It started life as the canada dry program in 1932 on the blue network and finished off as the lucky strike program on cbs in 1955. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to tv along with his radio regulars. Listen to 610 episodes of the jack benny show for free. Jun 18, 20 the jack benny program and its legendary star are counted among the most dazzling jewels in the crown of american comedy. In fact, cbs would have all of the top ten highest rated programs for the 19491950 season. Marvin miller, who plays courier michael anthony on the series the millionaire, appears at dennis days door and present. To the left side in the navigation bar on all pages are links to all of the seasons. The jack benny program is a lighthearted comedy show that revolves around the life of the famed entertainer jack benny.
Fred allen show 052646 king for a day waukegan recreation scripts. With jack benny, eddie rochester anderson, don wilson, dennis day. To advertise the fact that the jack benny program will now be shown weekly, jacks publicity agent has hired trucks to run over people, leaving a tire imprint that reads, watch jack benny every week. The jack benny program season 15 episode 9 the cat burglar. Stuart galbraith iv is a kyotobased film historian whose work includes film history books, dvd and bluray audio. Best of jack benny 39 episodes the jack benny program. The jack benny program jack goes to doctor tv episode 1958.
Because they were not saved on film, they never appeared in any syndicated packages of the. Benny s radio program began in 1932 and ended in 1955. It premiered on nbc blue on may 2, 1932, and had its last episode on cbs radio on may 22, 1955, producing a total of 931 episodes. At a poker game at jacks house with members of the band, don and dennis, the talk is all of the cat burglar terrorizing beverly hills celebrities. To advertise the fact that the jack benny program will now be shown weekly, jack s publicity agent has hired trucks to run over people, leaving a tire imprint that reads, watch jack benny every week. Bennys radio program began in 1932 and ended in 1955. Hermans in no shape for a football game, so jack takes his tickets and leaves. The jack benny show from september 15 1953 internet archive. Sometimes the half hour show, originally airing about once a month, was like a variety show with singing and comedy sketches. Jack benny and bob crosby in the jack benny program 1950 helen hayes and. Watch the jack benny program season 9, episode 3 the millionaire. Don wilsons wife wants him to stop making fat jokes, and dennis days mother verna felton demands her son be given the.
The state farm commercial is heard on dennis radio. Jack benny eddie rochester anderson don wilson 19501965 the comedian provides laughs with a series of guest stars. Benny finishes hermans inventory after having turned the poor man into a whimpering heap. Jack is harassed from all sides as he prepares to start the new season. The jack benny program season 14 episode 1 billy graham show. Fred tries to rent jacks room during the housing shortage. The jack benny program watch episodes on best ever or. Where to countdown the jack benny program air dates. Jack benny program comedy old time radio downloads. Jack, who remained 39yearsold, kept his money in his basement and drove his old maxwell car just as he had done on the radio. Jack benny program article about jack benny program by the. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio.
Phil silvers show, season, episode 3 october 9, 1962 in the dressing room before the show, jack calls for a barber, who turns out to be a nut and a phil silvers fan. Each individual season of the jack benny radio program is covered in depth, including an overview of the entire season, and a guide to each episode broadcast during that season. Below are live links to each jack benny collection which i find most advisable to purchase found here on amazon although you may want an episode guide, i recommend the. This premiere television season of the jack benny program overlapped with his radio program of the same name, which would continue until 1955, whereas this television program would last until 1965.
Watch the jack benny program episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. He dropped out of high school to play violin for vaudeville companies, and discovered his own talent for comedy while appearing in u. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature. Autolight, season 9, episode 9 january 11, 1959 jack is sweeping the set. Don, jack and dennis do the commercial as peter, paul and mary. The jack benny program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the bestloved programs from the golden age of radio. His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. One of the best tvondvd releases of 20, the jack benny program the lost episodes is a dvd talk collectors series must. Dennis reports that he went to ucla over the summer. The jack benny program, starring jack benny, is a radiotv comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a highwater mark. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 12 tv. During the 19531954 season, the jack benny program aired. The lost episodes 18 episodes jack benny comedy pack 7 episodes. The jack benny program online full episodes of season 15 to.
Top 20 quotes of jack benny famous quotes and sayings. At the country club, jack overhears burns, wagner, and curtis questioning if. This article about a program needs to be expanded with more information. This is a list of episodes for the ninth season 195859 of the television version of the jack benny program. How he turned a miserable, selfabsorbed cheapskate into a beloved icon ranks among the great achievements in entertainment history. At the country club, jack overhears burns, wagner, and curtis questioning if benny has the stamina for a weekly show. At billy grahams request, the skit is redone according to a new formula in which there are no insults to anyone, and everyone is quiet and sweet. This category is for media pertaining to the radio and television programs the jack benny program. Jack, who remained thirtynineyearsold, kept his money in his basement and. The jack benny program, starring jack benny, is a radiotv comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a highwater mark in 20thcentury american comedy. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the jack benny program anytime, anywhere. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The jack benny program, starring jack benny, is a radiotv comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a highwater mark in. Jack then heads for the beverly hills police station to file a stolen car report but finds that they do things a little differently there.
The jack benny program and its legendary star are counted among the most dazzling jewels in the crown of american comedy. By the time edgar bergen shows up to discuss the bergens upcoming appearance on the benny program, jacks even more confused than mortimer snerd usually is. The first season of the jack benny program consisted of four episodes, during 1950 and 1951. The monologue is followed by a comedic plot that stars mr. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the jack benny program. From its beginnings as an immensely popular radio program to its heyday on television, the daily trials and tribulations of the beloved comedian kept millions of fans laughing for over 30 years. Jack benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. Jack insists that the group cancel their flight out of town to come to his house, to discuss an important matter, at length. Below are live links to each jack benny collection which i find most advisable to purchase found here on amazon although you may want an episode guide, i recommend the one on. By the time edgar bergen shows up to discuss the bergens upcoming appearance on the benny program, jack s even more confused than mortimer snerd usually is.
The jack benny show is one of my favorite old time radio programs that never disappoints. With jack benny, mary livingstone, eddie rochester anderson, don wilson. Jack benny brought his popular radio show to television along with most of the radio shows cast. Speaking of amos and andy, also guest starring in this episode, they saw their program slip to 8th place overall for the 19481949 season, but it would jump back to 6th for this season 19491950, when it followed the jack benny show sunday evenings on cbs. Season 7, episode 5 november 18, 1956 rochester calls jack in the middle of the show to inform his boss that the maxwell has been stolen.
Episodic logs and history of the jack benny radio program in the 1940s. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 9 tv. Jack benny started on radio in 1932 until he began the jack benny program on tv in the early 1950s. At a poker game at jack s house with members of the band, don and dennis, the talk is all of the cat burglar terrorizing beverly hills celebrities. The first show of jacks nowweekly season is also among the materials on the jack benny program. The jack benny program, which starred no less than jack benny himself, was a comedy series than went onair for more than 30 years in both radio and television. The jack benny program was a comedy series which was broadcast on cbs in the united states. Watch the jack benny show online full episodes of season 1. The jack benny program, starring jack benny, was a radiotv comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a highwater mark in 20thcentury american comedy season 1 dinah shore pilot. Watch all 15 the jack benny program episodes from season 9,view pictures, get episode information and more.
February 14, 1894 december 26, 1974 was an american entertainer, who transitioned from modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. The jack benny program is a comedy that aired on cbs for fourteen seasons and nbc for one season. This collection of 18 rarelyseen installments of the jack benny program consist entirely of episodes restored from the original kinescope recordings made of them since their initial broadcast. Listen to your favorite songs from jack benny program, vol. The smother brothers confound every attempt by jack to force them into his straitjacket comedy formula while performing his theme song, but even scarier to jack is when hes pinned under an unexploded bomb in a world war ii london air raid. So far, i have only purchased the first twelve of the the. In the third season 19521953, the show was broadcast every four weeks.
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