January 1, 1939 – Goodbye 1938. Hello 1939
In this EPISODE of Jack Benny they do a parody of Disney’s Snow White.
January 15, 1939 – Jack’s Screen Performance
How well does Jack Benny make love on screen? Find out in this EPISODE from 1939.
January 22, 1939 – Jack Saved Fred Allen
Jack Benny relives the days of vaudeville in this EPISODE including comedian Fred Allen and animal act Fink’s Mules.
January 29, 1939 – Jack’s Bodyguard
Jack Benny plans a Hopalong Cassidy skit for this EPISODE, but they are hilariously interrupted.
February 5, 1939 – Jack’s Fight Training
In this EPISODE from Jack Benny is training in case his feud with Fred Allen comes to blows.
February 12, 1939 – Love Finds Annie Hardy
Listen to This Day In Jack Benny EPISODE with “Love Finds Annie Hardy” from 1939.
February 19, 1939 – Carmichael the Polar Bear
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny’s new polar bear gets his name.
February 26, 1939 – Jesse James Part 1
Jack Benny thinks he deserves the Academy Award instead of Spencer Tracy in this EPISODE from 1939.
March 5, 1939 – Jesse James Part 2
In this EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program from 1939, Jack plays that train robber of the old west Jesse James.
March 12, 1939 – Carmichael Is Sick
In this EPISODE Carmichael the polar bear is sick and on the cover of Radio Guide for this week in 1939, Jack Benny is ready to fight Fred Allen.
March 19, 1939 – Jack Has a Cold
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny has a cold so listens in on Phil Harris taking over. What a corny guy!
Jack Benny is an imposter! In this EPISIODE from 1939 guest Ed Sullivan investigates Jack.
April 2, 1939 – April Fool’s Gags
Jack Benny says he thought Carol Lombard wanted to marry him. “One time during a dust storm she winked at me.”
April 9, 1939 – Four Girls in White
This EPISODE from April 9, 1939 has Jack Benny’s cast playing nurses.
April 16, 1939 – Phil Shoots a Movie
In this EPISODE Jack Benny was vacationing as Phil Harris was secretly filming with Dorothy Lamour.
April 23, 1939 – Jack’s Studio Dressing Room
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny is on the set of his upcoming movie “Man About Town”
April 30, 1939 – Seventh Anniversary
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny takes credit for the World’s Fair.
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny teases Phil Harris for singing in baby talk.
This is a fun EPISODE from 1939 with the Jack Benny version of the movie “Gunga Din”.
In this EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program, Phil Harris inflicts the worst torture imaginable on Jack…baby talk!
May 28, 1939 – Alexander Graham Bell
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny plays the lead in a spoof of “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell”.
June 4, 1939 – Sherlock Holmes Preview
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny plays Sherlock Holmes.
June 11, 1939 – Hound of the Baskervilles
In the comics Jack Benny’s trademark is a long cigar, on the air in this EPISODE he spoofs a Sherlock Holmes movie.
In this episode of the Jack Benny Show, we find out that Kenny Baker is a movie star. It’s Father’s Day, 1939.
June 25, 1939 – Jack’s Home Town
In this EPISODE from 1939 Jack Benny mentions Racoon Coats, a craze among wealthy college guys.
October 8, 1939 – Introducing Dennis Day
The very first EPISODE with Dennis Day! Listen to find out why the previous singer, Kenny Baker, left the show.
October 15, 1939 – Dennis’ Mother Interferes
This EPISODE of Jack Benny features the great character actress Verna Felton as Dennis Day’s mother.
October 22, 1939 – Stanley and Livingstone
Kay Kyser the Ol’ Professor of Swing is the guest on this EPISODE of Jack Benny from 1939.
October 29, 1939 – Costume Party
Jack Benny’s Halloween Party of 1939.
This episode stars Donna, Jacqueline, and Phyllis.
November 12, 1939 – Jack Has a Toothache
in this EPISODE Jack Benny goes to the dentist…Dr.Frank Nelson Yeeeesss!
November 19, 1939 – An Ostrich for Thanksgiving
The Year With TWO Thanksgivings! Listen to the 1939 Jack Benny EPISODE here.
November 26, 1939 – Duck Hunting
In this EPISODE Jack Benny goes duck hunting and is overcome with guilt. Plus learn about this vaudeville strongman.
December 3, 1939 – Football Murder Mystery Part 1
In this EPISODE Jack Benny talks about appearing in the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood.
December 10, 1939 – Football Murder Mystery Part 2
In this EPISODE Jack Benny is accused of stuffing his face like Charles Laughton in “The Private Life of Henry VIII”
December 17, 1939 – Christmas Shopping for Perfume
This EPISODE of Jack Benny was performed live twice on Sunday, December 17, 1939.
December 24, 1939 – Christmas Open House
Merry Christmas! This EPISODE of The Jack Benny Program is from Christmas Eve 1939.
December 31, 1939 – No Date for Jack
Will Jack Benny have a happy New Year? This light-hearted EPISODE mentions critic Alexander Woollcott.
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