 J-E-L-L-O! The Jell-O program coming to you from Hollywood, California, starring Jack Benny, with Barry Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and yours truly, Don Wilson. The orchestra opens the program with way down upon the Los Angeles River. A delight to the eye, that's Jell-O, and the treat to the taste, that's Jell-O, too. The most attractive dessert you've ever seen, the most luscious dessert you've ever enjoyed. Jell-O's rich glowing colors make your mouth water just to look at them. And when it comes to flavor, Jell-O is simply unrivaled. In its grand flavor, you enjoy a rich refreshment that reminds you of juicy ripe fruits, fresh from tree or vine. And no other dessert, we believe, can give you such swell, tantalizing goodness, or offer you more downright pleasure. So order several packages of Jell-O from your grocer, choosing any or all of Jell-O's six delicious flavors, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, orange, lemon, or lime. Incidentally, strawberry, raspberry, and cherry Jell-O are now better than ever. Each has a new improved flavor obtained by using a natural flavor base artificially enhanced. And the result is a dessert of sheer delight. Treat the family to a rich shimmering mold of Jell-O tomorrow. The river played by the orchestra. And now, ladies and gentlemen, spring has come to Southern California. Birds are twittering in the tree tops. Buds are bursting on the branches. All nature is in tune. Yeah, twittering. Dennis, go ahead, Don. So without further ado, we would like to show you how a typical gentleman farmer is heralding the arrival of spring, the time early this afternoon. The scene, Jack Benny's backyard. The farmer, Jack Benny. Rochester, Rochester, hand me those tomato plants. I'll set them out next to the string beans here. Why don't you plant these seeds instead? I don't want those, I want tomatoes. But these are mighty appetizing when they reach maturity. Rochester, we've planted enough watermelons. That's all you think of watermelons. We planted more now than we can eat. Than who can eat? Than I can eat. Now, please remember, this is my garden. There, that's in deep enough. You sure look funny in those overalls in that old straw hat. I do look like a farmer in this outfit, don't I? All but the rubber gloves. They're too clinical. Well, I've got soft, lovely hands, and I'm going to keep them that way. Rochester, go get the hose. I want to water the soil around these plants. I meant to tell you about that. Remember when Mr. Billsley came home the other night after he'd been out celebrating? Uh-huh. Well, he thought the hose was a snake and shot it full of holes. Oh my goodness, that was a brand new hose. Well, go get it anyway. We can patch it up. Too late now, boss. He mailed it to Frank Buck. What? He wants to know what species it is. That's the silliest thing Mr. Billingsley has ever done. You know, I think I've got some of these plants upside down. No, I guess they're all right. Dennis, don't mow so close to the rose bushes. Watch it. I'm almost through, Mr. Benny. Well, keep at it. Now, Dennis, while I think of it, I want you to go over to Claudette Colbert's house first thing in the morning and mow the lawn there. She'll be expecting you. Claudette Colbert? Gosh. And you'll get $0.35 an hour. But gee, Mr. Benny, I'm nuts about her. I couldn't charge her anything. You'll charge the regular rate. I'm your agent, and I set the deal. So don't worry about it. OK. Let's see. Hey, Rochester, look at these mushrooms here. I don't remember planting any mushrooms. Those are toasts, too, boss. They're poison. No, no, Rochester. I think they're mushrooms. Go ahead and taste one. I wouldn't eat one of those if you shoved a steak under it. Oh, what a baby. You know, Rochester, there's an old saying, a coward dies 1,000 deaths. A hero dies but 1. Yeah, but supposing I eat that thing and find out I'm a hero. All right, don't eat it. Who cares? Oh, hello, Rochester. The garden looks lovely. Thanks, Ms. Lewisden. I see you got the scarecrow off already. This is me, and you know it. Did you buy that package of cucumber seeds like I asked you to? Yes, here you are. They were $0.10. Thanks. Gee, just think, Mary. I'm going to take these little seeds, plant them in the ground, and before you know it, vines will spring up with oodles and oodles of cucumbers on them. Isn't nature wonderful? Yeah. And Mary, half of those cucumbers are going to be yours. The heck with nature. Give me my dime. Give me my dime. Give me my dime. Be sorry when the crop comes in. I feel it's going to be a big season. Oh, you're some farmer. You and your crazy experiment. Oh, they're not so crazy. Remember last year? You sprinkled cheese all over the ground and tried to raise all grottin' potatoes. Well, sure I sprinkled cheese. I had an idea. Oh, what are you giggling about? Every other gardener around here had trouble with the tater bug, but you had mice. I still say it doesn't hurt to experiment. In California, it's just a place to do it. You know, Mary? I only have a little more to go, Mr. Benny. OK. You know, Mary, I wouldn't laugh if I were you. I might turn out to be another Luther Burbank. Who? Burbank, Luther Burbank. Oh, yeah, they named Glendale after him. They named Burbank after him. Burbank, not Glendale. Oh, I guess I didn't analyze it. It certainly didn't. Say, Mary. Oh, Miss Livingston, what's new? Haven't you heard? I just missed being the cucumber queen. Well, Mary. Well, see you later. He always plays conductor when he mows the lawn. What a kid. You know, Mary, every year when spring comes around, I wish I was a kid again. Of course, I'm still full of pep. I feel young. Oh, stop rolling your eyes. I'm not rolling my eyes. I say that little trick for pictures. Let's see. Oh, Mary, I was just having a little argument with Rochester. Look, look down there. Are those things, their mushrooms or toadstools? Those are toadstools. They are. Well, I'm certainly glad you told me. I almost ate one. You almost ate one? Well, I mean, I would have eaten one after you did. With me laying there? All right, forget it. I better dig these up and throw them away. Shoo, shoo. Time, those chickens. Get out of here. Go, go. Whose chickens are they, Jack? What? Whose chickens are they? Oh, Ronald Coleman's. They're always flying over the fence. Chase them back, Rochester. All of them? Yes. Yes, all of them. They're young and tender, boss. I don't care. They're ruining my garden. I'll chase those chickens back to Mr. Coleman's yard, every single one of them. But boss, you're stifling my personality. Chase them away. OK, shoo, shoo. Go, go on. You know, Mr., you know, Mary, Mr. Coleman and I are very good friends. I want us to stay that way. Well, I better get these cucumber seeds in. Hey, Jack, here comes one of your riders. Oh, yes, it's about time. We go on the air pretty soon. I haven't even seen the script yet. Well, so you finally got here. Here's the script, Jack, if I do say so myself. Where's your partner? Bill went to Catalina. Your bill? Eddie must have gone to Catalina. Well, one of us did. Now, let's see. Let's see what you two guys wrote here. Hello, Mary. Hello, Happy. I hope it's a play or something. Hey, wait a minute. This is Tobacco Road. We did that last week. This time we're doing it with jokes. What? And if they don't laugh tonight, we'll do it again next week. Oh, don't be so stubborn. Now, look, you run ahead to the studio, and you better have something else written before we get there. OK, Chum. I have more trouble with those guys. Well, it's your own fault, Jack. Why don't you fire them? Oh, I can. You know how soft-hearted I am. And besides, they saw me once at Laguna Beach with a well anyway. Anyway, they're just a little tired now. Hey, Dennis, we'll be leaving for the studio pretty soon. What are you going to sing on the program? I've got a swell number called High on a Windy Hill. Well, go in the house and run over it on the piano. I want to hear it. OK. Shall I take Mr. Coleman's lawnmower back to him? Never mind. I think he bought another one. Now, Mary, hand me that trowel. How chester's got? Well, I'll be darned. Oh, Rob, hand me that trowel. Mary, that should be swell on the show tonight. Uh-huh. I hope I'm planning these cucumbers in the right place. It might be a little too shady for them. Hey, Jack, look at that cute little robin over there. He just flew in from Miami Beach. How do you know? He's got a towel from the Rony Plaza. Oh, cut that out. Save that stuff for the program. Hey, Rochester, get the car. We'll be leaving for the studio in a few minutes. Yes, sir. We want the town car or the D-Lux convertible coupé. What are you talking about? It's spring. I'm dreaming. Stay in the clouds if you want to, but get the Maxwell. OK. Well, it's beginning to shape up pretty good. I got cucumbers, tomatoes, spring beans. Aren't you going to plant beets this year? No, Rochester makes terrible borscht. Anything he can't barbecue, he doesn't put his heart into. Well, let's go. Uh-oh, here comes your border. Oh, yes. I wonder why he's wearing that turban. Hello, Mr. Billingsley. Good afternoon, Mr. Benny, digging in your garden, I see. Yes, yes, I thought I'd get started early this year. I do hope you plant pistachios. They're delightful. But Mr. Billingsley, pistachios are nuts. Well, who isn't? Oh, I didn't look at it quite that way. Well, goodbye, Mr. Benny. I'm going out for a little stroll. Goodbye. Oh, by the way, Mr. Billingsley, you look just like a Hindu. Is that a turban wound around your head? No, that's a bed sheet. I slept like a top last night. We've got to run along to the studio. See you later, Mr. Billingsley. Goodbye. Goodbye. Oh, thanks. I never touch it. Wish I could figure him out. Oh, well. Cars ready, boys. Oh, Dennis, come on. We're leaving for the studio. Are you right with you, Mr. Benny? No, it's such a nice day, Rochester. You might have put the top down. It'll go down as soon as we hit a dip. Yeah, that's right. I got one of those new automatic tops, Mary. Oh, shut up. Well, what's the matter with you? Relax, kids. Spring is here. Enjoy it like I do. You ought to enjoy it. That's when you stop aching. I don't ache in the winter, either. Come on, get in the car, kids. The three of us will sit in the back. Now, before you get in, Dennis, I want you to sign this release. Here, sign on the dotted line. OK. What release? It's just a formality. Dennis bumped his head in my car the other day, and he's suing me. Suing you? All I want is $0.10 for that bottle of iodine. Isn't that silly? Why don't you set a lot of quark? Give him half of your cucumbers. He won't get anything. I don't like his attitude. Now, get in the car. Get going, Rochester. We have much time. I don't know what to do on the program tonight. Dennis, would you like to sing a next? Rochester, watch that bump as you go out the driveway. Where's Dennis? Never mind him. Get off my shoulders. Oh, I'm sorry. Drive on, Rochester. We're here at the drug store, Jack. I want a sandwich. Sure, we've got plenty of time. OK. Stop here, Rochester. Yes, sir. I've got to have those brakes fixed. Park the car, Rochester. I'll see you after the broadcast. I was feeling on going down to Central Avenue and taking my girlfriend out for a drive. OK, but it'll be back in time to pick me up. Yes, sir. Rochester, did you hear that? This is on height, boys. Nobody's- Rochester, what have you got under that front seat? Which seat? The front seat. Well, dog gone if it ain't supper. That's one of Mr. Coleman's chickens. Now, how does that can get in my car? You don't have to talk. Now, hand me that hen. I'll see that Mr. Coleman gets it back. OK, here you are. See you later. Nothing to be afraid of. Well, that tops everything. You certainly look silly walking into a drug store with a chicken in your arm. When I get the studio, I'll put it in a box. He is crowded here, isn't he? One tuna fish on whole wheat. One tuna coming up. Hello, Mervyn. Hello, Mr. Benny. Where'd you get the chicken? It's not mine. It's Ronald Coleman's. Well, that's funny. I've never seen him carry it around. Believe me, it's his chicken. Now, give me a chocolate mulled milk, will you? OK. One chocolate mulled milk, one mulled with an egg in it. Wait a minute. I don't want an egg in it. Have you looked in the mirror lately? Listen, all I want is a plain mulled milk. See, I think I'll have the special here. Chop suey and all the tea you can drink, $0.15. Tea, you can get anything in a drug store now, can't you? Bring out the chop suey, Mervyn. OK. Hey, Laverne. Ping-luh, chong-la-pong-ping-song. Maka-ook. Those boys certainly get in the mood for things, don't they? You said it. Last Sunday, I ordered twist steak, and they put a watch in it. Oh, they think they're so smart. What do you want, Dennis? I think I'll have the special sandwich, peanut brittle on whole wheat. You mean peanut butter? No, look. It says right here, peanut brittle. Oh, that's a misprint, kid. I'll bring you a peanut butter sandwich. Nothing doing. It says peanut brittle here, and that's what I want. Now listen. I know my rights. Dennis, bring him a glass of milk and a piece of apple pie. OK. It better have peanuts in it. I'm going to knock you right off that stool, kid. Now behave yourself. Here's your chop suey, Mary. Well, what about it, Mervyn? Where's my molded milk? Now, don't get huffy, or I'll put a Mickey in it. What? One Mickey coming up. That awful. Why do I come in here? Why? You want a meal ticket on a punch board? That's all used up. Come on, fellas, give me a little service, will you? Oh, hiya, Don. Oh, hello, Jack. Say, what in the world are you doing with that chicken? Alongs to Ronald Coleman. Sit down and have a sandwich, Don. All right, just finished, thanks. I've got to run back to studio and go over my commercial. Oh. What do you think of this idea, Jack? Now, in the middle of the program, you get into an argument with me and say, now listen, bud. Listen, bud? Yes. Then I'll say, speaking of buds, ladies and gentlemen, spring is here. So why don't you run down to your neighborhood grocer and blossom jello? Blossom jello? Yes, it sounds like bison jello. Oh, they'll scream at that. Oh, oh, blossom, eh? I see. Don, just do us great commercial, and it'll be much better. But Jack, I think we ought to do one that'll get a laugh. So do I, but this ain't it, brother, believe me. Now, frame something that isn't so complicated. Here's your molded milk, Mr. Benny. It's about time. Hey, Jack, look who just came in. Where? Isn't that the fat girl who was on our program last week? Oh, yes, Heather Noodleman. Hello, Miss Noodleman. What's new, kid? Oh, nothing much. What are you doing around here? I just stopped in for a late breakfast. Oh, what do you have, Miss? A leg of lamb and a cup of coffee. Oh, my goodness. No cream in the coffee. A lot that'll help. Yeah. Well, I'm going now, Jack. See you at the studio. OK, Don. Oh, say, Jack, my new picture of the roundup playing at the Paramount this week, would you mind mentioning it on the program? No, no, I'll be glad to. Maybe you can tie it in with spring. Yeah, OK, bud. See you upstairs, Don. Hey, you, where's that leg of lamb? Take it easy, Miss Noodleman. You can't be starving. Gee. How's your molded milk, Mr. Benny? Very good, Dennis. Here. I thought you didn't want an egg. Mary, this is destiny. Leave me alone. Oh, hello, Phil. Hi, Jackson. Boy, am I low. Feeling bad, eh? Yeah. Same thing, Mervin. Hey, LeBern. Pull Harris' thing. They sure know you, Phil. A bromo for lunch. You know, if you keep this up. Holy smoke, hurry up, Mervin. I see a chicken on the counter. It's a real one. Calm down. Say, Phil, we only got a few minutes here. What numbers you're playing on the program tonight? I don't know. How do I know? Well, don't get mad. I just asked, so. Didn't you rehearse anything? What are you worried about? Everything we play sounds the same, don't it? I know. Now, here's your molded milk with an egg in it. That'll be $0.20. $0.15. My chicken laid the egg. That's Ronald Coleman's chicken. All right. I'll give the nickel to him. Now, look, Bob, I'm paying you $0.15. Jack, Jack, look what time it is. Oh, my goodness, we're on the air in a minute. Come on, Dennis, Phil. Phil, hurry up. OK, Don, we're on the air. The Jell-O program coming to you from Hollywood, California, starring Jack Benny, with Barry Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Dane, yours truly, Don Wilson. Your attention, please. 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