visits the doctor: Jack Benny (May 27, 1951)

“visits the doctor” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 27, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jack Benny starts his day with exercises, but a misread book leaves him tangled up until Rochester frees him. Later, Phil Harris is upset that his musician Frankie is leaving the band, and Jack phones Frankie to try to persuade him to stay. Jack and Mary Livingstone then head to a doctor's office, where Jack must get a check-up and shots before a USO trip overseas. The episode is part of the Jack Benny radio series, first aired on May 27, 1951, and stars Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.

Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California, including Jack Benny's home and a doctor's office in a medical building

Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Frankie, Dennis Day, Speedy Riggs, Dr. Grant

Listen for: Jack's tangled exercise routine and his phone call with Frankie, followed by the doctor's office visit where Jack gets his shots

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.