What happens
Jack Benny and his regulars grumble about their workload as the season nears its end, with Benny insisting that he is exhausted from thirty-five weeks of broadcasting. Their banter turns to Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and a one-act playlet in which Harris's name is repeatedly mentioned. Benny plans a summer fishing trip to a mountain lodge and reports on his distracted butler Rochester, who struggles to keep Mr. Billingsley from wandering off. Thomas E. Dewey then appears to urge support for the United Service Organizations, which operate recreation centers for servicemen. The Jell-O Program of May 25, 1941, is a radio comedy broadcast on NBC and CBS, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles.
A radio studio during the final weeks of the 1940-41 season, with the program's regulars rehearsing and joking together before a live broadcast.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Eddie Anderson, Thomas E. Dewey
Listen for: Benny's complaints about his overwork, Dennis Day's mix-up over Kenny Baker, and the playlet about Philbert Harris.
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.