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Sam Hearn returns - April Fool's gags

Jack Benny · 1938 · 29 min · 4,347 words

The transcript of “Sam Hearn returns - April Fool's gags”, 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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the general program starting jack benny with mary livington bill harris kenny baker and yours truly don wills the orchestra of the program with mister and mrs america you know one of our grandest american institutions is the good old time parade and starting next thursday april six the parade of progress will go marching

along all over this country it's sponsored by the associated grocery manufacturers of america and jello is proud to join because jello's whole existence has been a parade of progress for the forty odd years it's been on the market and through the years have been constant new developments and improvements jello's delicious flavor has been made extra rich and the new flavors have been

introduced jello is quicker and easier to make nowadays for a dissolve instantly in hot water and sets far more quickly and with all the improvements jello costs less today you pay half as much water you would have twenty years ago yes without boasting we can carefully say that jello has kept right on the bandwagon in the great parade of progress

so jello salutes the growth of america and is proud to march along with and for our program the big parade we suggest the box with the big red letters on it that spell jello Mr. Malefic played by the orchestra.

Now folks, you owe last Wednesday night Clark Gable and Carol Lombardi looked to Kingman, Arizona and were married. So tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the man who held the ladder, Jack Benny. Yes, sir, you know again, this is Cupid's assistant talking.

And Don, I don't know where you got that information about my helping Clark and Carol, but you're right and I was never so embarrassed in my life. There I was holding the ladder all dressed up a tuxedo like a big zoo.

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