Jack Benny – Surprise Birthday Party. ep399, 410216

Don wants to reenact the events that took place at Jack’s birthday party in his house earlier in the week. We join Mary Livingstone and Mr Billingsley enjoying dinner with Jack. Rochester presents the meal, with only a few food malfunctions. Like pot roast in the chandelier. Jokes about heavy rains, floods, and building an ark don’t prevent Don, Phil, and Dennis from joining the party. Phil Harris plays, Little Brown Jug.

The surprise guests have Jack choked up. What kind of gift has Don brought? It doesn’t involve six delicious flavors, but it can pump up a bike tire. However, their party game does involve big red letters on a box. Dennis Day sings, I’ll Take You Home Again Kathlene.

The next guest is Andy Divine with two gifts. There’s even a surprise visit from Herbert Marshall. He’s a little worried that Jack might resent him. But his gift more than makes up for it. But isn’t having a pot roast on the chandelier a weird custom? As Jack explains, the show fades to final commercial.