A great EPISODE of Jack Benny with a guest star reprising her movie role…sort of.
January 14, 1940 – Violin Movie
Jack Benny plays one of the world’s great violinists in this EPISODE’s spoof of the 1939 Ingrid Bergman movie “Intermezzo”.
January 19, 1940 – Radio Guide (Bonus)
Jack Benny and his cast are featured in this variety show EPISODE to promote the launch of “Movie & Radio Guide”.
January 21, 1940 – Jack’s Girlfriend
Jack Benny tries to call his girlfriend in this EPISODE from 1940. That’s Z-Y-B-Y-S-K-O
January 28, 1940 – Murder on the Bay Bridge
This EPISODE of Jack Benny was recorded live for a huge crowd in Oakland, CA to raise money for Polio research.
January 30, 1940 – The March of Dimes (Bonus)
In this EPISODE of the March of Dimes Jack Benny and Eddie Cantor do an old school vaudeville routine.
February 4, 1940 – Leaving for Yosemite
This EPISODE of Jack Benny picks up just after their live show. It ends as a “to be continued” with the gang on the way to Yosemite.
February 11, 1940 – Arriving at Yosemite
Jack and the gang are driving to Yosemite. Jack is compared to racer driver Barney Oldfield.
February 18, 1940 – Skiing at Yosemite
In the only serial of it’s kind on the JELL-O Program, Jack Benny and the gang finally arrive in Yosemite to ski.
February 25, 1940 – Birthday In Yosemite
In this EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny is in bed on his birthday after his skiing accident and Frank Nelson is the doctor! Plus, Mary jokes about the Rover Boys…wait, who are the Rover Boys?
March 3, 1940 – Gracie for President
Gracie Allen shows up to campaign for president in this EPISODE of Jack Benny from 1940.
March 10, 1940 – Mr.Benny Goes to Washington
In this EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny takes on Jimmy Stewart’s role in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”.
March 17, 1940 – Hunchback of Notre Dame
Orson Welles teaches Jack Benny acting in this EPISODE from 1940. Jack learns to grunt like Quasimodo.
March 24, 1940 – June Moon (Bonus)
In this EPISODE of Orson Welles’ dramatic radio program, Jack Benny is the guest star.
March 24, 1940 – Pinocchio Trailer
Happy Easter! This EPISODE from 1940 has a sketch “written by Don Wilson” plus an Ed Sullivan clip.
This EPISODE of Jack Benny is a spoof of Pinocchio and includes the Disney songs with just a few JELL-O twists.
April 7, 1940 – Buck Benny is Back
This EPISODE is the return of Jack Benn’s old Buck Benny western skit, just ahead of his new Buck Benny movie.
April 14, 1940 – To New York by Train
Calling all adventure fans! This EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program is on the move!
April 21, 1940 – From the Ritz Theater NY
“That’s Hellzapoppin!” What? This EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program is on location in New York.
April 24, 1940 – Buck Benny Rides Again (BONUS)
What if the Jack Benny film “Buck Benny Rides Again” was an old radio episode? Listen to find out.
April 28, 1940 – Buck Benny at the Paramount Theater
In this EPISODE Jack and the gang are in New York for the premiere of Buck Benny Rides Again.
May 5, 1940 – Clown Hall Tonight
In this EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program from May 1940, they spoof the Fred Allen Show
May 12, 1940 – Returns on a Plane
What was it like to fly on a commercial airline in 1940? Find out in this EPISODE of the Jack Benny Show.
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ay 19, 1940 – Northwest Passage
The skit in this EPISODE of Jack Benny is a spoof on a forgotten Technicolor movie “Northwest Passage”.
May 26, 1940 – Party for Sponsor
“Hors d’oeuvre: A Ham Sandwich Cut into 40 Pieces.” Classic joke from this EPISODE of Jack Benny.
In this EPISODE of The Jack Benny Program Rochester buys a racehorse on an installment plan.
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“What’s going on here!” Dennis Day is hilarious in this EPISODE of the Jack Benny Program from June of 1940.
Henreeee, Henry Aldrich! makes a guest appearance in the 1940 season finale of the Jack Benny Program.
June 19, 1940 – Fred Allen Interviews Jack Benny (Bonus)
In this EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny is interviewed by Fred Allen. The most passive-aggressive feud yet.
October 6, 1940 – The Blue Fairy
Listen kid, The Blue Fairy is featured in this EPISODE OF Jack Benny from 1940.
October 13, 1940 – Reading Reviews
In this EPISODE Jack Benny tells how he was robbed by a little person at the circus.
October 20, 1940 – Jack Tries to Sell the Maxwell
In this EPISODE from October 1940, Jack Benny tries to trade in his old Maxwell for this new luxury convertible.
October 20, 1940 – Screen Guild Theater (Bonus)
In this EPISODE Jack Benny tries to replace Basil Rathbone as the love of Claudette Colbert in a radio play.
October 27, 1940 – Hold That Line
In this EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny and his team play a game of football. Meanwhile Phil Harris stuns everyone by using a big word correctly.
November 10, 1940 – Dog Catcher
In this EPISODE Jack Benny is elected dog catcher of Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, Jack and Fred Allen are fighting about their upcoming movie “Love Thy Neighbor”.
November 17, 1940 – Mary Martin
In this EPISODE Jack Benny’s feud with Fred Allen takes him to a movie studio where he runs into Mary Martin.
November 21, 1940 – Baby Snooks with Jack Benny (Bonus)
In this variety show EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny is featured alongside Baby Snooks.
November 24, 1940 – Don is a Newlywed
Don Wilson has just gotten married and invited the whole gang to his house to meet his new wife Peggy.
December 1, 1940 – Jack Catches a Cold
In this EPISODE Jack Benny has a cold so Mary Livingstone add vapour rub to his omelette.
December 8, 1940 – Don Wilson Walks Out
In this EPISODE from 1940 Jack Benny does his impression of Kit Carson.
December 15, 1940 – The Bodyguard
Just ahead of the premier for “Love Thy Neighbor”, Jack Benny gets a bodyguard to protect himself from Fred Allen’s goons. Plus Jack’s Carmen Miranda hat.
December 17, 1940 – “Love Thy Neighbor” Preview (Bonus)
Jack Benny and Fred Allen Star in the movie “Love Thy Neighbor”. This EPISODE is a radio preview of the movie.
December 22, 1940 – Dennis vs Kenny
In this EPISODE of Jack Benny, just days before Christmas 1940, Dennis Day and Kenny Baker try to out smart each other.
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