Jack Benny – Leaving For San Francisco Next Week. ep278, 380102

Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone and Don Wilson posing for a photo in 1938.

Jack and Don talk about their recent Christmas holiday, and the gal that Jack went out with on New Years Eve. It seems that Phil set him up with a gal named Delores DelSchmutz. Apparently Mary’s date wasn’t much better. When Phil gets in, Jack confronts him about the date that he got stuck with. Phil plays a peppy tune.

Kenny arrives to stir up trouble with Jack. He then tells how he dodged a blind date that Phil wanted to set him up with, a gal named Delores. He tells about the date he did have. Andy Devine arrives and tells about his ma and missing pa, and his family adventures over New Years Eve. Kenny sings, Rolling Plains.

Jack has a big surprise, he announces the next week’s show will be broadcast from San Fransisco. Rochester phones in to get the low down on the travel plans. After getting a little back talk from the hired help, Phil returns to play, The Lady is a Tramp.

Jack finally begins to announce the guest stars. The lead role for the film Gone With the Wind is still not cast, so Jack brings out an actress for an interview for it. It’s really Mary doing a lady with an odd accent. Jack keeps being interrupted, first it’s Andy who is still worried about his missing pa. Then one of Jack’s writers, followed by Don interupt.

Jack does an interview with a long time Jello eater, a 50 year old man, actually Walter Tetley. Clearly in his usual voice, and far from the reported age.

Jack announces a guest star, but they aren’t able to make it. The substitute act gets hurried off stage before their singing is done. One last guest arrives. Hey, It’s Andy’s long lost pa. And so ends the show.