @bobcat6621
    @bobcat6621 5 років тому +26

    He was a true icon with so much life lessons !!

  • @davidfaas58777
    @davidfaas58777 4 роки тому +6

    #GeorgeBurns Was an Icon in #hollywood And he had a wonderful view about #Age It's A State of Mind & an Attitude And You can't help getting old but You don't have to be Old !!! Sincerely Always,Dave Minnesota

  • @johanbrand8601
    @johanbrand8601 2 роки тому +3

    Classssss💯
    Legendary. This video is simply "Wow". 💯

  • @wardharrah55
    @wardharrah55 5 років тому +15

    "What did your Father do before he died?...He went ooohhhh"
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +2

      Ward Harrah 😂😂😂 he was the best.

  • @tinafoster8665
    @tinafoster8665 2 роки тому +3

    He gets a first rate lounge piano act to come and play a little bit while he's making a few afternoon martinis! God lives pretty good I'll tell you lol

  • @djrickysmith
    @djrickysmith 3 роки тому +3

    Not many can pull off being GOD .. he did pretty good.. not perfect, but damn good

  • @wenderella81
    @wenderella81 2 роки тому +4

    What a fantastic little gem found on YT. When I die, I want to come back as George Burn's cigar. 🖤

  • @blacknight7643
    @blacknight7643 2 роки тому +2

    I am not an ardent book reader. But I am proud to say I red the George Burns and Gracie book.

  • @imsum1now
    @imsum1now 2 роки тому +3

    What a great man. !!! ❤️

  • @allenhansford6872
    @allenhansford6872 2 роки тому +1

    I am big fans of gorgeous burning

  • @garylee3229
    @garylee3229 5 років тому +7

    Great voice, amazing wit.....

  • @chrislawson7983
    @chrislawson7983 3 роки тому +4

    My favorite line, in the movie, OH God, the little girl asked? Why did you make the giraffe's neck so long? He said to eat the leaves off the trees. The little girl said, why didn't you just make the trees shorter? George "God" said, Where were you when I needed ya? Thanks for the post.

  • @ghanasoul
    @ghanasoul 3 роки тому +4

    This was a great video. George Burns was a very funny man. Thanks for posting.

  • @tinafoster8665
    @tinafoster8665 2 роки тому +1

    HE ACTUALLY GETS ON THE FLOOR, I'm copying this

  • @frankietatcanbearrange3874
    @frankietatcanbearrange3874 5 років тому +8

    great wit from an old man!

  • @hiyapal7719
    @hiyapal7719 4 роки тому +8

    Love to see George dance. It's like I can see Gracie dancing with him again. ❤

    • @tinafoster8665
      @tinafoster8665 2 роки тому

      Seems like a magical time, how these entertainers become icons with wwll n the cold war as backdrop is amazing n delightful both

  • @r3b3lvegan89
    @r3b3lvegan89 Рік тому +1

    I was born October 89 and this seems dreamy. Same with Brando’s interview with Connie Chung. Good times

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  Рік тому

      There is another video of mine of George at Disney World in 1989. It’s incomplete but it’s here on YT and is a great little set of question and answers and songs he sings 😊

  • @SusieAspen
    @SusieAspen 3 роки тому +3

    Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

  • @SHIRLEYGiffordCashmanMS
    @SHIRLEYGiffordCashmanMS 3 місяці тому +1

    George Burns was a Lyric genius. All those songs he sang at the piano were great!

  • @vicmclaglen1631
    @vicmclaglen1631 5 років тому +4

    Yakov Smirnoff; that one dates you, like the Yugo. If you know it, you're at least forty now.

  • @5332wonderboy
    @5332wonderboy 4 роки тому +6

    God bless you George. You still put smiles on people’s faces.

  • @r3b3lvegan89
    @r3b3lvegan89 Рік тому +1

    I really don’t understand for the life of me how no adults introduced me to George Burns growing up. I’m 34 and just now discovering him. Evangelicals ruin all the fun and laughs ugh. George reminds me so much of my grandpa, loved cigars and Marlboro lights, told stories all day with jokes and went through quite a lot in the 20th century. Now all we get is shit wages Facebook vaccines and depression. Sheesh

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  Рік тому

      Makes me happy to hear that you’ve finally discovered George :) I got into him at age 12 in 1994 thanks to my English teacher Ms. Craig. I remember when he died, and all the movies I saw of his and studied his career thereafter. I highly recommend all of his books, they’re fantastic and a real piece of show business history.

  • @vicmclaglen1631
    @vicmclaglen1631 5 років тому +17

    It's always the small guys that make it to advanced age. You hardly ever see a tall man much past 80 or so.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +5

      Vic McLaglen good news for my 5’6 ass then 😂

    • @johnpastirchak1053
      @johnpastirchak1053 4 роки тому +3

      As often happens, Burns literally shrank in his old age. By the time he reached his 90s, he was the same exact height as his beloved petite wife, Gracie, who passed in 1964.

    • @jasonlay9492
      @jasonlay9492 4 роки тому +1

      Ever heard of kirk Douglas

    • @DL-gv2es
      @DL-gv2es 4 роки тому +1

      @@jasonlay9492 he was 5'9 lol

    • @jasonlay9492
      @jasonlay9492 4 роки тому

      @@DL-gv2es i know lol

  • @gdeangelkick
    @gdeangelkick 5 років тому +9

    You have to put in context what a phenom it was for a nonagenarian to be as lucid and ostensibly hale and healthy back in the 80s, when the average life span for men was 72. Today it's still only 78. Billions and billions spent on healthcare and "longevity" (everything from fad vegan nutrition to Rx drugs to "managed lifestyle") and still we can't come close to what this man achieved. Thanks for sharing the video.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +4

      gdeangelkick you’re welcome, I’ve always treasured this tape, so I thought I’d share :)

    • @cynthiahughes1081
      @cynthiahughes1081 5 років тому +2

      @@fonso1030 thanks loads I had never seen this, it's great!! What an amazing man.

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 5 років тому +5

      He smoked and drank everyday. LoL. He breaks all the rules and still did well.

  • @hiyapal7719
    @hiyapal7719 4 роки тому +5

    21:51I had noticed that George was dealing himself extra cards. A few times he would deal himself two to their one. They've had to notice it too.

    • @johnpastirchak1053
      @johnpastirchak1053 4 роки тому +2

      Card playing pals fondly remembered looking the other way with George. They loved him that much.

    • @hiyapal7719
      @hiyapal7719 4 роки тому +1

      John Pastirchak That's very cool. 😊❤

  • @RemAtmos
    @RemAtmos 5 років тому +6

    13:59 George is wild hahaha

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  4 роки тому +3

      At his age he’s gotta hold on to something 😂

  • @tinafoster8665
    @tinafoster8665 2 роки тому +1

    He's a hard boss but thank God his duties are mostly austere, but woe when Daniel gives him THREE prunes instead of four lol

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise1107 4 роки тому +3

    That was better than Jane Fonda workout. He should have a made money with a workout video!
    In the 1970 the average longevity of men was 72. George lived until 99 and 11months. The blessing was that he was sharp as a tack until the end. Shalom George.

  • @gogoyubari366
    @gogoyubari366 2 роки тому +1

    I liked George.

  • @SHIRLEYGiffordCashmanMS
    @SHIRLEYGiffordCashmanMS 3 місяці тому

    Amazingly nimble body at age 93 and all because he exercised every morning. Also, George kept himself on a really healthy diet!

  • @warrathblacktiger5566
    @warrathblacktiger5566 2 роки тому

    Love every time I see him he reminds me of my grandfather except for grandad's fused knee
    But if you notice one thing most miss the cigar he do a show on TV in later life and you think he smoke several but in reality he only did one half time it go out

  • @johnmaguire3328
    @johnmaguire3328 4 роки тому +2

    Fantastic, thank you!

  • @RADIUMGLASS
    @RADIUMGLASS Рік тому

    Smoking a Dutch Master as I watch this.

  • @amitgeambashu2592
    @amitgeambashu2592 2 роки тому +1

    Miss this man. So funny it is 13:45 some where ;,,)

  • @allenhansford6872
    @allenhansford6872 2 роки тому

    It's made a me a little sad walking along to stages

  • @jbm-samomico2297
    @jbm-samomico2297 5 років тому +2

    Great stuff

  • @m.p.jallan2172
    @m.p.jallan2172 3 роки тому +1

    19:57 Whos that guy ? . He seams familiar but i cant figure it out.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  3 роки тому +4

      That’s Red Buttons

    • @m.p.jallan2172
      @m.p.jallan2172 3 роки тому +1

      @@fonso1030 Thanks fonso that's made my afternoon, same with the video !. I was genuinely curious about George Burns daily life so this was a treat.

  • @timmorgan8450
    @timmorgan8450 22 дні тому

    Witty And Funny Was A Genius

  • @thebestofu-tubebytheresaes5189
    @thebestofu-tubebytheresaes5189 4 місяці тому

    The shoe horns lol. I rember

  • @felixthelmocevallosmorales41

    George Burns (registrado al nacer como Nathan Birnbaum; Nueva York, 20 de enero de 1896-Beverly Hills, California; 9 de marzo de 1996) fue un cómico y actor estadounidense. Su amplia carrera incluyó participaciones en teatro, cine, radio y televisión, incluidos algunos con su esposa, Gracie Allen. Sus rasgos más característicos durante sus casi 75 años de carrera fueron sus cejas arqueadas y el puro con el que siempre aparecía en escena. Pero más destacable fue su resurrección artística a una edad en la que la mayoría de las personas están retiradas o ya han fallecido. A partir de los 79 años, y hasta que falleció a los 100 años, George Burns conoció un nivel de fama que ya había perdido y que no conocía desde sus años en la radio. Incluso en los años 1990 apareció en un episodio de Los Simpson como hermano de C. M. Burns (el oso de Burns).

  • @thebestofu-tubebytheresaes5189
    @thebestofu-tubebytheresaes5189 Місяць тому

    Let me guess toast lol

  • @wardharrah55
    @wardharrah55 5 років тому +2

    Did anyone else think that Hal Golman looked a lot like Walter Mathau? 15:55

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +1

      Ward Harrah entuuuuuhhhhh!!!

    • @wardharrah55
      @wardharrah55 5 років тому +3

      @@fonso1030 Thanks for posting this!!! He was one of the greatest!!! Funny without being crude or cussing every other word...what happened to our society?

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  5 років тому +2

      Ward Harrah glad you enjoyed it! I’ve had this vhs since he died and wanted to share it Bc I’ve never seen it anywhere.

    • @wardharrah55
      @wardharrah55 5 років тому +3

      @@fonso1030 I didn't even know that this existed until this morning when it came up as a suggestion! I'm so glad you had this and decided to share it! I truly miss all of these guys, George Burns, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, etc...
      I think Betty White is the only one left from the "golden" age of comedy and Vaudeville type performing

  • @littlebrookreader949
    @littlebrookreader949 Рік тому

    😀😀😀😀😀. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @kilaadams7354
    @kilaadams7354 Рік тому

    28:46 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @gato0082
    @gato0082 2 роки тому

    🙏💜😍🎶🌹👀😂he is so charming, fr 🐐

  • @lhaviland8602
    @lhaviland8602 5 років тому +3

    "Bwam bwam bwam bwam oh the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home bwam bwam bwam bwam"
    -George Burns, 1903.

  • @alexandreduarteduarte1986
    @alexandreduarteduarte1986 2 роки тому

    Muito lindo este sr. gostei de suas atitudes admiro sua personalidade bravo...

  • @joeambrose3260
    @joeambrose3260 4 роки тому +2

    That Emma was a prime piece of tail !

  • @gmmaal7161
    @gmmaal7161 3 роки тому +1

    I would prefer watching Dolly Parton doing these exercises. But George Burns was the better comedian.

  • @MrKgbronx12
    @MrKgbronx12 2 роки тому

    Wow… George burn exercises.

    • @fonso1030
      @fonso1030  2 роки тому

      I never thought I’d see George Burns exercising, and I never thought it would be so entertaining 😆

  • @conradherold1466
    @conradherold1466 4 роки тому

    8

  • @fonso1030
    @fonso1030  5 років тому +2

    My favorite song @27:12

  • @teemont2159
    @teemont2159 5 років тому

    🥰

  • @RasMajnouni
    @RasMajnouni 3 роки тому +1

    Wit, great timing, a quick answer, comedy, storytelling : YES. "Wisdom" well some people thing that what is written in Hallmark Cards is "wisdom" also. Wisdom I don't think he had.