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thank you thanks thank you very much
ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the
show now before I get on with the
program you know there's something I've
been curious about and I want to get it
settled right now you see I get fan mail
of course I got a letter get letters
every now and then
what's the while I get a letter from
someone who said says that I look much
better wearing glasses with my glasses
on you see then I get letters from other
people telling me that I look better
with my glasses off not worried so I
thought and I'd like to get the opinion
of you folks here in the studio audience
is a so when I put on I'll put on my
glasses and those who like me better
that way please
applaud
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now now I'll remove my glasses and if
you like me better that way those who do
please applaud
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well that's about 50/50 and I'm the kind
of a guy you know that likes to please
everybody you see so
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anyway to get on with the show about the
silliest thing I've ever done this won't
work I don't think proves one thing
though I can certainly break a pair of
glass well now that I've had my physical
examination I I would like to introduce
my guest star ladies and gentlemen a
young fellow who was not only popular
with the younger set but also would be
adults and probably one of the most
sought-after entertainers and
personalities and all of show business
mr. Frankie Avalon
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I'll never say never again and again
cause here I go again and I'll never say
never kiss you again here I never do a
game I never tried
taken that day again
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and brother
of course you better catch it
goodbye
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whoa
more time
one more time
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isn't he great he really is and you know
you're gonna be thrilled with his next
number because he asked me to accompany
him and I know what you're saying you're
saying each other now why say the first
number so well why would he want Jack to
accompany him well that's a good
question I'd like to answer it I'll tell
you exactly how it happened you know a
few weeks ago before I even knew that
Frankie Avalon was gonna be a guest on
my show I was here at the studio
rehearsing is he and when I finished
rehearsal I went out the hall to get a
soft drink Oh still busy huh well keep
trying operator yes please thank you
very much hello mr. Benny whoa Oh
Frankie Frankie Avalon I didn't
recognize him right away did you
no what are you doing here at the studio
I'm down the hall doing a recording
session Oh making another record yeah I
hope it's a hit - oh I'm sure it will be
you know I went into a music store the
other night and I am the afternoon
brother and I heard some records are
yours and Paul Anka's and Fabian and
Bobby Rydell well it has been wonderful
the way the public is accepted young
talent
we've we've really got it made
we yeah we where you see I use the word
we always I have a habit of saying we
sort of weld away Lindenberg
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Lindburgh did he make any records well
yes yes in 1927 he made Paris in the
spring
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that was a good one yeah but you know a
Frankie now I don't want to take
anything away from you young fellas you
see but the kind of songs that they're
singing today I never heard anything
like it I mean they're ridiculous like
what is that anyway well that particular
one is a ballad a ballad oh well anyway
I'm serious I mean why are they what are
they want with those crazy sounds well
that's what makes himself yeah I mean on
the record that I'm doing today we're
looking for the same thing we're trying
to find a distinctive sound we call it a
gimmick you mean you need that what's
wrong funny sounds and great gimmick
sounds well I guess you know what you're
talking about
well anyway it was nice running into you
very nice oh by the way how would you
like to be a guest on my hello excuse me
mr. Benny I'm expecting this call okay
hello
yes I'll hold on
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yes yes speaking still busy
well would you keep trying for me
operator please thank you I have a call
in to my folks in Philadelphia no now
what were you saying mr. Benny well I
wanted to ask you if you'd like to be a
guest on one of my television show yeah
that'd be wonderful maybe you can get
together with my agent
your agent Oh Frankie look at I don't
want to go through that all the time
with agents I mean you and I can make a
deal well what do you have in mind well
I mean you could come on my show and you
could sing to your folks in Philadelphia
and save a phone call well it sounds
like a tempting offer but well my agent
insists that whenever I appear on a
television show I have to get paid well
he has a point there naturally
what is your regular fee $10,000
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watch $10,000 yes well my agent says
that I should be compensated for all
those rough years I put in on the way up
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well tell your agent that I've put in
some pretty rough years true you know
the last time I gave anybody $10,000 was
Rochester to put in my ball
we don't need your agent look now why
don't you and I we can discuss the whole
thing you know and come on my show and
I'll treat you real good okay all right
now listen I better get back to the
studio because they're probably waiting
for me to stab you sir
okay hello oh I can't talk to you now
pop but watch the Jack Benny show I have
a feeling I'll be singing to you nice
singing okay come on come on oh wait a
minute Frankie listen you know I have
never been in I never watched anybody
make a record you know do a recording do
you mind if I go yeah I've got all kinds
of no not at all I like to see it just
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oh girl what's the matter honey
well now I'm sure your mommies around
here somewhere Don't Cry honey oh here I
have something for you a nice box of new
jello well honey you love that new
strawberry jell-o it has fresh fruit
tastes just like the other 11 flavors oh
honey don't cry here I have something
more for you I have boxes of jell-o's
two new flavors
here's mixed fruit love that
and here's lemon why won't you just love
them honey they taste like fresh fruit
pick right off the tree well honey now
what's the matter don't you like jell-o
honey don't cry why not dear I made
everything for a part in studio P and
they were already up here
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that she wasn't crying at all she was
rehearsing and I'm hot my three
delicious boxes of jell-o I wanna buy
Joe
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Frankie we're all set anytime you're
ready
did you find the gimmick well we try a
lot of crazy sounds Frankie but none of
them seem right I know what we need the
gimmick well look if we haven't got one
we'll just you know just do it at it now
okay fellas everybody ready we're gonna
make this I hate to do this to you but
before we record do we have the last 16
bars to check the balance yeah sure okay
take it from my reading mr. Benny Abbey
all right can sit over here I guess Oh
fine
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Oh
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I
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come to Papa come to Papa
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my sweet
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mr. Betty I hope you realize this next
one will be recording so please no
applause no aw don't worry about it all
right I don't want to do
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why sweet
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embrace me
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I'm terribly sorry I didn't mean to do
that there there's no harm done
it didn't even chip the shame cuz you
you were going so good there thank you
hey mail and Lauer stop would you have
the clarinet move in just a little bit
wait okay let's break it and let's have
an absolutely quiet please red light
right from the top on the downbeat
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why suede
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well you see when you ask the clarinet
player to move up you see concern it
rounds out the guitar I know I'm right
but you see we have little instruments
in here that control I don't know how
you ever get a record maybe
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all right let's see if we can make this
one contain red light
why Sweden
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embrace me you hear
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would you please quit winding your watch
sorry you know I thought it stopped
today but I know that it's just that one
of Mickey's hands
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yeah did I take you away from anything
no no for heaven's sakes I've got all
day don't worry about me Frankie yes sir
Frankie you know the rule about no
visitors while we're recording she's
been in the business all these years I
thought he'd know enough to be quiet
well apparently he doesn't so he's gonna
have to leave the studio now you're
gonna have to ask him to leave oh I
couldn't do that
I can't insult him he's an institution I
mean something mr. Benny would be like
like insulting Abraham Lincoln
I'm not asking you to take a shot at
that's asking to leave now go on ask him
to leave I can't do it
well at least ask him to be quiet all
right
looky
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mr. Bennett well well but what I'm
trying to say is whether or what Frankie
is trying to say is that we're making a
recording and we only have about three
minutes left to finish it or we go into
overtime so could we please have it
quiet Oh sir - if cars I'm sorry quiet
everybody quiet quiet
go ahead you know you're holding them up
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and brace me
my sweet
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embrace me
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you
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just one look at you
see me you and you alone bring out
wait a minute what he's got it he's got
it the sound the sound we've been
looking for that gimmick for the song
he's got it aids got it I got the sound
you won
and that's exactly what happened I found
the sound they wanted the gimmick is a
and Frankie Avalon was so thrilled about
it that he promised he'd come over here
today and record his number right on my
show will you open the curtains please
Wow
everybody ready anytime you are Jack
fine fine would you bring in my
instrument please
my music
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be sure and take your cue from me
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Rashmi
I swear
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embrace me
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we'll be back with these
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thank you thank you again ladies and
gentlemen I hope you all enjoyed the
show now I know that you laughed of
course at that instrument that I played
but I've got news for you next week I'm
giving a concert at the Philharmonic
it's going to be a long one
I'm going to play ten and a half gallon
now I'd like to present my guest star
once more Frankie Avalon
Frankie was just wonderful having you on
the show oh it was a lot of fun and that
was some record we may do you think
it'll be a hit well I don't think it'll
ever be another e
Thank You Frankie
Knight bolts and I'll be seeing you next
week or State Farm Insurance
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