is essential to continuing success Lucky
Strike means fine tobacco so round so
firm so fully packed so free and easy on
the draw
LS MF t LS MF t LS MF t right you are
yes sir Lucky Strike means fine tobacco
so round so firm so fully packed so free
and easy on the draw for your own real
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Strike for Lucky Strike means fine
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yes Lucky Strike means fine tobacco the
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everything
[Applause]
The Lucky Strike program starring Jack
Benny with Mary Livingston Phil Harris
Rochester Larry Stephenson yours truly
Don Wilson
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and now ladies and gentlemen let's go
out to Jack Benny's home in Beverly
Hills at the moment Rochester is alone
in the kitchen preparing breakfast
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hey table sure does look appetizing
large glass of orange juice a bowl of
cornflakes and cream two fried eggs
sunny-side up a thick slice of ham a
piping hot cup of coffee and three honey
covered English muffins
well the toast no he likes to do it
himself
oh good morning Rochester now let's see
what have we got for no orange juice
cornflakes ham and eggs
Rochester what'd you make such a big
breakfast for you know I'm on a diet oh
darn that's right now we can't let all
this food go to waste you made it and
you'll have to eat it yourself oh don't
be so mean to me
mean I've been on a diet a whole month
and every morning I come down and find
the same big breakfast how can you make
such a mistake well and what's that
strawberry shortcake on top of the oven
that's the dessert for the mistake I'm
gonna make for dinner
what what did you say Rochester
disregard boss disregarded well just
don't let it happen again
I'll have this tea and toast look how
burnt the toast is it's like charcoal
give me a knife I'll scrape it yes
Oh the toast is ha you hold a Rochester
here I got it
scrape away
No whatever mine I'll have one of those
English muffins hey that looks good it's
got honey all over it and look at that
raisin on top that's Abby still working
on it
oh yeah go away bee go away going well
how do you like those California bees
they open the windows themselves
Rochester I'll have my tea nah never
mind you answer the door I'll get the
tea myself oh hello Rochester's mr.
Benny oh oh I'm sorry Rochester I didn't
know there's no work well that black
bands you're wearing around your sleeve
all this mr. Benny makes me wear it
every time he loses the Academy Award
well why does mr. Benny take it so hard
a lot of actors lose it I know but he's
been losing since 1902 Rochester watch
keep oho bill
hiya Jackson so you lost the academy
award again huh yeah
Crosby wanted and you know Phil it's
gonna be hard to hate him he's such a
nice guy maybe maybe I can hate one of
his kids but I'll tell you one thing
Phil I didn't mind losing the award this
year but I certainly think I should have
won it when I made that picture George
Washington slept here George Washington
slept here you didn't even come close
that year did you Jackson close
Washington got more votes needed
Rochester the bed came in second
nevermind and bring this to Harrison
coffee okay well what brings you over
here so early
well Jackson I got great news for you
you know how you and Mary have always
been picking on me for running around
and wasting my time yeah well starting
today I'm gonna settle down and be a
dignified businessman well
congratulations Phil what did you do
bought a saloon
what you know a nightclub Oh a nightclub
that's different yeah me and Frankie my
guitar player running it and things are
going great Jackson's last night our
bartender was so busy mixing them drinks
you didn't have time to sit down no
kidding yeah the night ought to be even
better we're gonna let the customers and
oh alright see so you want Frankie
bought a nightclub hey what are you
gonna call the place well I got a name
for Chet but well I got a slogan a
slogan yeah you know like Duffy's tavern
now their slogan is where the elite come
to eat huh huh mine's gonna be where the
swine come to dine well are you crazy
you've got to call your customers swine
when you gotta close at 12 Jackson it
don't make no difference what your
calling
take my advice Phil you got a great
opportunity to be a businessman if you
want to be successful run your nightclub
in a real high-class way I don't you
worry Jackson I'll handle the joint ride
thanks ROG hey what's that noise Jackson
well that's the sculptor working
upstairs
I wish he'd finished that statue of me
and go back to st. Joe how the coffee
fills well Jackson hey let's turn on the
radio and see what's going on okay
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[Applause]
[Music]
that was Spike Jonze playing let me love
you tonight
[Applause]
and now folks a message on behalf of my
sponsors the bleeding heart finance
company friends do you need money could
you use a little extra cash do you want
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if it'll be the same when I hear it
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miss miss PIM
I can almost hear him now oh I hope he
hasn't changed I couldn't stand it I
couldn't 10 more seconds and I know 5 2
seconds there it is 4 o'clock grill when
watch time
hey she was wonderful what a part for
Ingrid you get another station fairway
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[Music]
yes folks sympathy soothing syrup is
good for people over 35 and wonderful
for people under 35 and to you people
who are exactly 35 may I say happy
birthday
that's sweet I missed it by one year and
now ladies and gentlemen we bring you
our special guest the singing star of
the Lucky Strike pilgrims Larry Stephen
[Applause]
hey that's right bill Larry Stephens
told me he was gonna be on that show
yeah let's give the kid a listen okay I
wonder how much they pay forget jaws on
the attack on this program
you know
like
Oh
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darling you
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I
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more
Oh
or give my heart
I can figure
[Music]
to your school am I wasting time
please tell me cause I
to my
you please
[Music]
don't
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or don't you care
[Music]
No
[Music]
[Applause]
very much Larry Stephens and next week
ladies and gentlemen our guest star will
be that eminent songwriter Maxwell
Langley who will play his own
composition the current song hit
entitled raised the awning mother
daddy's leading a shady life hey that's
a good song feel I must learned on the
violin I raised the awning mother cause
daddy's leading a shady
no it's turn on the hit parade there's
somebody at the door shut off the radio
Phil come in Oh God come on Ian hi Dan
hello Jack hi Phil Don dancing
what are you doing around this way down
well you know I'm getting a little heavy
Jack so every morning I go for a
five-mile horseback ride oh I was out
this way so I thought I'd just drop in
good good
where's your horse Roy he's lying down
on your front lawn well the rest will do
him good
hey boys what are the Rochester I just
got into the sculptors alone these
almost through with your statue yes yeah
but you ain't gonna like your expression
why's he got me prowling or smiling you
can take your choice he gave it to head
[Applause]
to head yeah your whole one along a lamp
Oh for heaven's sake you look like
you're going bowling well I'm going
right up there and tell em Amanda jack I
think that's wonderful what's so
wonderful about to head you can smoke to
Lucky Strikes at the same time well I'll
be there and between those delightful
pups when love can say LS MFT and the
other one can answer why sure you bet
that's right Lucky Strike means fine
tobacco all right all right but when a
sculptor is finished with my statue it
better be the way I want a Jackson I
gotta run along now see you later I'm
going to Jack oh wait a minute fellas
I'll go out with you so long jack stand
by Jack Tom fellas she's so nice out I
think I'll take a little walk or
Rochester I'll be back a little while
okay this is really a nice day yeah da
da dum dum dum dum dum
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[Applause]
come here come here
what's the matter
why are you crying oh that don't take it
so hard Lassie I didn't win either
better luck next year
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[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
and raise the awning mother daddy a
shady life oh that's a terrific song
well I've walked far enough yes I'll
turn around go back well here comes that
little girl it's on the fibber McGee
program hello little girl oh I know who
you are I butchered the charger oh poor
little thing has a cold bene huh oh it's
you mr. Kern yeah I was just on my way
over to your house you were yes you know
that interview you gave me last week
about how you found Rochester was very
interesting
my editor liked it a lot well I'm glad
in fact he liked it so much he sent me
back to get another story really mm-hmm
he wants to know how you found Mary
Livingston Oh Mary
well mr. Kearns this is a rather unusual
story walk back with me I'll tell you
all about it okay
now Mary as I mentioned last week joined
me on the radio about three months after
I got started I happened to be in Los
Angeles at the time almost 14 years ago
yes I remember that was the day I bought
this shirt I'm wearing they they give
guarantees you know anyway it was the
latter part of 1932 that's right 1932
our downtown as I was passing the me
company I noticed they were running a
sale so I stopped to look in the window
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just gigolos everywhere I go
our people know the part I'm playing gee
that's a catchy new tune yeah dum dum
dum dum fall was such a nice time of
year leaves are turning brown and the
air is my wonder if Hoover will be
reelected I think I'll get me one of
those high collars now my next two
shorter when the blue of the night boo
boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo boo
boo boo that new singer has a nice style
but he can't last
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Hey look at those shirts in the window
silk ones with stripes 498 marked down
to a dollar ninety-nine I think I'll go
in and let them try to sell me one let's
see
I wonder where thee o pardon me sir can
you tell me where the shirt counter is
Serge counter what are you asking me do
I look like maybe a floor walking floor
Walker well I thought you were you see
you're not wearing a hat in this
Depression who could afford a rat
oh I'm sorry well maybe I can help you
get a job what do you do well I do
different things I can be a captain
Kistner huh I am also a plum cake nerd a
plumber uh-huh and I'm also a very good
painter oh you can do a lot of things
yeah but in this depression there's
nothing to painting or to plumb or to
captain
that's too bad well thank just the same
but I've got to find the shirt counter
oh well hey maybe I could enlighten you
never mind I'll find I'll find it myself
oh there it is over there
boy look at those sporty shirts I love
those new long pointed collars what can
I do for you young man I want to buy a
shirt I like the silk one with the
stripes
yes sir shall I wear it for a few days
or do you want to break it in yourself
I'll uh I'll take it now how much is it
well that'll be $1 in 99 cents a dollar
99
okay here's $2 well I'll have to go
upstairs for the change oh that's all
right I'll wait
just uh chicle Oh everywhere I go people
know they Hey
look at that beautiful Dame behind the
hon sorry Connor what a chicken I think
she's looking at me too
don't over try to date her up they marry
Miri
what is it Mabel look at that guy over
there his steering action we're right
over there at the shake counter say he
looks kind of prosperous down eh how can
you tell with those bell-bottom pants he
might be barefoot look at him winking at
us with both eyes and get a load of that
straw hat he's wearing with the bright
red ribbon around it yeah
and look what it says on it oh you kid
hey Mabel he's tipping his hat at us
yeah he's got the string in his pocket
oh wait a minute coming over here you
want me to take a Mary no no I can
handle him just gigolos everywhere I go
a people know the part I'm playing look
at him he's walking like Theda Bara
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hello kiddo where have you been all my
life avoiding it hey hey you're good
just my type
I like my tomatoes with a little spice
hey hey baby what's your name Mary Mary
what fight contrary
oh brother is this guy Corning what is
that look my name is Mary Livingston I
was born in Plainfield New Jersey I know
I should be in pictures but I'm happy
here to make up he they think I'm a very
good salesgirl now what do you want
jellybeans wait a minute wait I'm gonna
take it easy you got me wrong baby oh
stop tipping your hat what and take your
bag of peanuts off the counter no no
baby I put those up there on purpose
help yourself
help yourself hey you're a pretty sporty
guy you think so yeah you always carry
that ukulele oh this you ought to hear
me out in the canoe hey I'll bet that
ukulele set you back planning no no they
gave it to me when I bought this suit
hey Mary you know my mic on you Mary
didn't mean if I am if I wait around you
get through can I take you home no I
don't think so
oh why not I got a taxi outside look I
went out with a taxi driver once in the
way I'm not a practical baby don't you
know who I am no thrill me
well hang out of the counter baby and
brace yourself I'm Jack Benny can I let
go the counter now
oh you're kidding baby you know who I am
I'm a big shot I've been on the radio
three months so what my alarm clocks
been on the radio three years and I got
bad at Woolworths you're always on the
trigger what are you doing working here
in a department store you should be on
the radio what I can't you Mabel I knew
it was coming
what my mother told me there'd be men
like you but I thought they'd be much
younger what'd you say hey you're
terrific
listen baby you got everything it takes
good looks a nice speaking voice and
what a personality I bet you count like
all the girls know I know what are you
laughing at so where you're leaning
against the counter why it's pressing
the bulb in your pocket and the water
squirting out of that flower in your
lapel
hey I can't fool you at all can I listen
Mary Mary listen you ought to be on the
radio with me I get you places you'll be
a big star
hey you're not kidding are you of course
not
why don't you meet me tonight for dinner
and we'll talk things over okay you know
that the nice cafeteria across the
street we cafeteria not when you go out
with Benny baby I'll take you to the
Brown Derby and afterwards we'll go
dancing at the Coconut Grove when you're
out with me baby money means nothing
well take yours me mister here's your
penny change thank you
why baby I'll take you anyplace you want
to go all right I'll meet you find the
store it picks a car I'll be there so
all on oh boy she's gonna be great on my
radio program of course I don't want a
spoiler I wonder how much they pay her
at the main company
oh I'll ask you tonight when we're
having dinner at the cafeteria
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[Applause]
and that miss occurs of how I found miss
Livingston well that's a very
interesting story well here's my house
mr. Kern would you like to come in for a
cup of coffee well no thanks I've got to
run along now
goodbye mr. Benny goodbye yeah
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[Applause]
[Music]
ladies and gentlemen their recent
meeting of the big three at Yalta
approved that even though the war is far
from over the Allied nations are
preparing for peace and time of war
planning the nucleus perhaps the
fundamental framework of a post-war
organization to make certain that war
does not come again nations are made up
of individuals people like you and me
and we as individuals must coordinate
our efforts for that post-war peace by
supporting all war activities now at the
time for protect and strengthen our
knock out flow by giving freely to the
Red Cross buying and keeping war bonds
giving more blood for plasma by
supporting rationing writing cheerful
veal addict love email letters to him
over there and sticking to our wartime
jobs there's no difference between
individuals and nations thank you guys
we'll be back in just a moment
my mother sold milk and smoke that smoke
of fine tobacco Lucky Strike it takes
fine tobacco to make a fine cigarette
and independent tobacco experts present
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the finer the lighter the naturally
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Lucky Strike tobacco means real deep
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so smoke that smoke of fine tobacco
Lucky Strike the famous tobacco
auctioneers had run tonight's program er
mr. la speed rigs of Goldsboro North
Carolina old American I miss her Effie
Boone of Lexington Kentucky sold an ad
and otherwise Dale speaking LS MF t LS
MF t LS MF t yes fine tobacco means of
fine cigarette so smoke that smoke of
fine tobacco Lucky Strike so round so
firm so fully packed so free and easy on
the draw
well folks this ends another program
we'll be with you next Sunday night
broadcasting from the redistribution
station at Santa Barbara meanwhile Oh
Jack Jack I'm so sorry I'm late that's
the first time I've ever missed a
program yeah what happened to well I
took a nap before the broadcast my alarm
didn't go off well it's all right Mary
don't worry about it what do you do jack
what was the show about oh nothing
nothing oh come on tell me known how he
wouldn't be interested
good night folks this is the National
Broadcasting Company