JACK BENNY MONTH PART III

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, February 16, 1985

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-28-37) Mary’s not on the show, she’s gone to New York for a vacation and Kenny Baker brings his girlfriend Lena to fill in for her. Jack finally plays “The Bee” on his violin. Don Wilson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris. Jell-O, NBC-RED. (15:20; 14:50)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-7-37) Broadcast from the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City with Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson, Sam Hearn as Schlepperman, and Abe Lyman and his orchestra. Guest is 10-year-old violinist Stuart Canin who started the Benny-Allen feud when he played “The Bee” on Allen’s show! Jell-O, NBC-RED. (14:55; 15:00)

TOWN HALL TONIGHT (3-10-37) Fred Allen stars with Portland Hoffa, Peter Van Steeden’s orchestra, Harry Von Zell and the Mighty Allen Art Players. A couple of lawyers try to convince Fred to sue Jack Benny! Fred com­ments on Jack’s March 7th broadcast, vows to show up on Benny’s next show! Sketch: One Long Pan in “Murder on the High Seas.” Ipana, Sal Hepatica, NBC-RED. (12:55; 14:10; 12:30; 19:30)

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS, scheduled to join us in our studio, will be FRANK NELSON and his wife VEOLA VONN. Mr. Nelson frequently appeared on the Jack Benny radio and TV shows as the floorwalker, ticket clerk and other characters, and Miss Vonn often appeared on the Benny show in various roles and on numerous other broadcasts during radio’s hap­py days. They will talk about their radio careers and the special 20th Century Railroad Club trip scheduled to visit Jack Benny’s home­town of Waukegan, Illinois on Sunday, Febru­ary 17th.