January 3, 1937 – This is the first episode of the Jack Benny-Fred Allen feud. It begins with a simple comment tagged on to the end of this episode.
Plus the first episode with The Knocking Man played by Harry Baldwin and references to Clark Gable, radio character comedian Bob Burns and Jack’s movie “College Holiday”.
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!
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”.
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.
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.
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