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Unknown date. A rebroadcast for the boys in uniform from the old master of the Kollege of Musical Knowledge himself, Kaye Kaiser.
Kaye offers some praise for the US Marines, his audience that he’s performing for today, and jokes about their tactics being applied to chasing women. Kaye and his band play as Harry Babbitt sings, When I Go for a Walk.
Ish kabibble reads a poem, The Blind Date. Then talks about something educational, a dog that had pups. Kaye has contestants from the audience take the stage. It’s a game where he reads a story, then interrupts it with a popular song, and the contestant has to guess the tune. The game is loosely structured, and kay drops plenty of clues, even bordering on giving the answers away. It’s all in fun to honor the returning combat vets, and award a prize of war bonds to the winner. Listen up to learn plenty about pop culture of the day.
A character named Bertie has a voice you may recognize. The voice of Popeye. That voice actor was enlisted into the military during the war and served with Kaye Kaiser doing these entertainment shows for the troops.
Dianne Pendleton sings, I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night. The second round of the game turns to Women Marines who get to compete. The ladies get the same type of questions where popular music punctuate the story that Kaye tells. Harry Babbitt gets sang to by one of the Women Marines, I’m Just Wild About Harry.
Kay and the band play, Holiday for Strings. Kaye starts up the final round of his game, and the contestants from the first half, and the second half get one question apiece to go for the big prize. Gotta loves the Woman Marines answers, cute but sharp.
The game turns out to be a tie, and both contestants have a perfect score in answering their questions. War bonds all around. Solly Mason sings, Don’t Sweetheart Me.
