A tribute dinner that keeps turning Jack Benny into the joke.
A testimonial dinner marks Jack Benny's 20 years in radio, and the humor keeps folding his own image back into the occasion without draining the warmth.
The Jack Benny Program
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***********SOME SHOWS SOUND QUALITY NOT GOOD********Jack Benny first appeared on radio as a guest of Ed Sullivan in 1932. He was then given his own show later that year, with Canada Dry Ginger Ale as a sponsor --The Canada Dry Program, beginning May 2, 1932, on the NBC Blue Network and continuing there for six months until October 26, moving the show to CBS on October 30. With Ted Weems leading the band, Benny stayed on CBS until January 26, 1933.Arriving at NBC on March 17, Benny did The Chevrolet Program until April 1, 1934. He continued with The General Tire Revue for the rest of that season...
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The Jack Benny Program JB The 20th Anniversary Banquet
Hidden gemJack Benny rehearses for his 20th-anniversary radio testimonial dinner, with comedic interruptions from Rochester, Mary, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Georgie Jessel.
·26m·2 clips - 2
The Jack Benny Program JB Captain Horatio Hornblower
Jul 18, 2020·26m - 3
The Jack Benny Program JB 1955-05-15 A Friend At Union Station
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 4
The Jack Benny Program JB 1954-03-21 Jack Listens To Mean Old Man On Radio
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 5
The Jack Benny Program JB 1953-12-23 (INC) Comm Perf Host Jack Benny
Jul 18, 2020·11m - 6
The Jack Benny Program JB 1953-09-13 Back from Vacation in Hawaii
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 7
The Jack Benny Program JB 1952-03-02 From Palm Springs - Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, George Burns, Groucho Marx
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 8
The Jack Benny Program JB 1951-12-09 Mel Blanc as Indian
Jul 18, 2020·25m - 9
The Jack Benny Program JB 1949-04-17 Easter Parade
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 10
The Jack Benny Program JB 1950-11-26 Jack Tries to Buy USC - UCLA Game Tickets
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 11
The Jack Benny Program JB 1949-02-06 Don Wilson's Contract (Vincent Price & claudette Colbert)
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 12
The Jack Benny Program JB 1948-12-19 Christmas Wallet (For Don Wilson)
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 13
The Jack Benny Program JB 1948-05-30 I Was Framed
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 14
The Jack Benny Program JB 1948-04-04 Borrows Bing Crosby's Oscar; The Ink Spots; Money or ...)
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 15
The Jack Benny Program JB 1948-03-07 Jack is the Walking Man
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 16
The Jack Benny Program JB 1949-01-02 1st CBS Show (w Amos & Andy)
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 17
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-12-21 Last Minute Xmas Shopping
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 18
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-12-07 (INC) Violin Lesson (w Mel Blanc)
Jul 18, 2020·9m - 19
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-11-30 Turkey Trial Dream-Jack & Rochester vs.Turkey
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 20
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-10-19 Golf Match at Hillcrest Country Club
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 21
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-05-18 Guest is Al Jolson
Jul 18, 2020·14m - 22
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-05-06 Guest is Hoagy Carmichael
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 23
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-03-16 New Quartet Andy Russell Dick Haymes Bing Crosby
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 24
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-01-11 I Stand Condemned (Boris Karloff)
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 25
The Jack Benny Program JB 1947-01-04 Guests are Bogart & Bacall
Jul 18, 2020·27m - 26
The Jack Benny Program JB 1946-11-10 #238 Comm. Perf (Bob Hope Superman Bela Lugosi)
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 27
The Jack Benny Program JB 1946-10-20 The Whistler Parody
Jul 18, 2020·24m - 28
The Jack Benny Program JB 1946-10-06 Listening To The World Series
Jul 18, 2020·26m - 29
The Jack Benny Program JB 1946-04-07 Acme Plaza (Guest Van Johnson)
Jul 18, 2020·27m - 30
The Jack Benny Program JB 1945-03-11 How Jack Found Rochester (w Amos & Andy)
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 31
The Jack Benny Program JB 1945-01-21 Ice Skating In Central Park
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 32
The Jack Benny Program JB 1945-01-04 How Jack Met Phil Harris
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 33
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-12-24 Trimming The Christmas Tree
Jul 18, 2020·26m - 34
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-12-17 Drugstore w Frank Sinatra & Frank Morgan
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 35
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-12-17 Comm. Perf of Drugstore w Frank Sinatra & Frank Morgan
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 36
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-11-19 From Corona Naval Hospital
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 37
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-05-21 Jack's Split Personality
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 38
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-04-23 Dennis Leaves for the Navy
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 39
The Jack Benny Program JB 1943-05-02 Rental of Eddie Cantor's House
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 40
The Jack Benny Program JB 1943-05-30 #035 Guest is Deanna Durbin
Jul 18, 2020·28m - 41
The Jack Benny Program JB 1943-05-09 Jack Jams With Louis Armstrong
Jul 18, 2020·29m - 42
The Jack Benny Program JB 1943-04-25 Rochester's Horse is in the Kentucky Derby (VERY LOW VOLUME)
Jul 18, 2020·24m - 43
The Jack Benny Program JB 1943-04-18 Jack Opens Swimming Pool for the Season
Jul 18, 2020·8m - 44
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-05-14 Infantry (AFRS Re-broadcast)
Jul 18, 2020·31m - 45
The Jack Benny Program JB 1944-10-26 Com Perf Clark Gable (Winged Victory Edition)
Hidden gemThe Jack Benny Program's October 26, 1944 Winged Victory edition places Clark Gable at the controls of an Armed Forces Radio command performance.
Jul 18, 2020·31m·2 clips - 46
The Jack Benny Program JB Who is the Best Comedian, Benny or Allen
Jul 18, 2020·30m - 47
The Jack Benny Program JB 1974-10-23 JB & Mel B on Johnny Carson NBC TV Show
Hidden gemJohnny Carson hosts Jack Benny and Mel Blanc on NBC while promoting Benny's upcoming special and revisiting their shared comedy history.
Jul 18, 2020·42m·2 clips