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Bob “Gardner Field” Hope tells how the base got its name, and jokes include buglers, life on camp, mosquitos, p38’s, test flights, parachutes, and more. After flubs, Bob jokes about oil wells, dating, shortages of men, rationing, and starlets. Hollywood affairs with dancing and dressing up. Food, dining, and all the trappings at the Academy Awards ceremony is joked about.
Francis Langford sings, It Started All Over Again. James Cagney joins Bob and joke about his win at the Oscars. Does he have any acting pointers for Bob? Rough love scenes, interpretive acting, being a fighter, and his style in gangster pictures. Does Bob hint too hard at his desire to win his own Oscar? The two discuss their starting days in acting, dancing, vaudeville, performing before presidents, and opening on Broadway. They do a song and dance routine to harken back the old vaudeville days. Old jokes and one liners abound. jokes flavored with defense industry, dating, rationing, Army life, and more are included. A medley of song spoofs is performed. Jimmy sings his award winning song, Its a Grand Old Flag. Jerry Kolonna tells what he has been doing for defense, then he sings, Rosita Juanita O’Toole.
Meet the Army, when a young corporal takes the stage to swap jokes with Bob. They discuss physical training, and sports ability. The physical trainer puts Bob through his paces. Is there any hope to make a man out of Bob? The two compare notes on their schooling and education. A flashback to Bob’s early school days is relived. Joined by fellow students Francis, and Skinny, the teenagers joke about dating, doing poorly in class, bullies, and fighting. Vera Veg is teacher to the unruly Bob as he studies geography, history, and otherwise misbehaves in school. Principal Kolonna dishes out punishment, when he isn’t in his own trouble. Pranks are a way of life in School, and even the faculty has their own troubles.
