For those who may not be familiar with the era, Jack's line at ~4:19 of "Here's a handful of nickels; you KNOW where to eat" is a reference to automats which were popular. Individual servings of food were placed behind glass doors which could be opened by feeding coins into the slot. Behind the scenes, a small army of people made the automat look unmanned.
I remember going to an automat (we always thought of it as THE Automat, having no idea there were others) as a little kid growing up in Manhattan in the mid-/late-'60s... at the age of four or five, it was hard to wrap your head around the spectacle: wall after wall of little compartments, each containing a sumptuous offering: a ham sandwich or slice of pie, a hamburger or bowl of Jell-O (Jack Benny's original radio sponsor ;), etc... all available in the same way as a game of pinball -- a coin in a slot. Those were also the days of pay toilets, an idea that seems ridiculous even as you try to describe it to anyone under 40 lol
For those who may not be familiar with the era, Jack's line at ~4:19 of "Here's a handful of nickels; you KNOW where to eat" is a reference to automats which were popular. Individual servings of food were placed behind glass doors which could be opened by feeding coins into the slot. Behind the scenes, a small army of people made the automat look unmanned.
I remember going to an automat (we always thought of it as THE Automat, having no idea there were others) as a little kid growing up in Manhattan in the mid-/late-'60s... at the age of four or five, it was hard to wrap your head around the spectacle: wall after wall of little compartments, each containing a sumptuous offering: a ham sandwich or slice of pie, a hamburger or bowl of Jell-O (Jack Benny's original radio sponsor ;), etc... all available in the same way as a game of pinball -- a coin in a slot. Those were also the days of pay toilets, an idea that seems ridiculous even as you try to describe it to anyone under 40 lol
Thanks for sharing so beautiful program!
Classic Benny. The whole crew there was icing !
I really appreciate this!
Jack: “21 of them are girls and you’re the only man? How can you call that a party?”
Rochester: “Oh Boss! Come now!”