 Here's more late news. New York, the latest Singapore communique is broadcast by the London Radio, says British fighters are strafing enemy troops in the Malay Peninsula. Around K-DAR, the British radio says the Royal Air Force has successfully harassed enemy troops in communications. And British fighters drove off three attempts by Japanese planes to raid Penang. In Burma, waves of British fighter planes roll over and goon at every alert, but the Burmese capital has not yet been bombed according to London Radio, third in New York by the NBC listening post. London and Anglo-Russian conference will open in Moscow soon to coordinate the work of the two General Staff. It may clear the way for a joint plan of strategy by all anti-access powers, including the United States, for offensive as well as deep... Ladies and gentlemen, this is Jack Benny talking. And before our program begins, I'd like to say a word or two about defense bonds. You know, right now we're all partners, you and I and the family next door. And we've all got a job to do, a job that's going to require a lot of money. And that money must come from you and me and all of us. So let's decide right now that we're going to put every possible dollar into defense bonds. Every possible dime into defense stamps. Buy bonds at your post office bank or savings and loan association. Get your defense stamps from your retail store or ask your newsboy to deliver them to your home every week. Let's really do a job. Thank you. J.T.K.L.L.O. The Jell-O program brought to you by Jell-O and Jell-O Pudding, starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and yours truly, Don Wilson. The orchestra opens a program with thanks, your lucky stars and stripes. For many years, the covers have been buying Jell-O and looking for the big red letters on the box. J-E-L-L-O. Jell-O is a trademark, a property of general food. And folks have come to know that it stands for the very finest in flavor and quality. Today, as always, the Jell-O that you enjoy so much comes in that same familiar package with the big red letters on it. But the Jell-O inside that package is new and different. Now, Jell-O brings you more flavor than ever before by means of a wonderful new Jell-O process. Jell-O's rich taste and tingle is locked right into the tiny Jell-O particle. Protected against loss of flavor and that keeps Jell-O at the peak of its goodness. Just prove it for yourself. Open a package of Jell-O. Notice that there's no telltale aroma, no sign of escaping flavor and fragrance. Yet the instant you dissolve the Jell-O, you unlock its captive flavor and out it pours for your pleasure. Get several boxes of Jell-O tomorrow. The package is the same, but the Jell-O inside is better than ever thanks to Jell-O's new locked-in flavor. Right played by the orchestra. And now, ladies and gentlemen, this being the height of the Christmas shopping season, let us leave the studio and journey two blocks north to Hollywood Boulevard where we find Jack Denny's Maxwell cruising along and holding up traffic as you do. I wish we could find a place of... Come on! Get going! Get going! Take it easy, will ya? What's the rock? Get that something that makes her off the street. Sezio! Guys, lucky I got my glasses on. Rochester, can't you step on it a little bit? Boss, this car couldn't go any faster if it was spring and there was a pretty much well up ahead. All right then, just drive. Boy, the streets sure are crowded today. I hope I can get all my shopping done. How far is it to the store? About eight more blocks. You think we'll make it by Christmas? Mary, we've got ten days at the cinch. And don't be so...whoop! There's a place, Rochester. Where? Oh, somebody else pulled in there. My goodness, we've been an hour and a half just looking for a place to park the car. Well, why don't you spend 15 cents and put it on a lot? The streets belong to the people and I'm a people. I mean... Oh, for heaven's sake, Rochester. What's the matter? You just missed another swell place to park. Up by that lamppost. That's all right. This car only turns left. Oh, yes, I forgot. The steering rod's broken, Mary. Well, if the car doesn't turn right, how are we going to get back to Beverly Hills? I got all mapped out, Miss Livingston. Right to Pasadena, left to Betisville. Left to Oxnard and down to Posenholm. We'll get home all right once we get the car face circle we can head in any direction. Are you comfortable up there in front, Dennis? Oh, I'm fine, Mr. Vane. That's good. And, Dennis, please take that sign off your back. Well, I want it there. You don't need it. Everybody knows you're not Japanese. Now, take it off. Well, I've been moaning your lawn so much, everybody calls me Togo. Never mind. The kid's got a face like Jigs and he's worried. Believe me, Dennis. Whoop, whoop. There's a whoop, whoop. What are you whooping about? Rochester says there's a place to park right across the street. Can't do it, boys. I'll have to make a U-turn. A U-turn? There's a $2 cover charge for that and no law show. Well, make it. Nobody's looking. Grab hold of the door, Mary, so it won't fly open. The door's on your side. Oh, yes. Uh-oh, a whistle. Is that a policeman? It ain't the town noob but you, too. It's a cop, all right. Shut the motor off. Gee. What are you going to do, Jack? Quiet. Dennis, you're Irish. You talk to the policeman. Gosh, I don't know what to say. All right, let me handle it. I'll think of something. Hey, you! What's the idea of making a U-turn in the middle of the block? Don't you know that's against the law? Well, I'll tell you, officer, I don't get city very often, so I don't know much about the new pangolars you got here. Got it for four? Every be quiet. You see, officer, I live out Sherman Oaksway and I just drove an old lady and my boy in C-Sat Claw. Petui. Ain't that right, Miranda? You're very cute, and Petui. I'll tell you, officer, I don't get city very often, so I don't know much about the new pangolars and Petui. This is the missus, officer. Glad to know you, ma'am. Now, look, old timer, you've got to update the traffic rules while driving in the city. Well, I'll tell you. Get your gun, pa. That man's a revenue-er. Yes, Ray. Well, officer, I reckon we'll mow you along now. Thanks very much for your advice. All right, old timer, but don't let this happen again. I won't. So long. Merry Christmas, officer. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Well, got to get the shopping done. Come on, Zeke. Oh, horse, come now. Get going, Zeke. Oh, there's a place over there, Rochester. Oh, darn it, someone beat us to it. Now, listen, Jack, if you don't put this car in a parking lot, I'm getting out. Oh, all right, but I don't see what... Rochester, stop in front of that cigar store. I'll be back in a minute, Mary. You can pass in those coupons some other time. Okay, smarty, but if those pearl necklaces, number 58, are all gone, you'll be the one to suffer. Now, where's the parking lot? There's one up the road, apiece, Bob. Dennis, you're not a room anymore, so take that black jack gum off your tooth. Rochester, drive into this parking lot here. Okay, boss. Come, Mary, get out. You too, Dennis. Dennis, get out. Wait a minute, my pants are caught in the spring. You wouldn't sit on that newspaper. You had to be a smart alec. Now, hurry. Here comes the attendant. I'm going to put this car. I don't want the fenders, great. I'll be back in an hour. Sorry, mister, I can't accept this car until it gets dark. What? What do you mean? I knew this was going to happen someday. Now, look, buddy, that sign says cars parked 25 cents, and here's my quarter. Now, park my car. Okay, but I'm going to hide it and back it at billboard. All right, hide it. Come on, Mary. Hey, hey, wait a minute. How do I know you'll come back for this thing? I'll come back. Don't worry. Come on, Mary. Okay. Hey, buddy. Yeah, lady. That steering rod is broken, so if you want it turned right, you got to go through Pomona. Let him find out for himself, the wise guy. Rochester, I'll meet you right here in an hour. Okay, boss. And remember, for every bottle of horseradish you sell, you get three cents. See you later. Dennis, you stay with Rochester and sing. That'll attract the crowd. Come on, Mary. Mary, don't look at me that way. That horseradish goes wild in my backyard. Brother, you'll get no more miles if you don't get too good. You'll see who comes for you later, but I think you got to sit there and sing while I lie down. Where do you miss ways to go without a reason? Come on, man. Let's go to the car. Seriously, don't look at me that way. Okay, I promise you, this will be fine. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Johnny McCarty, Lavrodeau-Day. She was the prettiest thing, so they say. And every night in this sweet Irish way, Under her window, he'd sing in this way. Nan Moriarty, Sudan-Ahu, Mary Malone, And the rest sure they do. They all want his favors, but what does he do? He sings to the one he loves best that he do. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Shinnimaru, Shabala-Ralabu. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Shinnimaru, Shabala-Ralabu. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Shinnimaru, Shabala-Ralabu. You're my Ros-O-Day, Ros-O-Day. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Shinnimaru, Shabala-Ralabu. You're daring, you're darling, Oh, you're lovely. That's what I mean when I'm Ros-O-Day. You're my Philly-Gidousha, Shinnimaru, Shabala-Ralabu. You're my Ros-O-Day, Ros-O-Day. Proud of everybody pushing and shoving. Oh, Mary, have you got my Christmas list? Yes, here it is. What does it say? Unless my vacuum cleaners return before January 1st, I should take legal action. Signed Ronald Coleman. The list is on the other side. Let's have it. Well, why don't you give Mr. Coleman back his vacuum cleaner? Because Mr. Billingsley took it apart and made a bagpipe out of it. So, all I hear around the house lately, the candles are coming to-ra-to-ra. Now, let's see what's on the list here. A safety razor for Don. Oh, my goodness. Hey, Buddy! Buddy, what are you doing with your hand in my pocket? Like you said, we're buddies. You're a pickpocket. Get out of here. Now, let's see. Let's see, a razor for Don, a dozen blades for Phil, and a bird on a stick that goes brrrrrrrrr for Dennis. Remember, Mary, last week you told me you wanted one. You told me it's zeroes last night. You were going to buy Dennis a grand piano. Last night, I had over four glasses of muscatel. I'm all right now, so where's the toy department? Let's ask the floor walker. There he is. Oh, yes. Dennis will love that bird on a stick. How much did it cost, Jack? Oh, 15 cents. Or $15. Who knows? You do. All right. Anyway, he'll love it. Now, pardon me, sir. Are you the floor walker? What do you think I am with this carnation? A flower pot? I'm looking for a toy bird on a stick, and when you swing it around your head, it goes brrrrrrrrr. Brrrrrrrrrrr. You're a little old for that, aren't you? It's not for me. I'm getting it for a young friend of mine. He loves toy birds. Don't alibi. If you like to swing birds around your head, come out and say so. I don't like to swing birds. Believe me, it's for a kid I know. Now, would you please direct me to the toy department? Very well. It's on the third floor. Thanks. Like fun it is. I like myself. Certainly a fine store to do business with. You walked in, sugarfoot. Nobody drank. I think the toy department is over there in the back there. Say, Jack, what are you going to get me for a present? Well, Mary, I thought I'd buy you something to go with that sable muff I gave you last year. Sable muff? That was rabbit. It was sable. Rabbit. I was walking through the farmer's market yesterday, and it snapped at a head of lettuce. Listen, Mary, a lot of sables are vegetarians, too. And it happens that, oh, my goodness. Now, look, buddy, I'm warning you for the last time. Take your hand out of my pocket. Ouch, my finger. You ask for it, and I'll give me back that mousetrap. Hand it over. The cheese, too. There's no cheese in it. This one's for pickpockets. Now, get away from here. Now, Mary, I think if we go down this... Well, say, look, Jack, look who's coming. Isn't that your body? Oh, yes. Hey, Mr. Billingsley? Mr. Billingsley? Hello there, Mr. Fanny, doing your Christmas shopping, I see. Yes, I'm in here buying a few knickknacks. Me, too. I found some lovely knicks. But what floor are the knacks on? I really don't know. You have to ask the floor walker. They'd get along fine. By the way, Mr. Billingsley, I suppose I shouldn't ask you this, but what are you getting me for Christmas? Well, Mr. Fanny, you know how crazy you are about raising flowers. Yes. And you certainly like to win a prize at the next flower show. Yes, yes. So I'm getting you a hundred-pound sack of fertilizer. Goodbye. Goodbye. Hmm. Well, it's a practical gift. I'll say that. Come on, Mary, there's the toy department at the end of this aisle here. Gee, I thought it was over here. Maybe the toy department is on the next floor. Oh, wait a minute. Here's the perfume counter. I think I'll get some for my sister, Apple. Well, don't spend a lot of money on perfume for her. She's so near-sighted, she can't read the label. No, but she can smell like a bloodhound, so it's got to be good. Well, go ahead buy it. Pardon me, Miss. I'd like to get some... Well, nearly living-spinable people. Well, for heaven's sake, Dolly Dinkelhoff. Dolly Dinkelhoff. It's Dolly Dinkelhoff Harrington now. I finally got a man. It can't be the Harrington I know he'd a-wired me. Still on the radio. You know, I always thought you'd marry Butch LeRoyd. The fellow that works at the gas station. Oh, we broke up, Dolly. I haven't seen Butch in years. Well, you should've hung on to him. He's got his own gas station now. With three grease pits. Eggions. Can't be Tom. Hey, who's this gentleman with the gray hair? Anything still on me, Dolly? This is my boss, Jack Benny. Oh, hello, Miss. Gee-wee, it's Jack Benny. You know, I heard you do Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde last week. What a... Can't be Tom Harrington. Well, thanks, uh... Thanks, Dolly. Come on, Mary. You can get your perfume later. All right. Long dollars. Long, Mary. I'll tell Butch I've seen you. Butch LeRoyd. I bet that Butch was a corny guy. At least he was a gentleman. What do you mean he was a gentleman? When all the lights went out the other night, you grabbed me and wanted a neck. Well, I was so nervous I didn't know what I was doing. Well, look who's here. Hiya, Jackson. Mary. Are you shopping around too, Phil? Nah, I'm just waiting for Alice. She's up there in the beauty saloon having her hair done. He's only got one line on the program. Can't get it right. And the first place, that's Salon, not Saloon. Incidentally, Ringlet. Ringlet, why aren't you up there? Because it ain't a saloon. Oh, that's a sharpie. See you later, Phil. So long. Oh, say, Jackson. I just seen Billingsley walking out of the store with a big sack over his shoulder. What's the idea? That's my Christmas present, Phil. Boy, am I going to have flowers. Big ones, yes. And how? Come on, Jack. We're going to get that toy for Dennis. Oh, yeah. Oh, wait a minute, Mary. Phil just reminded me of something. Let's go down to the bargain basement and get some cheap ties for the boys in the orchestra. Oh, Jack, why don't you get him some good ties? Look, Mary, as long as the elastic snaps in them, they're happy. Come on. Here's the door to the basement right here. Jack, I am not going down to the bargain basement this time of the year. It's murder down there. Oh, it won't be so bad. Open the door. OK. It is. It is pretty crowded at that. Come on, we'll get Dennis's toy. I can just see that kid's face Christmas morning, yeah? Oh, here's the toy department. Where's the clerk? Here he comes. Oh, yeah. Welcome to the toy department. What can I do for you? Look, I'm interested in a toy bird on a stick for a young friend of mine. Well, I don't know if we got one, but here's the novel Pete that all the kids is crazy about. A chemistry set. A chemistry set? Yeah. You know, it's a science thing with a lot of chemicals. Oh, you mean chemicals, huh? Take it, Jack. It'll make a beautiful Christmas present. All right. Well, it's nice all right, but aren't these chemicals a little powerful? Are they? I give one of my youngsters at his place saying he blew up three sticks before they got them. Well, I don't think I care for that. I'm interested in a toy bird on a stick. Well, here's some that's not only fascinating, but entertaining as well. A mama doll. A mama doll? Yeah. See how it works? Well... Ain't that the nuts? A mama doll is a lovely gift, but I'm afraid that... You know, I used to have one of those things when I was a kid, but my big brother broke it. And when I woke up the next morning, he said, can I borrow your handkerchief? Yes, here you are. Now, look, mister, what I really want is a long stick with a toy bird on the... Exactly. Here's one. Isn't this what you want? Yes, that's it. A yellow canary on a stick. Look, Mary, here's the way it works. You swing it around your head like this, and the bird goes... Hey, mister, what's the matter with this? It doesn't work. What's wrong with it? Look, I'm swinging it around my head, and the bird is supposed to go blah, play with it yourself. Not much you didn't. Mr. Floorwalker, I was just testing it out to see if it worked. It's supposed to go blah, and it doesn't. The reason it doesn't go blah, is because you broke it. I did no such thing, did I, Mary? No, you broke the mama doll. I didn't break the mama doll. It was this guy's brother years ago. Well, I woke up in the morning... Yeah. Say, Rochester, how are the headlights on this car? Boss, they've been ready for a blackout since 1922. By the way, Rochester, are they any blackouts down on Central Avenue? Yes, sir. Night and day. What I meant was... Hey, Jack, there's that policeman who was going to give you a ticket. Oh, yes. Slow down, Rochester. Howdy, officer. Got me shopping done. Going back home now. What's going on? Step on her teeth. Have you good people ever notice how a tempting meal can cheer you right up? It needn't be elaborate. Fragrant old-fashioned beef stew will do it. But be sure to wind up with a grand dessert. A dessert like Mary Livingston's favorite. It's called Jello Parf Whip. The most enticing dish you ever dipped a spoon in. And here's how you make it. Prepare as usual... Prepare as usual one package of Jello imitation strawberry flavor. Chill it until cold and syrupy. Then place in a bowl of cracked ice and whip it up till it's fluffy and thick and luscious. Like rose-colored whipped cream. Next, open a can of pears and fold in a cup of pear pulp into your whipped Jello. Arrange slices of pears and sherbet glasses. Fill each glass with Jello and garnish with gay green cherries. Not just pictures. Individual sherbets fill to the brim with summer sweet strawberry jello whipped to a fluffy rose-colored bowl. Both canned pears and strawberry jello are being featured by many grocers all next week. So get both of them and try a treat. Remember, Jello makes any gelatin recipe taste extra good. Because the locked-in process protects the flavor for your complete enjoyment. This is the last number of the 11th program in the current Jello series. And we will be with you again next Sunday night at the same time. Gee, Mary, I'm so tired from all that shopping. Imagine how you feel if you'd have bought something. Oh, I'd have been a wreck. Good night, folks. Go on, Ed Ballard.