Bob Hope (Pepsodent Show) Guest – Babe Ruth. ep140, 420303

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Announcer: Larry Keating.

Bob “Broadcasting from Camp Cook” Hope jokes about the censored location of the desert base. Jokes about buglers, the wash room, tanks, dating, and homely girls.

Francis Langford and the Six Hits and a Miss sing, I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good. Francis joins the jokes about military life, physical exams, and more. Babe Ruth enters to joke about girls in slacks, baseball, each others physical condition, and staying in shape. Is there some sport that Bob is better than Babe? With the Six Hits and a Miss, Betty Hutton sings, Dixieland Band.

The gang get ready to head home after the show. The cast take turns joking about military life, How did the soldiers receive the cast? Bob gets a medal for his performance. A few last jokes about military life are shared, then the train arrives with engineer Colonna. On the train, Skinny and Babe share a berth, they comment on the scenery outside, the service in the compartments, and bob argues with Jerry.