review for Fit to Be Tied on AllMovie

Scripted by George Burns himself, Fit to Be Tied is a brief screwball comedy that established the trademark Burns and Allen schtick for anyone who hadn't yet seen the duo on the vaudeville stage. After some supporting players appear to help build Burns up to a healthy agitation, the couple goes on to engage in some nonsensical word games, toss out plenty of hoary puns, and just generally play their well-honed roles of ditzy gal and frustrated suitor. Allen's musical turn is adorable, an innocent tune that tries to assure the audience of her secret feral side ("I meet a lot of fellas and have lots of fun/I go out to dinner with them one by one"). The conclusion finds Burns happily smashing through the fourth wall and addressing the audience directly, something he would become well known for once the comedy team moved its act to television (Burns would often leave the scene for another room, where he would watch the show in progress on his own TV set and comment on the action). Fit to Be Tied is fast-moving and still funny today, with surreal non sequiturs and the eternal charms of the winsome Gracie Allen.