The Jack Benny / Fred Allen Feud started with an ad lib in 1936 and continued until Allen’s death in 1956. These are some one the highlights!
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Mary’s Mother (Buck Benny Part 5)
December 27, 1936 – Before another instalment of the western serial Buck Benny Rides Again, Jack Benny talks about the scarves he got for Christmas and Mary Livingstone reads a letter from her mother.
References include Fred Allen, Phil Baker, Stoopnagle and Budd, Jessica Dragonette, Rubinoff, Jack Pearl, The Easy Aces, Benny Rubin, The Hall Johnson Choir, Ed Wynn, Bing Crosby, plus Jack’s movie College Holiday, and the songs “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” and “The Old Grey Mare”.
Andy Devine (Buck Benny Part 4)
December 13, 1936 – This is the first episode of Jack Benny with Andy Devine the western movie sidekick.
References include the book Pollyanna, actress Carole Lombard, character actor Charles Laughton, comedic actor Edward Everett Horton and western silent film actor William S Hart.
Money Ain’t Everything
December 6, 1936 – In this episode Jack Benny takes a break from his Buck Benny western serial (or does he) to present a drama called Money Ain’t Everything.
References include the upcoming technology of television, bandleader Paul Whiteman, actress Loretta Young and wrestler Ed “Strangler” Lewis.
Jack is Jealous of Phil (Buck Benny Part 3)
November 29, 1936 – Phil Harris has been getting phone calls from movie stars like Carole Lombard and Jack is jealous. Then part three of the western drama Buck Benny Rides Again. References include Mae West, Gretta Garbo, George Arliss and the fictional character count Dracula.
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