& Phil play a trick on Don Wilson: Jack Benny (December 19, 1943)

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“& Phil play a trick on Don Wilson” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 19, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jack Benny visits Mary Livingstone at her house after her recent illness, and the two bicker over a box of candy and Mary's mother. Dennis Day drops by, and the couple's squabble spills into a comic argument. Later, Benny and Rochester ride in a yellow cab converted to private use, and Phil Harris joins them at a department store to plan a prank on Don Wilson, who is playing Santa Claus. The episode is a 1943 installment of the Jack Benny radio series, first broadcast on December 19, 1943, featuring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.

Mary Livingstone's house, a yellow taxi cab, and a department store at Christmastime

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

Listen for: Mary's mother calling on the telephone, and Phil Harris and Jack Benny dressing up to trick Don Wilson in the department store

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.