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Hello friends welcome to this day in
Jack Benny I'm John Henderson this
episode is from November 2nd 1941 2 days
after Halloween it's Halloween and
you're bound to cause some trouble in
the episode they reference this song I
to the world
on
fire I have other plans I just want a
star a flame in your
heart Frank Buck was a wild animal
Trapper I found I'd caught a pint-sized
tornado he was a cute little fellow but
no better tempered than the rest of his
breed and in this episode they mention a
handful of movie stars Claudette coar
that's an awful lot of am Charles lton
for heaven's sakes Ronald Coleman as the
world been treating you all right
Charles Boyer to some questions there
isn't any yes or no and Sherlock Holmes
himself basil wrath bone be very
interesting to see if my deductions are
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show the jello program brought to you by
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Benny with Mary Livingston Phil Harris
Dennis day and yours truly Don Wilson
the orchestra opens a program with
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that was mama played by the orchestra
and Now ladies and gentlemen at this
time we would like to turn the clock
back to last Friday night and show you
what happened when Jack and the rest of
our gang went out and celebrated
Halloween the time 7:30 Friday evening
the place Jack's house in Beverly Hills
take it
away I don't want to set the world on
fire Rochester I just want to go where I
can get
though Rochester stop complaining in
Rhythm and help me get into my Halloween
costume the gang will be here any minute
handam me those horns here you are
pardon ignorance boss but what character
are you struggling to
convey my costume is very obvious I've
got on red underwear a long tail horns
and I'm carrying a pitchfork now who am
I the man from the finance
company I am not I'm the devil now hand
me that mirror here you are thanks no I
don't like this effect these darn horns
keep slipping slipping over to one side
the horns are all right it's your tpe
that
slips something wrong there I don't know
why I picked out a devil costume anyway
of course I bought this pair of horns I
should use them why don't you put one of
them on your nose and go as a
rhinoceros no I can't do that Phil
Harris is coming as Frank Buck and he'd
shoot
me he'd love the excuse I wonder if this
tail is too long here
see was at the door Rochester yes sir
come in I could have done that
myself Rochester when I tell you oh
hello Mary hello Jack Mary this is
Halloween I thought you were going to
dress up tonight where's your costume
I've got it on I'm Pocahontas Pocahontas
in a mink coat John Smith was nice to
me oh you're a wam Digger eh
well at least stick a feather in your
hair make it believable see what do you
think of my outfit Mary don't I look
like the devil
always I mean my costume I'm supposed to
be Satan had you see my horns well
straighten up you look like a
toad who ever heard of a red toad there
say boss I'm going to a masquerade party
tonight myself you are Rochester what
are you going to be I'm going to close
my eyes and go as a Smith brother's C
drop
well that's not a bad idea say Rochester
why don't you keep one eye open and go
as a
period how's that I better keep both
eyes open my lady friends are
over all right do as you please Jack
what are we going to do tonight where
are we going I got it all figured out
listen to this first we'll go to
Claudette Co bear's house and then I'll
take a piece of soap and write Claudette
loves Jack all over her window oh you
did that last year and she came out
wrote Jack
who well this time she'll know Jack who
when quette comes out of the house I'm
going to grab her and give her a kiss
now there's only one guy kisses like
Benny you don't have to tell me dead
lips Mary I'm going to give you a good
jab with my Pitchfork if you don't look
out well anyway after we live CA dead
come in come
in
well look what's hopping through the
door for Pete's sake what an outfit
hello Jack Mary hello Dan what are you
supposed to be why can't you tell I'm a
kangaroo well sure enough you certainly
look realistic Don with those long ears
sticking up and that great big
pouch but say say I thought Dennis was
coming with you where is the kid
peekaboo
well I'll be darned a baby
kangaroo here climb uh climb out kid
here I'll help you thanks Mr Benny
imagine coming as a little kangaroo you
know I was going to come as a floor lamp
a floor lamp yeah but when I screwed the
bulbs in my ears they wouldn't light
up
oh that's terrible maybe I ought to see
a
doctor Dennis you're not supposed to
light up you know Mary someday I'll have
to have a talk with that kid by the way
jack isn't Phil going to join us tonight
yeah he'll drop by as soon as he
finishes night school say Dennis while
we're waiting around for him let's hear
that song you're going to do on the
program Sunday yeah get over the piano
kid okay oh say Rochester did you ask
our border Mr Billingsley to tune the
piano he's very good at it you know we
should should have never let him monkey
with it boss oh what's he done now that
man's crazy he cleaned the piano keys
with dental
floors oh Mr Billingsley must think he's
a dentist again it's a fine way to clean
piano keys he said the black ones were
decayed so he pulled him
out oh my goodness he broke eight
needles trying to give the leg novan
well it's my own fault I guess well do
the best you can Dennis go
ahead wait a minute I'll answer it hello
oh hello Phil are you still at night
school we're waiting for
you what she's keeping after school what
happened Jack well Phil got a zero in
spelling so he gave the teacher a hot
foot look Phil is your teacher anywhere
near the
phone well well tell her your father
wants to talk to
her yeah yeah your father what are you
going to do Jack I'm going to pretend to
be Phil's father you know I'll talk like
an old room well you got the right
underwear for it quiet now don't mix me
up hello oh hello miss this is Twitch
Harris senior talking now look ma'am I
got to see my boy Philip right away so I
wish You' let him off tonight I'll write
you a note explaining everything I said
I'd write you
note that's a good one what' she say she
wants to know how come I can write and
Phil
hand oh okay thanks a lot ma'am say what
are you doing
later well you can't shoot a man for
trying goodbye well it's all set fellas
pH will be here pretty soon you know
that teacher sure had a sweet voice I
could kind of go for her but Jack you
don't even know what she looks like
anything he gets is
gravy I don't know about that sister
sing Dennis see this Pitchfork Mary
you're going to get it now you
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ready why do I see
rainb when you're in my
arms I know why and so
do
you why do robin sing in
December long before the spring time is
you and even though it's snowing Viet
are
growing I know why and so do
you why do breathe a sigh every
evening Whispering your name as they
do and why have I the feeling stars are
on my
ceiling I know why and so do
you when you smile at me I hear chipsy
fing
when
you dance with
me I'm in
heaven when the
mic
begins I can see the sun when it's
raining hiding every cloud from my
view and why do I see
rainbows when you're in
my I know why and
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S
hey hey that was all right Dennis that
song ought to go over swell Sunday
thanks Mr Benny can I have something to
eat yeah I'm hungry too haven't you got
any sandwiches I've got donuts and cider
that's all you're supposed to have on
Halloween uh bring in the Donuts
Rochester they're right here boy oh yes
here have a donut Mary they're nice and
fresh I made them myself je look at the
size of the holes you got in
them never mind look like ladies
gers quiet will you oh what she
said damn
it no use waiting I got to have a talk
with that
kid here Don
have a donut have a donut and some of
the sweet cider thanks I think I'll have
a glass of that myself pretty strong zck
strong let me taste this well I'll be
darned oh
Rochester yes
boy what did you put in this
spider a little Central Avenue vam
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me
there's G in
there
now now throw that cider out the window
you ain't going to throw mine out Dennis
you're not drinking any Hard Cider
you're a baby kangaroo well I can't hop
on
milk let Don hop now you get back in
that P okay see you later
fellas I'll stay there
see I I wish Phil would get here so we
can go ahead oh Jack look who's coming
where oh yes it's Mr Billingsley look
he's dressed like Marie Antoinette yeah
oh uh oh hello Mr Billingsley good
evening Mr Benny having a little party I
see yes yes yes by the way Mr
Billingsley uh you're dressed as Marie
antoinet are you going to a masquerade
no my headaches so I'm going to have cut
off oh oh oh I I thought you were
celebrating Halloween like we are you
see I'm Satan and Miss Livingston is
Pocahontas and Mr Wilson is a kangaroo I
used to be an alligator once and now I'm
an old
bag well well see you later good night
Mr Benny good night that's one way to
look at
it h strange fellow the other morning
for breakfast he swallowed a raw egg and
then drank boiling water for 3
minutes I don't
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know well there's Phil come on in Phil
hi you Jackson hello everybody oh hello
Phil glad you got here Phil we want to
get going I'm sorry but I didn't have
time to put no costume on don't worry
your tailor takes care of
that hey Phil uh What uh what happened
between you and the teacher oh she got
mad at me when we were having our
spelling lesson oh what was the trouble
he asked me to spell Pomeranian
Pomeranian so I said do take it a leave
it well at least you knew Pomeranian was
a dog that something well we're all here
so come on fellas let's go hey Don you
put on a lot of weight since last week
that's Dennis it's a long
story come on everybody let's go or
racher Rochester before you leave be
sure and lock the garage so that nobody
damages the Maxwell okay remember last
year some kid got in there and turned it
over yeah we drove around for 3 days
without even
noticing I'm noticed it it was bumpy as
anything all right this way fellas we'll
all go out the side door oh
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that's boy we really we really have fun
tonight you know kids first we'll go
next door to Ronald Coleman's house see
and then we'll go ja here comes that
little boy you hired as a gag man let's
take him along oh Belly Laugh Barton
e hello kid come on Mr Benny say belly
do you uh want to go out with us tonight
we're going to ring doorbells and raise
the Dickens you're a little adolescent
don't you
bub oh we'll enjoy ourselves sorry won't
come along by the way how's the uh
program coming along for Sunday if I
tell you you won't have any fun
tonight well get busy and concentrate
come on fellas now I'll tell you what
kids first we'll sneak across the lawn
to Ronald Coleman's house and put some
white paint on the door knob see then
we'll ring the bell and when he comes
out we'll run like the
dick
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la
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la
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oh
gee I I rang Coleman's Bell three times
why doesn't he come out maybe he went to
a party or something couldn't be a big
party or I'd have been invited Ronnie
and I attend the same Affairs only he
doesn't have to crawl in the
windows well these Hollywood parties who
knows whether you got an invitation or
not hey fellas I've got an idea as long
as Coleman isn't home let's take this
beautiful sun dial here and put it over
on my front lawn his Su di yeah it'll be
a swell gag 3 years ago you took his
flag pole when's the gag
over oh get in a Halloween spirit will
you come on fellas give me a hand with
this dial hey Jack look there's a
policeman walking by the house a
policeman uh-oh hello there is that you
Mr Coleman get this fell Rachel thanks
for asking old boy terribly decent of
you good night pip
pip
I I certainly fooled the bler take that
donut out of your eye you're not Coleman
anymore oh yes see fellas we'll never
budge this sunndal it's too heavy I'll
have to phone for some
movers I'll tell you what though look
let's let's go over to Basil rathbones
does he live near here Jackson yeah
right past my house on the other side of
the street come on
o Dar this tail I keep tripping
on H look at that light in my kitchen
belly La is in there eating me out of
house and
home all the writers with ulcers and I
had to get
him oh well oh Jack look at this where
hey wait wait a minute who wrote this on
my sidewalk Jello has that new locked in
flavor the flavor never goes away we put
it in and it's there to say who did this
don't look at me kangaroos can't
Rite oh yeah now Don you go get a rag
and wipe it off I'll tell the sponsor
all right the big fat paddle tail leave
it
there now follow me follow me across the
street fellas I will'll go to Ras Bone's
house quiet now she will fix him good
which house is Jackson wait a
minute I don't know whether this is rat
Bone's house or the next one I think
it's this one no no it's the next one
this is where Charles boy lives oh
that's right see let's pull some gag on
him yeah maybe he's got a Chandal we can
lift now I'll just sneak up and ring a
doorbell wait here fellas hey Jackson
Mick here comes that cop again uhoh
hello there is that you Mr boy here I go
again fellas ah good evening officer
beautiful night
beautiful yes it is good night Mr boy
Bon
toyer lucky I can speak
friendch hey Jack let's get away from
here the policeman's Li to come back
might at that I'll tell you what let's
go through this driveway and sneak over
to Bath own's backyard now follow me
fellas everybody
quiet
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well here we are see it's dark tonight
hey what do Phil disappear too I don't
know where is he Don he was with us a
minute ago have you seen him Dennis he's
not in
here
of course not sh here he comes now where
have you been Phil boy am I wet why
didn't you tell me that Raph bone had a
swimming pool why don't you watch where
you're going I swallowed enough water to
last me the rest of my life well it
didn't hurt you to go on the wagon even
for a
second now wait here kids I'm going up a
knock on the door when ratbone comes out
hide in the bushes wow will he be
furious oh be careful now Jack don't
worry about me now
quiet get ready
fellas
Yahoo darn those milk
bottles I hope I didn't cut myself am I
bleeding Mary with what
with blood I've got it the idea of Le or
I just went on Jack quick pick me up
here comes Ras quiet
everybody yes yes yes who's there
anybody
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there I he is anybody there must be some
of those Halloween pranksters now look
here you children I don't want any more
of this disturbance I'm got to get up
early in the morning I'm making a
picture what a
Hamet if I catch you around here again
tonight I'll give you all a sun good
thrashing I'll go away all of you
scat oh boy is he is he burned up boy am
I going to make his life miserable
tonight wait a minute what do you got
against wrath Bor Jack hates it because
he can
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act that's why I like to see him imitate
boy like I did now fellas this time I'm
going to grab this big rock here and
throw it up against the door oh you
can't take those steps again he
Daddy I can climb only this will be more
annoying now here go I'm going to throw
the rod one Phil what are you doing back
there nothing well get away two three
go holy smoke I broke a window there
goes the porch light again quick fellas
run he's coming out whoops well I'll be
hey what is this come on Jack hurry St
run I can't run that darn Phil Harris
tied my tail to this
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bush gee what a
spot I hope raccoone doesn't see me I
ever get my hand to look ahuh who's
hiding there who's in back of that
bush right now I give a $1,000 to be
playing Salt Lake
City
GE here he comes well may I inquire the
name of the behind that mask who
goes around breaking Windows who are you
je come come come man speak
up a I'm only making a job it is me
Charles Boer Mr Benny your accent is
revolting oh oh oh hello basil hello
how' you know it was me you wore that
same costume last Halloween when you
tipped over my dogghouse oh I want that
dog back where is
he well he had pups today you're a fine
Sherlock
Holmes now look basil I'm sorry I threw
that rock it was an accident accident or
no accident you'll pay for that window
all right all right I'll pay for it Mr
Ben what are you doing there I'm onti my
tail what do you think I'm
doing I'm very sorry about the whole
thing Basel I won't bother you anymore
tonight I'll go and join my gang I
suppose you're going to continue this
mischievous business well well listen to
tell you the truth we're going over to
Charles lon's house you know those
flower pots he got on his front porch
yes well list we're going to tip him
over one by one he'll go crazy when he
hears that racket I dare say Lon has a
fierce temper you said it well so long
basil happy Halloween
goodbye l sound eh
flower PS wait a minute Jack old boy I'm
going with you what you got to join us I
I'll tell my wife uh be back later
darling hey fellas if I got a surprise
for you come on basil yippee here listen
what here's what we'll do first we'll go
to laon's house then we'll go over to
claw dead coar and ring the doorbell see
and when she comes out I'll grab her and
kiss her and you can get her
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so this is the last number of the fifth
program in the current jellow series and
we will be with you again next Sunday
night at the same time and now ladies
and gentlemen I would like to thank Mr
Rathbone for appearing on our program
tonight also at this time I would like
to announce that the motion picture
drive for the community chess this year
starts tomorrow November 3rd I'm sure
that all of us here in Hollywood will do
our BS
and I hope all of you will contribute to
your local chapters good night
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