Loretta Young - Jack Opens Pool: Jack Benny (April 18, 1943)

“Loretta Young - Jack Opens Pool” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 18, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jack Benny opens his swimming pool for the season, but the day goes sideways almost at once. Rochester, Dennis Day and Mary Livingstone are on hand, and the pool is far too cold for swimming. Jack tries to run the business while the others tease him and bicker about their jobs. The episode is from the Jack Benny series, first broadcast on April 18, 1943, on NBC and CBS Radio, starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.

Jack Benny's backyard swimming pool, on a chilly spring day

Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Dennis Day, Phil Harris

Listen for: Jack's attempts to open the pool for business while the cold water and his staff keep getting in the way

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.