  Song and dance man Jack Haley hosts Log Cabin Jamboree, a fun variety and music show. Similar to other variety shows of the 1930s, the show featured short jokes and skits with musical interludes of assorted styles. Warren Hull announced the show and Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra performed. Wendy Barrie and Virginia Verrill also perform. The show was sponsored by Log Cabin Syrup.
Log Cabin Syrup was created in 1887 by grocer P.J. Towle from St. Paul, Minnesota. He named the syrup Towle Log Cabin Syrup after his childhood hero Abraham Lincoln who grew up in a log cabin. In 1927, General Foods bought the Towle Maple Syrup Company and in 1937 Log Cabin Jamboree was created.
Lighthearted banter between Jack Haley and Ted Fio Rito spiced up the show. The jokes often sound like:
| Jack: |
Can you play some of the classical numbers? |
| Ted: |
I can't play that because my tuba player lost his big mouthpiece. |
| Jack: |
He lost his big mouthpiece, how did that happen? |
| Ted: |
She went home to her mother. |
Jack Haley was best known for his performance as the Tin Woodsman in the Wizard of Oz. Log Cabin Jamboree was aired about two years before the creation of the Wizard of Oz, but highlights some of the charm and banter that made Jack Haley a memorable performer. The show later became Jack Haley Wonder Show sponsored by Wonderbread and starring Lucille Ball and Gale Gordon.
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