Jack Benny – The Egg and I. ep618, 470420

A black and white photograph of Jack Benny, a man in a suit and tie, standing against a plain background. He is looking off to the side with a slight smile on his face, and his hands are clasped in front of him. Benny was a comedian and actor, best known for his radio and television shows in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. The photograph conveys a sense of classic Hollywood glamour and style, with Benny's sharp features and piercing blue eyes on prominent display.

In Jack’s house, Rochester talks about his latest venture to the Coleman’s, and to tell Jack he can’t go to the show tonight. In the studio Jack greets the cast, and tries to educate Phil about musical groups. Dennis tells secrets about Jack, and dating his mom. Dennis sings, Mlle.

The play is a spoof of the hit film with Fred MacMurray and Claudette Col bear, and Don is afraid that it’s going to be too much like the spoof that Fred Allen just did on his show, featuring the same play.

Frank Nelson shows Jack and Mary their new farm house on their new chicken farm. Everything will be in working order, right? How will Jack take to the early morning chores? Mary joins the fun with feeding time of the animals.

The Sportsmen sing a song, then we meet Ma and Pa Kettle. Dennis is Pa, the laziest man alive, and cracks jokes about the condition of his own farm.

Note: Through the first half of the episode, minor fluffs and bloopers are sprinkled in. Just after Dennis sings his song, the sound of something falling is heard, and Jack even adlibs about the dangers of the sound stage today.

The Egg and I was a book, then a movie featuring Claudette Col bear and Fred MacMurray. It was also the movie that launched Ma and Pa Kettle.