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The Lucky Strike program starring Jack
Benny with Mary Livingston Phil Harris
Rochester Dennis day and yours truly Don
Wilson
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ladies and gentlemen in just a few hours
the Jack Benny troupe will board a train
for Denver Colorado where they're going
to open the March of Dimes campaign
trips like this required a lot of
preparation so let's go to Jack Benny's
house in Beverly Hills where we find
Jack and Rochester packing T Rochester
I'm all excited about this trip
me too boss you know it's pretty cold in
Denver this time of year it sure is do
you want to take your long ones or your
short ones
well I better take the long ones the
sideburns will keep my ears one let's
see have you all my clothes packed I
think so one pair pajamas one set of
underwear I want pair of socks one shirt
1 handkerchief and 6 boxes of does that
does is wonderful yeah it does
everything no I don't do lot just have
to do the ironing no Rochester I like
you to take care of my laundry
personally because you do it better than
anybody well that reminds me boss when
you get back from Denver you better buy
another an extra Bendix but Rochester
why do we need an extra washer the day
after up daily came down the shore
signed up for our diaper service oh that
reminds me I better sent an application
blank to Shirley Temple
on second thought I love naps take over
while I'm gone now Rochester did you
notify everyone that we're leaving town
for a week yes sir I had them shut off
the gas the water of the phone and the
lights and what'd you do about the milk
I sent the car away to a restaurant
that's fine she ought to be loaded when
we come back
now Rochester finished packing because
we don't want to miss the train yes
you know Rochester every time I take a
train trip it brings back such memories
with just about 10 years ago on a train
when I that I first met you you were a
porter I remember when we arrived in Los
Angeles you helped me out with my coat
and whisked all the dust off me oh and
you pick up my bags carry them all the
way through the station and out to the
taxicab that was ten years ago
now if you'll give me my tip I'll go
home to my family
Oh Rochester stop kitty you know you
like this job and you've been very happy
with me because see what that is
Rochester I'll finish packing
yes all right sure like a tease the boss
he takes everything so serious if the
only dude I wouldn't leave it for $100 a
week not for $200
not for 3 or $300
get behind me Satan so many things you
can buy with $300 that Satan stop
pushing sometimes I think coming coming
hello Rochester Karla's listen come in
mr. Benny finished packing yet oh he's
got a suitcase full of clothes and a
trunk full of vitamin pills a trunk full
of vitamin pills with so many germs in
the air mr. Barry's taking along his own
Iron Curtain
Oh where is he now he's in the room you
can go on in okay
hey Rochester oh it's you Mary I'll be
with you in a second I just want to pack
my tuxedo Oh Jack you're not gonna take
that tuxedo it's got a moth hole in it
Oh nobody will notice the moth I'll
stick a flower in it but Jack when you
said Daniel smashes
well and I I just won't sit down don't
bend over either you'll look like Ramona
Ramona yeah I guess you're right Remley
be following me around playing his
guitar Colorado anyway Mary we're going
to Denver for the opening of the March
of Dimes the governor will be there I'll
probably make a speech see last time I
was at the March of Dimes campaign I
talked for two hours you talked for
three hours but you had to give him the
dime anyway
marry now stop with those jokes I gotta
finish packing now let's see what else
should I take Ramone nan da da da da
Jack Jack Ramon huh look in the other
room on your dresser isn't that cute
why Rochester put a rose between your
teeth
he what's the matter with your eyes
those are two white combs say marry you
all packed yes I planned everything
ahead to the station I hope they're
careful with my skis or you go skiing up
there oh sure that's wonderful skiing
country you ought to try it too jack
now I try to ski one my feet went out
from under me and I fell flat on my face
there's an answer that asked but I gave
it to Judy Canova I'm glad you gave it
to somebody now let's see well I think I
got everything I'll need Oh what are the
Rochester don't forget you comb too they
have steak on the train
now
now what else do I have to do oh yeah I
want to go down to my ball and take out
some money take out some money yeah
can i watch daddy no no I'll be right
back
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oh who goes there
friend or foe friend what's the password
oh you missed er Ben that's right how
are you fine fine are things on the
outside oh not so good they've been
thousands of cases of virus X in Los
Angeles hmm I've never heard of that
before
virus X no Los Angeles oh well Los
Angeles is a city that's been built
since you've come down here
don't you remember head when I first
brought you out here that little adobe
hut down near the plaza yeah yeah well
that's now renting for $4,000 a month
course at Los Angeles is a big city now
it's the home of over 3 million men and
women men and what
women women squad Oh
well I'm leaving town I need a little
money yet I'm gonna open the safe now
like gouge out my eyes no no no no
no and I trust you now let's see the
combination is right 245 left for 160
back to 15 then left the one
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give me your hand and I'll help you up
it's my own fault I shouldn't have stood
so close to it yeah let's see I'll be in
Denver a week there that ought to be
enough money well see you later ed
goodbye bye oh say mr. Benny yes do you
mind if I shave I'm stepping on it oh
why bother you'll only have to buy
clothes so long
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money sure Mary now all I have to do
miss Livingston for mr. Benny oh hello
Dennis
I'll go to see you again kid we missed
you last week we sure did how do you
feel Danice alright but I sure am tired
I pushed my car all the way over here
from my home in Van Nuys pushed your car
why the motors broken and it wouldn't
want run well your car doesn't run why
didn't you leave it in bad eyes then I
wouldn't have any way to get home
you take him Jack I lost my round did
everybody in the cast was sorry that you
were sick last week boy did I feel awful
I had a temperature of 102 102 I know
what you went through Dennis you know I
was sick too how much temperature did
you have 101 huh
Sanna stop being silly oh by the way mr.
Binney I want to thank you for sending
your doctor over to see me when I was
sick
Oh for heaven's sake Jack are you still
standing that horse doctor two people
marry I wish you'd stop talking like
that about dr. Nelson he's not a horse
doctor he is a horse that is not the
cure Dennis didn't eat kid yeah
well I've got to go now it's time eat my
oats for over a week my father had to
stay home and take care of me
your father that is why didn't you have
a nurse with the temperature of a hunt
and two I didn't trust myself look dad
we better stop this talking and hurry
the train leaves for Denver at seven
o'clock oh by the way mr. Benny how many
weeks you gonna stay in Denver 1 ha go
ahead marry at you around again I know
jack you can have him I don't want him
he's too much for me I'm gonna take any
chances Dennis have you got a song
prepared for the broad gasps yes but my
doctor told me not to sing I have
laryngitis
does he have laryngitis why aren't you
whispering why it's no secret
I didn't mean that you know Dennis when
I was sick the doctor came to see me
twice a day haha often they come to see
you once Mary well look Dennis we got a
lot of things to do so you better run
along okay see you later mr. Benny what
I did
hey Mary you ready to go to the station
yes Jack and the taxis waiting out front
good good come on let's go
Rochester left already with my baggage
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well Jack we're almost there you can see
the union station up ahead yeah you know
Mary's so much better coming down in a
taxi they can take you right down to the
main entrance
okay folks you can get out here get out
here but driver we're a block away why
don't you take us right to the station
well no I I never take anybody to the
station why I can't stand saying goodbye
drivers stop with that nonsense and take
us to the station
imagine a taxi driver being so
sentimental
can't say goodbye yeah how can i whoops
the dollar sixty hey I didn't think we
live that far from there okay folks here
you are at the Union Station that'll be
a dollar sixty here's your money
come on Mary so long driver goodbye
buster
take care of yourself have a nice trip
Oh for heaven's sake come on Mary let's
go goodbye lady have a nice time take
care of yourself I will I don't know why
people have to go away
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I
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I never saw such an emotional taxi
driver you know oh well I'm glad he's
gone now let's see
well there's Rochester with all my bags
Rochester you sure you didn't forget
anything oh no boss everything's here
one trunk ones the Lisa file in a duffel
bag in a birdcage birdcage hello Polly
Jack you mean you're taking your parrot
along to Denver well Mary I think I
should I'm taking around this trip to
forget forget yeah that carrier pigeon
you know she was in love with was
transferred to the Mediterranean she
seemed so
forget Akali he'll be back come on come
on Barry yeah I'm glad we got here early
yeah but I feel so silly Jack you have
to carry that well come on Mary let's
see if we can find the power oh there
you are mister I've been looking all
over for you
wait you're the taxi driver I thought
you left I had to come back have a nice
trip
take care of yourself and don't forget
to write
Larry he doesn't hate to say goodbye -
goodbye mister goodbye lady oh why do
people have to go away
Larry let's get out of here will you
people are looking at us silly guy look
I got our reservations for the Pullman
about I better go over and get the
tickets just one place for me Wyatt oh
yeah Oh Phil Wyatt Jackson I thought
that well hello Polly
they'll stop breathing on what are you
doing here at the station anyway I
thought you were taking a later train
well I am I just came down early to
check some of my luggage but I still got
some more packing to do oh well by the
way fella might be pretty cold in Denver
is your cold check yeah I asked me that
again Willie at Jackson I said is your
coat check no it's blue Serge Oh Harris
is too bad you ain't president so you
could be on all four networks bill the
only chance you'd ever have be me aren't
you Phil Harris oh I sure AM honey you
better take a good look while you can
because I'm gonna be out of town for a
whole week baby oh I knew it was you mr.
Harris may I have your autograph well
watch this very mr. Harris give me your
autograph
well it ought to be good Mary you know
he can't write his own name I know come
on mr. Harris your autograph please
oh look honey I ain't got no pencil but
here's something better than my
autograph how do you like that he gave
her a lock of his hair
you better make careful that's what you
used to do quiet Polly say honey would
you like this fellas autograph this man
with the parrot I don't know who is it
Frank buck Mary well I miss I happen to
be Jack Benny oh well would you sign
Frank buck anyway
certainly Frank buck Benny there you are
thank you sir Longfellow C and n okay
Jackson so long Livie I fell
hey Jack why isn't still going with us
oh he's got some business to take care
of with his own show so he's gonna take
a later train attention please
we lost the train going through Santa
Rochester and his lousy tips yeah I hope
this ticket window is a fire sale chair
uh-huh begging your pardon all that sort
of rot could you inform me as the
location of the information booth well
I'm not sure I five so fellow your
daughter would know not this girl this
girl isn't my daughter well I don't mean
her I mean the little one with the
feathers that's a parrot you see my sale
board did you sit on the egg that's such
a resemblance look mister I don't know
where the information booth is well
cheerio
my bubblegum and all that sort of thing
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everybody walks up to me okay check Oh
Jack here comes down hello Jack hello
Mary hello dad
dad I was just going over to pick up my
Pullman ticket have you got yours well I
certainly have Jack I'm in lower 9 John
you could have saved yourself some money
by taking an upper but I like to be in
the lower after the first pump you're
there anyway you're not kidding
hey Don I hope you brought the quartet
with you I don't want them to miss the
train for Denver here they come now Jack
oh yeah I bet they're all excited about
the trip oh they sure are hello fellas
they're going away on the train are they
just listen to this the best way we know
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and now I couldn't hear a word that
train announcer Sam Jack you better
hurry over and get your ticket I'll meet
you on the train okay Mary you take the
parrot and I'll see you and Donna at the
gate
all right now let's see the ticket
window is over all there you are mister
I'm so glad you haven't left Oh for
heaven's sake you again I'm trying to
get a ticket please
take care of yourself mister I'll take
care of my I've watched something for
you here take this fruit in these
flowers flowers give them to the little
lady
thank you but mister I just I'm a strong
10,000 taxi drivers Los Angeles I had to
get him well here's the ticket window
your there's nobody ahead of me Oh
mister mister Oh fine are you the agent
no no they put me behind these bars
because I toasted marshmallows out of
seeds
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look mr. Lister I'm in a hurry
I'm in a hurry look give me give me two
for Denver to Denver's you want him on
ride or whole wheat not sandwiches not
Denver Colorado oh I'm sorry I used to
work in the Brown Derby well you're in
the railroad station now you can take it
all like if there's a guy named Tony
hundred giving me away look mister all I
want are two tickets to Denver Colorado
do you see you and your wife my wife oh
now don't deny it I know you just got
married you're still carrying the
flowers look this bouquet of fun why
don't you throw it you're darn right
I'll throw there whoops I caught it wait
till the girls hear about me
look mister mister will you do me a
favor look give me two tickets for
Denver Colorado that's all I want that's
all yes see two tickets that's all I
want to think of Denver caller and do
you have your baggage all taken care of
yes yes I have well it may be cold in
Denver is your coat check well I
oh wait a minute Oh
would you say that again mr. to say what
is your coat check no it's blue sir
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oh my goodness hey give me those two
tickets to Denver quit well I made
oh boy what I went through to get these
tickets but we're on our way
come on let's go in the dining car and
get something to eat no no Mary no no
I'm too tired I'll go to my room and lie
down she'll be good to stretch out and
wait a minute there's somebody's clothes
hanging up on my home what's this in my
bed
hey you don't cry I'm coming back
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day on Wednesday next Sunday night we'll
be broadcasting from the Civic
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