What happens
Jack Benny and his cast discuss his first television appearance, then turn to the races. Jack insists he is not upset about losing $4.75 at Santa Anita, though his friends keep bringing it up. Phil Harris, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day and Don Wilson join the banter during a drive home. The episode is from The Jack Benny Program, which aired on March 13, 1949. Jack Benny leads the cast, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.
Los Angeles, California, following Jack Benny's first television appearance and a day at Santa Anita racetrack.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson
Listen for: Jack repeatedly insisting he is not upset about losing $4.75 at the races, and the running jokes about his car breaking down on the drive home.
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.