May 29, 1938 – Jack Benny plays bothe the school teacher and Tom Sayer from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. Rochester sings “Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere”. They mention the movies “The Awful Truth”, “In Old Chicago”, and “Artists and Models Abraod”. Andy Devine is Mayor of Nan Nuys, California. Finally, The Albany Night Boat was a riverboat from New York City to Albany. Couples would board for the overnight trip, leaving the night boat with a reputation.
January 8, 1939 – This is the second time Jack and they gang performed this parody of Snow White on the air. It is a lot of fun. Listen after the episode for a clip from the Screen Guild Show starring Jack Benny from that same night.
January 10, 1954 – The episode celebrates Jack Benny’s announcer Don Wilson with a joke biography. That day a real biography of Jack appeared in Parade Magazine. Also on news stands you could read the latest gossip on Zsa Zsa Gabor.
January 15, 1939 – On Jack’s Screen Guild Performance with Joan Crawford he tries to prove he can make love on screen as well as any other actor. The Cast doesn’t buy it. Plus a fun sitcom style opening with Jack ordering lunch at the local diner. A great episode!
January 19, 1936 – “JAIL-O again” Jack is in Jail for speeding. Unfortunately the audio quality is really bad. So instead… Listen to this episode from 1941.
