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Hello friends welcome to this day in
Jack Benny I'm John Henderson this
episode is from October 10th
1937 last week was the first episode in
Jack Benny's fourth season Jack Jack if
you notice how much Kenny is growing
this summer that's right Don he's
getting to be a real young man isn't he
isn't he Mary is he sure is and he's
better looking too gosh do you mean that
Mary uh-huh then give me a kiss oh a
fast worker too H oh all right come on
keny brace
yourself well how was it Mary he has
grown oh now what come
in hey Jack Jack look look who walked in
well this is a surprise a Lyman of all
people
hello Jack can I see you a
minute he Lyman look Jack I noticed that
you're using Phil Harris's band well yes
a what about it well last winter when
you were in New York you promised to use
my band I got Phil Harris signed up for
the season besides there's no place to
discuss business well what about that
letter you sent me well I wrote that
when I was mad at
Phil a number of newspapers magazines
and trade Publications printed a review
of Jack Benny's opening broadcast like
variety quote Jack Ben returned Sunday
with both the old gas and probably the
old following the script took no chances
for the occasion it even revived an old
Feud and by doing so accounted for the
only unquestionable sock interlude of
the program a lyan proved a big gun in
oral volume and dramatic Effectiveness
during this laugh Whirlwind he didn't
stumble even over a syllable before
lyman's entry the kidding ran pretty
much to the thinner side with most of
the slow jockeying being obviously due
to the formalities of cast
reintroduction Kenny Baker gave
evidences of decidedly improved voice
and style while larynx of Andy Divine
showed it was more capable than ever of
production static unquote another blurb
was more fashion oriented saying quote
The Jack Benny show yesterday was a
Harmony of autumn Browns and gold Phil
Harris Kenny Baker Jack Benny Don Wilson
and the orchestra all wore brown suits
Mary Livingston wore wor a gold light
Woolen dress with a brown suede beanie
with a tassel and brown suede shoes
unquote in addition to the Jack Benny
show you could hear Eddie caner on the
radio yeah can I please have your
autograph why certainly my boy isn't he
a cute little youngster huh here you are
Eddie caner there you are hey M give me
the nickel you said the big dope
Couldn't Write
yep there's an expression not used as
often these days the third degree like a
serious
interrogation Lily pwns was a
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singer in the theaters at this time you
could see the movie High wide and
handsome everything's all right again
everything's going to be right from now
on there was also shall we dance with
Fred aair and his dance partner Ginger
Rogers you say either and I say either
you say neither I say neither either
either neither neither let's Call the
Whole Thing Off Jack Benny could be seen
in the movie artists and models what's a
million
dollars just everything and Mary
Livingston was in a movie called this
way please TR that coffee H so am I
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J the jello program starring Jack Benny
with Mary Livingston and Phil Harris and
his orchestra the orchestra opens a
program with you can't have everything
from the picture of the same
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and Now ladies and gentlemen for the
second broadcast of the new series we
bring you by popular demand and public
to claim our latest disc discover
Jack what's his
name thank you thank
you thank you Jello again this is Jack
what's his name talking who was just
been introduced by Don
whoes and Don that was an awful
introduction you're nothing but an old
Whatchamacallit Well Jack I put you at
ease you know I thought you were pretty
nervous last Sunday night on our first
broadcast well Don why not I mean after
all I'm the mother of the program you
know what we have to go
through but I must admit that I was
never so frightened in my life you think
I had never faced a microphone yes I
noticed it Jack and I sympathized with
you oh I was a wreck I shook so much
that after the program I found dandruff
in my
sock yes and I noticed your hands were
shaking too what was that done I said
your hands were shaking well they were
glad to see each
other but I want to tell you something
Don and this may sound silly I was very
happy to find out that I could be be
that nervous you were why because it
definitely proves my
Artistry you know Don there's an old
saying that unless you're nervous you're
not a true artiste well uh I agree with
you you know there's something to that
now you take our greatest performers any
one of Might well I remember one time at
the Metropolitan Opera when Lily ponds
walked out on the stage absolutely
trembling with fright really yes sir and
when she picked up her violin and
started to
play well I never Jack Jack what's the
matter with you Lily Pon is a singer she
doesn't play the violin she doesn't no
well that shows you how nervous she
was but but we're all like that now
we're all like now you take our own
business for instance radio Don come
here a minute will you did you ever uh
did you ever watch Eddie cander
broadcast yes I have Jack and he's very
funny I didn't ask you
that but is he jittery did you ever
notice his eyes when he works I'll say
it seems like they're going to pop right
out of his head well they would if he
didn't use glue for an eye
wash I can mention any number of cases
now you take Fred a stair I'll take
Ginger
quiet now really you've seen Fred a
staring pictures haven't you D yes I
have and his dancing is marvelous
dancing why that's nothing but a nervous
twit
but as I told you Don in Show Business
we're all like that well I was once on a
vaille bill with a contortionist who
used to bite his toenails oh was he
nervous but you know D I felt awfully
sorry for Mary last Sunday she was
scared stiff you said it oh hello Mary
hello Mary you know I was telling down
how excited I was last Sunday did you
notice it Mary why Jack you looked as
cool as a cucumber I did and just as
green well it's no surprise to me gee
you were so upset you were even smoking
a cigar well what's unusual about that
you've seen me smoke a cigar before
haven't you yes but not sideways
oh well I suppose you were perfectly
common at EAS I never saw anyone like
you I Know It Jack gee I was so worried
and fidgety that I don't even remember
kissing Kenny you don't well how do you
know you kiss Kenny I've been acting
like a dope all week well I can
understand that but Mary I was wondering
about the show did you hear any reports
on our last week's program oh
everybody's talking about it I brought a
swell WR up from The Hollywood Reporter
oh yeah what does it say don't grab it
I'll read it I'm not grabbing go ahead
uh it says uh the jello show returned to
the air Sunday night October 3rd Mary
Livingston was her usual Charming self
and the high spot of the evening was her
poem about
Paris the program itself was fty and
jerky and dull at times oh but Mary
Livingston was her usual Charming
sell what again doesn't say anything
about about me oh sure right here Jack
Benny got his laugh by making faces back
at the
audience I did not make faces there was
a fly on my nose why didn't you brush
him off say every listener
counts is there any more to the write up
Mary uh the program was very
entertaining well and although it was a
cloudy evening with a slight Northeast
wind Mary Livingston was her
usual I know that see even the weather
doesn't stop you it's an awful ride up
anyway you'd think he'd make allowance
for my nervousness on the first program
oh it wasn't just the program Jack you
were upset because AB Lyman came into
the studio and threatened you why
because he tried to scare me into hiring
his band that didn't affect me guy's
nothing but a big Bluff well then why
did you stay in the house all week
because I was sick that's why I even had
a doctor didn't I Mary uh-huh oh is that
so what was wrong with Jack the doctor
said he had a streak of jaundice down
his
back he did not he did not he said I had
a breakdown from strain and worry I
didn't leave the house until Friday well
uh you didn't run into Lyman did you no
and I wouldn't have cared if I did then
why did you wear those great big false
whiskers because I had a cold in my
chest and shut
up why what is this a third degree hey
Jack what's all excitement nothing Phil
but no one seems to believe me around
here that's all see it's only natural to
be tense on my first show you were
nervous too weren't you Phil what for
I'm no
ham well I'm not either Phil but gee I
like to do a good job don't you want
your music good don't you want your boys
to play well I wouldn't know it if they
did
well well that's interesting the
sponsors will be glad to hear that I bet
they're not even listening fine talk I
must say when I think of all the
orchestra leaders that would be willing
to take your job for almost nothing what
do you think I'm
doing well of all the of all the
ungrateful things let me tell you
something Phil you talked yourself right
out of something you were in line for a
raise that line hasn't moved in 3 years
oh is that so that's what you think you
got a raise didn't you Mary I'll say you
see but I was working in Macy's at the
time just for that you won't get it say
Phil even though you're not interested I
wonder if I can Prevail upon you to lead
the orchestra through our next musical
selection okay wake up
man play Phil now I'll
sleep
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that was am I in love from Mr DOD takes
the air played by Phil Harris and his
Sandman Ensemble they feel in spite of
your attitude your music does sound much
better with those added musicians yes I
think so of course I don't care much for
that one new man you got there he keeps
you know the fellow who keeps summing
his nose at me all the time
where right over there that's the
harmonica player oh oh I I see I didn't
get that oh yeah hey wait a minute
where's the harmonica you can't afford
one wellow I wish you'd hire musicians
instead of
critics believe me sayy Jack yeah uh
those three vile innocent philad had
certainly improved a lot they have yeah
this week they're using both hands oh
good
well anyway a larger orchester does help
our show say Phil I forgot to ask you
did you hear any reports on last
Sunday's broadcast nothing that wouldn't
upset
you well it won't upset me I want to
know the truth all right for one thing I
read in the variety I read that so don't
get
smart Wise Guy well say Jack what Don
here's a great write up in the radio
guide I brought it along you did yes you
want to hear it no but kills time
anyway it says
Jack Benny inaugurates his new series of
broadcasts last Sunday night and this
reviewer has seldom heard a more novel
program well the outstanding moment came
when Don Wilson stated in a voice
vibrant with emotion that Jello was not
genuine without the big red letters on
the box H the sincerity with which he
read that famous slogan was not only
believable but thrilling well it was Don
it was it was when this Sterling
announcer claimed that Jello had that
new extra rich chice fruit flavor he
held the audience in the palm of his
hand you could Don you
could what else does it say Bravo to Mr
Wilson let us have more of this kind of
entertainment H uh let's see that Don
yes here you are Mary he doesn't it say
anything about me uh wait a minute uh oh
here's something nice about you jack oh
yeah uh Jack Benny the star of the
program gave an exceedingly fine
performance as only he can admit
well that's more like it there anything
else uh the studio was jammed the
reception was good and Mary Livingston
was her usual Charming
self it's a fine writer I bet you know
every newspaper man in town well it's a
small town yeah usual Charming self now
listen Jack did I write those reviews it
wasn't your aunt
Minnie if I'm not too
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subtle say Jack are you really heard
about those writeups no I'm not you
ought to see what the walk Kean Sun
Gazette said about me maybe it was a
rave naturally it was your hom Town well
that's just a coincidence they're very
fair in walk Keagan a go on they're
prejudiced because you're a local boy
they're not prejudiced in fact I had an
uncle that was hung
there so there stop showing off yeah why
don't you read us the write up Jack no
Don it'll sound conceited you can take
my word for it that it's very good oh
bet who wrote it Jack's uncle and it
served him right let's drop it you guys
think hey Jack Jack what get a load of
Kenny yeah look at him with a big cigar
in his mouth cigar well I'll be dog gone
Hello Kenny hi you man how's things and
stuff well I'll be what do you hear from
the
mob now look Kenny just because we told
you you're growing up you don't have to
rush things well I'm in a hurry yeah and
another thing throw away that cigar
it'll make you sick it will not it's
chocolate oh chocolate who's got a match
Kenny you had me scared there for a
minute you know your mother told me to
keep an eye on you so don't go acting up
you're getting a little too wild for a
kid your age I got to have my fling
don't I fling well you don't even know
what a fling is well when I find out
wow get that guy it's all your fault
Mary you shouldn't have kissed kissed
Kenny last week well you told me to
that's right I did geez he's got to grow
up sometime yeah
yeah and furthermore Kenny it wouldn't
hurt you to get here on time where were
you I stopped off for a slug of root
bear oh a slug of root bear
huh boy if I got a
hangover pardon me Kenny I didn't give
you the lead there I'm sorry well pull
yourself together Kenny it's time for
your s all
right wait a minute we answer the phone
Mary uh hello hello is this j e
hello yes Andy oh hello Mary I want to
speak to Buck okay here say Buck I
called up to tell you that I can't come
down to the program today I got a cold a
cold yeah can't you notice
him not without television Andy it's too
bad how did you get it well yesterday
morning I started to put on my underwear
and I didn't know which foot to put in
first yeah and while I was making up my
mind the draft snuck up on
me well that's a shame you ought to take
care of it what you need is a good hot
totty a hot tody yeah what do you do
drink it or go out with
it yeah drink it well Andy as long as
you got a
cold as long as you got a cold you
better go right to bed and get some
sleep I can't Buck every time I snooze I
sneeze all right just stay in the house
then take care of yourself so long Andy
so long Buck it's you CU un tight well
Goodbye Oh Andy how did our first
program go over to your house oh great
buck the chickens are still
cackling well that's fine I'm glad to
hear it you know the cows like it too I
know Andy I got a bottle of milk in my
fan mail I know well goodbye say Buck
when's Kenny going to sing right now
Andy wait a minute don't hang up go
ahead sing Kenny now don't go away Andy
Kenny's going to do a song right
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away
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night and the stars and the moon
beam music and dancing and
wine and then in the
dark
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Whispers
that make a moment of
love
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divine whispers in the
dark to shadows in the
night so gentle and so tender that every
little word is like a
song of sweet
delight whispers in the
dark how heavenly they
see when lips and arms surrender and
Every Little Kiss is like a
Dream Within A
Dream
but soon the breezes whisper to the
trees that Dawn is
near so
soon the little Paradise of
love will
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disappear whispers in the
dark while Stars are in the
blue Upon A Night Like This perhaps I'll
hear those little whispers in the
dark from
you precious little whisper
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say
I
love
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that was Penny Baker singing whispers in
the dark from Artis models a great tune
from a great
picture and I've got a picked up option
to prove it K did you sing that number
in the picture Jack no Kenny I was too
busy acting and making love wasn't I
Mary yes
sir well you ask me
something anyway Kenny I heard some nice
comments on your song last week did you
hear any reports on our program oh swell
Jack and I saw a great write up for us
in the radio daily well we haven't got
time for that oh I got it right here oh
what does it say it says uh a general
program last Sunday was Dynamite but it
failed to go
off is that so however the program is
fairly good well and Kenny Baker was
Mary Livingston's usual Charming
self now that's what I call a real
tribut and now uh ladies and
gentlemen going from the writeups to the
sublime we will present the first in a
series of Highly dramatic offerings
entitled High wide tall dark and
handsome I will play the part of high
Wilson will be
wide and now who else boy if we only had
a handsome quiet now in this place oh
pardon me folks come in California here
I come I like to hear the buddies and
the pigeons well well hello
stranger
on us well Jackie boy and Wilson and
kennel and Mary oh my oh my my my my yep
we're all here slept we're all here oh
my am I happy to see you while you could
knock me down with that
cheesecake hey Phil Phil I want you to
meet an old friend of mine slep this is
Phil Harris glad to know you slep the
feeling is
beneficial well no kidding slep it's
sure nice to see you again oh all the
way from New York how'd you come out in
my trailer oh only took me 8 Months 8
months from New York in a trailer why'
you have trouble with your car what car
I only had a
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trailer oh well in that case it's
remarkable only 8 months hey Z with a
little luck I could have made it in
seven why what what happened my wife had
a
puncture so your wife made a trip with
you imagine making a cross country trip
like that 8 months so what do you call
your trailer welman's Magic
Carpet ah it's at Jim dendy I can
imagine a trailer say how big is it
three rooms in a swimming
pool a swimming pool how could you get a
swimming pool in a trailer I took out my
tennis court well you got here anyway
they slept did you hear our program last
Sunday ah Jackie boy it was marvelous it
was simply fascinating there was only
one thing missing there was and here I
am well I'm glad you liked it what do
you think of our new addition Andy
Divine oh he's tantalizing well you must
be tired sit down and relax and we'll
get together later all right H child i'
like to be in
the
oh he Mary isn't it good to see sler
again yeah but I wish he'd take that
Herring out of his hand while he's
broadcasting well his part is typed on
it and now
uh and Now ladies and gentlemen uh we
will continue with our program and offer
a new ser series of uh hello Jack hello
oh hello Lyman I didn't hear you come in
now watch out Jack Here Comes Mickey rat
just be quiet Mary I'll handle this
there's going to be any trouble around
here tonight all right AB what's
bothering you now you promised to talk
things over with me during the week and
you never showed up now listen Abe I
told you last week that Phil Harris and
his band was signed up for the season
and that settles it what about that
letter you sent me that has nothing to
do with it a letter isn't a contract it
is too stay out of this Kenny
you I can
lick now AE I've had enough of this so
get out of here and leave us alone oh
yeah yeah I'm not afraid of you for 2
cents I throw you out in your ear why
don't you try it because money isn't
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everything that'll hold you now look
here Lyman you heard Jack say that I was
signed up for the season so why don't
you scram one more crack out of you Phil
and I'll uncurl your hair
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and curls fil's hair I don't think you
can do it well I do good night
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folks well of all the yellow spineless
gentlemen gentlemen what seems to be the
confu here oh this guy is trying to
bulldo me is that so it's feeling
Tipper well leave him to me I'll put him
in the place slap don't hold me
oh now look here limey boy you're
talking TAPS in this argument you're all
wrong now listen here you little punk
I'll punch you right in the nose all of
a sudden I'm on your
side why are all my friends little
guys now look here Abe I don't want to
have to appeal to your sympathy that
I've been pretty sick all week and and
I've been in bed with a
cold the doctor told me that any little
excitement or worry is liable to prove
fatal gee Jack I didn't know that so put
yourself in my position and try to
understand we'll talk this over when I
feel better Well Jack I'm sorry I didn't
know you were ill oh I
am see all right I'll run along and
we'll talk it over later okay I'll
straighten it out with you you better or
don't bother getting
well oh it's no bother
well thanks a lot goodbye Abe so long
chisler can you imagine that I hope he
falls down the stairs and now folks
we well I must be
psychic
ease speed and delicious goodness
there's one dessert that brings you all
three and that dessert is jello jello is
as easy as can be to prepare and will
help you get constant interest and
variety into your meals for there are
six delicious flavors to tempt every
appetite six lovely going colors to
dress your table you can serve it in any
number of attractive ways you'll find a
group of recipe suggestions different
recipes on different packages for
instance try orange glaz a cheerful
dessert to match these cheerful Autumn
days it's made with shimmering orange
Jello-O and sections of fresh oranges
it's prepared in a jiffy and it looks
delightful and it tastes well there are
other inviting recipes on every box of
Jell-O and you want to try them all just
be sure you get genuine Jello for only
Jello brings you that delicious extra
Rich fruit flavor so ask your grer for
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jello
this is the last number of the second
program of the new Jello series and
we'll be with you again next Sunday
night at the same time oh Mary yes Jack
I went to the paramont last night saw
your picture this way please you did
how'd you like it a swell me you're
awfully cute in it I thought you were
your usual Charming B isn't that a
coincidence that's just what I thought
yeah hey Buck can I hang up now now oh I
forgot about Andy good night folks good
night
J or not is now every Saturday night for
Husky see your local paper for time and
station Kenny Baker is appeared on this
program through the courtesy of mvin ly
Productions the tune yours and mine is
from the picture Broadway Melody of 1938
this is the National Broadcasting
Company
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know