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June 3, 1951 – The cast sings the commercial in this episode. We all know Jack Benny with Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. But do you know the rest of the people behind the scenes?

Mr.Kitzel – Artie Auerbach
Operator Gertrude – Bea Benaderet
Operator Mabel Sara Berner
Polly the parrot / Professor LeBlanc / Railroad Announcer / The Maxwell – Mel Blanc
IRS agent / Ed the vault guard – Joseph Kearns
Racetrack Tout – Sheldon Leonard
Yeeeessss! Man – Frank Nelson

Musical Arranger – Mahlon Merrick
Sound Men – Gene Twombley and Cliff Norton
Writers – Sam Perrin, Milt Josefsberg, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Al Gordon and Hal Goldman

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Plus a story from the news: Bing Crosby was turned away from a swanky hotel because the clerk didn’t recognize him and said he “looked like a bum”.

Levis then made him a denim tuxedo (above).

October 28, 1950 – Premiere Show The audio version of the very first episode of the Jack Benny Television Program with special guest Dinah Shore! With Mel Blac, Don Wilson, and comedian Ken Murray. References include Olsen & Johnson, and Bob Hope.

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May 27, 1951 – Jack goes for a doctor’s check and runs into that Lucky Strike auctioneer Speedy Riggs. Plus writer Milt Josefsberg’s story of the joke that was cut from the episode.

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May 20, 1951 – This episode is a re-used script from May 2, 1948 with a few updates.

The cast is dissatisfied with their new contract. They also mention the broadway musical Guys and Dolls, bandleaders Guy Lombardo and Spike Jones, musician’s union president James Petrol and guest star Bob Crosby a year before he joined the cast.

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February 13, 1938 – Just before his birthday Jack Benny was named as one of the top ten best dressed men in America along with movie star Clark Gable. Then actor Robert Taylor stops by and helps Jack with a love scene and ends up kissing Mary. Then they play a duet with Jack on violin and Robert on Cello.

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