What happens
Jack Benny closes his final broadcast of the season by introducing the cast and staff to the listeners. Mary Livingstone reads a letter from Jack's mother, and Phil Harris drops by the studio to talk about Guy Lombardo and his summer plans. The writers, the switchboard operators and the sound men are each brought up for a word. Dennis Day sings a number, and the program ends with a closing singing commercial performed by Don, Mary, Phil and Jack. The Jack Benny program, sponsored by Lucky Strike, is broadcast on NBC and CBS Radio on June 3, 1951, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris leading the cast.
A radio studio during the final broadcast of the season of The Jack Benny Program.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Don, Dennis Day, Rochester, Mr. Kitsil, Sheldon Leonard
Listen for: Jack introducing the cast and staff one by one, and the closing singing commercial performed by the cast.
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.