Meredith Willson and His Talking People

The best show opening and commercials, in my opinion, were the ones done by Meredith Willson and his Talking People in 1948 on the Aldrich Family. The sponsor was Jell-o.

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Don Wilson dreams about Jell-o in December of 1938

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Jell-o again everyone, this is Jack Benny

Courtesy of the Cobalt Club

NBC-Jack Benny party

NBC's 1942 tribute to Jack Benny

Jell-o's Dollface: Jack Benny

A very interesting article from Time Magazine (1940) about Jack Benny.

Jell-o's Dollface

The Nobody Show

When Carol Lombard died in a plane crash on January 16, 1942, Jack Benny was too broken up to do his show 2 days later.

The Jack Benny Show went on but only with Phil Harris and the band,the Sportsmen Quartet, Dennis Day vocals and Don Wilson introducing the band.  Not to mention the way out of place, Jell-o commericals.