▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁services , ▁Anderson ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁received ▁a ▁warm ▁welcome . ▁States ide , ▁an ▁incident ▁was ▁def used ▁by ▁Ben ny ▁when , ▁according ▁to ▁rep orter ▁Fred ric ▁W . ▁Sl ater , ▁Ro chester ▁was ▁denied ▁a ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁where ▁Ben ny ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Saint ▁Joseph , ▁Missouri . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Anderson ▁could ▁not ▁stay ▁there , ▁Ben ny ▁replied : ▁" If ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁stay ▁here , ▁neither ▁do ▁I ." ▁The ▁hotel ▁allowed ▁Anderson ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁a ▁guest . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁a ▁hotel ▁refused ▁Anderson ▁a ▁room . ▁So on ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁show ▁cast , ▁the ▁program ▁went ▁on ▁location ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁When ▁a ▁couple ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁compla ined ▁about ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁hotel ▁as ▁Anderson , ▁the ▁hotel ▁manager ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁room ▁somewhere ▁else . ▁Hill i ard ▁Mark s , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁producer ▁and ▁also ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ' s ▁brother - in - law , ▁told ▁the ▁manager ▁that ▁Anderson ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁hotel ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁When ▁he ▁did , ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁radio ▁show ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁total ing ▁ 4 4 ▁people , ▁joined ▁Anderson ▁in ▁checking ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁paid ▁perform ers ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁Anderson ▁inv ested ▁wis ely