What happens
Jack Benny's friends and staff plan a surprise birthday party for him, but Benny believes no one remembers the day. Members of the Beverly Hills Beavers vote to hold the party, and Mary Livingston arranges a cake and invitations, enlisting musicians and Dennis Day along the way. Meanwhile Benny sulks at home, leaving his valet Rochester puzzled about his mood. The Jack Benny program, broadcast on NBC and CBS Radio, stars Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris, and this episode first aired on February 13, 1955.
Beverly Hills, California, during the week of Jack Benny's birthday in February.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Rochester, Pauline, Dennis Day, Charlie Bagby, Don Wilson
Listen for: Rochester's discovery that the whole gang is planning a party for Jack Benny.
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.