March 14, 1937 – From the Hotel Peirre in New York Jack benny Faces off against Fred Allen in the Fight of the Century! Plus Mary Livingstone Sings.
References include the songs “There’s an Old Spinning Wheel in the Parlor” and “A Fine Romance”, Ben Bernie, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, Laurence Tibbitt, Noel Coward, Clark Gable, Robert Tayor, Lionel Barrymore, Andy Devine, Boris Karloff, Ripley’s, and the Anheuser Bush Brewery.
February 12, 1950 – Jack Benny and the gang are in New York so the Ink Spots fill in for the Sportsmen quartet.
Fred Allen has been off the air for a year and Jack gets the original cast to come and reprise their roles from Allen’s Alley.
February 8, 1942 – Jack is upset because Fred Allen has moved to Sundays.
Clip from the song “I’m In Love With The Sound Effects Man” by the Kingsmen from and episode of Fibber McGee and Molly (later recorded by Spike Jones). They mention Gene Autry, Edger Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Abbott and Costello, Phil Baker, and The Great Gildersleeve.
February 14, 1937 – Jack Benny celebrates his birthday. Radio bandleader Ben Bernie show up and offers to lend Jack his violin so that he can play “The Bee” and settle the feud with Fred Allen.
They mention The Townsend Plan, the movie “Wake up and live”, Prudence Penny cooking school, Little Orphan Annie, the songs “Thanks a Million” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing)”.
January 24, 1937 – Jack Practices The Bee. The feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen is ramping up. Then the gang heads over to Phil Harris’ house to meet Phil’s southern mother and sister.
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