What happens
Jack Benny is struck on the head by a falling can of tomato juice, and afterward he begins spending money wildly. His wife Mary Livingstone and friends Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson worry about him as he buys a yacht, orders expensive items and gives his servant Rochester large sums. Eddie Anderson plays Rochester. The Jack Benny program aired on NBC and CBS Radio, and this episode is dated October 9, 1949, with Lucky Strike sponsoring the broadcast.
Beverly Hills, California, including Jack Benny's home and the Benny household, with scenes at a yacht showroom and a drugstore
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Rochester, Pauline, Susie
Listen for: Jack's sudden spending spree after the blow to the head, Rochester's confusion over his $20 gift, and the dispute with the yacht salesman over the $49,000 balance
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.