May 17, 1953 – Jack Banny takes the plot of the movie “Flight to Mars” and the characters from the TV show “Space Patrol” to do his own science fiction play “I Flew to Mars in a Space Ship”.
Reference include the MC convertible, “The Girl Next Door” with Dennis Day and more!
May 3, 1953 – From San Francisco, Jack Benny’s guest is Gisele McKenzie.
References include the TWA airline, the songs “The Doggie in the Window” and “Pretend”, actresses Ava Gardener, Lana Turner and Marilyn Monroe.
May 4, 1934 – In this episode they talk about the Kentucky Derby and do a hillbilly feud play.
They mention the songs “Carioca”, “Cocktails for Two”, “Shim Sham Shimmy”, “Uptown Lowdown”, “The Hills of Old Kentucky” and “Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”. Movies “Cavelcade”, “Mata Hari”, and a loose reference to “To The Last Man”. Plus explorer Admiral Byrd, silent film actor Fracis X Bushman, newpaper sports writer Damon Runyon, and bridge jumper Steve Brodie.
April 25, 1948 – Jack Dresses as Charlie’s Aunt and Don brings opera singer Dorothy Kirsten to join the Sportsmen quartet.
References include the Marylin Monroe movie “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!”, songs “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover” and “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody”, and producer George Jessel.
April 11, 1948 – Murder at the Racquet Club Part One. Jack goes to Palm Springs and meets silent film star Charles Farrell and Academy Award winner Paul Lukas.
References include the movies “April Showers”, “The Naked City” and “The Last of The Mohicans”, and actress Greer Garson.
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