February 20, 1955 – Kids of the Beverly Hill Beavers do their version of The Jack Benny Show! This is a re-run from February 22, 1953, which itself was a re-used script from April 23, 1950. This is also an episode where the rehearsal was recorded from February 15, 1953.
In this episode they mention hula dancer Hilo Hattie.
January 11, 1953 – Jack Benny does a spoof of “Road to Bali”, the new movie starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The surprise guest star is Bob Hope. In the episode they also mention Jerry Colonna, and president elect Eisenhower just a couple of weeks before his inauguration.
November 17, 1940 – Jack Benny is co-starring in the movie “Love Thy Neighbor” with Fred Allen and Mary Martin. Jack goes to the studio to see the director Mark Sandrich and convince him to have the premiere in his home town of Waukegan, Ill. This episode is sometimes called Jack Waits to See a Movie Director.
November 10, 1940 – It’s the week of the elections and in Beverly Hills Jack Benny has been elected dog catcher. Meanwhile, Jack and Fred Allen are making a movie and can’t decide where to have the premier. The play this week is called “Murder at the Soda Fountain”.
December 27, 1950 – One of the often forgotten recurring characters on the Jack Benny Program is Mr. Kitzel. His funny voice is an over-the-top jewish dialect. Artie Auerbach was playing Mr. Kitzel on other radio programs like Al Pearce and Abbot & Costello before bringing it to the Jack Benny show. But it was the Jack Benny show that made it most popular. In this BONUS episode you’ll hear clips of Mr. Kitzel from other programs, his signature tune “Pickle in the Middle and the Mustard on Top” and the one and only episode his own show “Here Comes Mr. Kitzel”.
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