and Mary walk in the Easter parade: Jack Benny (April 13, 1952)

“and Mary walk in the Easter parade” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 13, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

On Easter Sunday in Beverly Hills, Jack Benny gets ready for a stroll down Wilshire Boulevard with Mary Livingstone, while his valet Rochester tends to his clothes and exercises. Jack and Mary join the holiday crowds, greeting friends such as Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Mr. Kecil and Dennis Day along the way. Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone star in this episode of the Jack Benny program, first aired on April 13, 1952 on NBC and CBS Radio. Along the way, Mary and Jack meet a boy with a rabbit, and a series of encounters with friends and acquaintances fills the walk.

Beverly Hills and Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, on Easter Sunday

Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Professor LeBlanc, Joey

Listen for: Jack and Mary's Easter walk on Wilshire Boulevard and the friends they run into along the way

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.