The Jack Benny Program - "J. B. Goes 1942 - Xx - Xx Mileage Rationing Special W Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Burns & Allen" (1942)

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

The Jack Benny Program, “Mileage Rationing Special,” originally broadcast December 1, 1942. This is a wartime public-service special featuring Jack Benny rather than a regular series installment. As nationwide gasoline rationing begins, Benny joins Eddie Cantor, George Burns and Gracie Allen for comedy and music encouraging conservation and cooperation with the new mileage rules. Dinah Shore, Bill Goodwin, and Paul Whiteman and his orchestra also appear in this Office of War Information production, including a Burns and Allen segment tied to the wartime rubber shortage. Old Time Comedy Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual intr...