Fred Allen Show – Information Tease. ep31, 400501
The show takes off like a lead balloon, mostly due to a reused gag from an earlier episode. Fred somehow manages to ad lib his way out of it, and…
Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323Jack Benny – Tobacco Road. ep404, 410323
Jack Benny has trouble with his cast, and wants to just bend them over his knee. Anniversaries, toupees, and general rebellion over their parts in the hillbilly production Jack plans,…
Abbott and Costello – Napoleon And Josephine. 460502.
Lou is so determined too star in the new production of the film about Napoleon and Josephine that he comes to the studio dressed as napoleon. Bud and Lou joke…
Jack Benny – Weekend At The Acme Plaza. 460407
Guest is Van Johnson. Confusion opens the show when Don introduces Van Johnson as star of the show, and Mary hasn't showed up yet. Jack tries to phone Mary, but…
Fred Allen – One Long Pan Takes A Chance. 410402.
Fred jokes with Jimmy Wallington about wierd occurances in the world of the radioairwaves in the past week. Texaco's News of the Week has a look at marriage and divorce.…
Jack Benny – I Stand Condemned. 460324
The whole gang is gathered for a rehearsal in Jack's library. Dennis is taken aback at the formal proceedings in the meeting that seem to have developed during his absence…
Jack Benny – Lost Weekend. 460310
When the guest star, Ray Milland, is given top billing in Don's announcement, Jack takes offense and pouts. Though Mary and Phil joke about the heavy drinking Ray Milland, he…
Jack Benny – State Fair. 460120
Don recounts Jacks travels and exploits during the war. The honorary mayor of Anaheim, Azuza, and Cucamonga is announced, Jack Benny. The cast tease Jack about his new political office.…
Jack Benny – State Fair Rehearsal. 460113
Rochester, Jack, and Mary drive downtown and talk about the films playing. Might Jack win an Oscar for his work in A Horn Blows at Midnight? Mary talks about Jack's…
Fred Allen – Les Miserables, orson Welles. 421018.
Sending the show out to the troops, Fred appends a special message to the beginning of the show. Still trying out a few new cast members, Fred jokes with his…