the general program starring Jack Benny
with vari Livingston and Phil Harris and
his orchestra the orchestra is a program
with Jericho
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Morrow is the first day of summer the
season for light refreshing meals and
one of the best ways to make them light
and refreshing is to serve jell-o often
no matter how warm the weather is
everybody will welcome a cool quivering
mold of colorful jello for jell-o's
extra rich fruit flavor is just the
refreshing note on which to finish any
meal and don't forget to the jello makes
marvelous summer salads but whether you
serve jello or salad or dessert be sure
you get the real thing
genuine jello and you'll find genuine
jello and the shelves of grocers all
over the country and now we would like
to take this opportunity to extend the
best wishes of jello to the national
retail grocers annual convention in
Boston this week and we'd also like to
thank the retail grocers of America for
helping to make jello the fastest
selling gelatin dessert in the entire
world today so next time you go to your
grocer ask him for genuine jello
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that was Jericho played by the orchestra
and our ladies and gentlemen this being
Father's Day we bring you Jack Benny
jellal yeah mr. Jack Benny talking and
Don I appreciate your being topical but
what is the idea of connecting me with
Father's Day I mean what was the
inference well Jack speaking for the
entire cast we feel that you've helped
guided and inspired us throughout our
long association so we look up to you
now as a father
oh thanks Don thanks for a minute there
I thought you were kidding about my age
oh no I would do that Jack why we all
have to reach that rocking chair stage
well old rocking chair ain't got me yet
so but you better dust it off Don lay
off for Papa spank imagine be putting
Wilson over my knee
is there a Derek in the house anyway
Donna was sweet of you all to regard me
as a father on this day ah here comes
one of my children now hello Mary
hello daddy and I don't mean sugar now
Mary don't you start kidding because
this is really one day the old man gets
a break thank ya why why do they always
have fathers day in the middle of the
month so he can enjoy his present before
he gets the bill Wow
by the way what did you send your father
this year a check you know me marry a
nice fat check what you send your dad a
poem you can't cash that either you want
to hear it no I don't and I'm glad I'm
not your father
so is mama certainly quick on the
trigger today
hello Kenny hello pops and I don't mean
sorta well at least you know what day
this is that's a surprise question me
too hey Jack I had a heck of a time
picking out a present for my father I
didn't know what to get him well it's
just a thought Kenny why didn't you just
take him out and buy him a nice dinner
oh he hasn't got much of an appetite
he hasn't uh why didn't you buy him a
tie he hasn't got much of a neck either
well that is a problem hey why don't you
get him some handkerchiefs
he hasn't got a nose I'll scream
see I don't know what to get well give
him a sleeping powder and when he wakes
up it'll be tomorrow you know jack I
don't want to brag but I think I sent my
dad a real novelty you did what was it
dance said he falling into the trap I
shop around until I found half a dozen
neckties each one corresponding in color
to a different flavor of jell-o oh you
know strawberry raspberry cherry orange
lemon in life oh yes there's nothing
like a lemon necktie
oh nothing was that clever of me
yes but done don't you ever think of
anything besides jello well I think of
my wife I Becky the strawberry blonde
that's not nice
oh hello Phil hello Jack and I don't
mean what you owe me hey what is this
anyway Jack did you see my act at the
Paramount Theatre this week why sure
Phil and you're doing a swell job I was
there Thursday night with Mary
we went Thursday afternoon oh that's
right Thursday afternoon it's cheaper
then why but I want to tell you Phil
you're certainly doing great business
considering the hot weather
oh yes the house is jammed every
performance you know Phil I like the way
they advertise your act in front of the
fitters what does it say 20 degrees
cooler inside
I don't see how you boys can play such
hot music in such a cool place we got an
oil stove in the tuba why don't you put
long underwear on the piano I'm wearing
that no excuse me hello yes speaking
well gee that's great what time oh sure
I'll be right over
goodbye well fellas you'll have to carry
on without me fire what's the matter
I gotta go rush right over at the studio
they finally got to me and they're
shooting my big scene today well
congratulations I better get right over
there so long fellas wait a minute yeah
you got to hear my father's Day poem
first but Mary this is important -
they're waiting for me my dear old
father here oh sorry I got it good
enough to sing your prey and to bring
you fondest readings on this day of days
of days look Mary I'm glad you get by
the score summer new in summer tour and
cigars you get galore eeny meeny miny
more merry even if this was good I have
to go this is an aspirin oh happy new
year here all five oh yeah get in there
happy happy b-roll father when you're
happy I am too so be happy dear old
Pappy get up and do the Suzy Q's Suzy -
can I go now one more bird Oh No so long
fellas
they wouldn't say that long fella same
Kenny
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when I am I hold the world in my class
when I embrace you what greater treasure
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I'll tell you
it's because I know
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could there be another
I would shed a million tears if ever we
were
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never in a minute
would you ever be surprised and darling
for a million
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this love of ours will I
there would be no one for me we would
fall
where I go your name will be right
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only once in every lifetime untrust IQ
up here
is there any greater glory
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[Applause]
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that was never in a million years from
the picture wake up and live song by
Kenny Baker and now ladies and gentlemen
we will switch you over to Jack Benny's
dressing room at the Paramount studio
and see what's going on get away Oh mr.
wesmar yeah look Wally I don't want to
tell you your business but don't you
think you put too much makeup on my
cheeks well I lost my glasses and I
can't see a thing without them that's
too bad why only this morning I put WC
Fields nose on Marlene Dietrich oh well
she'll find out when she sneezes yeah I
hope I look all right now let me see
where did I put that powder puffs it's
in my ear oh yes I'm always leaving that
around Oh Rochester Rochester yes sir
did you lay out my pole dress suit yes
sir did you oh you mean the one with the
red stripes no the black one with the
tail
you've been pressing the pants for an
hour are they done yet yes sir there's
dog to a crisp and shine my shoes - no
mr. wesmar yeah I wish you had your
glasses you got too much eye shadow on
my lips who ever heard of blue lips
don't worry they'll photograph green
green lips that's fine
if I pluck them up I look like an
artichoke fine mess now let me see where
are my tweezers oh yes here they are
what are you gonna do pluck my eyebrows
no just loosen them hold still now she
loves me
ow she loves me not oh he loves me hey
is there any other way you can find out
anyway do you think I had petals now
what the neck oh yeah shall I put on
your toupee no I don't think I need one
I I have hair enough haven't I
yes if you're going to play the part of
a coconut
let it go - I see the script anyway well
I guess that's all so long so long hey
that's the window it's too late now see
my makeup doesn't look so bad at that
yeah we stayed sent for me and get
started shooting operator get me mr.
Walsh the director on stage 5 Walsh was
like in rarebit come in pardon me mr.
Benny did I leave my tweezers
hanging in your eyebrow just a minute I
love oh yes here they are I thought it
was a neat clip Thanks oh hello mr.
Walsh
this is Jack Benny are you ready for me
yet well I'm yes but well I'm not used
to being kept waiting you know no no no
I'm not trying to rush you but I think
that but I think that but I think that
oh goodbye
the directors are so independent hey
Rochester are you shining my shoes yes
but this pan powers don't seem to take
off at Lilith I'll keep on I gotta
happen okay but you better wear a long
span see you yeah well Mary I'm already
made up ready to shoot how I look you
look like a rainbow that got caught in
an eggbeater
that darn makeup man he forgot his
glasses well by the way Jack wants your
picture all about well done the way the
story goes as I understand it I'm
married to Ida Lupino but Gail Patrick
is also in love with me because she
thinks that my wife is crazy about
Richard Arlen I see you do well Richard
but Richard you see whose secretary has
been going around with my uncle is nuts
about Ida Lupino sister who is
infatuated with the Yacht Club boys you
know the eternal triangle but Jack that
sounds odd would be very confusing to an
audience well the whole thing is
explained by a big dance number who's
gonna do the dance Einstein it's not
that complicated gee it's all clear to
me there you see well I can't make head
nor tail of a jack what's the name of
your picture charlie can't a revolving
door call artists and models artists and
models what's that got to do with it
well you got to give us some title you
can't call it ham and cabbage why not
they cause I'm on a diet and shut up
you know I didn't write the picture well
someone showed up come in they're all
ready for you mr. Benny on stage five
okay be right with you come on fellas
can we watch you work Jay or the more
the merrier hey Rochester on my shoes
ready
I'm just shining the laces now hurry up
they're waiting for me fellas
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Wyatt said everybody settle down well I
guess they're about ready to shoot you
know I'm a little nervous today for the
first time funny an old trooper like me
oh you'll be all right Jack why don't
you sit down and relax
no I thought I was sitting down say Mary
were you this nervous when you shot your
first scene yes but I was doing a run
but nobody noticed it glad you did
jeez hot under these lights I hope my
makeup isn't running how do I look Andy
you look like Crosby's horse on a muddy
track may I have a little splotchy
enactment I know what's the matter with
me today I feel kind of faint and dizzy
like why don't you hold your breath and
count ten Kenny I haven't got the
hiccups you will in a minute I will not
imagining me kissing Ida Lupino while
I'm hiccuping I tried it once and caught
her right between the eyes
oh that's terrible
well it was better than nothing be ready
for it a minute mr. Benny okay oh pardon
me yes all your fault Mary say back
before you start shooting I'll be glad
to give you a few pointers on your love
scene
hi Annie what do you know about love
scenes plenty I'm Clark Gable Robert
Taylor and Charlie Butterworth rolled
into one
Charlie Butterworth what do you got him
in there for modesty well all right Andy
what's your dark what's your system well
but there's different ways of making a
gal like if some fellas win in one way
in some liniment neither I got mine on
bank night why
what are you saying Andy well if you
want a gal the fall in love with it you
gotta treat her rough hard-boil
Mandi last week it told me you were
always running out getting the girls
sandwiches what's wrong
my my he is rough in meme area yeah he's
a regular cave-ins he sure is be ready
for 8:00 a minute mr. Benny okay hey
Rochester have you got my shoes here
they are boss
those are my sports shoes where'd you
ever see sport shoes with a full dress
suit in the Harlem Esquire
I'll run over to my dressing room and
get my plain black ones and hurry but
cold black shoes black panties you as
the most monotonous man I ever won I'd
fire him if he didn't have an Ironbound
contract hey Bill bill is Jack Benny on
the set
oh that's Raoul Walsh my director Here I
am mr. Walsh hello jack
now first I'll explain this scene to you
and then we'd have a good rehearsal well
I hope you're not gonna give me too much
to do on my first day don't worry
now now as the scene opens we find your
wife and her lover seated in the drawing
room I see and you're in the same room
hiding in a barrel in a barrel
what's a barrow doing in a drawing room
the route late go away mr. wall I'm
sorry if I'm in the barrel all the time
I mean how will the audience know it's
me well every now and then you could
stick your nose out of the bunghole
first there there won't be any
expression there was your ear you could
wiggle it nobody asked you Kenny
there was just some way of identifying
me I have a suggestion jack what is it
Don well now why don't you paint jell-o
and big red letters all over the barrel
that would identify you now there's an
idea
yeah but putting that sort of deep track
for my nose we'll figure that out later
now now to get back to the scene you
overhear your wife and her lover
planning to run away and as they start
to leave you stick your head out of the
barrel and holla
hey I'm our hey see then wat you've got
back in the barrel and we fade out
oh I see but G poking my head in and out
of a barrel like that I'll look
something like a turtle what I did exact
we marry I don't see why they have to
give me we get me for this part
yeah with so many Turtles out of work oh
all right we're ready for rehearsal
where's the barrel it's just being
painted mr. wall well make it snappy
yeah I'm glad they're not ready yet give
me a chance to memorize my part keep
your makeup man over there painting the
barrel where oh yeah so what do we
concede without his glasses
hello mr. Westmore hello Marlene
marlis we're already mr. walz good
places everybody
Thank You mr. ball I read it come on
Jack get in that barrel yes there yeah
there's a dry yet oh well my hands Oh
Joe
Mary I'm in the barrel here close them
in here what do you want a floor show
now this is a rehearsal remember check
you hear them talk and when they start
to leave stick out your head and holla
hey hey I got it I got it up quiet
everybody
action oh darling how much longer must I
wait don't you love me yes but what can
I do about the generals my husband
that's me both why ain't it pulling your
head I'm sorry mr. Wallace continue or
you never cared for him oh you're going
to give up our one chance for happiness
no no then fly with me tonight come let
us away yes my tweet oh wait hey there
how how is that mr. walz it's not hey
there it's just the one word hey well I
thought by adding the word there would
give me a feeling of being worried you
know
leave it out the script is too long as
it is
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well you're the boss you're the boss
let's try it again get back in the
barrel Jack I know what I'm doing they
take these nails out of here one more
rehearsal places everybody and make it a
good one
action oh darling how much longer must I
wait don't you love me yes look what can
I do about shadows my husband darkness
oh you never cared for him
oh you're going to give up our one
chance for happiness no no then fly with
me tonight
come let us away yes my sweet I forgot
my life
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it certainly is yeah sorry about that
mr. woz but it's hard to remember two
things at once I mean I have to say hey
and stick my head out of the barrel at
the same time
well well I'll make it easy for you jack
just say hey and don't stick your head
out to be one of those words that gets
ya you know oh yeah hey isn't such a
hard word to remember just think of what
a horsie what a horsie hey say that'll
help all right mr. Walsh here I go again
yeah I wish they put a door in this
thing all right now ready everybody this
is a picture light em up
camera we're turning action oh darling
how much longer must I wait don't you
love me yes but what can I do about
Gerald my husband
oh you never cared for him oh you're
going to give up our one chance for
happiness no no Ben fly with me tonight
come let us away yes my sweet away Oh
oh that's your fault Mary
this is awful Oh what's the matter with
you Jan is nothing the matter with me
it's the part hey what kind of a
dramatic speech is that why you can't
act any more than that barrel
I can't a No Oh what are you laughing at
Mary you're artists and hiccups oh
you'll II have to go through with this
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powder
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it's the last number of the
thirty-eighth program of the new jello
series and we'll be with you again next
Sunday night for our final broadcast of
the season I'd like to announce that the
part of the director was played by my
good friend Robert Emmet Kean and now
ladies and gentlemen as a little
surprise I'd like to introduce another
very dear friend of mine who happens to
be up here tonight a personality whom I
know you will be glad to hear is
returning to the air in his original
role of Captain Henry of the Maxwell
House hobo
ladies and gentlemen Charlie winninger's
ladies and gentlemen well Charlie I'm
happy to hear you're coming back on the
show volt program when do you take over
the helm on July 8th July 8th er yes sir
we're gonna truck on down the
Mississippi well tell me Charlie oh
pardon me sir
what kind of a show are you going to put
on for the folks well now it's gonna be
the same old showboat with a brand new
crew it is that yep you know Jack I'd be
mighty happy to greet all my I have read
all my old friends yeah say Charlie you
know my gang here don't you Dom Harris
and this is Mary Livingston Oh Oh Mary
you're mighty pretty girl thank you
well Cassie how about taking me for a
ride Mary that's Captain Henry of
showboat
oh I thought he had a yacht don't pay
any attention to her charlie I won't and
Charlie Joe this is our tenor Kenny
Baker
oh hello glad know you Kenny hello Kenny
you remember Charlie Wynn injure he was
in that picture three smart girls which
one was he now Kenny
cut it out oh it's all right jack I like
the little breath well Charlie I want to
thank you for coming up here tonight I'm
tickle of death you dropped in and I
want to wish you continued success in
many happy dockings of Jove all right
thank you Jack and I hope all my old
friends will be listening in on July Oh
I Captain Henry money or something
Oh what is it may a deer Oh father dear
old father ha ha
Oh good night folks
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captain henry with a comedy of Jack
Haley the city of Nadine Connor Thomas
Thomas from Virginia barrel with Warren
ha and the musical Meredith Willson
remember the date July 8 the jello
program pumps you from Hollywood over
the right path work of the National
Broadcasting Company
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