Jack Benny · 1938 · 29 min · 3,834 words
The transcript of “Training For A Fight With Fred Allen”, an episode of Jack Benny from 1938. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Jack Benny Program plays Jack Benny free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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J.E.L.L. All! The Jell-O program starring Jack Benney with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, and yours truly Don Wilson. The orchestra opens a program with Jubilee. When somebody produces a rabbit from a hatch, that's magic and the kind that it takes years to learn.
But you can work far finer magic than that and right in your own kitchen, and it's easy. Why, from one package of jello, you can produce a dessert that's magically simple to prepare and absolutely swell-eating.
What's more, you have a wide choice. What jello is the most versatile dish in the world. Serve it perfectly plain in a mold of shimmering beauty. Decorated with fruits or nuts and tri-wipped jello with a beautiful foamy texture and attempting pastel color.
Cut the jello into gay colorful little cubes and pile them high in sherbet glasses. There are so many ways to serve jello you'll have a hard time deciding whether it's strawberry raspberry cherry orange lemon or lime Jello brings you that delicious extra rich fruit flavor that simply can't be topped So look for the big red letters on the box
They spell jello and jello spells a treat Jubilee played by the orchestra now ladies and gentlemen in this corner at 143 pounds we bring you that walkiegan bomber Jack Benny Well, thank you.
Well, again, this is Kid Benny, your Sunday night slugger talking. And say, Don, that was something new, wasn't it? What was the idea of that introduction? Well, Jack, Mary told me that you were going in for a lot of vigorous training and roadwork, lately.
Are you getting ready for a fight? Oh, no, Don. I was just a little run down and felt that I ought to get back in shape again. That's all. Oh, then those threats Fred Allen's been making lately have nothing to do with your sudden interest in physical culture.
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