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auto light and at 60,000 dealers and
service stations welcome you to your
Thursday night meeting with
just for you the
Moonlight shines at your
request Nick H
yes it's the Nick H show with Cliff Arad
is Mrs Wilson Martha Tilton Gordon
Jenkins and his orchestra the Bor HS and
a miss and the auto light chorus and is
our special guest tonight Jack Benny and
here's your host at these Thursday night
meetings the handyman of this half hour
Vick
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hay of the iing baby summer autumn
winter spring baby you're my Silver
Lining you're my sky of blue there's a
love light shining just because of you
oh the
icing baby you have got that certain
thing baby shining star and inspiration
worthy of a mighty nation of the
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iing shining star and
inspiration worthy of a mighty
nation the
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I a nice opener dick oh thank you Frank
say Frank the moment that Jack Benny
arrives let me know will you I want to
get with him right away oh something
wrong dick well I don't know what's up
Frank for the past week Jack has been
calling me night and day he said it was
very urgent that he get together with me
and you have no idea what it is I don't
know what he wants to see me about I've
already got a
babysitter that is strange now now if it
been Don Wilson who wanted to see me I
could understand it Don Wilson yes he
probably would want me to give him a few
pointers on how to handle a commercial
oh and if he did I'd start right out by
saying Don do you recognize this voice
it is a far far better thing I do than I
have ever done before here far far
better and If I Were King If I Were King
but I'm not King I don't want to be king
I only want to be the man I am and not
the man you may think I
am perhaps you thought that was a famous
movie star but actually it was Paul
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with Jack Benny coming over this evening
I believe that it's only fitting and
proper at this time that I should sing
his favorite song the best things in
life are
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free the moon
belongs to
everyone the best things in life are
free
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the
Stars
belong to
everyone they gleam there for you and
me the
flowers in
Spring the rins that
sing the
sunbeams the shine
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they're yours they're
mine and love can
come to
everyone the best things in
life
are free
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thank you thank you very much say uh
Frank has Jack Benny showed up yet no he
hasn't dick gee I can't for the life of
me figure out why Jack wants to see me
you suppose he lost another collar out
of my
laundry GE I don't know dick he's been
awfully careless with my flat work
lately say dick what are you going to do
about little old Mrs Wilson this evening
I'm glad you mentioned that Frank we
must keep her away from Jack Benny
because it'll be just like the little
old lady to say the wrong thing and hurt
Jack's feelings you know how sensitive
he is yeah especially about his age well
we'll just have to head Mrs Wilson off
and oh oh here she comes now well I'll
brace myself and hope for the best hello
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boy hello Mrs Wilson say I've never seen
you look so excited oh I am when I heard
who was going to be here tonight I just
rushed right
over oh then you know who Jack Benny is
do I know who Jack Benny
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is no I
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don't look Mrs Wilson who is responsible
who is responsible for brightening the
homes of millions of Americans Thomas a
Edison
no no Mrs Wilson that's not the answer
on any other program I would have at
least w a grw and
watch I'll stand by for the jackpot look
Mrs Wilson surely you know who Jack
Benny is now listen carefully every
Sunday you sit down in front of your
radio you turn it on and for the next
half hour you laugh and laugh and laugh
I
do well if you don't you'd better go get
yourself examined if I do I better go
get myself examined my house ain't got
no
electricity no electricity how do you
warm your heating pad friendly
neighbors extra long
cord but Mrs Wilson don't you find that
terribly inconvenient taking that long
cord next door oh I don't mind that it's
the stairs that wear me out the stairs
they live on the third
floor my what a time I have
every night just before bedtime I get
all dressed up go next door upstairs
dragging my cord behind
me plug in follow the cord back to my
bed get undressed into my gown and cap
get in bed snuggle down oh my it's so
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toasty then in about a half hour it gets
too toasty so I get out of bed get
dress go next door
upstairs unplugged go downstairs
dragging my cord behind
me get undressed into my gown and cap
get in
bed and then you snuggle down and go to
sleep oh
no by then my heating pad is Stone
Cold so I get out of bed get dressed go
next door
upst yeah yeah I know and you plug in no
this time I forgot to bring my
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C so I get undressed go get undressed on
the third floor Landing oh I get so
mixed
up and I catch a few coals
too not only that I think those folks
are getting sick of me coming over there
and plugging in my heating pad what
makes you think that last week for my
birthday they gave me a hot water
bottle
filled well see that's swell no when I
got home it was Stone Cold So I dressed
went next door upstairs oh wait a minute
wait a
minute sometimes I think it would be
easier if I paid my light
bill Mrs Wilson all this confusion
started simply because I wanted to know
if you knew Jack Benny he's the greatest
living comedian a man of many talents a
man of eminence The Man of Distinction
I just can't seem to place him boy oh
you you must know him Mrs Wilson before
he went into radio he was a big star on
the stage on the stage Jack Benny Jack B
oh yes now I
remember when I was in high school he
was my favorite pinup
boy or was that before we had pins
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oh dear how could I ever forget little
Jackie boy yes he was the Tom brenaman
of our
day Jack Benny was the Tom brenaman of
your day oh yes and how time flies now
he's about do to win the
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Orchid oh you you must be mistaken Mrs
Wilson Mr Benny is not that old did you
you see the horn blows at midnight see
it I didn't even hear
it you see along about midnight I get
out of bed get dressed go next oh please
please Mrs Wilson you've already made
the trip three times yes now I'm getting
awful
tired goodbye boy goodbye Mrs Wilson
goodbye Mrs Wilson
and so as Mrs Wilson follows her heating
pad cord back to her apartment we turn
to our talented teammate in song Miss
Martha
Tilton the gentleman is a dope a man of
many
fault a clumsy Joe who wouldn't know a
rber from a wall the gentleman is a dop
and not my cup of
tea why do I get in a s he doesn't
belong to
me the gentleman isn't bright he doesn't
know the score a cake will come he'll
take a crumb and never ask for more the
gentleman's eyes are blue but little do
they
see why am I beating my brains out he
doesn't belong
to
me somebody
else's
problem she's welcome to the
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G she
never understand
him half as
well as
I the gentleman is AD door
he isn't very smart he's just a l you
like to hug and hold against your heart
the gentleman doesn't know how happy he
could
be look at me crying my eyes out as if
he belong to
me he'll never
belong to me
oh very convincing Martha the gentleman
is definitely a dope and I'm still
baffled as to the reason for Jack
Benny's visit here this evening but as
for Frank Martin we have an unconfirmed
hunch while he dropped by Frank would
you please confirm that hunch one of the
most tragic sounds in the world is when
you get in your car step on the starter
and
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it needs water only three times a year
in normal car use remember the name auto
light means batteries auto light means
spk plugs auto light means ignition
system auto light means the lifeline of
your car
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and now I'd like to sing a new tune from
a new picture Golden Earrings Gordon
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there a
story the
gypsies yeah Gordon what is it Jack
Benny's here to see you oh fine have him
come in okay come on in Jack uh thank
you hello Jack hi
Dick uh dick the reason I came over to
see you is Jack what are those on your
feet uh roller skates uh dick uh the
reason I came over to see you was Jack
do you mean you skated down here all the
way from Beverly Hills no no I hung onto
the back of the sunset
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Buzz dick the reason I came over to see
you well what's that you're holding in
your hand
uh a transfer I'm going back the same
way now dick I came over here to see you
about something very important well I
figured it must be something urgent what
is it Jack well I'd rather not talk in
front of these people I mean it's you
know it's kind of confidential you oh
well you can talk here Jack these are
all my friends Gordon Jenkins and you
know Martha Tilton oh yes yeah you see
Martha and I we made two trips overseas
together hello Martha hello Jack I I
haven't seen you since we flew back from
the South Pacific that's right gee that
seems like a long time ago see Martha
you remember that night uh we were on
that little island uh sitting on the
beach under the palm trees oh yeah we
sat there side by side watching the
Moonshine on the ocean and finally you
said Jack I'm getting a little chilly
yeah so you took off your hair and put
it around my shoulder
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yeah then we got romantic and I put my
arms around you and ran my fingers
through my
hair what
a what a what a trip that was Jack what
was it you wanted to see me about well
dick this is really very confidential
I'd rather talk to you alone all right
let's step out in the hall
okay Jack Jack why why don't you take
off your skate no no I'm going back soon
anyway all right jack now what have you
got on your mind well I dick I I'd
rather not talk out here in the hall
let's go into your dressing room will
you
okay gz is this your dressing room yes
gosh so nice and you have so much
privacy here you know in my dressing
room that guy with a whisp room drives
me
nuts well anyway now what is it Jack
what is it what do you want to see me
about oh well dick uh shut the door will
you please
okay now dick wait a minute you don't
have to turn out the lights oh pardon me
my glasses slipped off
now um now dick yes yes what is it Jack
what's so
important dick
yes
dick
yes I'm I'm looking for a
job a job but Jack you already have a
job a good job with Lucky Strike every
week I know that D but oh I darn it I
don't know if I should tell you or not
oh well come on Jack you can speak
frankly I mean promise you you won't
tell Phil or Dennis I
promise well I'd like to have two shows
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too but but Jack I thought that lately
you'd been terribly busy as it is that's
true D but selling Christmas cards are
so seasonal
by the way uh were you happy with yours
yes but I ordered a box of 100 you only
sent me 99 well I figured you were going
to send me one
anyway now uh now what about a dick do
you think you can use me on your show
Well Jack I'm surprised that a big star
like you would be interested in looking
for another show well dick it's just
that I just don't understand it Jack
look at me I've only got one show oh but
dick you're a young fellow I mean a kid
see I'm 38
i' I've got to get rolling
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Bob well you've got your skates on I
don't mean that now dick how about
giving me a job so I can have two shows
oh but Jack a man in your position
wouldn't want to be a stooge well I
wasn't thinking of being a stooge
exactly I thought maybe I might be an
announcer or something you know
announcer that sneaked in subtle
commercials well how do you mean well I
could say something like this ladies and
gentlemen every time you take out a
Lucky Strike you auto light
it hey there you know there there's
plenty of spark in that
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plug
oh uh help me up
dig I fell down you did not I pushed you
oh well if I wasn't looking for another
job I'd punch you right in the nose now
dig how about it maybe I could do the
commercial on your anything just so I
have two shows oh I'm sorry Jack but I
have all the people I need well what
about your Orchestra what I play the
violin you know you've uh you've heard
me play haven't you no Jack I got this
cauliflower ear in the Golden
Gloves well look dick I do a lot of
kiding around with a violin but I can
play it seriously and it so happens that
I brought my violin with me but Jack
come on Dick I'll give you an audition
but Jack we haveen the time this only
take a minute come on oh but Jack we've
got all the musicians we need you change
your mind when you hear me now now I
have a I have a syphonic arrangement of
love and Bloom and you'll just love it
tell tell Gordon Jenkins to get the
orchestra ready all right all right play
Love and Bloom and get it over with okay
now wait till I get my violin there okay
all right now let's see where's my bow
oh here it is put that down that's Frank
Martin
oh yes I'm sorry if he's that thin why
doesn't he wear a hat or
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something here's my
bow wait a minute Jack what kind of a
violin is that it's got five strings the
fifth one is an Airwick
and pello sent it to
me now come on I'm going to play my
number a symphonic arrangement of love
and Bloom a dick hold my transfer will
you okay I better sh up first give me a
will you Gordon
please cheap
piano Jack you're playing on the Airwick
oh yes yes come on Gordon give me an
introduction please
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oh
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well dick what did you think of it Well
Jack I thought it was wonderful you
really surprised me but as I said before
we have all the musicians we need and I
have no room for you well well okay dick
I tried and thanks for listen listening
to me anyway see you again sometime okay
so long Jack so long
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Vick don't forget Auto lights Christmas
special for car owners a big red
Christmas stocking containing a complete
set of ignition engineered Autolite
spark plug
see your friendly neighborhood auto
light spark lug dealer tell him the make
year and model of car and he'll fill the
stocking with a set of Autolite spark
plugs the exact size to fit the engine
they a gift any car owner will be
delighted to receive
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well folks that's 38 for tonight I mean
30 for tonight and don't forget that
next week when we gather our special
guest will be you many thanks to jack
for joining us this evening and adding
to our fun it was great Jack till next
Thursday then this is day came speaking
for Cliff arett is Mrs Wilson Martha
Tilton Gordon Jenkins the orer and cor
saying
Jo for you the
Moonlight shines of your
well and just for oh dick oh dick dick
Jack what are you doing back here I
forgot my
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transfer yeah Jack here it is thank
you good night ladies and gentlemen and
thank you very very much
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the Dick came show comes to you each
week from Hollywood this is Frank Martin
saying good night for auto light and
come back again next week same time same
place in your dial remember friends
drive carefully the life you save may be
your
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own this is CBS the Columbia
broadcasting system
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