Season 16 guide for the jack benny program tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. When a customer lee meriwether, catwoman in the batman 1966 movie gushes over andys crooning, hes too embarrassed to admit who he is. Its midcentury madness as jack benny slides smoothly into the 1950s with great guests, hilarious running gags, and even a song or two. Jack benny brought his popular radio show to television along with most of the radio shows cast. Jacks guest is laidback singer andy williams, which prompts a visit from jacks pasadena fan club president. The jack benny program s04e08 jack dreams hes married to mary tv series. Click here and start watching the jack benny show in seconds.
Because they were not saved on film, they never appeared in any syndicated packages of the classic comedy series. Chet huntley, david brinkley, doug mcclure, and roberta shore. 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. The lost episodes 18 episodes jack benny comedy pack 7 episodes the best of jack benny 8 episodes the best of the jack benny show, vol. 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.
In his monologue, jack talks about the move and conducts a press conference with the marquis chimps as panelists. The jack benny program jack renews his drivers license. Literally thousands of pages of scanned jack benny shows are available for download. This category is for media pertaining to the radio and television programs the jack benny program. Best of jack benny 39 episodes the jack benny program. Mary livingstone, don wilson, phil harris, eddie rochester anderson, dennis day, frank nelson, mel blanc, artie auerbach, and ronald and benita colman delivered many of the best jokes and earned biggest laughs on the show. The jack benny program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the bestloved programs from the golden age of radio. Listen to 610 episodes of the jack benny show for free. In vaudeville, he delivered the snappy comebacks and one liners with intelligence and wit, but it was only with the continuing development of his personal trait comedy that he really became the jack benny we all know so well. The show opens with huntley and brinkley doing a newscast on bennys return to nbc. His ensemble cast, including mel blanc and frank nelson are well represented here, too. Season 8, episode 15 april 6, 1958 ronnie burns, son of george burns and gracie allen, pays jack a.
It premiered on nbc blue on may 2, 1932, and had its last episode on cbs radio on may 22, 1955, producing a. Jack lectures andy to work harder to promote his career, so andy changes from a sweater to a tux to join jack at a premiere which turns out to be a meat market opening. His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. The jack benny program s05e05 the life of jack benny tv series emeri dre. During the 195354 season, a handful of episodes were filmed during the summer and the others were live, a schedule which allowed benny to continue doing his radio show. Factory has remedied this somewhat with their release of the jack benny program. Jack bennys supporting cast his gang was the heart, soul, and success of his radio program. 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. The jack benny program season 15 episode 17 kingston trio show. Download january 20, 1946 state fair january 27, 1946. The jack benny program s05e02 jam session at jacks tv series emeri dre.
Where to countdown the jack benny program air dates. At the country club, jack overhears burns, wagner, and curtis questioning if benny has the stamina for a weekly show. A massive collection of large pdf files each containing multiple scripts from jack bennys lucky strike broadcasts scripts from the late 1940s through mid 1950s, can be found on the industrydocumentslibrary. The jack benny program watch episodes on best ever or. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio.
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. In his first season 19501951, he only performed 4 shows. The jack benny program season 15 episode 9 the cat burglar. Season 6, episode 8 january 15, 1956 jack and the gang are invited to dinner at the home of show announcer don wilson, but mrs. Actually, it ran for 15, debuting in october 1950 on cbs and running until september 1965 the last season was on nbc. In the third season 19521953, the show was broadcast every 4 weeks. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Now what cbs really needs to do is restore the entire jack benny program series. Includes a parody of the whistler with jack as the diabolical fiddler, who spins the tale of oblivious husband griffith park dennis day, targeted for murder by his wife and her. Widely recognized as one of the leading american entertainers of the 20th century, benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a. Jack benny enlists his longtime radio and tv cast members charlie cantor and mel blanc, to playfully demonstrate how radio programs created suspense and atmosphere.
George burns, robert wagner, tony curtis, mike wallace and johnny green. The jack benny program jack answers viewer mail th season. The jack benny program jack answers viewer mail th. This is a list of episodes for the fifteenth and final season 196465 of the television version of the jack benny program. The monologue is followed by a comedic plot that stars mr. Jack benny grocery store owner part 2 jack receives a service award from. The jack benny program series aired 1950 1965 available on primetime tv. The jack benny program is still airing with no announced date for the next episode or season. Apr 30, 2018 download january 16, 1949 jacks scrapbook january 23, 1949 don wont sign his contract january 30, 1949 don still wont.
In vaudeville, he delivered the snappy comebacks and one liners with intelligence and wit, but it was only with the continuing development of his personal trait comedy that he really became the jack benny we all know so. Also includes rare bonus films and guest appearances not available anywhere else. The jack benny program 19501965 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 unknown. The episodes that are included on this set are not a season or a best of, but rather just a collection of 18 episodes that were available to and cleaned up by the ucla film.
The jack benny show was one of the few weekly programs president kennedy tried to watch. 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. In between, it kept the audience in stitches and established benny as one of americas alltime great comedians. Benny was truly an original comedian, as funny on television as he had been for decades on radio. The comic misadventures of the skinflint comedian and his friends. Jack, who remained 39yearsold, kept his money in his basement and drove his old maxwell car just as he had done on the radio. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 15 tv. In the sketch, the kingston trio join prisoner benny in the tijuana jail.
Season 15, episode 15 jack jones appears as a moonlighting teacher in a sketch and sings bewitched, bothered and bewildered. Watch all 26 the jack benny program episodes from season 12,view pictures, get episode information and more. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to tv along with his radio regulars. Jack benny born benjamin kubelsky february 14, 1894 december 26, 1974 was an american comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film.
After the guests leave, it is revealed that jack has been hypnotized into acting as. The jack benny program was a comedy series which was broadcast on cbs in the united states. Jack benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. Before tv, of course, the legendary benny had been a radio fixture for. 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 longestrunning sponsor, however, was the american tobacco companys lucky strike cigarettes, from 1944 to 1955, and it was during lucky strikes sponsorship that the show became, at last, the jack benny program once and for all although it was often announced by don wilson at the start of the show as the lucky strike program starring. The jack benny program online full episodes of season 15. 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. Burglars attempt to rob jacks house after the show is over but they havent. Benny s radio program began in 1932 and ended in 1955. His work spans the 20th century, from vaudeville to radio and movies to tv. The state farm commercial is heard on dennis radio. By the 19511952 season, jack was ready to do 1 show approximately every 6 weeks. Jack benny program comedy old time radio downloads.
As a fan of jack benny, i have long sought to expand my episode collection. For this season, the show was moved from cbs to nbc. 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. The lost episodes, a collection of 18 long lost episodes of the series.
Benny s longestrunning sponsor, however, was the american tobacco companys lucky strike cigarettes, from 1944 to 1955, and it was during lucky strikes sponsorship that the show became, at last, the jack benny program once and for all although it was often announced by don wilson at the start of the show as the lucky strike program starring. Its a comedy show with 285 episodes over 16 seasons. Watch the jack benny program episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Beginning in the 19601961 season, the jack benny program began airing every week. Watch the jack benny program episodes online season 14.
Eddie cantor is the guest star on this episode of the jack benny program. This classic collection features 20 episodes from jacks final years on radio, accompanied by his constant cohorts mary livingstone, phil harris, bob crosby, eddie rochester anderson, dennis day, the sportsmen quartet, and don wilson. Bonus features are nice, too, with snippets from jacks many television specials. During the 19531954 season, the jack benny program aired every 3 weeks. 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. Download january 16, 1949 jacks scrapbook january 23, 1949 don wont sign his contract january 30, 1949 don still wont. With jack benny, eddie rochester anderson, don wilson, dennis day. Jack knows hes off to a bad start on tv when one of the shows cracked technicians interrupts jack s intro to wave to an aunt. This premium deluxe dvd collection of the jack benny program features 2 complete episodes. The jack benny program is a lighthearted comedy show that revolves around the life of the famed entertainer jack benny. The jack benny program tv show season 16 episodes list.
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