Professor Warren is being forced to retire because of his age, and Dr. Hall tries to find a way around it.
Professor Warren is being forced to retire because of his age, and Dr. Hall tries to find a way around it.
McGee plans a skating party out at Dugan's Lake.
Conklin tries to go one up on the other schools in the district by scheduling school on Saturdays, but the students boycott the plan.
Jack and the gang are in New York for Jack's second television show. Jack works his way into Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.'s table at a restaurant.
Gildy tries to run a palm reader out of town.
McGee decides to write a book. Apologies for the subpar audio quality.
Groucho meets a single librarian and a young policeman, a television expert and a housewife, and an auctioneer and a square dance caller.
The program is broadcast from Fort Meade, Maryland. Dennis Day sings "I Just Kissed Your Picture Goodnight".
Phil, Alice and the whole gang travel to Washington to play at President Truman's inaugural. Fred Allen is the guest star.
For the Pioneer Days festival, McGee is helping to re-enact a one hundred year old robbery.
When Liz and George discover an error on their marriage license, Liz believes they aren't legally married. The premise of this episode was used again later on "I Love Lucy."
The cast ribs Jack about being elected honorary mayor of Anaheim, Azuza and Cucamonga, and then part 2 of the "State Fair" sketch is performed. Artie Auerbach makes his second appearance as Mr. Kitzel, although his name isn't used yet.
Leroy doesn't want to go to the dentist to have his bad tooth pulled, and GIldy doesn't want to go either.
On his way home, McGee accidentaly switches his box of shoes for a shoebox full of money.
Gracie proposes that the Beverly Hills Uplift Society take over performing the show, and that George should direct it.
Connie supervises Student Government Day, when the students run the city for the day.
Jack's performance last week with Joan Crawford on the Screen Actors Guild Theater is discussed. Frank Nelson announces the opening of the show, as Don is at the drugstore across the street with the cast.
Groucho meets a female bowler and an Italian man, a bachelor and a single woman, and a prince and princess. This seems to be the audio from a TV version of the show; I don't know if it was broadcast on radio in this form.
After much prodding by Molly, McGee takes a job at a kennel, but the employment office sends him to the wrong place.
At one point, Molly says that McGee hasn't had a job "since you sold the store", which implies that the McGees are the same characters as the couple that ran the store on "Smackout!", the Jordans' previous series in which they owned a store that was always "smack out" of everything.
Montague receives an offer from a Hollywood studio who are going to produce Macbeth.
When Gildy unexpectedly drives his car to Fairview, he accidentally switches to someone else's car along the way - one filled with explosives. Frank Nelson plays a highway commissioner.
On the occasion of Don WIlson's 20th year with the Benny show, a version of Don's life story is recounted.
Gracie tries to break the news gently to George about the total for last month's Christmas bills.
Phil agrees to watch Mr. Scott's dog when Scott goes on vacation, and of course he and Remley manage to spill paint all over the dog.
The McGees are stranded downtown when they can't get change for a $100 bill.
The gang's various New Year's activities are discussed. Phil and Jack argue about a bet they made on the Rose Bowl, and a flashback tells of Jack's day at the game. This episode has the first appearance by Artie Auerbach (Mr. Kitzel) on the Benny show.
Molly need some new clothes, so she and McGee head down to the tailor's shop to have one of his old suits cut down for her.
From the Marine Air Base in Santa Barbara, Bob's guest star is Gary Cooper.
Groucho meets a secretary and a lawyer, a rocket expert and a railroad engineer, and a young mother and a nursery school teacher.
Jack resolves to pay off his debts from 1937. New Year's Eve festivities are revisited, and the cast prepares to leave for next week's show in San Francisco.
Feeling unfulfilled after the New Year's Eve party, Phil sets out to become a great concert singer. The last couple of minutes of the episode are missing.