Jack Benny

Jack Benny - CBS News Tribute/Obituary (Dec 29, 1974)

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Duration: 54:12
Updated: 30 Aug 2013

This special aired just days after Jack Benny's unexpected death from pancreatic cancer the day after Christmas, 1974. Hosted by Charles Kuralt, this is a respectful and well done tribute/obituary to a masterful performer and universally beloved human being. Includes a good deal of clips from the Jack Benny radio show and television show, as well as interviews with cast members Frank Nelson, Don Wilson and Mel Blanc. Also included, and not available anywhere else that I'm aware of, is film footage of Benny's funeral (@32:47). Among the mourners interviewed briefly are Danny Thomas, Ronald & Nancy Reagan, and Milton Berle. There's even a priceless record of Bob Hope's deeply moving eulogy (@35:28)-- George Burns was so overcome with grief he was unable to utter more than a few words before needing to be escorted from podium. A show both funny and emotionally moving-- just the kind of tribute a giant like Jack Benny deserved.

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The Dick Cavett Show - Jack Benny, Bill Cosby, and Joe Frazier 1973

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Duration: 65:20
Updated: 16 Sep 2013

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A&E; Biography: Jack Benny (Nov, 30 1995)

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Duration: 45:38
Updated: 28 Aug 2013

A&E; Biography episode on Jack Benny's life, originally aired Nov 30, 1995.

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Jack Benny Program 15 Nov 59 Mr and Mrs Jimmy Stewart Show

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Duration: 24:38
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

Special guests: James Stewart and Gloria Stewart. In his monologue, Jack informs the audience that Jimmy and Gloria Stewart begged him to come to their anniv...

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Jack Benny vs. Groucho 1955

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Duration: 4:59
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

On his TV show, Jack Benny plays a contestant on Groucho's "You Bet Your Life" Program. That's Irene Tedrow in between the two masters. This is just a treasu...

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Jack Benny Program 01 May 55 Jackie Gleason Show

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Duration: 29:24
Updated: 14 Aug 2013

Special guest: Jackie Gleason. Jack and Rochester are in New York, relaxing in the penthouse suite of the luxurious St. Regis Hotel. They're staying free, ma...

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Jack Benny Program S08E06 Jack's Life Story Dec 1, 1957

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Duration: 25:41
Updated: 13 Sep 2013

Twentieth Century Fox is planning to film Jack's life story, and he has become unbearably conceited. Don looks for a Lucky Strike at Jack's house, and a series of treasure hunt notes end with his being locked out of the house. At the Fox studios, Jack encounters the director of The Horn Blows At Midnight working as a parking lot attendant. Buddy Adler informs Jack that he is not going to star in the picture, Van Johnson is; Jack is going to play his own father.

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The Jack Benny Program: Rock Hudson Show (18 Feb. 1962)

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Duration: 26:43
Updated: 02 Nov 2013

Benny's monologue is interrupted by the audience with their chants of "We want Rock!" Hudson and Benny compare the effects of their kisses on a blindfolded young lady. In the sketch, Jack does an impressive impression of Jack Paar in a take-off of his Tonight Show. Paar's actual announcer/sidekick Hugh Downs appears as himself. Benny/Paar brings out his first guest, young harmonica-playing, Twist-teaching dance instructor Irving Hudson. Jack suggests he change his name to Rock: Irving Rock. The sketch with everyone learning "The Twist" from Hudson. Cast Jack Benny ... Jack Benny Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Rochester Van Jones Don Wilson ... Don Wilson Dennis Day ... Dennis Day Hugh Downs ... Himself Rock Hudson ... Himself

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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special 1970

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Duration: 58:58
Updated: 24 Nov 2013

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Jack Benny - Mel Blanc Classic Routine

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Duration: 2:10
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Here's a classic Jack Benny and Mel Blanc routine from "The Jack Benny Program" that ran in the early 1960's. Jack loved to do this skit with Mel. Video rema...

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The Jack Benny Program - "Johnny Carson Show" - Pt. 1

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Duration: 11:40
Updated: 31 Aug 2013

Part 1: From Season 14, (1963-1964), broadcast October 22, 1963: Jack tells guest Johnny Carson he should be more versatile on The Tonight Show, so Johnny does card tricks, plays the drums, sings, and dances to "Ballin' the Jack." They do a mock version of the Tonight Show where we can hear Carson's thoughts about the guest he's interviewing (Benny). Carson can't believe how Jack never seems to age. Back in the dressing room, he finds out Jack's secret. The Jack Benny "replacement" dummy makes another appearance.

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The Jack Benny Program - "Jack Renews His Driver's License"

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Duration: 24:17
Updated: 12 Aug 2013

From Season 14 (1963-1964) broadcast March 24, 1964: Jack rehearses some Dixieland music with members of his band at the studio. He does a public service ann...

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The Jack Benny Program - "Jack on Trial For Murder" w/guest Raymond Burr - Part 1

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Duration: 6:24
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

A classic episode and one of my favorites! :-) From Season 12 (1961-1962), broadcast November 5, 1961: Jack receives a summons because his rooster is botheri...

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The Jack Benny Program - "Air Force Sketch" w/Guest Star Raymond Burr

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Duration: 25:05
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

From Season 13: "Air Force Sketch" Aired on October 9, 1962, guest Raymond Burr expresses his desire to become a comedian and demonstrates his new zany baggy...

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Jack Benny Program S12E13 Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party Jan. 14, 1962

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Duration: 24:07
Updated: 24 Nov 2013

Jack has a temporary truce with Dennis' mother to coordinate a surprise party for Dennis' birthday. Dennis discovers the party when he shows up earlier than Jack tells him to.

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Jack Benny Program 17 Apr 55 Preparing for New York Trip

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Duration: 29:26
Updated: 03 Aug 2013

Jack and Rochester are driven to the train station by a cab driver (Mel Blanc) who keeps crying because he can't bear to say goodbye; he even follows Jack in...

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The Jack Benny Program(1957) - Christmas Shopping - Season 8 Episode 7

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Duration: 25:19
Updated: 12 Aug 2013

The Jack Benny Program(1957) - Christmas Shopping - Season 8 Episode 7 The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for ...

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George Burns 1960 Special IN COLOR! with Jack Benny, Bobby Darrin, Betty Grable and Polly Bergen

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Duration: 56:35
Updated: 23 Nov 2013

This is an unusual 60 minute special starring George Burns from Jun 7, 1960, in full color. Guest stars include Jack Benny, Bobby Darrin, Betty Grable, Polly Bergen, and the Hermes Pan Dancers. Unfortunately, I can't find *any* information for this show online-- it's not even listed on the imdb. I don't even remember where I got the date for the show from, and I can't verify it at this point.

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The Jack Benny Program - "Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" - Part 1

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Duration: 13:55
Updated: 05 Aug 2013

From Season 12 (1961-1962), broadcast November 19, 1961: No one bothered to tell Jack that his guest, Tennessee Ernie Ford, would be appearing via live remot...

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Jack Benny Program 26 Nov 61 Jack Plays Golf Part 1

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Duration: 13:51
Updated: 21 Jul 2013

No one at Hillcrest wants to play golf with Jack because he's such a cheat. Members, including Don, now golf at sunrise to avoid him. He manages to make up a...

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Frank Sinatra Show with Guest Jack Benny 1/3

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Duration: 13:07
Updated: 27 Jul 2013

Part 2 coming soon, I have Jack-Benny-Maxwell-like upload and download speed...Frank Sinatra attempted several TV series, the first in the early 50s. Here th...

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The Jack Benny Program - "The Nat King Cole Show"

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Duration: 25:05
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

From Season 14 (1963-1964), broadcast January 21, 1964: Nat King Cole opens the show singing "Day In, Day Out." He exchanges some ribbing with Jack and perfo...

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The Jack Benny Program S08E07 - Christmas Shopping Show - Watch Comedy Series Online

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Duration: 25:19
Updated: 28 Jan 2014

The Jack Benny Program S08E07 - Christmas Shopping Show - Watch Comedy Series Online Season 8 Episode 7 This is the TV debut of Jack's traditional Christmas shopping radio show. Jack and Rochester go looking for gifts at a department store. Jack harasses clerk Mel Blanc, repeatedly have him re-wrap the wallet he bought for Don because he wants to change the card inside. After changing it one too many times, Blanc, now a wreck, loads a pistol and shoots himself. Jack has several arguments with surly floorwalker Frank Nelson, especially after smashing a new unvreakable watch with a hammer. He buys lingerie from a clerk too unnerved by nighties to touch them with his bare hands. The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy. Other names The Jack Benny Show, The Canada Dry Program,The Chevrolet Program, The General Tire Revue, The Jell-O Program, The Grape Nuts Flakes Program, The Lucky Strike Program Genre Comedy Running time 30 minutes Country USA Language(s) English TV adaptations The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965) Starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Kenny Baker, Mel Blanc Announcer Don Wilson Writer(s) Harry Conn, Al Boasberg, William Morrow, Edmund Beloin, Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, George Balzer, Sam Perrin, Milt Josefsberg, John Tackaberry, Al Gordon, Producer(s) Hilliard Marks (1946-'55) Air dates May 2, 1932 to May 22, 1955 No. of episodes 931 Opening theme Love in Bloom/The Yankee Doodle Boy Ending theme Hooray for Hollywood Source:

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