December 18, 1938 – Returning to Hollywood by train. An unnamed announcer introduces the show even though Don Wilson appears in the episode. Jack Benny and the gang are coming home from New York.
References include Red Cap Porters, the song “Ol’ Man Mose”, political figure Anthony Eden, fight announcer Clem McCarthy, comedian Fred Allen, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Dracula, The Dead End Kids, and movies “You Can’t Take It With You”, “Snow White” and “Artists and Models Abroad”.
December 12, 1948 – Jack Tries to Relax at Home, Eddie Cantor stops by briefly.
References include the Pumpkin Papers, “White Christmas” and “Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder” by Bing Crosby, bandleader Spike Jones, and the books “City Boy” by Herman Wouk and “Wine, Women and Words” by Billy Rose.
December 5, 1948 – Professor LeBlanc give Jack a violin lesson, and Don is mad at Jack.
References include the desert hot springs earthquake, Princess Elizabeth’s new baby, actors Charles Boyer, Lionel Barrymore, Don Ameche, “Little Lord Fauntleroy”, and violinists Isaac Stern, Fritz Kreisler, and Jascha Heifetz.
November 27, 1938 – Football with coach Flash Benny. Jack has a cold Phill rips off his mustard paster (along with his chest hair). Then they do a football play like the they did last year called “Hold That Line”.
References include the songs “Flat Fleet Floogie with a Floy Floy”, and “Lambeth Walk”, movies “The Devil is a Sissy” and “Angels with Dirty Faces”, and PT Barnum was right, there’s a sucker born every minute.
November 20, 1938 – Jack Benny does his version of the Clark Gable and Myrna Loy movie “Too Hot To Handle”.
References include the song “Pocket Full Of Dreams”, quiz programs, actor Robert Taylor and Frigidaire refrigerators.
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