Insurance medical exam: Jack Benny (May 24, 1953)

“Insurance medical exam” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 24, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jack Benny wakes at his Beverly Hills home and accuses Rochester of drinking his orange juice, only to learn that Mary Livingstone was the culprit. Benny then drives to a doctor's office for a physical examination required by a sponsor's insurance policy on him, delaying the trip with a flat tire and a series of visits from friends. The episode is from The Jack Benny Program, which aired on NBC and CBS Radio, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles. The original air date was May 24, 1953.

Jack Benny's home in Beverly Hills, and a doctor's office on Pico Boulevard

Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Bob Crosby, Dr. Gordon, Dr. Fanchal

Listen for: Benny's exchanges with Rochester over the missing orange juice, and the doctor's office examination

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.