Jack Benny · December 1, 1940 · 29 min · 3,736 words
The transcript of “caught a cold at Don's house and is sick in bed”, an episode of Jack Benny first broadcast December 1, 1940. 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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Jackie L.L.O. The Jell-O program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and yours truly Don Wilson. The orchestra opens the program with you, say the sweetest thing. Ladies and gentlemen, during the holiday season just ahead, there's sure to be many guests dropping in at your house.
And you've probably been doing a good deal of thinking about how to entertain them. Well, one of the best ways to make certain of showing your hospitality is to remember this very simple rule. Welcome on the door, Matt, means much more when there's jello on the table.
Jello's a dessert that every one of your guests will like. They'll be attracted right away by its bright shimmering colors. And they'll all take a hearty pleasure in Jello's grand extra-rich goodness, a tangy, refreshing flavor, rivaled only by the juicy ripe fruit itself.
Yeah, serving jello is a subtle compliment to your visitor's taste. A gracious gesture that proves their enjoyment has been carefully considered. So why not get several packages of jello tomorrow and be prepared for the holidays?
Order all of jello's six delicious flavors. Strawberry, raspberry, cherry, orange, lemon, and lime. And be sure to look for the big red letters on the box. They spell jello and jello spells a treat. If you say the sweetest things played by the orchestra.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I regret to announce that Jack Benny has been confined to his bed for the past week with a severe cold due to an unfortunate occurrence at my house last Sunday. It seems that I invited Jack and the rest of the gang over to meet my wife, and while Jack was waiting outside, I started...
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