S6.E2

Massage and Date with Gertrude

Name: Massage and Date with Gertrude
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1955-10-09
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson

Episode aired Oct 9, 1955
Not Rated
30m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

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Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Comedy

Jack illustrates how he relaxes after a show, but its more like La Vie en Cracked than La Vie en Rose. His masseur ties him in knots and rubs in rancid chicken fat, because Jack pays him onl... Read allJack illustrates how he relaxes after a show, but its more like La Vie en Cracked than La Vie en Rose. His masseur ties him in knots and rubs in rancid chicken fat, because Jack pays him only $3 a session. Rather than a swank Hollywood hot-spot, cheapskate Jack takes his chic dat... Read allJack illustrates how he relaxes after a show, but its more like La Vie en Cracked than La Vie en Rose. His masseur ties him in knots and rubs in rancid chicken fat, because Jack pays him only $3 a session. Rather than a swank Hollywood hot-spot, cheapskate Jack takes his chic date Gertrude, the switchboard operator, to an underground French restaurant crowded with slo... Read all

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

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Trivia
Features first live-action appearance together of Mel Blanc (M. Michel) and Bea Benaderet (Gertrude), the future Barney and Betty Rubble of The Flintstones (1960). The two had previously worked together on many radio shows and in cartoons.

Quotes
Jack Benny: Boy, I could sure use a massage. You know, these television shows - they're hard work.
Rochester Van Jones: Yeah, it's tough on both of us.
Jack Benny: What do you mean "both of us"?
Rochester Van Jones: Boss, you only tell the jokes. I have to sit out there and laugh at 'em.