January 19, 1941 – Jack spoofs the James Cagney boxing movie “City of Conquest” plus they talk about him getting his feet in the forecourt of Grumman’s Chinese Theater.
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Jack Saved Fred Allen (Fink’s Mules)
January 22, 1939 – They make a very early reference to television in this episode. But it’s mostly about Jack Benny telling how he saved Fred Allen’s life back in the days of Vaudeville. There is an obscure reference to the animal stage act “Fink’s Mules”.
Train to Hollywood (Kubelsky?)
January 25, 1948 – Jack Benny has not his real name. His real name was was Benny Kubelsky. In this is a very fun episode where the cast is on a train home after a trip.
Jack’s Bodyguard (Mata Hari)
January 29, 1939 – Jack Benny is in the midst of this feud with Fred Allen. In this episode the reference the Western movie series “Hopalong Cassidy” which ran through they 1930s and 1940s. They also make a few very old references. The comedy recording “Cohen on the Telephone” from 1913 (and 1916) and the real life exotic dancer and WWI spy Mata Hari.
Hopalong Cassidy
The Horn Blows at Midnight
January 30, 1944 – The Mills Brothers song “Paper Doll” was at the top of the charts. In this episode Jack Benny is promoting his upcoming movie “The Horn Blows at Midnight” by visiting the studio lot. It is a whole lot of fun. Too bad the movie would end up bombing at the box office.
