Roy took the name Rodney Dangerfield from an episode by Jack Benny on his radio program in a 1941 broadcast. The name was referenced as an actor who Jack had invited to his upcoming Christmas Party, but Mary Livingstone had never heard of him. The name surfaces again in the December 15, 1946, episode as a "movie star" on Jack's Christmas Card list. The name was also used by Ricky Nelson in a 1962 television episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, as a phony name for a blind date.
Roy took the name Rodney Dangerfield from an episode by Jack Benny on his radio program in a 1941 broadcast The name was referenced as an actor who Jack had invited to his upcoming Christmas Party, but Mary. Livingstone had never heard of him The name surfaces again in the December 15 1946, episode as a "movie star" on Jack.'s Christmas Card list. The name was also used by Ri,cky Nelson in a 1962 television episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as a phony name for a blind date.