His regulars don wilson, dennis day, and rochester are on hand, and his surprise guest is sammy davis, jr. Ijbfc tape library holdings international jack benny fan. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 15. From 1954 to 1960, the program aired every other week, rotating with such shows as private secretary and bachelor father. He and gloria panic when they realize that its jack benny.
The lost episodes 18 episodes jack benny comedy pack 7 episodes. Then, its an infuriating visit to dennis home where his mother insults jack for not making her son the star of the show. 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. In 1964, james aubrey told jack benny that his weekly television series was terminated with the words, youre through, old man. The jack benny program, which starred no less than jack benny himself. When given the opportunity to play in live theatre professionally, benny quit school and joined vaudeville. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. 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. When jack wanted that personal touch, the show looked like a situation comedy. A girl keeps phoning chuck, making arrangements for her elopement. Goodheart jose zeco koko the lord high executioner lem skinner mr. The collection includes 900 radio scripts and electrical transcriptions from 1932 to 1955, and 296 television scripts for the jack benny program. Jack benny was truly one of radios most important and beloved stars.
The jack benny program tv show season 16 episodes list. The jack benny program jack answers viewer mail th. The ucla library special collections holds the jack benny papers. After dennis sings the yellow rose of texas, jack flashes back to the previous day. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the jack benny program. Sometimes the half hour show, originally airing about once a month, was like a variety show with singing and comedy sketches.
The jack benny program is a lighthearted comedy show that revolves around the life of the famed entertainer jack benny. If you have questions about any item listed, please email me. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the jack benny program anytime, anywhere. Jimmy accepts the invitation thinking hes talking to jack lemon.
His first appearance on radio was in 1929, and his shows for various sponsors including lucky strike, jello, grapenuts and others, ran until 1956, when he moved to television. Jack benny program comedy old time radio downloads. Rochester van jones and jack benny who pretend to be nineyearolds. Steel are the irs best customers, they want to help jack take his full deductions. Watch the jack benny program episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Sadly, 46 years later, cbs has repeated the sentiment by condemning these shows to permanent silence. Jack benny, eddie anderson, don wilson, frank nelson, artie auerbach, marilyn monroe, tani marsh, tyler mcveigh, danny kuaana, maxine gates, kay stewart, joseph kearns. The first show of jacks nowweekly season is also among the materials on the jack benny program. Jack benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932.
The only time i have ever seen an official release of a tv program on vhs that left the commercials in for a filmed show not live was when columbia house released the 195253 episodes of burns and allen the first filmed season and left the filmed. The jack benny program jack benny self benny the louse district attorney zeke benny alexander hamilton alfalfa bruce fink buck charles manningham charleston t. May 11, 1941 nbc tribute to jack bennys tenth anniversary. The jack benny program and its legendary star are counted among the most dazzling jewels in the crown of american comedy. During the 19531954 season, benny aired every three weeks. The jack benny program season episode the story of the new talent show. Cbs permanently seals jack benny television masters. Jack insists that the group cancel their flight out of town to come to his house, to discuss an important matter, at length. This premium deluxe dvd collection of the jack benny program features 2 complete episodes.
Watch the jack benny program episodes online season. In the third season 19521953, the show was broadcast every four weeks. Irving fein, a producer and publicist who managed the careers of legendary comedians jack benny and george burns for a halfcentury, died aug. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 14. 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. Season, episode 17 january 22, 1963 jack goes to a doctors office and soon fears that a fellow patient peter lorre might be an escaped murderer. 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.
Beginning in the 19601961 season, the jack benny show began airing every week. Jack benny, bob crosby, eddie rochester anderson rochester van. This is a list of episodes for the thirteenth season 196263 of the television version of the jack benny program. Jack is about to start a new season, and everyone is badgering him with suggestions and demands, such as don wilsons wife insisting that jack should stop making jokes about dons weight. Watch all 27 the jack benny program episodes from season ,view pictures, get episode information and more. Jack is going to new york to talk with his sponsor. The jack benny program november 30, 1952 jack gets robbed original air date. 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. If that isnt enough, a third comic, eddie cantor, gets into the mix as well. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 12. How he turned a miserable, selfabsorbed cheapskate into a beloved icon ranks among the great achievements in entertainment history. The surprise for me in watching this programme was the voice of paul frees as the narrator.
From its beginnings as an immensely popular radio program to its heyday on television, the daily trials and tribulations of the beloved comedian kept. Watch the jack benny show online full episodes of season. Jack s girlfriend gets him to call and invite jimmy and gloria stewart. With jack benny, eddie rochester anderson, don wilson, dennis day. 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. The first season of the jack benny program consisted of four episodes, during 1950 and 1951. Also includes rare bonus films and guest appearances not available anywhere else. The jack benny program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the bestloved programs from the golden age of radio. This is a list of episodes for the television version of the jack benny program, as opposed to. Download january 16, 1949 jacks scrapbook january 23, 1949 don wont sign his contract january 30, 1949. Were this his radio show, he would have used don wilson or a supporting cast member. He and his new girlfriend were originally going to go with don wilson and his wife, but don called to cancel. Discussion in dvd started by scott kriefall, apr 11, 2003. Dennis has been banned from the set, but is determine.
Because they were not saved on film, they never appeared in any syndicated packages of the. Jacks conducts another of his salarysaving amateur talent shows. This is a list of episodes for the television version of the jack benny program, as opposed to the radio program of the same name. Jack benny started on radio in 1932 until he began the jack benny program on tv in the early 1950s. There are also scrapbooks, business correspondence, photographs and production stills for the years 19291940. Jack benny grocery store owner part 2 jack receives a service award from. The son of a saloon keeper, jack benny born benny kubelsky began to study the violin at the age six, and his ineptness at it, would later become his trademark in reality, he was a very accomplished player. Jack is in good spirits about the new season until don and his wife, lois, come by and harass him about fat jokes. 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. The jack benny program season 3 episode 3 jack gets robbed.
April, 1941 jack prepares for appearance on the quiz kid. 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. Best of jack benny 39 episodes the jack benny program. His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. Top 20 quotes of jack benny famous quotes and sayings. In between, it kept the audience in stitches and established benny as one of americas alltime great comedians. Jack opens his th season on television with this move to tuesday nights, marking the first time in 28 years his program hasnt aired on a sunday. Jack has a nightmare involving lorre, in which jack visits a new doctor, because the doctor takes coupons and validates parking. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to tv along with his radio regulars. As a fan of jack benny, i have long sought to expand my episode collection. The jack benny program online full episodes of season 15. April 20, 1941 jacks upset about his appearance on the quiz kids. Don wilson, who impersonates ted lewis singing me and my shadow, with his son harlow as the shadow the jello commercial. The jack benny program free episodes dorothy shay show.
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