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The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran for over three decades, from 1932 to 1955 on radio, and from 1950 ...
Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson disembark from a train in Los Angeles in 1943 with a camel.. Anderson's first appearance on The Jack Benny Program was on March 28, 1937. [9] [10] He was originally hired to play the one-time role of a redcap for a storyline in which the show traveled from Chicago to California by train, which coincided with the show's actual return to NBC's Radio City West in ...
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
"The Jack Benny Program 30 Years in the Future" October 4, 1959 () 112: 2 "Harry Truman Show" October 18, 1959 () 113: 3 "Jack Webb Show" November 1 ...
Jack Paar asks Benny to fill in for him as host of The Tonight Show while Paar goes to Honolulu. Benny is hesitant, so Paar offers to show Jack how it's done. Dennis imitates Paar's frequent guest Charlie Weaver. In a running gag, every time someone says anything interesting, Paar interrupts for a commercial.
Jack goes to watch Frankie record "Embraceable You" and ruins take after take making various noises. The irritated producer is ready to throw Jack out until Benny accidentally comes up with their song "gimmick." The two duet on Jack's show: Frankie sings while Jack "plays" the water cooler.
Don Wilson shows the construction of the brand new Jack Benny Junior High School; Dennis Day's not impressed, because there are "day schools" everywhere. The mayor of Waukegan presents Jack Benny items to be sealed into the school's cornerstone, including his first toy — a cash register — and a broken baton from his first violin lesson.
To advertise the fact that The Jack Benny Program will now be shown weekly, Jack's publicity agent has hired trucks to run over people, leaving a tire imprint that reads, "Watch Jack Benny every week." At the country club, Jack overhears Burns, Wagner, and Curtis questioning if Benny has the stamina for a weekly show.