JACK BENNY AND WORLD WAR II

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, February 13, 1988

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-15-42) Guest Dorothy Lamour joins Jack in a program broadcast from the Naval Air Station, Terminal Island, California. The gang discusses Jack’s past navy career and, in a wartime sketch, Jack is a house-husband, while Mary is a welder. Grapenuts, NBC. (8:30; 10:30; 10:10)

MILEAGE RATIONING PROGRAM (Nov., 1942) A spe­cial broadcast prepared by the Office of War Informa­tion on the subject of gas rationing. Featured are Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Dinah Shore, Bill Goodwin, Paul Whiteman and the orchestra. (13:45)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-29-42) Jack and the gang perform before an all-service audience from the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California. The cast presents the drama, “Three Men in a Tank” about sol­diers in Africa with Dennis Day as German Field Mar­shal Rommel. Phil, Rochester, Don, Elliott. Grapenuts, NBC. (13:40; 14:50)

TREASURY STAR PARADE (9-12-43) “Big Jim” star­ring Eddie “Rochester” Anderson and Michael O’Shea in a story of heroism on a ship in the Atlantic. U.S. Treasury Department. (14:25)

KRAFT MUSIC HALL (1-21-43) Bing Crosby stars with guests Andy Devine and regulars Ken Carpenter, the Charioteers, Yuki, The Music Maids and Phil, John Scott Trotter and the orchestra. Wartime flavor through­out this program. Kraft Foods, NBC. (9:50; 8:05; 11:40)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-13-44) Jack gets happy birthday greetings from the cast in a program broad­cast from March Field, California. Jack and guest Larry Adler talk about their overseas trip entertaining serv­icemen. Mary, Phil, Dennis, Don, Rochester, Butterfly McQueen. Grapenuts, NBC. (11:30; 9:50; 7:25)

NOTE: During this program we will have on-air audi­tions for parts in the Jack Benny Show recreation planned for our TWTD broadcast of Febuary 27th.