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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 ...
"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 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.
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.
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.
Jack Benny was the show's host, creator and star. Because he was unwilling to commit to the still-new technology of television on a weekly basis, the first television season of The Jack Benny Program did not include any more than these four sporadically scheduled special episodes; each was broadcast live as was typical during the Golden Age of ...
Fluent on 13 instruments, Newton showed off sizzling fiddle playing live on stage and from an early 1960s video from one of his youthful appearances on TV's "The Jack Benny Show." Newton praised ...
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.