Pilot for the Dragnet series. Success of this resulted in its abrupt replacement of the Chesterfield Sound Off.
Bob Hope hosts the Christmas episode aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer recently returned from the Korean War. Guests include the renowned Nicholas Brothers tap dance duo and singer/actress Constance Moore.
Allen and accordionist Zeke Manners act out a commercial for what the program sees as the next step in this trend, the sponsorship of a presidential candidate. Next, Allen discovers a body, which he at first thinks is a prop for one of NBC's many crime programs.