What happens
Jack Benny opens his new season on the air, but he is upset that Phil Harris and Dennis Day have taken on shows of their own. Before the broadcast, he has a nightmare about being held captive by two thugs, and back at the studio he hears news of his rivals' new programs. He also learns that Don Wilson has hired a quartet for the commercials at five hundred dollars a week. Mary Livingstone and Rochester are among the cast around him as tensions build backstage. The Jack Benny program is a radio comedy series, first aired on September 29, 1946, starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.
A radio studio at NBC and the surrounding area, with the Jack Benny program preparing for its season opening.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Mabel
Listen for: Jack's reaction when he learns that Phil Harris and Dennis Day have their own shows, and Don Wilson's news about the quartet.
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.