The Jack Benny Program - Irene Dunne and Vincent Price 4/4

[fromthesidelines]

At 5:00. Jack makes a "gag announcment" concerning the latest CBS affiliate to join the network; at that time, most of CBS' live entertainement programs often interrupted their proceedings to welcome a "new affiliate" around the beginning of the month {Ed Sullivan, Arthur Godfrey. John Daly on "WHAT'S MY LINE?" and Bud Collyer on "BEAT THE CLOCK" often did this- "We'd like to welcome WPU-TV, Channel 69 in Dwirp, Kansas, a new member of the CBS family, just joining us this evening..."}.

[hwy61media]

I seem to remember Johnny Carson announcing new affiliate stations. I guess the tradition carried on.

[fromthesidelines]

The final commercial. at 2:23, features "The Sweetheart Of Lucky Strike", Dorothy Collins (who was the featured singer of their "YOUR HIT PARADE" program on Saturdays), reminding us that Christmas is coming, and the best gift to give in 1953 is....Jack's comment about this NOT being "ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRSENTS" at 3:30 (primarily sponsored by Lucky Strike on alternate Mondays over NBC) is due to the fact he had "dramatic actors" Vincent Price and Irene Dunne as his guests...