Author: thisdaybenny

December 16, 1945 – Hello Louella. Gossip Columnist Louella parsons has a cameo. Jack benny gets a lot or mail for the “I Can’s Stand Jack Benny” contest. It will be judged by Fred Allen, Peter Lorre and Goodman Ace.

References include songs “Melencholy Baby”, “The Sheik of Araby” and “I’m Glad I Waited For You”. The two-way stretch refers to real rubber used in womens undergarments after the war. Plus Tommy Manville, Van Johnson, and the poem “The Ballad of Yukon Jake” by Edward E. Paramore Jr.

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December 9, 1945 – Jack is invited to the Colman’s for dinner. This is the first episode with Ronald and Benita Colman and the second episode of the “I Can’t Stand Jack Benny Because…” contest.

References include the Fred Allen Show’s character Senator Claghorn, the movie “The Man Who Came to Dinner”, the books Charles Darwin’s “Origin of the Species”, and H.G. Wells’ “Anatomy of Frustration” and “The Outline of History”. Plus a couple of excerpts from Jack Benny’s memoir “Sunday Night at Seven”.

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December 2, 1945 – Jack Benny’s publicity agent comes up with the idea for a new contest. Listeners are invited to write in and finish this sentence “I can’t stand Jack Benny because…” in 50 words or less.

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November 25, 1945 – Jack Benny is still dealing with all the trouble his publicity agent has caused, but this is only the begining. Plus an appearance by Cass Daley of the Fitch Bandwagon.

References include Dick Tracy (Itchy stuck in the tunnel), the movie “Spellbound”, the song “Sweet Leilani”, used car dealers The Smiling Irishman and Madman Muntz, and Boris Karlof on Fred Allen’s radio show.

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May 31, 1953 – Jack Benny listens to the Indianapolis 500 race on the radio.

References include jailbreaker Willie Sutton, actors Jimmy Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Humphrey Bogart and George Montomery (Fort Ti), director Mervyn LeRoy (Quo Vatis), and the catchphrase from the Jackie Gleason show’s The Homeymooners “One of these Days…pow! Right in the kisser.”

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