Jack, Mary, Gladys and Dennis go to a nightclub: Jack Benny (December 29, 1946)

“Jack, Mary, Gladys and Dennis go to a nightclub” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 29, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jack Benny prepares for a rehearsal with his cast, including Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Don Wilson and Phil Harris, while Rochester makes a large batch of eggnog. Jack has a date with Gladys De Bisco and plans to take her to a nightclub, and Dennis and Mary decide to tag along. The group goes out to the club, where Jack and Gladys dance and the evening becomes increasingly chaotic. This 1946 episode of the Jack Benny series first aired on December 29, 1946.

Los Angeles, at Jack Benny's home and then at a nightclub on New Year's Eve

Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Gladys De Bisco, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Bill

Listen for: Rochester's eggnog and the repeated jokes about who made it, Dennis Day's attempts to win over Mary, and the nightclub scene with the master of ceremonies

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.