August 31, 1934 – Jack Benny’s old time radio show is really old this time. This is an early episode so it is quite interesting. References include the movie “The House of Rothschild”, Mae West, Gretta Garbo and her big feet.
Jack Benny plays himself as a baby in this episode. Here is his actual baby photo.
August 24, 1934 – The skit in this episode is a spoof on “The House of Rothschild”, a 1934 movie about Jewish bankers. The episode also references singer Sofie Tucker, comedian Joe Penner and Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” short film comedies, better known as “The Little Rascals”.
September 10, 1950 – Alan Young was known in 1950 as the star of TVs “The Alan Young Show”. Today He’s known as the star of Mr.Ed and the voice of Scrooge McDuck on Duck Tales.
September 11, 1949 – Deep sea diver sets world record in an iron ball. What does that have to do with Mary’s sister Babe? Jack Benny has such great supporting players that Jack himself is able to appear in only 4 minutes of this whole EPISODE from 1949
September 13, 1953 – Jack Benny and the gang are back from vacation. They joke about Liberace’s gleaming white teeth. And this is the radio episode that aired just before the Marilyn Monroe TV Episode.
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