This Day in Jack Benny

November 1, 1942 - Jack Benny and Phil Harris go target shooting at Camp Elliot Marine Base. References include Fred Allen, Mrs. Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Daniel Boone and Minstrel Shows.

October 31, 1943 - Mr. Mortimer the sponsor visits and Jack pretends he's going to Brazil. This being Halloween Jack and The gang discuss their plans. References include fellow radio comedians Eddie Cantor, Fred Allen, Bob Hope and Burns and Allen.

October 25, 1953 - Jack Buys a G string at the music stor after his violin string breaks. References include the Bob Crosby afternoon show,Jack's TV episode with Humphrey Bogart, actresses Ava Gardener, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel, wealthy men Aly Kahn and King Farouk, inventors Marconi and Edison, violinists Jasha Heifetz, Mischa Elman and Evalyn, the Gillette cartoon parrot and the old comedy phonograph "Cohen on the Telephone".

October 18, 1953 - Jack Benny does a parody of the movie "Wings of the Hawk" in which Van Hefin plays a prospector in Mexico caught up in a fight bewteen the rebels and the federales. References include Bing Crosby and Popeye the sailor.

October 24, 1943 - Jack Benny rides the train and tells another story from his time overseas. This story turns out to be a spoof of the Charles Boyer movie Algiers. References include the Moscow conference, Claudette Colbert, Joan Bennett, Gary Cooper, Fred Allen, the quiz kid Joel Cupperman and a list of gossip columnists.