M-O-T-H-E-R (The Big Birdcast)

May 8, 1938 - It's Mother's Day and Jack Benny considers himself
the mother hen of the cast. This is a day after the Kentucky
Derby. Manuel Talcott, the mayor of Jack Benny's home town of
Waukegan, plays a character in the play.


In the episode they mention the WPA (Works Progress
Administration), The Jones Family series of movies, Clark Gable,
Loretta Young, and a cartoon short featuring Jack Benny called
"The Big Birdcast".