INFORMATION PLEASE & THE JIMMY DURANTE SHOW

Among other topics, “Information Please” asks about measures of length in common metaphorical phrases, “Huckleberry Finn,” and then-recent current events of 1939. Next we present for the first time, “The Jimmy Durante Show.” Jimmy is interested in politics, so he travels around the nation celebrating the 50 states and trying to get his show business friends to pledge their votes.

Episodes

Information Please

July 11, 1939

“Guest: Elliott Roosevelt”

01:44

The Jimmy Durante Show

April 21, 1948

“Jimmy Solicits The Show Biz Vote” aka “Guests: Lou Clayton and Eddie Jackson”

33:43