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75 years ago with Jack, Phil and the gang!
McFarland Twins are on Jack's 1943 show covering Mr. Benny Goes To Washington!
January 24, 1954 - After a look at the home life of Bob Crosby, Jack Benny and the gang dramatize the Robert W Service poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". References include "Santa Baby" by Ertha Kitt, the end of the Chlorophyll fad, and the game of Scrabble. Plus a Lucky Strike commercial by the poet Ogden Nash.
In June of 1983, Jack Carney broadcast a two-part audio documentary on the life and career of Jack Benny featuring interviews and recollections with the cast, and audio from the show. During the first part of the documentary, in an interview recorded years before, the late Jack Benny spoke of the importance of organic character and joke development on the Jack Benny Program.
A very rare Jack Benny episode I found in the past year!
Another great triple stack of Jack and Phil with Robert Taylor stepping in for Phil Harris on his show!
We bring you a man who used to be a beautiful baby... Jack Benny. Don comments about a family photo album he saw at Jack's. How about the other cast members? Were they beautiful babies as well? Mary reveals some secrets from Jack's history. Kenny claims to not be all that pretty, but he was a smart kid. Phil is late, and the claim is that he's still upset over Jack's comments about getting his own radio show last week. Kenny sings, Penny Serenade.
Comedians Darren Carter and Mike Black talk about Darren's recent appearance on the Adam Carolla show, finding out you're a father, Jack Benny, Dumb Criminals, winning big bets and taking chances, losing, Kiefer Sutherland and much much more!PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, Rate and Review to this podcast. THANK YOU!Keep moving forward and do something positive for yourself everyday.Thanks for watching my comedy clips, Pocket Party Podcast and Vlogs. Have a great day! Every time you tell someone about me, share a video, or click the "Like" button It helps.So THANK YOU!Have a great day and keep shining!
Our 1943 episode has Oscar Levant as our guest, how cool is that!
January 17, 1954 - This episode begins with Jack Benny and the gang have lunch at the drug store and ends with Jack fighting a parking ticket in court, References incule Terry Moore's ermine bathing suit, golfers Fred Wanpler, Lloyd Mangrum, Sam Sneed and Ben Hogen, musicians Bing Crosby, Liberace, The Bell Sisters, The Ink Spots, The Fred Waring Choir, and Teresa Brewer with her song "Ricochet Romance". Plus the movie "The Eddie Cantor Story", detective Boston Blackie, and Mandrake the Magician.
Here is a strange one, just the audio survives on this one!
Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Show #315 January 15, 2023 -- Archive Show from 9/25/2017 Welcome to The Best Old Time Radio Podcast where everyone is welcome! Here we share great memories about the golden age of radio. We feature the very best old time radio programs along with nostalgic music and stories from a bygone era. Here is our line-up for this week: 1. Night Beat....04-30-50...."Am I My Brother's Keeper?" 2. Jack Benny....12/14/17...."Jack Has a Sprained Ankle" 3. Gunsmoke....08-17-58...."The Piano" To listen to more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com
Another great triple stack of Jack and Phil from 75 and 85 years ago this week!
A different announcer, possibly Frank Nelson, sets the scene in the corner drug store. We join Jack and Mary as they order sandwiches. Wacky soda jerks, and a pampered pekinese both serve to annoy Jack. Kenny Baker pops in, along with Don Wilson. Will there be time to eat, and weigh on the scales before the show starts? Phil plays some traveling music as the gang show up in the studio, Could Be.
Larry Groebe is back with Project Audion's fresh Jack Benny tribute from the pen of Robert L. Mills. We've gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack Benny, originally broadcast January 16, 1955, No Script. When Jack's writers don't come up with a script, the cast does (supposedly without rehearsal) a murder drama called, "The Murder Of Malcolm Smith." Also Claudia, originally broadcast January 16, 1948, The Old House.Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Audio introduction gives a brief synopsis of Eddie Canto's incredible popularity on records, radio, film, and television. A career that lasted more than two decades. He was posthumously inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. This show features his good friend, Jack Benny, as his guest. Harry von Zell is the announcer and Dinah Shore is the show's regular vocalist. This show was broadcast at the end of November so some of the music is traditional Christmas songs. This track will live in the "Musical, Variety" Playlist on this podcast.
Bob Hope stops by!
January 18, 1942 - This episode was broadcast two days after the sudden death of Jack Benny's co-star Carole Lombard. The episode is all music. "In respect to Carole Lombard, his co-star in "To Be Or Not Be", an Alexander Korda-Ernest Lubitsch film, to be released through United Artists, Jack Benny cancelled his Jan. 18 broadcast of the NBC Jack Benny Show, sponsored by General Foods (Jell-O). Although no specific explanation was given, the show was replaced by a musical program, featuring Mahlon Meerick's orchestra, Dennis Day, soloist, and the Sportsman's Quartet, vocal group. Don Wilson announced. Miss Lombard was scheduled for a guest appearance on the Jan. 25 Jell-O program." -Broadcasting Magazine
You can watch this episode with a free Spotify account. Jack Benny, Rochester, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Eve Arden, Bob Crosby, etc
This is the debut episode of Jack Benny's vault, the racetrack tout, and Mel Blank's train announcer who always announces “Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga”.
I know this is the wrong day, but we'll get it straitened out later this week!
Don announces that Don Juan, that answer to a maiden's prayer... Jack Benny. Is there an ulterior motive for the image of a lady's man? Phil enters to talk about sophisticated, blaze, women... er... make that blasé women. Mary is critical of the class of women that Jack has allegedly been dating. Even Kenny enters with woman trouble of his own. Jack gets right to announcing the play, but is interrupted as the cast challenge him for not announcing the play last week. Instead of dwarves, the guys will be gangsters, and Jack calls attention to the fact that Walt Disney is in the audience tonight. Kenny Baker sings, One Song.
The Fred Allen Show followed by Suspense
Rose Bowl talk!
This week on A Legacy Of Laughs we're Hollywood Bound, with The Jack Benny Program. This episode originally aired October 12, 1941. Listen to more Jack Benny https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12022/LOL212.mp3 Download LOL212
January 9, 1944 - Jack Benny picks up his new pet Camel. The camel is played by a young Stan Freberg in his only appearance on the Jack Benny show. This is also the last episode with Jack's pet polar bear. References include bodybuilder Charles Atlas, comedian Fred Alle, and the Draft catagories 4-F (Not qualifyied for military service) and 4-H (Deferred for reason of age, 38-44).
Jack Benny, originally broadcast January 3, 1954, Jack tries to get Rose Bowl tickets. After calling friends all night trying to get Rose Bowl tickets, Jack and Mary wait on line all night for tickets to the Rose Bowl game. Also Part 2 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Story The Caylin Matter, originally broadcast January 3, 1956. A lovely girl lies, cries, and hopes to die, while a killer fires from the dark.Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Happy New Year, everyone!! This episode is the last of 2022 and was supposed to be released before the end of the year, but due to circumstances beyond our control, it was delayed. Join us for an absolutely hilarious homage to Old Time Radio shows as Re-Gor takes Chris, and you the listener, on a tour of our new studio! There's jokes aplenty and you won't be disappointed! Let us know what you thought of our OTR tribute, in particular to the Jack Benny show, and have a great 2023!! Be sure to visit us at http://www.havenpodcasts.com!
Happy New Year everyone! Our 1942 episode has Fred Allen stopping by!
Happy New Year! Here is every New Tenant skit including the "missing" one and the one from television!
Annual new years eve show
It's New Year's Eve! Ring in 2023 with us, Jack Benny, some old music, and our coworkers who just returned from their forced vacation in the snow!https://archive.org/download/221231-goodbye-22-hello-23_202212/221231%20Goodbye%20%2722%2C%20Hello%20%2723.mp3
Jack Benny, originally broadcast December 31, 1944, Jack's New Year's resolution is to be friendly with Fred Allen. The cast does their annual New Year's allegory: "The New Tenant." "1944" listens to the radio and hears Adolph Hitler on "Double Or Nothing" and Emperor Hirohito asking advice from "Mr. Anthony!" Also Claudia, originally broadcast December 31, 1948, Ringing in 1949.Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Taking some veiled jabs at his favorite rival, Jack Benny, Fred changes to joke about a plan in New York to use magnets to clean the streets. Allen's Alley residents…
December 26, 1954 - The day after Christmas and Jack Benny visits Dennis Day who has a cold. Plus the unedited master recording for this episode survives and includes a couple of cut jokes and behind the scenes banter. References include "This is Your Life", "Robert Montgomery Presents", Louella Parsons, and John L Lewis.
Alice Faye's only Appearance in a New Tenant skit!
When Jack Benny passed away on December 26th, 1974 after a short battle with cancer at the age of 80, it was Jack's best friend George Burns who was supposed to eulogize him at Benny's funeral. Burns attempted to, but was overcome with emotion and unable to continue. Bob Hope, another close friend and long-time comedy peer, delivered one of the most poignant speeches of his lifetime. This is a portion of it, recorded live at Jack Benny's funeral.
Celebrate Christmas with Jack, Phil and the whole gang!
In Breaking Walls episode 134 we spend our holidays with one of the most-beloved figures of the twentieth century: Jack Benny. —————————— Highlights: • Picking Up with Benny Leaving NBC for CBS • A World in Turmoil • Benny Launches his Fall 1949 Season • The Texas Benefit • What About 1950? • Jack Goes Christmas Shopping • Christmas Week 1949 in World News • Christmas Day with Jack and the Gang • Bringing 1949 To a Close — Looking Ahead to January —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: • Sunday Nights at Seven — By Jack and Joan Benny • On the Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg —————————— On the interview front: • Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, and Don Wilson, were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Mel Allen, Mel Blanc, and Vincent Price were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Jack Benny, George Burns, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, and Don Wilson were also interviewed by Jack Carney. • Dennis Day and Dick Joy spoke with John Dunning for his 1980s 71KNUS Radio program from Denver. • Don Quinn was interviewed by Owen Cunningham in 1951 —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Somewhere In My Memory — By John Williams • What Are You Doing New Year's Eve — By Nancy Wilson —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers
Good News: The UK government has agreed to make childcare a part of critical national infrastructure, Link HERE. The Good Word: Listen to the poem “Good King Wenceslaus”! Good To Know: Learn about the origin of the Christmas tune, “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”… Good News: A brilliant new plan […]
Christmas Party (First Mel Blanc After Accident)
December 14, 1941 - Horseradish, a ride in the Maxwell, a bird on a stick. Jack Benny is Christmas shopping for Dennis Day. This is one week after Pearl Harbor and the mention the blackouts that followed. Merry Christmas!
As the curtain closed on 1949, Jack Benny had his most lucrative year to date. CBS was now the number one network in the country, and both were poised for big things in the oncoming TV era. Benny's January 1950 rating would rise again, to 25.6. This brings our look at December of 1949 with Jack Benny to a close. Although we'll be moving on you shouldn't worry, Jack will still be around the periphery in January.
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A little more Christmas Shopping on Jack's show then Jack as Santa on Phil's show!
70 years ago Jack and Phil both went Christmas shopping on their shows and 80 years ago Jack's guests were Gary Cooper, Alan Reed, Jim Backus, and Benny Goodman! This should be good!
December 24, 1942 - Command Performance featuring Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Harriet Hilliard, The Andrews Sisters, Spike Jones, Bing Crosby, Kay Kaiser, Ginny Simms, Ethel Waters, Charles Laughton, Edger Bergan and Charlie McCartney, Dinah Shore, Fred Allen and Jack Benny.
GGACP celebrates the birthday (December 6) of writer, producer, director and loyal "Amazing Colossal Podcast" fan Judd Apatow with this ENCORE of an interview from 2015. In this episode, Judd shares stories about everyone from Jack Benny to Albert Brooks to Jack Nicholson to legendary character actor Norman Lloyd. Also, Judd writes the Grammys for Garry Shandling, gets a letter from Andy Kaufman, "stalks" Steve Martin and pitches a movie idea to the Rolling Stones. PLUS: Lorenzo Music! The voices of Mel Blanc! The brilliance of "Broadcast News"! Gilbert wishes Lon Chaney, Jr. well! And "The Last Days in Fred Silverman's Bunker"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices