ires ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁v alet ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁up ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Ben ny ' s ▁chief ▁problem ▁with ▁Anderson ▁was ▁his ▁frequently ▁being ▁late ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁Ben ny ▁attempted ▁to ▁inst ill ▁pun ct ual ity ▁in ▁Anderson ▁by ▁fin ing ▁him ▁$ 5 0 ▁each ▁time ▁he ▁arrived ▁late ▁at ▁the ▁studio . ▁ ▁Anderson ▁had ▁a ▁habit ▁of ▁losing ▁track ▁of ▁time , ▁especially ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁talking ▁with ▁someone . ▁Ben ny ▁en list ed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁members ▁to ▁drop ▁in ▁on ▁him ▁just ▁before ▁travel ▁dates ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁time . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁not , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁times ▁the ▁other ▁cast ▁members ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁leave ▁without ▁Anderson ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁On ▁one ▁occasion ▁when ▁the ▁entire ▁Ben ny ▁show ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Anderson , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁out ▁late ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁departure ▁day , ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁r oused ▁by ▁Mam ie ▁on ▁time . ▁The ▁Anders ons ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁train ▁station ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁Super ▁Chief ▁pulled ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁program ' s ▁cast ▁on ▁it . ▁Bre aking ▁the ▁speed ▁limit ▁with ▁an ▁L AP D ▁motor cycle ▁squad ▁esc ort , ▁Anderson ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁train ▁station ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁catch ▁his ▁train ▁from ▁there . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁The ▁Ro chester ▁character ▁became ▁imm ens ely ▁popular .