The Bing Crosby Show – Jimmy Buys a Washing Machine

Stewart made his tenth and final appearance on the Crosby show on March 12, 1953. A publicity photo for the show was taken showing Crosby and Stewart with their scripts:

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At least one newspaper, the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, OH, used this photo in an ad for the program.

Portsmouth (OH) Times 3-12-53

Other newspapers ran previews of the show like the one below from The Times, San Mateo, CA.

The Times, San Mateo, CA 3-12-53

Jimmy’s sketch is basically an eight minute commercial for General Electric, which was Bing’s sponsor at the time. After talking with Bing about his recent appearance on the Jack Benny program, Jimmy tells Bing that he’s come to ask for help in buying a new General Electric washing machine. The salesgirl is played by Veola Vonn.

Bing 3-12-53

In the first part of the show, we hear Bing sing Jeepers Creepers and Til I Waltz Again with You. Guest Joe Venuti plays Tea for Two.

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The Stewart sketch appears in part 2, along with the show’s ending which includes Bing singing Two Shillelagh O’Sullivan.

Part 2: