Jack Benny is planning to do his movie “The Horn Blows at Midnight” on The Ford Theater radio program. Jack Warner of the Warner Brothers Studio tries and talk him out if it.
May 29, 1949 – Jack Benny introduces all of the members of his cast and talks about his new short film for the Opportunity Bond Drive “The Spirit of ’49”.
In January of 1948 Shirley Temple was expecting her first baby. In this EPISODE Jack Benny say he’s going to send her an application for his diaper service.
In this EPISODE of Jack Benny from 1947 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are the guests in a recreation of the movie “To Have and Have Not” that goes awry.
In this EPISODE from 1947 Jack Benny announces he is changing his name to something more dignified, John Benny. Then they do a skit based on the movie “Margie”.
After seeing “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the movies Jack Benny meets and angel who shows him what it would be like if he had never been born. They also happen to run into Frank Capra, in this EPISODE from 1947.
In this EPISODE Jack Benny and the gang discuss who should play him in his upcoming biopic. Plus Jack buys a live turkey from Mr. Kitzel for Thanksgiving.
This is the first EPISODE of Jack Benny with the hot dog man who we later come to know as Mr. Kitzel singing “Pickle in the middle and the mustard on top!”
It’s Jack Benny’s 15th anniversary on the air and Jack gets calls of congratulations. They tune in to the 1946 World Series on the radio and things don’t quite go as planned.
This is the debut episode of Jack Benny’s vault, the racetrack tout, and Mel Blank’s train announcer who always announces “Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga”.
November 4, 1945 – Jack in BedNovember 11, 1945 – Joe Louis Acts As Jack’s Bodyguard
November 18, 1945 – Birmingham Hospital Broadcasting from Birmingham Hospital in Van Nuys, California. Prize fighter Joe Louis wants Jack Benny to teach him comedy.
Thousands of people sent in letters (50 words or less) as part of a contest in 1945. Listeners were told to finish the sentence “I Can’t Stand Jack Benny Because…”. In this EPISODE Jack gets the letters in the mail.
January 2, 1949 – First Broadcast on CBS
January 9, 1949 – Jimmy Stewart
January 16, 1949 -Trading Places with Ronald Colman
January 23, 1949 – Don Wilson’s Contract
January 30, 1949 – Don Still Won’t Sign
February 6, 1949 – Claudette Colbert and Vincent Price
February 13, 1949 – Mr. Finque
February 20, 1949 – Jack Warner
March 27, 1949 – Ozzie and Harriet
May 1, 1949 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
May 29, 1949 – Margaret Whiting
September 18, 1949 – Edward My Son
September 25, 1949 – Edger Bergen and Red Skelton
October 2, 1949 – Jack’s Memory is Lost Part 1
October 23, 1949 – Jack is Recovering
October 30, 1949 – The Don Wilson Story
November 1949 – Flubs and Mistakes
November 27, 1949 – Playing Cards
December 18, 1949 – Christmas Shopping for Sister
April 22, 1945 – 29 Palms
April 29, 1945 – Professor LeBlanc
May 13, 1945 – Victory in Europe
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