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It’s the season opener, and Jack Benny is having trouble remembering his opening lines. Don Wilson and Mary Livingstone tease him about their jokes, and Dennis Day arrives to joke about Jack’s stinginess. Being a newlywed, Phil Harris is in a dreamy mood. How will the sponsor, Mr. Mortimer feel about the show?
Don gets the show officially going, and the jokes turn to the sights and scenes of New York. Mary adds to the jokes on crowds, the fights, and then Phil enters in love. Dennis takes a page from Phil’s usual brassy entrances to whip up the applause. He is tempted into gambling with Jack on a sports event. Before he can sing, Rochester phones in with a word from Harlem. Dennis sings, Darling You and I Know the Reason Why.
Jack, Mary, and Dennis joke about tickets to the ball game, and telling secrets on the latest visit to the stadium. Jack has forgotten his glasses and needs to be led around. The gang arrives in time for the game to begin. Minerva Pious is a lady in the stands who wants to kill the umpire. Will Jack be able to catch a pop fly?
Back in the studio, Jack tries to tell his version of catching his pop fly, but its time for the closing commercial.
