Climb To Tahquitz Falls (West): Jack Benny (March 2, 1941)

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“Climb To Tahquitz Falls (West)” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 2, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jack Benny spends a sunny day at his rented Palm Springs house with his friends Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson, along with his valet Rochester. Benny tries to learn to swim, and the group gathers poolside with lazy sunbathing and a playful visit from Mr. Billingsley. Benny then proposes a hike up to Tahquitz Falls, and the friends set out on the trail, guided by a self-proclaimed Indian named Eagle Puss. The episode is from the Jack Benny series, first broadcast March 2, 1941, on NBC and CBS Radio.

Palm Springs, California, a rented house with a swimming pool and then the trail to Tahquitz Falls

Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mr. Billingsley, Eagle Puss

Listen for: Benny's attempts at swimming and the mishaps around the pool, and the bickering on the trail as the group becomes lost

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.