Jack Benny radio show 1/22/39 Phil Wants to Quit

Phil is planning to leave Jack to star in his own show; Jack reminisces about appearing with Fred Allen in his vaudeville days. Frank Nelson plays a doctor in a straight fashion.
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[@derektownsend3569]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[@davewebbtheauthor]

It's odd hearing television mentioned in a 1939 episode.

[@fromthesidelines]

Back then, TV was in the "experimental" stage. There were stations and sets, yes- but only a handful of them on the air (there were no broadcast networks as yet because the technology had yet to be perfected), programming was sparse, and only a few thousand people owned sets at the time. World War II postponed further development of TV-- but after the war, it started to expand until there were more staions on the air, more programming, and more sets available. Jack finally made his first TV appearance on a special telecast when CBS' Los Angeles station [KTTV] signed on in January 1949. He didn't make his first "official" appearance until October 1950.

[@agentxchannel6640]

this episode s o u n d s great!

[@allmightymouse]

Awesome!

[@fromthesidelines]

Peter Lind Hayes impersonates "Fred Allen".

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

I was wondering who that was. I didn't know he went back that far.

[@fromthesidelines]

Peter started out as an impressionist and actor in the 1930's.