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The sponsor is upset with Jack for missing last week's broadcast - Greenberg's

Jack Benny · October 7, 1945 · 22 min · 3,052 words

The transcript of “The sponsor is upset with Jack for missing last week's broadcast - Greenberg's”, an episode of Jack Benny first broadcast October 7, 1945. 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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You better not start the program until we're sure we're working. Working? Hey, Levy, what are you talking about? Still, remember what happened last week with a change of time? Jack got all mixed up, missed the program, and now he's in trouble with a sponsor.

Sponsor? Hey, this is serious. Certainly is if Jack loses the program, I'll have to go out and find a job. So will I. So will Alice. All fine. Hey Libby, if Jackson gets fired, are you going to get your own radio program or are you going to go into pictures?

Well, I'm not quite sure if they'll all have to think it over. But in the meantime, tell Alice I'd appreciate it. She'd buy her stockings at the make company. I'll give her a discount. Gosh, I wish Jack would come back and give us the verdict. Come back.

Why, where is he? He's on the phone and is dressing him talking to the advertising manager, Mr. Jones. Yeah, I hope it works out all right. You see, Mr. Jones, when I missed my program last week, it wasn't Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones, are you listening? Yes, Jack, I'm listening. Well, when I missed my program last week, it wasn't my fault. See, my watch said four o'clock when it was really five. So, you see, it wasn't my fault at all.

Excuse his excuses. Nothing but excuses. But, Mr. Jones, didn't you ever make a mistake? I never make mistakes. Oh well anyway mr. Jones when you hired me all right so I made one I knew you'd admit it anyway mr. Jones when you hired me we had an understanding that wait a minute Jack hold it a minute what were you saying Jack well uh mr. Jones I

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