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How Jack Benny Became Cheap

Burns and Allen · March 31, 1949 · 28 min · 2,811 words

The transcript of “How Jack Benny Became Cheap”, an episode of Burns and Allen first broadcast March 31, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Burns and Allen Show plays Burns and Allen free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Another cup of Maxwell House Coffee George. Sure, pour me a cup, Gracie. If it's free, I'll have a cup too. You know Maxwell House. Maxwell House Coffee Time. With our special guest, Jack Fanny. Yours Julie Toby Reed, Joseph Kerns, Harry Loubun of the Maxwell House Orchestra, and Bill Good one.

For America's 39th comedy and enjoyment, it's George and Gracie. And for America's everyday coffee drinking and enjoyment, it's Maxwell House. Always good to the last drop. Well today we find the birds sitting in a booth in the Brown Derby restaurant.

It seems their old friend Jack's Bunny has invited them to lunch and they're waiting for him to arrive. Gracie I wish you hadn't told me Jack were... I wish you hadn't arranged a thruster I have lunch with Jack.

It's always so embarrassing. What do you mean? I don't know as long as he tips he leaves. He's been eating here five years and he's yet to tip more than a dollar. A dollar isn't a bad tip.

That's for the five years. Besides, if we're as guests, he'll make us order crackers and notes. The cheapest thing on the menu. Well, Judge, I wish you wouldn't talk that way about Jack. He's always been awfully nice to me.

Did you see the birthday present he sent me? I know. Well, it's a coupon which entitled me to a year's subscription to Hopper's Desar. From Jack? I know, I have to do it so it hasn't sent it in with $7.

Desar. That gets a dollar commission. The dollar commission. The salary will be 80 years. Doesn't he know what time it is? No. He's too tight to buy a watch.

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