October 12, 1941 – Jack Benny and the gang read reviews of last week’s opening program as they wrap up thier short trip to New York.
References include Daryl F Zanuck, the Lewis/Nova fight, Mickey Owens dropping the ball at the world series, Errol Flynn’s fight with a columnist, Broadway plays, penguins in the Radio City Building.
October 4, 1941 – Jack is about to start the new season, bus is very nervous. Phil is in love with his new wife Alice Faye and Mary tell the story of going to Ebbets Field to watch the Brooklyn Dogers and New York Yankees in a World Series game.
References include Olsen and Johnson, Joe Louis and Lou Nova boxing match, Roseland Ballroom, and ballroom dancer Yolanda.
February 1, 1948 – Jack and Mary See Ronald Colman’s Movie.
References include Dennis’s wedding, Dorothy Dix advice column, USC football, Schlitz beer, Herbert Hoover, General Eisenhower, Tom Breneman, Hawaii travelogue, Ciro’s nightclub with Xavier Cugat and Jerry Lester, celebrities like Lana Turner and Frank Sinatra.
April 27, 1947 – Leaving for Chicago with the Colmans. Jack Benny is getting ready for his stage tour and tickets for his program for Ronald and Benita Colman.
References include the controversy over Fred Allen. He had been cut off by the NBC censors for a joke last week. In the episode they mention Adagio acts, Fred Astair’s dancing, Barry Fitzgerald, Tommy Manville, Norman Krasna, the Florsheim shoe company, and the Texas City disaster.
April 14, 1946 – Jack Benny’s Violin Practice Interrupts Ronald Colman’s Rehearsal.
References include the song “One-zy, Two-zy”, gossip reporter Louella Parsons, France’s debt to the United States, and lines for nylons, butter and vaccinations.
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