As the show begins, Jack is absent. Mary announces that he’s in the hallway, talking to his writers. We listen in as Mary goes to eavesdrop to learn that the…

Don sets the scene as Jack takes a walk early in the morning. He jokes to himself about smog, Beverly Hills, a horse and buggy, and his Maxwell. When Jack…

Dennis opens the show to remind us of last week’s incident with Don refusing to sign his contract. Flashback to Jack’s house where Dennis and Rochester talk. Jack is busy…

Flashback to Jack’s house where Don is trying to renegotiate his contract. When a stalemate is reached, Jack sends Don to a room to think it over, and locks him…

In Jack’s house, he and Rochester put together a photo scrapbook. They’re out of glue, and have no flour to make homemade paste. Jack sets out for Ronald Colemans to…

Don sets the stage for a flashback in the Brown Derby where two waiters argue over who has to take care of Jack Benny. While Jack and Mary wait for…

Jack calls a stop to Bob Crosby as the band opens the show. Jack complains about the drunken state of the band at the start of the new year. Bob…

Don announces this as being the first show for CBS, and sets the stage for a flashback. Jack, Mary, and Rochester drive to the studio in the Maxwell. Jack is…

At Jack’s house, Rochester and his friend Roy clean up after the big Christmas party. Their talk turns towards dating and New Years Eave. They also discuss Jack’s age. The…

Originally archived in 2 parts, I recombined the parts. I assume it was done that way for ease in distributing on cassette tape. My show notes are a big longer…