appears on Phil Baker's program: Jack Benny (December 1, 1946)

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“appears on Phil Baker's program” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 1, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jack Benny takes a violin lesson at his Beverly Hills home from his demanding teacher, Professor LeBlanc, while his butler Rochester and his friend Dennis Day drop in. The lesson is repeatedly interrupted by visitors and phone calls, including Mary Livingstone returning from Palm Springs and Phil Harris asking for a favor. Jack and Phil trade tense words over liquor and cigarette deliveries, and the Professor keeps pressing Jack for payment. The episode is a 1946 broadcast of the Jack Benny series, which aired on NBC and CBS Radio, with Benny, Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles.

Jack Benny's home in Beverly Hills, and his vault

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

Listen for: Jack's ongoing argument with Phil Harris over liquor and cigarette deliveries, and Professor LeBlanc's demands for his money

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.