January 19, 1940 – Bob Hope, Baby Snooks, Fibber McGee and Molly and Jack Benny team up for this variety program to promote Radio Guide Magazine’s new explanation into movies.
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Fred Allen Interviews Jack Benny (Bonus)
June 19, 1940 – Jack Benny is a guest on Town Hall Tonight, Fred Allen’s radio show. Everyone at this time knew that Fred Allen and Jack Benny hated each other (as a gag on the radio). In this episode Jack and Fred pretend not to recognize each other as they make cutting jabs.
Screen Guild Theater (Bonus)
October 20, 1940 – Jack Benny was the guest star on “The Gulf Screen Guild Theater” radio show with Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone.
Phil Replaced by Bob Crosby
September 14, 1952 – The first show of the season. Phil Harris has been replaced by Bob Crosby as bandleader.
USO Tour in Korea
September 16, 1951 – Jack Benny is back from his tour entertaining the troops in Korea along with Errol Flynn and a host if others. Plus references to Dagmar’s Canteen, and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland.
